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Newspaper
Pekin Advance
Location
Pekin, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1917
Page
3
The July 1 crop report lists state and United States forecasts for corn wheat oats potatoes and hay with production figures in bushels and tons and price averages for July 10 and July 1 of last year. Notable figures show US corn production around 2.12 to 2.45 billion bushels and state forecasts ranging widely by crop.
Weather favored most crops in Indiana with heavy June frost hurting gardens slightly. Corn acreage and yield appear the largest in state history despite 150000 acres flooded in White and Wabash bottoms, most replanted. early planted corn looks strong and late planted recovers. Wheat improving and many southern counties expect high per acre yields. potatoes and hay mixed, apples and peaches damaged by storms. Field notes by Geo C Byrant, Field Agent.
A reader cites Foley Kidney Pills curing back pain and kidney trouble in Salmon Bennette and mentions rheumatic pains. A rumor about a stranger selling leprosy soap spread through town with reports of a German spy and orders for delivery.
The article outlines US efforts to gather international trade data through ten commercial attaches and consuls, boosting the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. It also notes Interior Department campaigns lowering Indian infant mortality and tuberculosis through mobile doctors, improved housing, and sanitary practices, with marked progress in schools and new construction on reservations.
Assistant Surgeon Walter W. Cross reports health observations among submarine crews. Long submarine duty linked to high blood pressure and hearing loss from noise, vibration, drafts, and gas fumes. Fatigue and lack of exercise are noted factors, with bacteria and molds possibly less than in larger ships.
S Douglas Demmon, president of the American Goat Breeders' association, urged American experts to release goats on eastern mountain lands to clear shrubbery and produce meat and milk. He claimed the average male goat yields six kids in a year and that goat kid flesh is a delicacy, noting two or three kids at a time until they are six months old.
Greenbrier residents spent the 4th at Pekin and visits to Bartle, Salem, and Sellersburg are noted. W. J. Johnson and family attended a funeral for Mrs. Cora Wilson in Hethel. Welfare mentions include threshing plans, berry picking, and visitors at Ward Gray's. Local names include Estelle Johnson, Cecil Johnson, Mary Johnson, and Eli Wright.
Cathartic tablet advertisement claims thorough bowel cleansing and liver arousal for digestion biliousness bloating and constipation urging regular bowels and fitness with a closing note from Markland Pharmacy.
An Indiana county based program organizes a state wide effort to supply four thousand hand knitted socks for the first regiment headed to the border. Washington county and five others form a group to deliver three hundred pairs. Local committees list residents aiding the project and call for knitters to report by July 16 to Mrs H C Hobbs for Indianapolis instructions.
Dr W L Green notes a Babylonian baked brick letter translated by Hoosen Jost as a 2200 year old order for a barrel of flour. The piece laments scarcity, urges cooperation, and predicts Europe will honor those who helped end the war, with a brief aside on copper use and brass rails.
The Oret Chamber, organized in Coahuila since the Mexican revolution, is active at Piedras Negras under Uncle Soma con sul. It works to restore commercial relations with other state areas and the United States while merchants elsewhere discuss forming business clubs.
Loogootee Indiana resident Anthony William, age 27, credits Thedford's Black-Draught with curing his malarial fever related liver and stomach issues. He started at age ten after costly treatments failed, noting regional skepticism but praising the remedy's steady improvement. The ad claims Black-Draught as a long standing household cure for liver stomach and bowel disorders and invites readers to try it.
The piece notes that Ausimila scent guides knowledge of poisonous plants via experience rather than instinct. Domestic animals transported abroad may encounter plant poisoning and later avoid it. Lambs and calves are more prone to exploring harmful plants, while young birds learn from parental guidance to distinguish good from bad foods.
A private in an Ohio regiment sought an audience with his captain after Pope’s defeat at Bull Run and Chantilly. He proposed swapping commands between John Pope and Bob Lee to crush the South in 100 days. He was dismissed with a booting for a mile and a half.
On the Fourth of July residents gathered in Palmyra and Pekin for a pleasant observance. Numerous visits followed including Nora and Phoeba Bragh calling on uncle Henry Jackson and son Chas, and friends Keaba Cromer Nora Voytes Alessia Chas Jackson John Cromer Virgil Voytes visiting Omer Cromer and family in Louisville. Visitors to Izra Voyles in Sac City included Mrs Claude Miller and Geneva. The weekend also saw John Simpson and children with Albert Hottel, Rev Joe Bunch and daughter Gail and son Laren Victor with Wall Berkley, Nora Voyles hosted Pheoba Verna Cromer and Chas Jackson with John Cromer of Portland. Lon Sappenfield made business calls near Salem, Ava Elliott and Abe Goodpasture visited Dora Denny, and Alva Wyman from Pekin called on Dora Denny.
From the Lower Blue River area several residents attended the Pekin Fourth. Mrs. Harvey Purlee and daughter Helen of Orleans visited relatives here. Lois Wilson of Borden visited home folks. Mrs. Graves and daughter Eide of Pekin visited. FP Graves visited Saturday night and Sunday. Robert Shanke and family with Ralph Miller attended church in Salem and visited the county farm.
A dialogue on work and poverty shows a beggar arguing he must labor eight hours daily to survive while a passerby questions his condition. The exchange highlights hardship and the stigma of begging versus earning wages.
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