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Newspaper
Pekin Advance
Location
Pekin, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1913
Page
3
Sunday June marked the 28th anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Roby. Their daughter and families hosted an unexpected yard feast with a 20 foot table loaded with 10 large cakes and assorted dishes for about 100 guests after church.
Mrs Horace McGinnis remains ill. W H Colvin sold hogs last week. C B S Martin made a business trip to Salem Friday. Carl Shanks works at his father's farm since school closed. Miss Margaret Rickard is on the sick list. Frank Bierly and son visited J W Martins Saturday afternoon. Mae Wilson returned home Saturday evening from picking berries at Gilbert Elrods. Charley Spaulding took hogs to Salem market Saturday. Kidos Miller visited home folks Sunday. BR OF Kepley and wife visited their son Urbin Sunday. Wm H Bright and family visited at D E K Zinks Sunday. Mrs Charley Martin and daughter Mrs Schoeke and Mr and Mrs John Worley visited J W Martins Sunday. Mrs Joe Briner visited at John Callams Sunday.
Ratts School House and Robt Shanks family were not in theiquate Monday Preston Martin called on business in Salem last Thursday Master Hubert Wilson suffers a broken arm from a fall from a moving vehicle W W Crim was first to cut barley in the neighborhood Mr and Mrs E M Biggers spent a bland Sunday with home folks Mrs J Bartlett visited daughter Mrs Oru Blackan near Martinsburg Sunday
A flood of brief social notes from Dutch Creek and nearby towns recalls visits and gatherings. Families such as the Wire, Bush, Morris, Worley, Sears, Weller, Souder, Martin, Newton, Mabry, Rugh, Garriott, Hobson, and Short are mentioned with Sunday and weekend calls, church attendance, and casual visits to homes and farms across the region.
Rain welcomed across the vicinity on Saturday boosting mood and crops. Inquiry notes mention Sy’s habit of having the rainfall mentioned whenever he visits Pete.
Local notes report Nate Pleag selling aimule ta dimes and a Sunday church visit by trainer and Ganily to Lewis Tellner's. Salem visitors Robert Shanks family attended, with Florence and Mary Green from Bedford visiting Gen Karnes last week. Dr Grean attended a broken arse on Hebed Wiis day, with Uosidmilton visiting on dae and 3 fat Pleas Nule.
Local blurbs list visits and social calls across Hedrick and nearby towns. Names such as Jim Smith Winnie Stewart Bill Russell Grace Bobo Earl Hedrick Stella Nanagle and others appear among Sunday gatherings and daily errands. A funeral notice for Daniel notes sorrow and a churchlike reverence amid community details.
Incoherent OCR fragment mentions stain removal methods and a dress laundering grease issue. A four year old child is described in a confusing scene around a block and arm, with unclear actions and dialogue about crying and safety. The readable portion lacks clear events or entities to anchor a full summary.
Fragmentary account describes beings called Bree in tralzad with wavelike devs and soft round features. They are reportedly tameable if early caught, avoid packs like wolves, and hunt alone with mates. The text likens them to a baking dog in build.
A garbled note claims a young attorney earns a large sum from his first case, with references to about $50,000 and a fuss over misread details. The fragment hints at a humorous or cautionary anecdote about pursuing big pay early in a career.
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