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Newspaper
Pekin Advance
Location
Pekin, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1917
Page
3
New Liberty residents and neighbors attended gatherings at J N Callas way and near Bethel. Families including Mr and Mrs Tommy Wilson Mrs John Matthews and Mrs Sherman Matthews visited David Matthews and Hold Brim area. Lafe Gorman of Blue Lick and Millard Gray hosted and visited friends with their spouses.
A jumbled OCR note touts a medicine claimed to cure disorders and sexual issues, naming Goainberlain's Tablets as the best and asserting availability everywhere. The text is incomplete and nonspecific about origin, date, or authority.
Rose Huoteei and Mrs Win Motsinger hosted visits with Elis neighbors including Win Motsinger Charley Fisher and families. Lizzie Temple joined Sunday eve with Win Motsinger and family. John Vatetacs tended a long task at his river town home for two years, as community notes mark the start of 1917.
An 87 year old Springfield man H. K. Adams reports kidney trouble and general aging. He credits Foley Kidney Pills with building up weakened kidneys and relieving bladder issues. Sold by Marklarud’s Pharmacy.
A Memphis tale recalls Carrie Nation delivering a hatchet to Police Captain John M. Couch as a souvenir after a bar raid. The hatchet, once used in many raids, was reportedly tossed into a police locker, reflecting Memphis’s not yet serious prohibition era.
The text defines theology as the science of divine things and distinguishes natural knowledge from revealed truth. It links natural religion to Scripture and argues revealed religion adds Trinity creation and fall concepts. Christianity is described as following Christ’s imparted divine laws, prompting a question on theology versus practice.
A health adv from a periodical advises meals at least five hours apart to avoid indigestion. It suggests changing meal habits and using Chamberlains Tablets for quick recovery. The ad copy mentions Wallet Chase and natural stomach function claims.
The American Issue honors the Christian Science Monitor for its strong Prohibition advocacy. It praises frequent favorable editorials and articles from Boston daily to influence national opinion toward Prohibition.
Ivan Olen born January 3, 1937, son of Wilber and Onn Keehn, passed away late Friday evening after illness. Survived by father and mother, grandparents, saints, and uncles. Funeral led by Bro. US Johns at Martinsburg Saturday at 2 p.m. Burial near cemetery. Friends may think we’ll forget.
Nelson Morris of Honey Run and J L Williams of Honey Run were Tuesday business callers in Pekin along with W A Wilson of Big Spring and others. Lawrence Martin and C Grimey of Martinsburg visited Pekin Tuesday. Subscriptions to The Advance and Cincinnati Enquirer offered at $1.35 and $2.50 respectively. readers urged to pay due bills and renew promptly.
Blue River Valley notes show Gray and wife visiting father Chas Gray who has pneu mania. Clement Rickard listed as sick last week. Mra Ciara Balentine visited daughter Mra Elmer Thomas. Clara Hosea hosted Dora Rodman and Ettie Casey. Lester Cuppys moved to a Mr Karnes farm near Lost College. Sherman Mayhan and wife visited their parents near Henryville Saturday night.
An old advertisement urges readers to mail five cents and a name and address to Foley & Co. at 2885 Sheffield Ave Chicago for a trial package of Foley remedies including Honey and Tar Compound for coughs and colds, Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets, sold by Markland Pharmacy.
Nice winter weather noted as Elsie and Clara visited Olive and Thelma Mattox from school Thursday night. Noah Nangle shows rapid improvement while Samuel Lockenour and family spent Sunday at Clyde Tash’s. Nangle and family visited in the afternoon. Lee Gorman sawing wood for Clyde Tash recently. Warder Bierly and wife visited Nels on Hosea and family Thursday night. Mr and Mrs G Phillips visited A H Weller and family Sunday after church. Ross Gray and family spent Sunday at W A Abbott’s. Murray Cauble visited Alva Weller Sunday. J Wah Phillips recovering from a broken arm. Lois and Harry McCoskey spent Saturday night with Emanuel Hurt and wife. Bert Stewart and family and Mrs Win McCoskey were Sunday visitors. Henry Hill, wife and daughter visited Charles Tash Sunday. For sale seven pigs six weeks old. CG Mattox, Ward Gray and family visited Utto Naugle and family Sunday. Warder Bierly and wife visited Gilbert Phillips and family Sunday, including Ray and Kenneth. Mr and Mrs James Roberts visited their father H H Sigler and daughter Mrs W J Johnson last week. Miss Estelle Johnson stayed with her grandmother at Old Pekin Wednesday. Emerson Zink and W J Johnson replaced the suspension bridge at the branch damaged by last summer’s flood. Pete Brown is sawing lumber for a blacksmith shop. W J Johnson and W H Sigler were in Salem Monday. Wilkie Hill and family visited Charles Daily’s Sunday. Robert Smith spent Saturday night with his grandmother at Mt. Washington. Taylor Phillips spent a few days last week with nephew Will Phillips in Jackson Co. Mrs Cora Gorman and Mrs Bertha Mattox spent a pleasant afternoon with Mrs Lillie Tash Monday.
Fragmentary item lists births and visits from Horner's Chapel including Jacob Poe and the Miller family. Mentions Amos Voyles visiting Beach Armstrong, Lucinda Voyles at granddaughter Agnes Miller, and Belle Gromar's Sunday visitors Steve Cromer, Menzie Cromer, Miss Ork, Miss Vogl, and Elva.
Snyder's Chapel residents and nearby neighbors attended an oyster supper at Palmyra on Wednesday. Visits to ill relatives included Mrs Wm. Smith and Andy Sappenfield with Levi Sappenfield, who has been sick. Local exchanges noted various calls at Col Davis and Wim Smith households, with Elmer Smith and Joe Temple relatives among visitors. A horse loss was reported for Frank Miller, and John Herthel purchased the Alona Sappenfield property Saturday. An engineer explains a simple water assisted method to break a Tower of Iron with a small bore and a single heavy blow.
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