Local town updates and notices of residents in Pekin area
A flood of quick notes lists residents and visitors across Pekin, Salem, Orleans, Louisville and nearby towns. Names include A Gurtis, Win Griffin, Charles Emery, Rev E G Phillips, Sheriff Gus Markland, R M Taggart, Rev Henry Davis, C W Johnson, Mrs R E Zink, Mrs Jas Orr, Grover Curis, Mrs Ross Marshall, Homer Martin, C B Wyatt, Mrs Emerson Zink, Thad Blanemaker, Tyrace Terkeine, Isaac Howell, Effie, and others. Also items on sales, local business, church preaching, and upcoming shirt sales and laundry services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Davis
Goss
C. W. Johnson
Salen
R. E. Zink
Jas. Orr
Louisville
Pekin
Grover Curis
Salem
Ross Marshall
Homer Martin
C.B. Wyatt
Old Zoar
Falls Cities
Emerson Zink
Son Fine
Mr. Brennan
Chicago
Howard Motsinger
Frank Purlee
Near Hale
Col
GB. Wyman
Dutch Creek
Ray Elrod
Claude Martin
Martinsburg
Seit Bellows
Salem Sived
Tash Farm Pioneers of Pekin Enduring Family Heritage
Sarah Stanley Tash and husband John from North Carolina settled land east of Pekin around 1834. They built a log house on the Tash farm and cleared the land for sustenance. Nine children grew up there, five sons and four daughters, all raised with upright citizenship guiding the third generation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Stanley Tash
Indiana
John Tash
North Carolina
Pekin
Tash Farm
Joseph
Andrew
Lewis
Christian
John
Kate
Talitha
Sarah
Malinda
Tash Cemetery Gains Public Grounds in Pekin
Obscure 19th century notices recount the Tash family era with Mrs Sarah Tash guiding early affairs. The Tash Graveyard expanded into a public cemetery near Pekin with trustees F M Tash Jos H Graves and A Curtis, funded by donations and a road from the schoolhouse to the site, a quarter mile away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Tash
Sarah
Autrust iStinken
Tash
F. M. Tash
Jos. H. Graves
A. Curtis
Pekin
The Telephone Sprite on the Party Line
A voice complains of the party line and its unwanted taps. The narrator imagines the telephony disruption and writes of the public nuisance, arguing subscribers deserve private, undisturbed conversations without eavesdropping or shared interference.
Phone privacy and morals raise alarms in society
A column laments the invasion of personal confidences via the telephone, condemning tapping and improper use. It argues such behavior harms families, weakens morals, and should be rejected as a vice, urging readers to uphold propriety and attend church events with scheduled sermons.
Our Contest Nominations and Standing to Date
Nominations and standings listed for Palmer Burns Mann Matthews Elbert Purlee Phillips BOG Herman Gray among others. The notice invites further nominations and asks those indebted to settle accounts by cash before May 1, with overdue balances to be turned for collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmer Burns
Atnh Mann
Robert Matthews
Elbert J. Purlee
Buo Dagh Phillips
Herman Gray
Obituary of Albert Barnes Wyman of Oklahoma
Albert Barnes Wyman born July 1 1860 in Dutch Creek Washington County Indiana died in Cherokee Oklahoma after moves to Hastings and back to Cherokee for health reasons. He married Agnes Beck October 4 1902 and leaves a wife two brothers one sister and many relatives and friends. He is buried in Cherokee Oklahoma and was known for social and business ties across Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Barnes Wyman
Lewis and
Enisha Wyman
Dutch Creek
Washington Co
Indiana
Cherokee
Oklahoma
Agnes Beck
Becks Mill
Cherokee Oklahoma
Wyman
Hastings Okahoma
Too Soon Caveman longs for winter coat style
Fragmented text reflects a fictional caveman musing on pro phatic vision and a wish for automobiles and winter coats. The passage includes disjointed phrases about hairiness and social pence, with crude interjections signaling damaged OCR readability.
Blue Grass Lawn Mower Promises Quiet, Strong Performance
An advertisement extols the Blue Grass lawn mower as the lightest, smoothest cutting high grade mower with precise bearings, adjustable features, cast steel cutter blades, and noiseless operation. It emphasizes superior material and workmanship built to last generations and invites consideration whether or not to purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crucible
Gambina
Garden Hose and Lawn Tools Offered by Johnson and Sons
See us for your wants in garden hose lawn rakes and other requisites for home and garden. G M Johnson and Sons Hardware Branch promotes hardware bargains amid a poor economy with a social aim, noting the folly of buying unnecessary items to appear affluent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. M. Johnson & Sons Hardware
SHERWIN-WILLIAMS Lyne-SucFuR SOLUTION
SHERWIN-WILLIAMS Lyne-SucFuR SOLUTION an simple and economical remedy for scale insects and fungus diseases. Tt contains practically no sediment, does not crystallize and retains its strength indefinitely. S-V Solution can be used as a summer or fungicide spray by proper dilution. 'Tt gives the fruit and fu Hage ad ded color and a smooth skin, and is particularly effective in ihidicating scale 'hsects, yO 2
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherwin-Williams
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. Gurtis
Win
Griffin
Charles Emery
Sam Karnes
E. G. Phillips
Gus Markland
R. M. Taggart
Orleans
Wrs
Claude Zenor
Orleane Monte Rey
Zenor
W My
Thad Blanemaker
Isaac Howell
Effie
Robert Hurst
Family Sunday
Overtin
Claud Gray
Jas, Blankenbaker
Flisha Barvilton
Warder Bier
JM Johnson
Wede Yon
Noble John
Taruisville
New Albany
Brownstown
Seymour
Carl Elrod
Clara Fawkes
Shelbyville
H. Ui
Skilea
Frankfort, Ky
H. G. Skilys
Famile
Bertie Growers
Pekin Rardwood Lumber Co
Thomas Beovk
The
Knights of la Tiesington
Ioreuters
Lumsvilla
Langford of
Paoli
Church of Church
New Pekin
J. Frank Jenner
Hi Father
Pastor Jenner
Alva Weller
Home Steam Laundry
Ford
G. M. Johnson
Turtis
Farmers Institute
Purdue University
Aquila Curtis
Counts
Ieval
Extensio
W. C. Latta
Sarah Stanley Tasit
Billy Monday
Methodist Episcopal Church
J. Frank Jennig
Mt. Pleasant
Borden
Gblo State Journal
Thos
Ballows
Pres
Citizens Bank
Howard G. Skiles
Miestand
Hanks and Trust Companies
Total
County of Washington
Sto
Howard G. Skilve
Henry Weber
Town Cork
Dawalt
Etzler
IND
Galveston
Kabo
Atyler
Karo
H.C. Sullivan
Pekin, Indiana
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