Visited relatives and neighbors on the Knobs and nearby towns
Mrs Laughty Curtis and daughter and other relatives visited Mary Rickard on Sunday. Cat Stewart and family stayed at Neil Leonard's. Albert Louder and children Elsie and Irvin visited St. N. W Rodman's. Sam Newton was ill last week. Mrs Leni Souder and son Jessie visited home folks Sunday. John Borda and family aunt Bodine Spurgeon visited Jahughl Stewart. January 6 1917 Pekin Advance report from Oklahoma weather and a request for a dollar mimey order wrapped with New Year wishes from Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Matthews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laughty Curtis
Visi
Esser
John Crane
Tona Markland
Sam Newton
Mary Rickard
Cat Stewart
Neil Leonard
Boston
Albert Louder
Elsie
Irvin
St. N. W
Leni Souder
Jessie
John’ Borda
Bodine Spurgeon
Jahughl Stewart’s
Waynulin
Wkla
Ieee
Pekin
Oklahoma
Hon Ag
Crolumns
Ot. W. Matthews
Hamilton Pianos Reach World Fame and Reach Homes
A 1917 letter from Puyallup Washington notes Hamilton pianos as world famous with instruments in about 80000 wealthy homes and across nearly every country. The message mentions reader correspondence about The Advance newspaper and holiday wishes to readers from Tremain, Sinex, and O.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tautis
Local notes on retirements and visits in Michigan and Martinsburg
Jola Roberts and Everett Brawy retire from Detroit. Maude Cooley Losrun Wahler Pe John Roberts and Carl Morvis attend church at Borden. Manon Mortis visits Salem relatives. A dinner honored at John Kired’s. Mr and Mrs Buford Torpin plan a Martinsburg move. Spelling reminder included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jola Roberts
Everett Brawy
Detroit
Mich
Maude Cooley
Losrun
Wahler
John Roberts
Carl Morvis
Borden
Manon Mortis
Salem
John Kired
Buford Torpin
Martinsburg
Local notes on residents moves and health
Public highway conditions worsen as families relocate to farms near Pekin and Bow. Jessie Martin and family move to Marion Tush's farm, Winnie Ashabranner and wife to Fon Thompson's farm, Woodhag moves from Salem, Otto Naugle to saw James Hardy's farm, and Mrs Mae McCroskey visits Lige Newton. Mrs Earl Anderson ill with appendicitis treated by Dr Kelley and hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Martin
Marion Tush
Pekin
Jessie
Winnie Ashabranner
Jave
Thompson
W. C. McClellan
Mae McCroskey
Dorothy
Lige Newton
Bow
The Habit of Taking Cold and Remedy Advice
A fragment offers home tips to avoid colds by cold sponge baths and sleeping with a window open. It recommends Chamb erlain a Cough Remedy to cure a cold quickly and notes the product is available widely.
Local Family Visits Highlight Martinsburg Night Out
Community notes describe Mr Alvis Martin and family visiting their children John Temple and wife in Martinsburg one night last week. Emerson Martin returned from Peoria Illinois last Wednesday, Mrs Caroline Martin and Kate Martin spent Monday with Mrs Claude Gray, John Temple and wife visited Manson Martin Sunday, and Tony Hedrick and wife with Mrs Caroline Martin visited Clande Hedrick's. Ellis Martin and family visited George Karnes at Lower Isle Raver. Mrs Carl Turner nears recovery from illness. Frank Gray attended business in Salem Saturday. Stella Bartlett visited Maria and Ruby Hedrick Monday night. Evelyn Smith shows some improvement, Elddoe Bunch staged at Grant Blackman's Sunday night after church. Edna Gray knitting party with Mrs Blackman, Mrs Kate Martin, Mrs Laura Uvay, Ethel, Reba, Nada Blackman, Eunice and Josephine il, Bessie Gray and Hazel Martin. Lena Boss consulted a Salem specialist for her eye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvis Martin
John Temple
Martinsburg
Emerson Martin
Peoria
Ill
Caroline Martin
Kate Martin
Claude Gray
Manson Martin's
Tony Hedrick
Clande Hedrick
Ellis Martin
George Karnes
Lower Isle Raver
