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Newspaper
Pekin Advance
Location
Pekin, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1916
Page
4
Gutch Creek and nearby families gathered at Salem for a Sunday visit and a school year end celebration. Students, teachers, and patrons shared a bountiful dinner, singing, recitations, and music, with thanks and best wishes for next year.
Saturday night in Martinsburg featured Jeasie Russet at Roberts Hall while Cleon Bush visited Aden Blackman Sunday after church. The Losson’s callers Sunday after noon included D S Fisher Chaos Baxtec and Dallas True. Bert Ball and family visited Allen Goss Sunday night. Chas Smith and family spent part of last week with Gilbert Elrod. Alex True his wife and son Norman Sherman Cooley and Arthur visited A G Fordyce Sunday night. Fisher and family joined Charlie Baxter Sunday afternoon. Merle Larson bought a new rubber tire buggy. Ray Norris visited a friend Norman.
Goss Cave and Miss Sallie Ann Goss are in poor health. Miss Veda Ferber spent part of last week with Cordia Marshall. Mr and Mrs Major Buley and son Burl visited Mrs Jane Hevan’s at Fredericksburg. Mrs John Elliott and two sons visit her parents, Mr and Mrs Lowery at Fredericksburg. Several young people including Golda Hottell Bonnie Karnes Ruth Karnes Ons Rippy Violet Rippy Mabel Elliott Her van Sears and siblings visited Bi Marshall’s Sunday. Charley Boss and family attended the last day of school at Lick Branch Friday. Thomas Goss was a business caller at John Rickinnis’ last week.
An old advertisement promotes a simple regimen to fight colds using a sleeping porch or open bedroom and a cold sponge bath each morning. It claims occasional colds persist during epidemics, and touts Chamberlain's Cold Remedy as a helpful aid to recover. Marketed by Markland Pharmacy.
Mrs Will Royse shows improvement as local gatherings draw families to Weetings and visits to Cromer Voyles and Cramer households. Amos Voyles and kin attend, Bert Cromer hosts, and Belle Cramer with daughter join Steven Cramer. Plus sale notice for a three room cottage at New Pekin via The Advance office.
Last Friday Lane's School ended for the year with a bountiful dinner at dusk. Students performed dialogues and recitations to music in the afternoon and a spelling bee at night. A large group from Dutch Creek attended the final day as Sarah Sparks visits locally and neighbors gather after church. Irv Miller plans to spend summer with his father, while Leonneil Miller and Chas Miller with family visit Ezra Voyles.
Old Pekin notes show Lizzie Gray and son James visiting New Albany relatives. Clinton Voyles and daughters Lodora and Ona spent Sat night and Sun with sister Mrs Greely Elrod. Roy Sullivan and wife visited his parents. Mrs Owen Tatlock helped again. Wiley Voyles family with George Hedrick group. Lina and Clara Johnson visited brother Wd Johnson and family. Rebecca Martin moved back home. Mt Washington school closing trip noted. Sam Biesly and Dora Denny visit. Estell Callanan and wife visited Martinsburg. Lina Essie Johnsons visited JW Johnson Sunday. Ward Bierly and wife Vinrud attended church and visiting.
This piece questions whether enough people in the nation and community live by Jesus Christ’s “highest and best known divine laws.” It cites Jesus' commands to love God and neighbor, pray for enemies, and do good, arguing that adherence would transform Earth into a paradise and prompting readers to consider if the term Christian applies to their society.
An advertisement urges readers with back and joint pains or rheumatic twinges and kidney trouble symptoms to act promptly. It promotes Po ley Kidney Pills as a kidney aid and notes availability at Markland Pharmacy.
Mr and Mrs Christian Tash and guests spent Sunday with Ellis Motsinger. Emma Jacobus of Chattanooga and Mraida Overton of Pekin visited T Curtis. Farell Johnson and Olive Mattox are on the sick list. Carl Stewart and family visited Laura Leonard. Estelle Hurst visited Lola Hill. Ward Gray family visited Ross Gray. John Naugle and Clyde Yash went to Jackson County to see Boling's ill daughter. she died before arrival. Numerous locals attended Delaney Deitz's sale. Mrs W A Abbott and Mrs Claud Abbet visited Mrs Markland. Emerson Zink visited Nancy Lidikay. Mrs Janes Markland visited Joseph Graves. Glady Tash visited Ruby Gray. Alva Weller visited Paul Lucas. Carl Elsie and Clara Naugle visited aunt Lillie Tash. Alva Weller hosted Carl Wilson at church social.
A damaged ad fragment offers a trial package from Foley & Co exclaiming cough and cold remedies. Instructions urge enclose with name and address to receive Foley's Honey and Tar Compound, Foley Kidney Pills and Cathartic Tablets in response tolagrippe symptoms.
Delayed Mrs Bertie Davis and son Luscius visited Mrs Wells and family Tuesday. Lucinia Crin and Mrs Gertie Johnson transacted business in Salem Saturday. Mrs Pleas Nate greatly improved at this writing. Jordan Nete was at his farm this week and plans to move back this fall. Oliver Martin went to Sale Monday. Robi Wells and family spent Sunday with L. Ruby and family and attended church at South Liberty. Albert Morris and family were guests of Geo Burnett Wednesday. A very successful term of school closed Friday. Miss Bartlett and pupils gave a nice program in the afternoon, a spelling and ciphering match followed with Wm Green best speller and Albert Wright best in ciphering.
The report notes the last day of school at Pleasant Hill last Wednesday with residents like Edgar Bowers hauling ties to Pekin and John Vayles providing music. It mentions visits to Salem and Pekin, local work changes, illnesses, and a upcoming rock road election in Pierce with urging turnout.
Fort Hill residents report weekend visits by Jeff Mitchell and wife to Mr. Martha Mitchell. Chas Purkhiser called Saturday. Sudiay with his brother Thornton near College Hill. Ferry Dawalt and family visited. Bert Trueblood and Marvin Martin seen. Otto Marshall bought a mare from Zattie Zink. Ellen Charles, visiting relatives, returned to Tangier Oklahoma.
A fragmentary line notes a small payment or demand described as one dollar for all she could come forward with, reflecting a terse, unnamed transaction in a brief clipped snippet.
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