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Newspaper

Pekin Advance

Location

Pekin, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Apr 04, 1912

Page

2

Orange County Political Announcements and Fees

Thomas B Buskirk of Orange County announces campaign notices requiring advance payment for announcements. The Pekin Advance card lists positions including Congressman Judge Prosecuting Attorney and various county offices with stated fees. William H Paynter and Frank S Fippin declare candidacies for judge and prosecuting attorney in the Indiana judicial circuits, pending Democratic primaries and conventions.

Pekin Forty Second Judicial Indiana Lounties Washington Grange William H. Paynter Washington County Frank 5. Fippin Washington and Orange Democrimarius Asa Elliott 42Nd Judicial Circuit Thomas P. Masterson

The Ball Buzzard Farm News and Rural Advice

A Pekin area note reports two buzzards near farmers Mrs Ethel Gray and Essie Johnson as they cross Lant Johnson's farm. The piece provides poultry tips about spading chicken yards, oats, brooding early chicks, and housing, plus several local political notes and humorous quips.

Ethel Gray Essie Johnson Lant Johnson Pekin

Advertising the home newspaper pays merchants big gains

A guide on advertising emphasizes home newspaper ads as essential for merchants. It cites proportional spend based on yearly sales, noting Sedan Kansas merchant J H Edwards spent 2200 in ads and built wealth, homes, a farm, and a car. It also touches on Shakespeare and the importance of white space.

Sedan Chataugua County Kansas J. H. Edwards Edwards

Port of Workless Men and a Humble Lab of Dr Gulick

A bleak scene in a Russian square shows unemployed men waiting for work, fed a single black bread piece daily, many never leaving the square. The passage also profiles Dr. Luther H. Gulick, born in Honolulu, who rose from humble beginnings to lead hygiene at the Sage Foundation after studies and teaching roles, with a background in Japan and a plan to become a medical missionary.

Mogeow Eli Laudeau Milliam Seymour Edwarda Scandinavia Moscow Luther H. Guilek Department of Hygiene The Sage Foundation Oberlin College Janos Hanover N.el University of New York Gulick Honolulu Japan Vanes

Unclear fragmentary text from a historical page

The readable portion shows a nonsensical mix of words and numbers with no coherent event or identifiable entities to summarize into a meaningful news item. No clear people, places, dates, or actions are present to anchor a factual card.

Greater Barnstormers open ine season at Plankville

The Winesap County Weekly Vin dicator notes a record Plankville season with Greater Barnstormers Minstrels, Svengali acts, East Lynne and other melodrama, plus a busy -sponsored schedule. Notable names include Nick Dugging and Prof X Svengali. festivities feature theater, concerts, and parades through January with plans for future shows and improvements.

Winesap County Weekly Plankville Barnstormers Plok Susta Nick Dugging Minstrels Rastus Johnettig

New Find of Old Race Site on Fenning Island

Archaeological work on Fenning Island in the mid Pacific indicates ancient habitation by a people capable of constructing a large stone building 56 feet by 200 feet with mortised stones. A tomb nearby held a human skeleton, a necklace made from whale tooth, and items including a fox skull, suggesting ritual or status symbolism.

Fenning Island mid-Pacific News Bt Makurd Vantouver B. C Segaliae Aki I Architerbail

Fragmented query about site mapping and date inquiry

A partially garbled text asking about a site, its mapping, and a date reference. It lacks clear names or events, providing only scattered letters and symbols. No specific persons, organizations, places, or actions are identifiable.

Jonah Jones and the gloom that follows a sunny day

The piece presents a humorous regional verse about Jonah Jones who dampens mood with dour reflections on spring and fortune. It contrasts bright weather and hopeful plans with his steady refrain that misfortune lurks, framing a comic moral about optimism and skepticism.

Jonah Jones Jonah Gravevatl

Plainness and Simplicity in Language Noted

A fragmented note discusses plain speech and clarity, favoring clean expression over abruptness. It mentions language under strain and hints at cultural or linguistic guidance without specific names or dates.

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