Frank Gray
Salem Satuday
Misa Stella Bartlett
Maria
Ruby Hedrick
Evelyn Smith
Edna Gray
Blackman
Laura Uvay
Ethel
Reba
Nada Blackman
Eunice
Josephine Iil
Bessie Gray
Hazel Martin
Lena Boss
Salem
Ined
Signs of good health and digestion remedy claim
The piece praises signs of good health such as bright eyes and alert minds and cites impaired digestion from decaying food. It promotes Foley Valhartie Tablets as a remedy, claiming pain free action and no nausea, and notes availability at Markland Pharmacy with the slogan Too stout persons welcome the light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Markland Pharmacy
Bathel s Jesae Gray Visit Amid Illness In Evansville
Bathel s Jesae Gray and wife visited Evansville relatives due to his father’s serious illness and returned home Sunday. Gray is slowly recovering from pneumonia. Ross Gray and family spent Sunday at Lon Abbett's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesae Gray
Evansville
Gray
Ross Gray
Lon Abbett’s
Local residents visit and travel noted in Sunday reports
Elvis Bois of Lower Elie River visited nearby Sunday evening. W. W. Crowe and Ward Blanken baker delivered 35 goat beans to Scottsburg last week Dan Gray. Benton Tash and wife and Ford Hein called at Chas. Gray's Sunday. Will Motsinger and wife of Oliver Branch were in the area Saturday. Grover Terrell, wife and son visited John Williams' Sunday. Everett Terrell, wife and son were callers at his father's Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elvis Bois
Lower
Elie River
W. W. Crowe
Ward Blankenbaker
Scottsburg
Dan Gray
Benton Tash
Ford Hein
Chas
Grover Terrell
John Williams
Everett ‘Terrell
Worth Attention of Women When You Feel Too Tired to Work
Fay Shelburg of All, Missouri writes of kidney trouble two years. After trying various remedies, she was cured by Foley Kidney Pills sold at Markland Pharmacy. The ad claims 50 cent boxes and urges others with backache or rheumatic pains to try the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay Shelburg
All
Woley
Lyco
Markland Pharmacy
Sunday Socials and Visits Across Salem Area
Families and friends from Salem and nearby towns spent Sunday visiting relatives. Notable stops included Farabee Walter Gilstrap and family in Salem with Otto Gilstrap and wife, Arthur Hilton and son Walter with Otto Naugle, Edward Walker and Mary Baker of South Boston with Cyrus Baker, Elijah Churchman and wife with Geo Wells, and Miss Estelle Nale visiting Noble Rangom. Other locals, including James Stash from New Albany and Katie Martin with Qla Nale, attended church at College, while Ollie Weir cut wood for Peter Hurle. Ed Mursinger and family also visited Will Morsinger and family. Otho Maharon and near Pekin visited Wade Garriott’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Gilstrap
Salem
Otto Gilstrap
Arthur Hilton
Walter
Otto Naugle
Edward Walker
Mary Baker
South Boston
Cyrus Baker
Elijah Churchman
Geo. Wells
James Stash
New Albany
Ollie Weir
Peter Hurle
Estelle Nale
Noble Rangom
Katie Martin
Qla Nale
Masskey
Bessie Newton
Ed Mursinger
Will Morsinger
Otho Maharon
Pekin
Wade Garriott
Souder's School House and Local Harvest Notices
Souder's School House events note visits by Ray Nale wife and son Earl to Jeimes Nale and John Callan helping John Voyles with wood. The Mason Sale drew a large crowd. Salem visitor John Vesles on Saturday. James Short making croas ties. Edgar Dowers hauling wood. Ladies Aid at Blue River did well selling lunch at the Manson sale, netting about sixteen dollars above expenses. Grandma Parlee visiting children. Sunday School attendance forty nine, welcomes all Sundays at ten. Dora Porlee and Ruth Porlee visiting Mrs Nate Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Dowers
Salem
Blue River
Grandma Parlee
Dora Porlee
Ruth
Atdames Nate
Oyster Supper and Parcel Post Sale at Pekin Red Men Hall
