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Newspaper
Pekin Advance
Location
Pekin, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1916
Page
2
Notes mix political quips, social sketches, and trivia as a Pekin newspaper page from January 25, 1912 wanders through jokes about senatorial courtesy, fashion trends, wartime attitudes, and odd anecdotes. It references famous names, fashion, and public life in a brisk, period tone.
Social meetings held every Sunday at various locations including Mild and College Hill with Bible readings on Sunday nights. J S Johns to attend New Pekin on the second Sunday each month. J F Taylor to visit Martinsburg on the fourth Sunday and the Sunday night of each month.
A list of multiple area churches with their weekly and monthly schedules. M. E. Church Pekin holds Sunday School at 10 am and services on the 2nd and 4th Sundays at 7 pm. Borden ME and Emmanuel ME list evening services on 1st and 3rd Sundays. Daisy Hill Chapel U B invites all to standard Saturday night and Friday school. Primitive Baptist, Morris Chapel Christian, Blue River Missionary Baptist, Martinsburg U B Church, Mt Zion Baptist, and other congregations show varied Sunday and Saturday night services, with prayers and meetings. Rev. E E Young, Rev. Cranford, Rev. Holnes-Fastar, and L. Sanders named as pastors.
Ad urges readers to heed early kidney warning signs and avoid Bright's disease. It promotes Foley Kidney Pills sold by Markland Pharmacy as a preventive remedy, warning of severe consequences if ignored.
Rongess Teepavas notes the World’s longest telephone wire spans 3390 miles from New York to San Francisco. The vast link emphasizes rapid cross country communication and technological ambition of the era.
A dated health note promotes outdoor exercise as the best laxative to keep bowels regular. It advises drinking a full glass of water before breakfast, eating abundant fruit and vegetables, and establishing a regular routine. It mentions Chambers medicine as pleasant to take and to settle effects, sold by Markland Pharmacy.
A boarder complains the water tastes off and drinks milk by mistake while the landlady reminds him that his board bill was due yesterday. The exchange notes confusion over beverage contents and payment overdue.
A fragmentary dialogue mentions Carabasie's daughter and a conversation between a farmer and a parson. The farmer notes the daughter is beautiful and spirited, while the parson remarks on her charm. The exchange hints at courtship and appearances within a rural setting.
Shel possesses substantial wealth yet receives little attention from men. He notes her wealth may deter advances, as she does not signal availability or interest.
Jack Obi notes we had Reggys hat band and a noisy scene as they danced.
A garbled OCR snippet describes a noisy scene and a telephonic exchange. The text mentions a man explaining to his wife over the phone and that the listener could not hear a word. No clear names, dates, or places are readable.
The article analyzes what differentiates quicksand from normal sand, noting that shore sands can suddenly give way under load. It discusses clay layers, trapped gas, and atmospheric pressure as factors, and cites the Goodwin sands as a famed danger. It mentions ships stranded or lost, with remains resurfacing. steam era reduces such losses.
The editor of Keene's Bath Journal, one of the oldest weekly provincial papers dating to 1742, has ceased publication. The Bath Journal passed through the Keene family by marriage and long featured patent medicines and heroically ornate advertising copy for cures.
The Chris tian Herald reports the debate on whether Australian Aborigines form a distinct race. Some scholars labeled them black and Negro, while others view their features as Caucasian along with Vedda of Ceylon and Indian hill tribes. The piece notes a vast Eurasian belt and contrasts early white contact with minimal civilization.
A single photographic negative yields an unlimited number of positives for distribution nationwide. After exchanges are stocked, negatives remain with the producer. Additional positives can be made anytime. Scratched films indicate heavy exhibition. Second-run prints cost exhibitors more than initial releases. Film life typically meets theater demand without extra prints.
A fragmentary quote from a Deacon and a local figure, Upson Downs, discussing kitchen implements and daily meals. The text blends dialect and humor as they describe places shaped by daily food preparation and the roles of townsfolk in meal-making and sustenance.
Big Spring residents joined services and social visits as families such as Kepley, Bunch, Davis, and Bright shared meals and attended church. Travelers from Martinsburg Pekin Livonia and nearby areas stopped by Kepley and Hertel households for dinners and fellowship, while others delivered hogs to market and noted protracted meetings in Kan sas and South Liberty.
An all day meeting is set at Conaway church near South Boston next Sunday with all welcome. Protracted services begin Monday night at Mt Pleasant and continue nightly through Sunday morning if attendance suffices. E. EB. Young, Pastor.
Bethel George Bowers and Samuel Trustner spent Sunday at home in Salem. Mrs Margaret Packwoeil and daughter and Mrs W E Gray visited Mrs Packwoeil's daughter Mrs W W Crowe. John and Ward Rein spent Sunday with Merman Gray. John Williams and family were at Ross Gray's. Master Charley Long returned home at Jeffersonville after visiting St John Williams. George Maburon and Grover Terrelare planning to build a new house. John Packwood of Frederickshire visited Tuesday. Winifred Burne spent Sunday with Bertha Crowe.
Foley's Honey and Tar soothes throat irritation and wheezing, relieves hoarseness, eases breathing, and aids sleep. Advertised by Markland Pharmacy and described as non opiate.
A fragment from a 19th century essay contemplates social tact and genuine friendship as the best token of a man. The wording reflects archaic spellings and suggests a meditation on personal virtue within life’s social fabric.
The note discusses Good Flour and the Minds imprint when pressed firmly. It reflects on daily thought and the unconscious influence people have on others, suggesting that even without dreaming we affect those around us.
Cost of living and salty talk appear in a letter from a Hoeler now in southern California to friends in the North. He laments high prices and mocks the notion of native discovery as he questions regional salt prices and regional language echoes, reflecting longings and regional critique.
A jumble of crumbling clippings mentions Von Blewstudds lineage a branch of family pride and a fish world gender role note. The garbled text references Petticoat government in marine species and a convalescent wife exchange, with names and places obscured.
The sap of the sapodilla tree yields chicle used in chewing gum. Cultivated in Mexico and Central America, the sap is collected by a method called chiele, akin to maple sugar tapping. In 1910 Mexico exported chicle worth 170000 dollars, illustrating the gum industry’s scale.
Fragmentary OCR presents a dated philosophical musing by Emerson on limits of human effort and the impracticality of removing the ocean water. The text discusses vast scales of work, reliance on self, and the gamble of success or failure, with garbled wording obscuring full meaning.
A reader note recalls a child’s memory about a half starved kitten brought indoors on a rainy day. The playful reply evokes parental discipline and a cheeky retort about memories of past pets.
Readable bits show Mrs Newrich recounting a caller describing a dinner party ending with “great éclat” and a joke about “ace” meaning dessert. The tale features her husband’s reaction and a mistaken line about chocolate, with garbled dialogue and unclear context.
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