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Newspaper

Pekin Advance

Location

Pekin, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1917

Page

4

Unfavorable Weather Dampens Daisy Hill Revival Event

Reports say the Daisy Ridge revival meeting faces poor weather conditions. B F Durham and families, John Floyd and others left for Florida Tuesday. Blankenbaker assumes store position as Mr. and Mrs. Blankenbaker return to Daisy Hill. Winnifred Burns visits Chicago, and Noble Vance with family from Little Rock visits Mrs Vance's parents. A pistol Carmichen pound party at Daisy Hill Thanksgiving raised 19 dollars. Martinsburg charge hoped to perform as well or better.

Daisy , Ridge B. F. Durham John Floyd Florida Do Blankenbaker L. M. Blankenbaker Daisy Hill Mias Winnifred Burns Chicago Palmer Burns Noble Vance Little Rock Arkansas

Croup Warning and Local Society Notes from November Meeting

In a child subject to croup the first sign is hoarseness and Chamberlain's Cough Remedy given at hoarseness may ward off the attack. Protracted meeting closed at this place Saturday night with three additional members. Cleo Gorman and Cletis Platt married Wednesday Nov 28 at the bride's home. May joy and prosperity be theirs. Marlon Wyatt and son Chester of Jeffersonville visited relatives Thursday. Charlea Rickard wife and daughter Gladys spent Sunday at W. W. Crowes. Prof S. C. Rickard spent last week at Scottsburg. Willard Terrel and Otto Stewart traded horses last week. Oscar Terrel who was on the Fick Mat recently had recovered.

Cleo Gorman Cletis Platt Marlon Wyatt Chester Jeffersonville Charlea Rickard Gladys W. W. Crowes C. Rickard Scottsburg Willard Terrel Otto Stewart Oscar Terrel

Thanksgiving Remnants Across Salem and Surrounding Areas

E R No 8 Walter Medd and family of Salem spent Thanksgiving at B L Meads. Bethel Church closed last Saturday night with three additions. Raymond Jeffe and family visited Henry Davis on Sunday. Mrs Edward Gorman, ill for two weeks, is improving slowly. Hallie Terrel and daughter Rowena spent weekend with Mrs Terrele’s mother. Susie Rodman returned to northern Indiana work after visiting home. Manton Wyatt and son of Jeffersonville spent Thanksgiving at Lee Gorman’s home. Oscar Terre and wife visited Mrs Amanda Hodmapere Saturday.

Walter Medd Salem B. L. Meads Bethel Raymond Jeffe Henry Davis Edward Gorman Eek Hallie Terrel Rowena Terrele sSusie Rodman Indiana Manton Wyatt Jeffersonville Lee Gormans Oscar Terre Amanda Hodmapere

Faded Big Spring Notes From Nearby Residents

Local tidbits recount a wet week in Big Spring with residents Albert Smith and daughter Mabel visiting John Hottels near Republican school house. Medzels reported again, Mrs. W. H. Bright received dental care in Louisie, and Oliver Callam with Roy Watts and Earl Giles hunted near Livonia before dining at Walter Turners. Families including Mr. and Mrs. Crim enjoyed Sunday dinner.

Albert Smith Mabel John Hottels Republican School House Medzels W. H. Bright Louisie Oliver Callam Albert Millers Roy Watts Earl Giles Livonia Walter Turners Pekin Hardsgaoa Robert Smitha Parer W. B. Crim

Local notices from Pekin area report family visits and weather

Dr W L Green notes gloomy weather last week and improving patients. Oren Lucille and Bluford Martin from Pekin visited grandparents Cyrua Martin and wife. Miss Mary Baker spent Sunday with brother Bert Baker near Salem. Jessie Dean family visited Wilford Allen family on the knobs south of Bethel. Mae Ira Dean Mary Elliott and Ethel Payne visited Martha and Johnnie Conaway. Hazel Callahan taught at No 4 with Thanksgiving program and large noon dinner. McClellan’s cow injured foot weeks ago and not healing well. Mrs Angeline McCallister and family spent Sunday at Pekin with sister Anna Hedrick and daughter Bertha Martin. Claude Taylor and wife moved onto Joe Emmet Reyman farm northeast of Salem.

