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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1914
Page
4
A 1914 Advance column comments on politics and war talk, with jabs at the Kaiser and British opinions. It reflects on journalism, vocation versus job, and explores ideas about mediation by Uncle Sam amid looming European conflict. It mentions golf, turkey politics, and a chess machine.
A man was struck by a car in New York and the occupants claimed to take him to a hospital but abandoned him on a sidewalk after leaving the crowd. The incident drew strong condemnation as the worst yet reported.
A cautionary verse warns children about railroad dangers including crossing, walking along tracks, riding freight, hiding under cars, and playing near yards. It stresses staying in safe places, waiting for trains, and avoiding dangerous behaviors around crossings and bridges to prevent injuries.
A 1914 notice encourages Indiana residents to plant trees on Arbor and Bird Day October 28 and recalls success of a prior statewide effort. It urges choosing suitable species, proper site preparation, and seeking forestry guidance to ensure trees survive drought, storms, or vandalism, emphasizing planning for shade, beautification, or future profit.
The board offers guidance on native trees that resist pests and droughts. It will provide publications on forestry and an Arbor Day program for schools civic groups and individuals free of charge. Write the secretary for details.
New Ross Opal Beamish Emma Eliot and Kathleen Brown visited Advance School on Wednesday. Several from there attended the box and pre supper at Beckville Friday night. Newton Walls improved their house with a large veranda. The New Rose Dramatic Club will present What Became of Parker at the I O O F Hall next Saturday night. Nora Billingsly and Edna Edington of Advance visited Newton Walls Thursday. Norah Ewen spent Wednesday with Pearl Walker and others. Leon Taylor and Laura Mason have been ill. Omar Feathers returned from Indianapolis. Jess Miller and wife visited near Thorntown. Stella Burston of Crawfordsville was with Marie Smith last week. Mrs Earl Gray spent the weekend at Flat Rock Indiana. Ruth, Alice and Richard Ripger visiting Noblesville. Maria Thompson is much improved and back to school. Rev Qabel Hall will preach at the Methodist church next Sunday. The Christies Church revival ended Sunday night.
Hazelwood Ray Whiteley and family near Whitestown spent Friday night with BM McClaine and wife. Ed Graham bought thirty acres of the A F Heistand farm. James Ashwell is building a new barn near here. SJ Edrington visited Ernest Eurington and family Sunday. M M Edington and family spent Sunday with RD Billingsly and son. Judge WH Parr and family of Lebanon visited. Doran Butler and family of Jamestown visited RD Billingsly and son. Bertha De Bard of Edmore Mich. Cec Broshar and his new house nearly completed. SZ Gillsgsly attended the Ar bucale and sow hog sale near Brownsburg and bought two hogs. Carl Ferguson and family west of Dover spent Saturday with RD Billingsly. Nora Billiogely and Eina Edrington spent Thursday night with News Wah and family of New Rosa. Chas Powell of Terre Haute, Mr Cory near Tipton and Albert Rogers near Lebanon were in the area on business Monday.
An early warning explains that a car moving at twenty mph whooshes occupants onto the road in a collision, equivalent to a thirteen and a half foot fall. At forty mph the drop reaches fifty four feet and at sixty mph it equates to a fall from an eight story building.
An item promotes a home treatment by a person named Sparling to cure children of bed-wetting. It claims success with full instructions and asks readers to write for information while warning not to blame the child. The notice targets parents and caregivers troubled by daytime and night-time moisture issues.
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