Pekin Visitors and Funeral Guests Reported
Advance personal news lists Pekin visitors and locals in town for business or social calls on Saturday. Dates note funerals for Elmer Fisher in Borden and family visits across Louisville Indianapolis and Salem, with transportation and institute activities around Jackson Polk and Pierce townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvin Denny
Ratts
Willis Stewart
Mt. Zion
Ellis H. Motsinger
Bert Miller
Big Spring
Samuel Matthews
Lee Gorman
Louisville
Albert Gray
Selem
Harold Littell
Louinville
Chris Temple
Elmer Fisher
Borden
Ulrich Temple
Edna Tash
Phyllis Weber
Merle Cauble
Thomas Fisher
Prohibition and the Temptation of Temperate Drinkers
A mid century critique argues prohibition is advancing and local saloons and blind tigers prey on temperate drinkers. It warns that voluntary restraint shames youth and harms community morality, urging sober-minded men to resist creating opportunities for alcohol.
High School Entertains Faculty and Public
Miss Hill and Miss Gill visited Salem as guests of Mrs Child over the weekend. Miss Phyllis Weber hosted the High School Faculty on Friday night with music and a luncheon. C Lawrence Abbott presented the third number of the High School Entertainment Course on Tuesday to a large appreciative audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Martin
Bloomington
W.H. Wire
Salen
Frank Dalton
Estell Callahan
Salem
Grover Short
Sherman
Phyllis Weber
Leo. Bellows
John Cvonts
Daisy Hill
Winnie, Stewart
South County
Maude Charles
Jeffersonville
Fred Charles
Lina Malone
Nancy Lidikay
Louisville
Jackson
Polk
Pierce
Theo. Wire
Mary Is Wire
Utah Creek
Homer Ire
Roscoe Karnes
Ethan T. Karnes
Hill and
Gill
Abbott
Mr Abbott
Local Ads and Tips Highlight Services and Goods
See K. C. Payne in Hoga for machine shuttles and bobbins via C. E. Bierly's. Gas at Bierly's. For sale a good first class organ inquire H. C. Littell Pekin Ind. For sale eight fine pigs ten weeks old inquire Fred Shanks adv 2¢.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. C. Payne
Hoga
C. E. Bierly's
Adj
Bierly
S. Ady
H. C. Littell
Pekin
Ind
Fred Shanks
Sewing Machine Supplies at Bierly's Ad
Sewing machine supplies at Bierly's advertise a full range of needles and parts. Repairs available and shoe repair services offered in front of the Red Men Building at Pekin. Warnar Bros. and Bierly's advertised together for car seats and related items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bierly’s
Ady
Pekin
Bierly's
Warnar Bros
Carsets
Pekin’s First Newspaper Anniversary Noted
Five years after Pekin printed its first newspaper, locals recount visitors and business trips. The list of names includes D L Jeffa Paul Balentine Ed K Motsinger Homer Martin and many more visiting Pekin or traveling nearby towns. Community notes thank Oyster Supper helpers and donor C E Bierly family for their support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul and
John Balentine
Old Zoar
Ed K. Motsinger
C. E. Bierly
Wanted Hickory Handles and Farm Animals Ad
Wanted Hickory handles in 1 car within 40 days, size 1 5 8 inches and 2 16 inches, must be clear white with no faults. For details contact John W Fisher Pekin Indiana. Lady wants live animals of all kinds, pay 1 to 1.5 dollars for horses, 2 dollars for cows, 2 to 5 dollars for live horses, call Winnie Stewart Boston Exchange 26-3 ado 3t.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Fisher
Pekin
Ind
Winnie Stewart
Boston Exchange
Dream About Wheat: A Humble Payback Letter
A reader in Possom Holler recounts a dream about selling wheat for $2 a bushel at $1 later, fears of repayment, and a moral about honesty. He admits the dream was only a dream, writes to the editor, and encloses two dollars to settle last year and this year’s subscription, hoping kind neighbors repay kindness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Possom Holler
Buina
Sam
Joseph
Ani
Peple
Pate
Living You Are After From The Bank Ad
A promotional bank advertisement urges readers that the world does not owe them a living and that a home free and clear comes from saving every dollar now. It cites a Spurgeon quote about birds and food and argues disciplined saving builds a secure future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spurgeon
Citizens Bank Savings Rates and Services
Bank hours are listed as from a.m. to p.m. for the Savin Department and Certificates of Deposit. Safety deposit boxes are available for rent. The fragment notes a three per cent interest reference and suggests savings products and services offered by the bank.
NAME FAME AND POPULARITY SALE NOTICE FOR SATURDAY
Local advertises a Saturday sale featuring various items priced at 10 to 39 cents per square yard. Shoppers can find low prices across a range of merchandise with promotional emphasis on value and name brands.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Emery Sanders
Southwiberes
Chas. F. Martin
Oscar Nale
Souder
G. E. Bierly
Ruth Olinick
Lebert Payne
Lebert Goran
Mt.Zion
D. L. Jeffa
O. Motsinger
Boston
Homer Martin
Kokomo
Geo. Wells
Farabee
Pekin Sionday
Hubert Chandler
Lost College
Grace Trueblood
Falta Cities
D. L.jeffs
Ollie Thomas
Bunker Hill
Noval
Lotus Churchman
Daisy Packwoo
G M. Overton
Arthur Hedrick
C.C. Hedrick
Harry Gill
Manson M. Matsinger
Olive Branch
Alonzo Bagshaw
Honey Run
Cecil Johnson
Paoli
Bertha Glaze
Elizabeth
Ed L. Moore
C. A. Charles
Hardwood Lumber Co
Seymour
Estelle Motsinger
Mary E. Graves
James Bagshaw
Pekin High School
Claude Bagshaw
Hugh Phillips
Baby
Mra. Phillips
McKinsey
Citizens Bank
Anse
C.E. Bierly
E. V. Bartlett
Truster
Pierce Township
Hifstand
AL Sana
Thos. A. Smith & Son
Wnd
Chicago
Via
APOE
Lovtsyvirus Railway
French Lick
West Baden Springs
Cocuart
General
Eaerect Agtrt
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