Oren Lucille Bluford Martin Pekin Cyrua Martin Mary Baker Bert Baker Salem Jessie Dean Wilford Allen Knobs Bethel Mae Ira Dean Mary Elliott Ethel Payne Martha Johnnie Conaway Hazel Callahen No 4 W. C. McClellan Angeline McCallister Francia Watson Anna Hedrick Bertha Martin Claude Taylor Joe Emmet Reyman

Local Social Visits Across Families in Lick Branch and Nearby Areas

A series of visits this week across Lick Branch and nearby towns includes Mr. and Mrs. John Wire and family visiting Mrs. Amanda Miller last Saturday, plus Mrs. and Mrs. John Hubbard and Mr. and Mrs. John Scharrer with daughter Pearl. Sunday visitors to John Simpsons’ home included Miss Nora Voyles Wayne and Ora Marshal, plus Homer Marshall, William Berkshire, and Virgil Voyles. Visitors from New Albany and Kansas joined S. Marshall family Thursday, as did Ezra Voyles and daughter Nora to Mrs. Dorothy Arnold’s home Saturday. Other gatherings featured John Scharrer and daughter Pearl visiting Palmyra, and a group led by Mr. and Mrs. John Wire with Ada Lockmiller and Chico Ripny in New Albany and Louisville Monday. Tuesday's attendance at Ezra Voyles’ home included Henry Brown, Chas Jackson, Leonard Miller, and the Wire family.

Amanda Miller John Wire John Hubbard Mire John Scharrer Pearl John Simp-sons Nora Voyles Wayie Ora Marshal Homer Marshall William Berkley Virgil Voyles Vess Marshall New Albany Kansas Henry Brown Chas Jackson Leonard Miller

Dawalt and Etzler Undertakers Salem Indiana Sale

The recent rain will benefit wheat growth and delayed corn shredding due to damp weather. Dr Bruner of Jeffersonville treated Oliver Goes last week. A spelling bee Friday night featured Susie Rush as captain. Mrs Pearl Radman and son Robert Gients visit her mother Jane Bartlett. Catherine Martin visited friends Susie and Josephine Rush last Friday. Pleasant Nate bought a Cable Nelson piano from Gene Routh of Salem.

Bruner Jeffersonville Oliver Susie Rush Pearl Radman Robert Gients Jane Bartlett Catherine Martin Misaes Susie Josephine Rush Pleasant Nate Gene Routh Salem

Extra Work For Women War Conditions Question Strength

War time notes discuss women’s extra work at home and in factories, promoting IPoley's Widney Pills for relief from kidney trouble backache rheumatic pains and fatigue. Local updates report school closures for scarlet fever with no new cases, plus various small town activities and visits.

Ipoley Markland Pharmacy

How to Check Croup Quickly and Foley's Honey and Tar

One mother from Ante, Va. writes that Foley's Honey and Tar stopped her son's coughing in about five minutes during a severe croup episode. The remedy is claimed to ease coughs and colds and is advertised as available at Markland Pharmacy.

Sweet Clary Ante Foley Markland Pharmacy

Chamberlain's Tablets for Stomach Trouble and Constipation

Chamberlain's Tablets are promoted for stomach trouble biliousness and constipation with claims of long term relief and cures. Advertisers urge chronic constipation may be permanently cured by taking the tablets and following directions on each bottle.

Thanksgiving Guests and Family Visits Reported

Local residents and families visited relatives over the holiday weekend. Ed Parabee and family joined Roscoe Mul and family for Thanksgiving. Charley Skelton and wife stayed with Harley McClellan. John Nale and son Millard from Oxonia spent Sunday with a fire area family. William Wells of Pekin visited midweek with Geo Welle and family. Walter Martin spent Saturday night with relatives in Salem. Dennis Platt visited Loudh Meador and bird family. Motsinger and wife hosted Ernest Brim and wife on Sunday.

