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Newspaper
Pekin Advance
Location
Pekin, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1917
Page
2
A garbled 112 worded clipping from the Pekin Advance discusses topics from comets and airships to food waste and new dimes. It also notes jokes about pajamas, stomachs, and a ditty on foreign spies, with stray lines about alcohol from potatoes, a bold claim about the new dime, and scattered social quips.
Church of Christ notes list social meetings every Sunday at 10 30 A M and each Lord's Day at 10 30 A M with preaching by J S Johns on the first Lord's Day monthly. Bivic reading Sunday nights. others plan gatherings at Martinshiry Church on the fourth Sunday and Sunday night monthly.
The notice lists multiple churches with service times across Pekin including M E Church Emmanuel M E Church Bethel Me Church Mt Pleasant Me Church and Daisy Hill Chapel U B Church All hold Sunday services on various Sundays with sermons at 10 00 am or evenings at 7 00 pm and midweek prayer or league meetings on Wednesdays and Saturdays An invitation extends to all to attend these services
Olive Branch Primitive Baptist and Morris Chapel Christian Church schedule preaching on weekend nights. Blue River Missionary Baptist holds services on Sundays and Saturdays with Rev. Holmes and others. Martinsburg U Church meets third Sunday monthly with M R Apple. Mt Zion Baptist preaches first Sunday monthly with winter and summer times. Friday prayer meetings weekly. Public invited by L. G. Sanders, Pastor.
From Paoli Indiana Enos Halbert reports constant coughing and sleepless nights. He praises Foley's Honey and Tar for curing his cough. The advertisement notes Markland Pharmacy sells the product.
A pithy quote discusses envy as a marker of a small mind and praises those who celebrate others’ virtues. The speaker notes that truly deep people are generous in praise, while petty rivals let envy drive their judgments.
A Washington Post item notes a simple home fix where picture molding hung at bed heads guards walls from bed frame contact. The molding, painted to match woodwork, spans just wider than the bed to shield wallpaper and prevent damage during repositioning.
The dialogue centers on a racecourse crowd with a joke about a person being a graduate of a veterinary college. It suggests that the speaker assumes expertise on horses due to veterinary training. The piece relies on wordplay and a college reference to elicit humor.
A jumble of characters and phrases from a quirky story includes Mrs Wederly discussing dealisnx and realism with idealism, absurd mis-spellings, a cat leaving in disgust, and a sensibly chaotic scene in a soup kitchen. The snippet names Midge and others in a tangled, humorous domestic vignette.
Mrs Gadders finds only WB guests at dinner. A quick fix follows as she seats her poodle in the chair of the absent guest. The light hearted riddle ends with a humorous patched solution.
A quip about living on ten thousand dollars a year. The man of millions asks why the gifted youth cannot pay bills on that allowance. The youth replies the reason is a fear contil in twelve months instead of glow.
In a brief exchange, a husband tells his wife that the minister’s sermon offered consolation by making him see he might be worse. The wife asks if he found any comfort, and he replies affirmatively, noting the insight into his own flaws.
A garbled passage notes a cook secured by an unnamed speaker and references a man of lofty intellect. The text mentions tension around someone in the place, with phrases about respect and pomp, and implies a quiet, unsettled scene this morning. Strong entities are minimal due to fragmented wording.
James P. Goodrich, former governor, plans to appoint four commissioners to Indiana's Highway Commission. He has reportedly selected at least three candidates, argues for a no pay arrangement to attract top talent, and emphasizes road quality and lasting construction. He cites Wayne County Michigan roads and a Winchester brick street built under his bond as proof of expertise.
Support from state teachers and university staff backs the drive to form a State Highway Department and win federal aid for Indiana roads. Improved roads raise school attendance, enable consolidation into stronger graded schools, and turn rural schools into community centers with year round access and public use.
M E Noblet serves as Hoosier Motor Club secretary and state highway committee member steering broad coalitions toward proactive Indiana road laws. California moves ahead under Federal Aid Road Act with five projects linking state highways and slated for early development. Connecticut Pennsylvania Colorado Arizona join other states in beginning road work.
The article lists federal road funds allocated to New York and neighboring states for the year ending June 20 1917 with figures such as New York 250720.27 and Pennsylvania 239644.17. It notes that for the fiscal year ending June 30 1918 each state will receive double the 1917 amounts and will triple in 1919 quadruple in 1920 and quintuple in 1921. Indiana is expected to receive a total of 2100000 when a highway department is created and the need for aid arises.
A garbled passage discusses inspection practices and the creation of a state highway department. It mentions contractors, bids, and potential contact or enforcement concerns related to the regulatory setup and oversight of road work.
The Pekin Adv advertises a bargain bonanza offering one year of multiple publications including Today's Magazine and Farm and Fireside for $1.65. Readers are urged to act quickly as paper costs rise and prices may advance without notice. Existing subscribers get extension and a free May Manton pattern with the first Today's issue.
An old remedy advertises Foley's Honey and Tar as fast acting medicine for colds and coughs. It claims to soothe a sore throat, loosen phlegm, ease breathing, and stop throat tickling without using opiates, sold by Marklanu Prarney in a local shop.
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