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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1908
Page
8
An advertisement urges readers to use Bobrin's Special Cold Cream after sun exposure to cool and soothe skin. It promises faster tan removal and refreshed skin, claiming quick relief from burning and stinging with a cooling effect and smooth appearance.
Local notes report Caplinger's Grocery selling fresh fruits and vegetables. Jesse Isoark improves a residence with a new cement foundation.
Mrs. McLean of Jackson accuses her husband Virgil McLean of cruelty and abusive conduct during their marriage begun September 24, 1899. She seeks custody of their son Virgil McLean seven. Mrs. McLean is daughter of Wallace Coves. her husband is son of former county constable, James A. McLean.
Howard Blatchley vows to live six months in Omar Nevada on friends donations but uses a pink cambric sack fund for orphans. Miss Elliston, an old friend, reveals his ruse and later inspires generous support from Blatchley’s circle, including Tom Brooks. The lie collapses as money arrives, sparing the orphans and brightening Elliston’s view of him.
Miss Hyde hosts guests at her Nikko home when a large snake is spotted. Uchiama is summoned to kill it. He tosses the snake into the air and claims ignorance of its location. It lands atop a camellia bush and is then killed with a bamboo pole. He warns the snake and throws it into the river.
A puzzled Morgan ponders a telegram that reads Have lost, and WON. Draw on my account, for thousand. Explain by letter. Blatchley. The terse message hints at financial or personal intrigue prompting Morgan to seek clarification.
A man uses a golf ball to joke, triggering Polly the parrot to become distressed as weeks pass without reward. The bird's desperation leads to a dramatic 3am screeching when the owner discovers Polly biting into the egg, declaring in shock that she’s bunkered.
The report notes drastic losses of large wildlife. Lions are near extinction in Asia and remnants persist in India. African lions vanish from many districts, elephants and giraffes fade, rhinos become rare curiosities, and Kodiak bears along with Alaska populations suffer declines.
James G Edwards longtime Boone County resident died Monday evening at his Lebanon home at 510 West Washington. Born November 23, 1886 in Butler County, he moved to Indiana in 1850 and served as Boone County sheriff from 1888 to 1890. He was a Civil War veteran, member of the G A R and Knights of Pythias, with eight surviving children. Funeral arrangements were set for 2 pm Wednesday at his residence, with services by Rev. W Po McKinskey and burial at Oak Hill Cemetery assisted by the G A R and K of P.
S T Johnson, president of the County Sunday School Association, will tender his resignation to take effect November 1. He has bought a 2 acre farm about four miles west of Kewanna in Fulton county and plans to move there in November.
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