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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1912
Page
4
A casual collection of wry observations on social behavior and court matters. It notes breach of promise themes, contrasts between roles, and everyday quirks, with humor about editors, debt, and manners. The piece also hints at legal action in breach of promise cases.
John Cogle spent Sunday night with Elbert Cogle and wife. Wm. Walker and Clarence Pipes hauled cost from Advance last Monday. Eliaha Higgs bought twenty five head of lambs from Mort Edwards near Mace last week. Wm. Pittenger and wife spent Sunday with Robi Ferguson and wife. Wm. Trosper, wife and son Donald were Sunday guests of Chas. Conner and wife. Otto and Lena Threlkeld went near Carpentersville Saturday and bought a load of pears. Those who spent Sunday with Bill Wickers were Clarence Pipes and wife and Richard Emmett and family of Lebanon. Sunday visitors at James Meadows were James Reed and family, Qouch Dean and family, Elisha Higgs and family, Roy Swindler and family, James Higgs and wife, Evert Caldwell wife and son Carl, Ora Swindler of Advance, John Jones of Lebanon, and John Meadows and wife from Turner Station Ky.
Mrs M Summers of Notre Dame Indiana offers a home treatment for bed-wetting that she claims cures children and adults with urine difficulties. She provides free instructions by mail with no money required and urges mothers to write today.
Visitors to Otto Patterson’s north of Lebanon included Joe Jackson and family Chas Dale and family Elisha Dale and wife John Kennadie and wife Ott Stevens and wife Lish Reese and family Mrs Andy Heady and Mrs Jocie Shera Oscar Ham and family of near Lebanon George Brindle and family visited with Clarence Smiley and wife Slim Graham moved to a farm northwest of Lebanon last week
Edd Jackson started his new house this week with Whitecotton and Farlow handling the construction. Mr and Mrs Ogle Melson of Maz visited Chas Brown and family on Sunday.
Max Loyd Nay attends a business college in Indianapolis. In Lebanon, carpenters are at work on the church construction.
A collection of pointed musings and short notices mix humor with everyday life. Neighboring names and family visits appear alongside local chatter about sales, visits, and regular appointments in a small community column.
The Advance Hustler weekly publication from Advance Indiana is owned by Ora MsDaniel of Morristown Indiana and managed by Nina Waters of Advance Indiana. sworn before notary W. W. Caldwell on September 30 1912 with notary commission through July 16 1916.
Indications point to higher coal prices this winter than last year due to a miners strike and transport car shortages. Expect new advances soon, with hard coal scarce and Pocahontas soft coal in greater demand as cars remain limited.
The report notes plentiful hickory and wai nuts across parts of the state. Hickory trees grow scarce, but any tree found is laden with nuts. Acorns and beech nuts are also plentiful, supplying a solid winter store for the few squirrels remaining in the forests.
A sharp defense of a cigarette morphs into a stark catalog of health risks. The piece links smoking to cancer of the lip and stomach, spinal meningitis, brain damage, and a grim funeral procession.
A collection of wry maxims on marriage gender roles and social behavior. The speaker jokes about debt in marriages, politeness, vanity, and the dynamics between men and women, noting how wit, timing, and context shape judgments and outcomes.
A compact collection of Mark Twain quips on virtue habits and human folly. It surveys nobility versus teaching, cats and nine lives, autocrats and sneezes, and reflectively trims on life, training, and relationships through sharp, humorous lines.
A reflective note on the folly of advancing salaries and swindling neighbors. It warns that many justify misdeeds as honesty while prudent minds avoid trouble by managing risks and keeping plans simple. The quip suggests mortgaging concerns to minimize future worries.
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