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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1914
Page
2
A column by Ora McDaniel reviews topics from ambition and employment to global events. It notes China needing American physicians and toys with futurist rhetoric, while joking about fame, weather signals, and contentment versus gold. The piece also warns of extended war timing and Litchener’s cautious forecast.
Dr Amos F Nelson Indiana state veterinarian files suit in Marion circuit court to have the 1918 act defining duties interpreted by the courts. He targets auditor W H OBrien secretary of state Lewis Ellingham and treasurer W H Vollmer, seeking construction of the law. The suit references inspection duties related to plant locations for disposing of dead animals.
Nelson cites disagreement over which state department receives inspection fees. Some say funds go to general state coffers, while Dr Nelson maintains the fees should stay with his department. The act aims to prevent hoz ohol era and includes a $26 total inspection charge with $25 to the state veterinarian and $1 to the state.
Reports from Europe indicate rising demand for American horses as British officers tour markets seeking cavalry stock. Bayern buyers are collecting horses suited for army use and preparing to supply foreign demand promptly, with motor trucks supplementing but not replacing horses if the war lasts.
The European war disrupts cotton prices and southern farmers face financial strain from factory shutdowns and shipping halts. Congress may loan money to cotton growers to prop up prices, but opposition and uncertain votes loom. Diversifying crops toward grain, alfalfa, and livestock is seen as a potential long term benefit.
Ure corridor connects Denver to San Francisco completing a cross country telephone network. Milwaukee pushes dairy reforms toward tuberculin tested milk with Wisconsin shippers’ consent. Cleveland juvenile court sees liquor license cases drop from 17 to 10 and parental neglect cases fall from 244 to 180 in six months. Five northeastern Illinois counties face federal quarantine for bovine tuberculosis after Oct 1 1914. Lake Henry Kane DuPage Cook counties restricted dairy cattle shipments without tuberculin test certificates.
A quip explains a wedding ring as a circle used by some men to square their debts, delivered as a humorous line. The pun reflects light social wit on marriage and money.
A fragment from a 19th century scene shows a male suitor addressing Miss Sweet with a taunting remark about his proposal. The exchange highlights social banter and courting etiquette of the era.
A dialogue laden with wit shows a suitor pressing a father over marriage terms while a daughter refuses costly limits. Banter touches on love, money, and a playful view of language and weapons, ending with a humorous note about a knife and a servant.
Last month in Boone county there were forty births and eight deaths. Edward Morrison of Worth township sold his sixty acre farm last week to William Rhoads of Mansfield, Ill., at 185 per acre. George T Miller of Lebanon won a contract for the Howard Riley concrete road near Thorntown with a bid of 954 400. Virginia passes a dog law to protect sheep on waste land. owners fined 950 for roaming dogs. Iowa couple Jesse Ham and Robert Hawn reportedly worth 20 000, sought by Iowa authorities. Since September 3 Iowa grocers must sell by weight. net weight must appear on wrappers. milk bottles labeled. Onion sets and berries may be measured but boxes must be full.
An Englishman asks an Irishman in Montreal how many people are present. Pat answers about a hundred thousand, then adds there are over half a million if you count the French, delivering a humorous take on local demographics.
A compilation of assorted sayings and aphorisms comparing labor, success, and social behavior. The notes touch on craft, etiquette, and cultural observations, including remarks on wine making, tea, marriage, and historical references to crime and punishment.
A narrator contemplates friendship and misreads, noting a man misjudges hard words until retracting them. A drink changes a man’s mood from kingly to wrecked, and the caution against hasty conclusions hints at slower, wiser mistakes.
A fragmentary excerpt offers home economy advice urging women to track expenses and weekly routines while mixing playful kitchen humor with odd tips. Practical tasks like mopping after tears and greasing doors with bacon are presented in a light tone.
A reflective piece asks why escapes stay narrow and who inhabits mental reservations. It questions burial rites for the past, ceremony’s height, a returning man’s gains, time’s quick spur, and whether a watch marks the psychological moment.
The man named Shute, accused by coworkers of overstepping duties, faced dismissal after acting as if he held top authority. A supervisor reportedly terminated him for presuming leadership beyond his role.
A wife and husband quarrel escalates with the wife threatening, If I were a man do you know what I'd do, prompting the husband to reply that if she were a man he would simply let him explain his side of the question.
A conversation about delaying a wartime book until after the conflict to ensure all official facts are known. The author advocates waiting. the publisher urges timely release.
National forests in Chile span over 7 million acres. New York considers a municipal bureau for free culture. Scientists report pelle gra as an infectious disease. Harvard's new directory contains 35,000 names. India shows a strong market for Birmingham jewelry.
A notice from Mrs M Summers of Notre Dame Indiana offers a free home treatment to cure bed wetting in children and adults. No money is required. She will send full instructions and promises no charge for the aid.
All display ads must be at this office by Wednesday noon of each week. Submit early to ensure inclusion in the upcoming publication cycle.
Local want ad in The Hustler promises quick reader responses and measurable results. The notice seeks buyers, sellers, and partners, emphasizing discretion, prompt payments, and direct contact for immediate arrangements.
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