26 Oct 1911
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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1911
Page
1
Local notes from Lebanon and surrounding towns record visits and stays by residents including H O Bennett, Chas E McClain, A B Hankaa, and others. Mentions of sick relatives, family gatherings, and social visits recur with several trips to Bainbridge, Lizton, and Goodland. Coal deals at Advance Lumber Co and a 1912 Hustler offer appear among community notices.
A notice states a town election will be held in the town building on Tuesday November 7 1911 to elect two councilmen clerk treasurer and marshal Roy Ailes is the clerk and election official.
A reader contributed poem reflects on life as grief and changing tides. It likens life to a feather and seaweed, with maternal sighs and a distant end as angels and a mother calling. The speaker imagines hearing a mother call a son home beyond the sea.
F M Clemson eight miles northeast of Crawfordville shows 2 Early Rose Irish potatoes in town. He grew 18 bushels on one acre and earned 117 dollars at 65 cents a bushel in the field.
The passage portrays a relentless push to mold a child into a worldly successful adult. It depicts rushing growth, pushing schooling and achievement, and the emotional and physical strain that can lead to exhaustion or breakdown. The critique targets a society obsessed with speed, productivity, and status.
A collection of quips and aphorisms with observations on gender ambition money and everyday life. It notes experiences of a stormy romance a farmer’s plow vs horse and the rise of an ambitious youth who becomes a stage driver on a local route.
Notice states the Advance Telephone Company requests call and settlement by the first of [date] to settle the estate of Thou. M. Sheet. Do not neglect.
Notice is given that James Sering as administrator of the estate of Mary Jane Wall will offer for sale at public auction at the late residence two and one half miles south of Advance Indiana. Items include a ten year old milk cow wagon harrow chickens garden patches corn fruit household goods and other farm articles with notes and six percent interest.
An early morning sighting notes a bright, extended comet visible in the northeastern sky. The report describes the comet as including a long tail and prominent shape, remarks that it appears brighter than expected, and notes ongoing observations by local observers.
A muddled note describes William Smith being sold at a public auction to Lucy Anderson on a farm near the town. It mentions a marriage officiated by Rev. Johnson and lists items including livestock, farm tools, harnesses, apples, hay, and various gifts. The text combines wedding and sale details with humorous misreadings and odd inventory.
A fragmented advert text notes that paying by check provides receipts for every transaction and mentions a Bank of Advance. The readable portion emphasizes tracking business activity through check payments and issuing receipts.
The Ladies Aid Bocety of the North Charietian church held its sixth anniversary on a recent Sunday afternoon at the church. About fifty members attended as regular business was transacted and discussion focused on society improvements. Ice cream and cake followed. all reported a good time.
An old coin tale depicts a dollar bragging about prestige and patriotism while a penny counters by noting its own regular church and charity giving. The dialogue contrasts perceptions of value and virtue through simple moral sting.
Rev. W P Kibbey is home with lung trouble. Claude Pittenger family moved to Dr Falls property on East Wall. Frank Bateman relocating from Lebanon to Montgomery county this week. Arthur Bratton, sick eleven weeks, can now walk with a cane. Pleasant View Christian Church marks 75th anniversary on Nov 6. Everyone welcome. Nest Tue Oct 31 is Halloween with preparations underway to secure belongings.
Drunken men live longer than women on average. Seventy five percent of chronic alcoholics show fatty degeneration of the heart and brain atrophy. Half develop gastritis. Tongue coating and tremor indicate spree length, and some drinkers see things though smell remains keen. Absinthe drinkers face convulsions per Dr. Lambert at Bellevue.
A short excerpt from Rev. George Bowen urges constant awareness of God in all facets of life. It declares that God speaks to every path and no detail should proceed without divine guidance, noting that even minor matters and daily actions fall under his care.
A fragmentary line of verse titled Lighthouse of Hell appears with bold imagery of a grey shop and red waves of wretchedness. The piece invokes OcDonald Clarke as author in a dramatic, archaic mood.
A fragment quotes Dr. T. Clous noting alcohol reveals and amplifies brain weaknesses that may lie dormant without alcohol, suggesting broader cognitive impact despite limited readable context.
A wider craving for abstinence spreads as Edison and many other geniuses denounce alcohol as harmful to intellectual work. The piece cites Mistral, Loti, Bourget, Shaw, Meredith, Wallace, Huggins, and others noting alcohol detracts from creativity and is of little value in producing better results.
A Journal of Inebriety article cites a physician who drinks beer as unable to follow new ideas or retain facts. An abstainer and a moderate drinker on a lake survey trip produced differing reports the day after, with memory blamed for the gap.
The Provident Savings Life Assurance Society of New York issued a health bulletin for policy holders correcting popular fallacies about drink. The Sunday School Times published an article by its medical director arguing there are scientific and economic reasons to condemn alcoholic indulgence beyond moral objections.
The evangelist from Buffalo New York argues salvation requires new birth before any moral reforms. He urges listeners to sign their name and put themselves on record as proof of commitment while condemning deceit and urging proper conduct.
A quotation from Charron notes wise men mix mirth with care to cope, but resorting to intoxication to cure melancholy is madness. It presents a moral distinction between balanced counsel and escaping sorrow through drink.
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