The Ladies Aid Society announces an Oyster Supper and Parcel Post Sale at Red Men Hall Pekin on Thursday evening January 18 1917. All are invited and a good time anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid Society
Red Men Hall
Pekin
ROTFICE Weave Market for Oak Ties Inquire Now
Tewsend Freeman and J E Bierly, agents, announce Oak Ties market through ROTFICE Weave. Oak material available to buyers and distributors seeking supply with contact for orders and pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tewsend & Freeman
J. E. Bierly
Big Bear Creek Poem Reflects on Bane and Blessing
The poem honors Big Bear Creek, contrasting its feared floods with its gentle role as a friend to settlers. It laments flood damage to fields and fences, recalls happier times when fishing flourished, and pleads for the river to be gentle yet acknowledges the need to live with its power. The speaker promises to protect the homestead and cherish the land as home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Bear
Big Bear
Red Man
Old Bear
Tuan
Cc. B.w
Local Social Notes Highlight Wilbur Keeha Visit
Big Spring Wing Porner stays with Mr and Mrs Wilbur Keeha. Churley Lane appears at C. A. Forner on Monday morning for business. A birth is announced to Mr and Mrs Ed Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wing Porner
Wilbur Keeha
Churley Lane
C. A
Forner
Ed Miller
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Ad and Local News
Local items report sun visits near Fredericksburg and travels to Charley Lowry's. Death of Dempsey Packwood in Colorado prompts Salem funeral note. Chamberlains Cough Remedy praised by J S Johns and J R Moore for curing hacking coughs and colds. A newborn son to Mr and Mrs Wilbur Kee. horse purchases at Masonare. Lost Valley Go advertised as obtainable everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun
Will Miller
Fredericksburg
Jacob Miller
B. F. Kepley
Albert Smith
the Mason
John Hilrnth
Charley Lowry
Kansas
C. A. Turner
Salem
Dempsey Packwood
Colorado
Wilbur Kee
Los of Chamberlain
Church of Christ
Martinsburg
J.S. Johns
J. R. Moore
Lost Valley
Fort Hill Society Notes From Weekend Visits
Fort Hill society items list various visitations including Mrs Mary Rexroat and family, Broinffeld and others visiting alter’s parents, Everett Cromer and wife with Otto Marshall and family, Mrs Robt Rexroat and daughter calling on Purkhiser, Ben Hilton and family, Fred Cauble and family visiting Emmett Allen, Miss Etta Purkhiser with her brother near Salem, a sick baby at Salem and Rose journeying to Dawson Park. Commissioner Colglazier is on the sick list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Cromer
Aye
Alter
Otto Marshall
Alva
Ethel Purkhiser
Campbellsburg
Robt. Rexroat
D. D. Purkhiser
Ben Hilton
Fred Cauble
Apent
Emmett
Allen
Etta Purkhiser
Ben
Salem
Local Social Notes and a Family Tragedy
Lane's School Miss Nada Blackman returns from a weekend trip. Ida Merther visited Miss Adie Langhmiller. Addison Miter and Chloe spent time with Lon Seurs. Edna Turner staying with Wilbur Keehn family. About seventy attended a social at South Liberty. Chloe Miller visited Nora Callam. A newborn son, Ivan Olan, arrived for Mr and Mrs Wilbur Keehn. Friday brought a death in the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nada Blackman
Ida Merther
Adie Langhmiller
Addison Miter
Chloe
Odus Weller
Loren
Lon Seurs
Edna Turner
Wilbur Keehn
South Liberty
Chloe Miller
Nora Callam
Ivan Olan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bowmana
Hamilton
N. Markland
Ady
Outh-Bostor
Ose * Payne
Francis Howard
Earl Anderson
Kelley
Carl Turner
Albert Martin
Manson Martin
Elddoe Bunch
Grant Blackman
Bathel
Farabee
Arthur G. Littell
Indiana
Souder's
Ray Nale
Earl
Jeimes
John Callan
John Voyles
Steve Gruff
Manuel Wright
John Vesles
James Short
Big Bear Creek
Bri Uwgor
H. C. Sullivan
Manualo
Purlee & Phillips
Mary Rexroat
Broinffeld
Lane’s School
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