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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1917
Page
8
The store urges shoppers to buy now to beat rising prices this winter and stock up on blankets outings sweaters and shoes. The ad claims many customers are already creating stock and warns prices will stay high for at least a year.
Merchants took long contracts for blankets and dress goods fearing price increases. The speaker claims merchandise can now be bought at lower prices, saying rivals overpaid and customers win with spot cash discounts. Many customers travel long distances to Sumertown seeking bargains and the seller promises favorable terms.
Mrs. Sarah Beck is ill. Mary and Fred VanHorn visited Virgil Vanhorn and family Sunday. Robt. Ferguson and wife guests of Frank Booker near Jamestown Saturday. Eli Viees and wife with Chas Emmett and Jani near Jamestown Monday. Jesse Garner and family spent Sunday with Chas Traax and family. Shiva Small and family of Leachman. Kid Wright and wife visited Frank Yauer and wife Sunday. Ho o Swindler and family spent Sunday with James Swindler and family.
Lebanon R R 13 Mrs Noah Wimmer and daughter left Friday for four weeks to visit relatives in Virginia. J C Reese Roy Reese Lish Reese and son Farr left Tuesday for a similar visit in Kentucky. Mrs Joe Jackson and Mrs Walter Whitecotton and children visited Ish Reese. Mr and Mrs E A Reese and children Arthur and Clareene Lasley spent Sunday with Gia Lasley and family near Danville.
Community update from Providence Theater recounts Sundays with Overstreet and Bowman families. Rey Bebee and Calven welcomed a baby boy. Wm Walker and H N L N appear in local social snippets. Chas Vruax and family visited Earl Self. Lass Water Caplinger returns from Colorado with health improvements. Visits include May and Edith James with Ruth and Thelma Ferguson, Bert Ferguson and family at Crawfordsville fair.
Wim Whiteman visits Lebanon with Mrs Ammie Debard and a companion. Mrs Martha Swindler visits James Swindler and family. Wallie Yager and family visit James Swindler in Indianapolis area. Frank Vaewe and wife spend the week nearby. Mrs Goldie Dean and children visit with Joe Dean and family. Jimnes Dean and wife near Wil Walker’s south of Roachdawe. Local social notes list several arrivals and visits.
Readable lines describe Rob White at a venue with Mise Clea Caplinger visiting relatives in Indianapolis. Mentions a machine, gas, and several men outside. Content is fragmentary with many garbled words and no clear event or outcome.
An elegant assortment of men women and children shoes offered with 19 to 25 percent savings. Fall shoes contracted months ago direct from manufacturers. Saturday features a large display of laces and high top boots at unusually low prices.
The Methodist church announces the fourth quarterly conference for Advance and New Ross circuit to be held at the M E church in New Ross on Tuesday afternoon September 1. An official board meeting will follow at the AI M E church in Advance on Friday September 7 at 2 30. The Workers Council will meet Friday night at 7 o clock, moved from Thursday.
Advance Christian Disciples St John Halstead and Pastor Sylvan Yager report attendance 91 with three teachers absent. Several new scholars and visitors noted. Cradle Roll names Mil dred Lorene Harper Mary Ileen Lucas Argile Loraine McClaine. Combined Sunday School and communion service to begin at 9 30 a m with all in body walking to the tabernacle for the ll service.
Sunday School attendance strong at Christian Church. Lena Pauline Jackson Le gave a birthday offering. Pastor I R Proffitt and many members attended the Christian Liberty Church conference, praised as the best session in years. Rev QO W Reetor elected secretary of the W E C C. Rev W P Kibbey served as secretary for four years. Mrs Carrie Beaver, president of the Woman's Missionary Board, presented a second banner for excellence. Reetor preached two sermons. attendance hindered by bad weather.
Toricth boys and girls shop advertises wide selection from eastern manufacturers. Store promises money saving on shoes, suits, coats, dresses, skirts, shirts, hosiery, and accessories for men women and children with a claim of full family coverage and competitive prices.
Read as a list of renewals and new subscribers from several towns including Lebanon Michigan Danville Illinois Fort Collins Colorado Jamestown Forrest and Roachdale. Names such as Belle Nicely Anderson Rogers Thompson Sparks and Young appear with various locations noted.
Sunday visits stretch across Danville Crawfordsville Bainbridge North Salem Turners Station and Turners Station Kentucky with multiple families including the Plunketts Kohns Caldwells Amose Alsops Canadas and Hamiltons. Social rounds note employment moves and residence changes as households gather for meals and companionship.
A local farming report notes the Brown threshing ring has purchased W J Lucas threshing outfit and stored it in R J Rivers barn. Herbert Poimter states the name will change to the Innterprise ring while mentions of Wa rash College and visitors appear in fragmentary text.
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