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Newspaper
Pekin Advance
Location
Pekin, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1917
Page
1
The text lists calendar months from February through December with notes about pencil marks indicating the paid‑to date for this paper. It shows year ranges 1916 to 1918 and mentions August 6 as a marker, clarifying marks are not duns but payment indicators.
Advance personals list numerous visits and travels among residents and visitors from Pekin Ball Cities New Albany Jeffersonville and Salem. Mentions include Benton Elrod Flora Gill George Goss Sr Oscar Nale Enoch Bush families Ed Motsinger Lina Malone Lizzie Gray Clara Hurst and others with bank director meetings and local business visits noted.
A column warns of the dangers of soot buildup in stove pipes and flues and mocks burning zinc or old batteries to “polish” pipes. It recommends keeping flues clean to prevent fires and suggests regular maintenance to avoid rebuilding a house.
A meeting of the Patrons of the Pekin Rural Telephone Co. is set for next Saturday afternoon December 8 at Pekin. All interested in the company life should attend as business of very important interest is to be transacted. J. W. Hiestand, Sec.
A community note thanks neighbors who helped with woodcutting last Wednesday. It also lists visits and visits from Oliver Goss and family, Mrs. Mary E Graves in Salem, Chas Hoggatt from Howard Township, a Cicuro cow sale by Martin Bros., and multiple guests and travels among local residents including Mrrs Messer, Mrs Meyzer, Mr Seamer, Mrs Littell, Theodor Fisher, Chas Martin, Paul Shocke, Ray Martin, Duncan and New Albany connections. A $30 gift from 17 friends in New Albany, Duncan, Georgetown is mentioned for Elmer Lidikay and his mother after a house fire.
Ford adds fresh items weekly to its accessory stock meeting demand from Ford users. Highlights include popular add ons and practical enhancements for vehicles. The program emphasizes continual updates to align with customer needs and vehicle compatibility.
Polk Pierce and Jackson mp s at New Pekin High School hold a Joint Institute on December 15 opening at 9 A.M. with talks on aviation history, home making efficiency, water supply, foods, cleaning, and education. Sessions include readings from The Mensing of Education with quizzes and a noon break followed by afternoon talks and general discussion.
To the farmers I present a special proposition for an electric light plant for home use. Call or address Cleveland McKinley at Borden Indiana. See us for cutting flannel at Bierly's.
A quiet wedding occurred Wednesday November 28 1917 at the Plott residence near Olive Branch as Miss Cletis Plott became the bride of Mr Cleo Gorman in the presence of twenty guests. The ceremony was led by Rev J Allen Price with Miss Maysel Weir of Pekin playing the wedding march. The couple received congratulations then refreshments followed. The bride a Blue River Baptist church organist wore white crepe de chine. A reception and Thanksgiving dinner for guests followed at the parents home near Old Zoar.
Classified item from Pekin Indiana offering to buy a car load weekly of Milch Cows and Springers by Martin Bros. Includes contact with home phone and address in Pekin. Also lists other ads: sale of sows by Elza V Bartlett, sale of raspberry plants by A N Johnson or Ira Gray, and a lost purse with multiple large bills. Addison A Miller referenced for rewards.
Blankenbaker daughter Pearl M. Blankenbaker and Cecil R. Temple were quietly married at Jeffersonville by Magistrate Thomas Coward and arrived in Pekin Sunday evening. The Advance offers congratulations. Also noted are Fanny Overton visiting New Albany G M Johnson visiting Louisville W S Messer improving after illness Raymond Miller returning from Illinois where he worked this fall. Pekin School Echo debuts as a small three column four page paper promising biweekly issues.
A Christmas appeal urges giving children a bank book as a gift this season. It argues nine out of ten studies teach nothing applicable to real life and promotes money-management education by allowing kids to save any amount from one to ten dollars, framing it as a costed education.
Citizens Bank advertises hours from 8 a m to 4 p m with 3 percent interest in the Saving Department or Certificate of Deposit. Safety deposit boxes offered for rent.
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