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Newspaper
Pekin Advance
Location
Pekin, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1918
Page
4
A vintage testimonial touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as effective for coughs colds croup and whooping cough. It highlights its pleasant taste safe use for children and lack of narcotics with a note from Wm Scruby of Chillicothe Missouri praising its reliability for three raised children and household use.
SOUDERS Mrs Naomi Nale and children spent time Wednesday afternoon at James Nales. Oscar Nale and Oliver Wright are filling silos near Salem. James and Henry Voyles visited John Voyles this past week. Mrs Elin Martin visited daughter Mae Morris near Shilo church. Herman Nale works for uncle Steva Nale. Emma Curtis and two sons Raymond and Paul spent Sunday at John Voyles. Oscar Nale and family with Mrs Ella Martin and son Elmer called at John Voyles Sunday evening. Fisper Nale and wife spent Saturday night with her parents.
A.W. Millar of Wooster Ohio reports a bad cold and sore throat after changing beds and weather. Four doses of Foley's Honey and Tar relieved symptoms in a day. The ad cautions selecting genuine Foley's with no opiates and warns against substitutes.
In Greenbrier rains delay plowing as farmers switch to tomato crops. The week includes visits and gatherings among locals such as Weller in Salem, Wrights of Oakland, Marklands, Naugles, and many neighbors. Sunday trips feature multiple families visiting relatives and friends around town, including stops at Willard Floyds and Mrs. Nancy Lidikay’s.
Paul Lucas went to Charleston on Saturday and returned Sunday with his sister Helen who had been visiting relatives there for two weeks. Noble Johnson and family are attending the Indiana State Fair this week.
A small classified style note invites readers to cut out the item and mail it with 5c to Foley & Co. at 2925 Sheffield Ave Chicago, NL. The promise is a trial package including Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs colds and croup, Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets from Markland's Pharmacy.
Mark Sloan and family of New Albany visit Dora Denny's family this week. Ora Smith moves from Jordan Nale farm near Salem to his newly purchased farm. Wilmer Souder and wife visit Mrs Souder's parents. Louder returns to work in Washington. Bartlett builds a concrete bridge near the school house. Miss Mary Frank of Harriston County teaches this winter. Frank Nale and wife visit Aunt Susan Batts. Carl Turner and family visit Mrs Bartlett. Miss Lulu Denny leaves for Marshall Missouri to teach at an industrial school. Miss Anna Goss Ada Nale and Bertha Corn spend vacation with parents. Susie Rush and Anna Goxs attend County Institute in Salem. Mrs Cris Temple and daughter Jeremy visit H D Rush. Everett Sexton visits Wilbur Rush. James Corn and family visit G M Martins. Dogs kill sheep for W W Crim. B V Bartlett visits Salem.
A Belvidere resident Miss Sarah Weston writes of serious distress from kidney trouble caused by overwork and worry. She says she could not stoop and crawled up using effort, but after Foley Kidney Plus she feels like a new person, stronger and better in every way, and heartily recommends the remedy.
Pekin church notices call a Sunday morning service at 10 a.m. and a Sunday evening service at 8 p.m. at Bethel with a children fund offering. Pastor Ed L Moore invites all to attend and support education for local youth. Trustees plan a church repair meeting on Thursday Sept 12 to finish overhauls.
School opens as seasons change risking coughs colds and asthma. Prompt first sign of infection helps keep children in prime health and minimize lost time. Foey Honey and Tar is suggested home remedy from Mafitland's Pharmacy.
Hardinsburg resident George Trinkle of Camp Taylor visited home folks Saturday and Sunday. Arthur Clements has purchased the tome of Brother and Mrs Fred Rutherford, who have a location in Utinoie.
Mrs Enoch Underwood is very poorly. Hardinsburg High School opening date changed to Sept 16. Freshies invited to the Clear Water Camp Fire meeting at Hieve Miss Fur Deremiah home Wednesday. Visitors invited. Frank Cornelius visited George Deremiah and family at Blue River Sunday. Stella Guilette of Jasper attended the Salem Institute last week. Sherman Freeman of Indianapolis returned home after two days with his parents. Hardinburg Stars defeated Cider Fork 6 to 3. Radcliff family moving back to their farm vacated by Ed Vance Sam Henry and wife John Craveng and Chester Radcliff in French Lick Saturday.
For a Weak Stomach The Great relief afforded by Chama berlain's Tablets in a multitude of gases has fully proven the great ware of this preparation for a weak stomach and impaired digestion. In many cases this relief has become permanent and the sufferers have been completely restored to health.
A playful note from the Byer City Papers encourages readers to look through the entire newspaper including ads to get more pages and value for their money. It emphasizes not skipping lines and ads just because they are there.
Assistant to Indiana Food Administrator warns communities against underestimating food club work. He argues the Food Administration must secure food distribution or war effort suffers, affecting armies, workers, doctors, and civilians. Urges joining a U S Food Club to meet Indiana’s share of the duty.
A Lima Ohio reader recalls using Chamberlain's Tablets after stomach trouble and bilious spells began two years ago. She notes rapid improvement following the remedy, reflecting on the advertised product and its impact.
Laurel returns to the mountain home and meets Dan Wilton, the target of a generations old feud. He confesses that love can erase the past stains, and she forgives him as the couple reunites, the forbidden bond overcoming family enmity.
Ruin fell there every day last week. Mrs Heulah Branaman has typhoid fever. Tona Martin and wife visited Bor den due to Mrs Delian Martin's illness. Uncle Noah Rush visited Cora Payne. Wiley Anderson injured his face after a rock fell on his foot. Two weeks of threshing remain. Alva Mull rented a farm near Fort Bill. James Overton killed 53 squirrels but rain hampered hunting. L A Willett visited his brother Albert in Jeffersonville, who has served in Panama. Ethel Payne stayed with Martha Conaway. Mary Payne with Lyette Menders. Willard Weller from Seymour visited. Walter Elliott family from Salem visiting relatives. Selah Payne ill. Typhoid symptoms persist. Walter Maharon sold timber to I Hoyt at Pekin. Rhodes Mendors family passed through, visiting Frank Meadors near Olive Branch church. Plowing and silos work keep farmers busy. Up and About Again notes Kigney problem. C F Reynolds reports Foley Kidney Pills restored back and sleep.
Fragmentary quote shows Uncle's humorous take on people misreading troubles. The garbled text hints at attitudes about truth and perception, with a rural voice noting how others misjudge earnest effort. The excerpt preserves regional dialect and informal storytelling.
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