Roscoe Mul Charley Skelton Harley McClellan John Nale Millard Oxonia William Wells Pekin Geo Welle Walter Martin Salem Dennis Platt Loudh Meador Bird Motsinger Ernest Brim Siday

Local social notes from Borden and nearby towns

Residents and visitors are listed visiting relatives and spending time with friends across Grays, Bloomington, Martinsburg, New Albany, Pleasant Ridge, Pekin, and Highland Park Kentucky. Updates include illnesses, recoveries, and household moves among families like McKinley, Wells, Schad, and Rodman, with mentions of a piano purchase and a pastor’s appointment.

This Was No Joke Foley Cathartic Tablets Ad

J B Culver of Los Angeles promotes Foley Cathartic Tablets for constipation praising their effectiveness and notes availability at Markland Pharmacy. A sale notice lists a Ford touring car in good order offered at a bargain by C Cleveland McKinley of Borden Indiana.

J. B. Culver Labor Temple Los Angeles Cal Markland Pharmacy

Ready Now At Old Prices Foley Honey and Tar Compound

Fresh lot of Foley Honey and Tar Compound offered at prewar prices. The cough medicine is ready to use and cheaper than making it yourself, saving effort for coughs colds croup or lagrippe. Available at Markland Pharmacy.

Leas Markland Pharmacy

Greenbrier Farming Social Notes Reflect Autumn Activities

Weather delays winter meat butchering as residents share Sunday visits and farm tasks. Bert Stewart, John Boardsman, John Williams report a gray fox kill. many families attend gatherings at Wm McCoskey, Pete Brown, and other neighbors. Thanksgiving meals, health concerns, hunting trips, and school attendance populate the week with names like Roby, Mattox, Gill, Tash, Curtis, and Lidikay among local households and church circles.

Bert Stewart John Boardsmans John Williams John Roby Wm. McCoskeys

Old Soldier Recommends Foley's Kidney Pills

Gustav Wangelin, commander of the G A R Post Pickneyville, writes I highly recommend Foley's Kidney Pills. They give quick relief from backache rheumatic pains stiff swollen joints languidness kidney trouble and bladder ailments. Sold by Markland Pharmacy.

Gustav Wangelin G. A. R. Post Pickneyville Foley Markland Pharmacy

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Pekin & Salem Lehigh O.l.cauble Chamberlain Arthur G. Littel Borden Lis Anc E.R. No Amily W. L. Green Roostex South Boston Lick Branch Dawalt 4 Etzler Undertakers Ratts School House Honey Run Flatwood Albert Gray Louisville Frank Wade Emmet Martin Dennie Rickard Remington Martha Thomas Elmer Thomas Alonzo Bagshaw Monon Ind Lorenzo Wells AG. Little Grays Jo «Miller Fs. C. E. McKinley Bloomington Greenville Chester McKinley Jose Burns Frank Martinsburg John Weasendiner Ralph Turner Daugher New Albany Edmond Rodman Highland Park N. H. Gray Claudie Schad Sur Zack T. Nicholson Herman Foskulia C. E. Bierly Bierly Greenbrier S Hollis Elmo Zink Robert Smith Curtis Bun Mattox Jamuel Lockonour Pete Browns Netesa Hosea A Luitiber Co Lois McCoskey Hill Olive Thelma Mattox John Gill Flora Linian Bert Patton James P. Gill Harry Gill Louisville Dental College Christian Tash Emma Curtis Volney Martin Nancy Lidikay A. H. Wellers Joe Croft Lawrence Graft Bennett Noah Naugles Oscar Nale Weller John Voyles Bundey Visiitors Ernest Anice Abbott Ross Grays Lina Malone Loulaville Jape A. Curtis Nellie Short Marie Hosea Thelma Matter Ruth Mra T. J. Cut H.C. Sullivan Purlee &Lewis
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