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Newspaper
Pekin Advance
Location
Pekin, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1917
Page
1
Pekin Holiday Draws Big Crowd Despite No Incidents
Advance personals note many visitors from New Albany Blooming ton Jeffersonville Danville and Lafayette spent the 4th in Pekin. A crowd of 10 000 plus with 600 cars and ample train service passed without a single accident. Local residents hosted guests from several towns with extended visits and nearby relatives. Subscription reminders and sanatorium plans conclude the roundup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. F. Johnson
Bloomington
John Markland
Orleans
N. Markland
Imma Cw
Ruth
Woodland
John Sykes
Jeffersonville
Right and Might: a call for righteousness across ages
An editorial contrasts aging communities clinging to Might with youth embracing Right. It notes older folk resist the debate while foreseeing mortality, and reveals youths study scripture to form new judgments. The piece questions what becomes of those lacking sufficient righteousness to save a town.
Night and Day at Jeffersonville Garment Depot
Nearly 15,000 women seamstresses are employed at the Government Depot in Jeffersonville. The garment cutters work three eight hour shifts, electric cutting machines idle only briefly between shifts. The men’s workforce increases daily with about 1,000 on payrolls and more boards added. Freight platforms near the building also require extra staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffersonville
Louleville Times
Weekly Enquirer and The Advance Subscriptions Deal
A promotional note lists Homer Phillips Harry Shepherd Dr Baker and their families along with Johnathan Purlee and Frank Fisher and many others from Orleans, offering a combined subscription for one dollar and forty cents. The message implies a reduced rate if payment is sent to Pehin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Phillips
Harry Shepherd
Dr. Baker
Johnathan Purlee
Frank Fisher
Orleans
Pehin
Great Celebration Draws Crowds to Pekin Event
The fourth Tiis celebration in Pekin drew huge crowds from six states including Kentucky Oklahoma and Indiana with visitors in wagons cars and trucks. Master of ceremonies P Hel l Rev FM Brock and Heber Gill delivered patriotic speeches as the Wearyville Band and local singers provided music and the Martinsburg Boy Scouts staged a notable drill inviting all to join again in 1918 to celebrate peace and humanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pekin
Menon
New Albany
Bradford
Henryville
Martinsburg
Okla
Ind
Hell
Ren. F. Taylor
Rev
FM. Brock
Heber Gill
Wearyville Band
Fraf Fisher
Imaginary Trouble On Road Near Salem Ford
Gus Johnson and The Advance editor traveled toward Salem when a near collision occurred as a Ford almost struck a chipmunk. The animal dodged aside, averting a possible calamity on Thursday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Johnson
The
Advance
Pekin Churches Report Foreign Mission Drive and Pledges
A Pekin church report notes Red Cross day across area churches. Collections totaled Mt Pleasant 7.45 Emanuel 3.70 Borden 3.70 Bethel 0.40 Pekin 1.75. The fourth quarterly meeting will be Emanuel July 7 and 8. The writer announces missionary fundraising and invites all to Sunday services and a Pekin talk on 1 John 6:12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christendom
Mt Pleasant
Emanuel
Borden
Bethel
Pekin
Forture
Christ
Lost Youth Ad in Safety Deposit Boxes for Rent
A fragment mentions a nineteen year old line last spring and references safety deposit boxes for rent. The text is garbled but implies an ad or notice possibly linking a young person to rental services or a personal note. No clear names or dates are discernible beyond the age reference.
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