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Newspaper
Pekin Advance
Location
Pekin, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1916
Page
2
A scattered OCR glimpse shows short satirical snippets and jokes on daily life including weather,Coins, crops, and social mores. References drift to a Pennsylvania alligator, modern gavel battles, daylight saving, and a quirky note on French war dogs rewarded with gold collars.
Church notes list multiple congregations with social meetings Sundays at 10 30 A M and Lord's Day services. Preaching on various Sundays 7 PM or 10 30 AM, Bible readings, Sunday School times, and prayers. Invitations extended by pastors including Rev ELE and L. S. Sanders.
A note warns of an unusually sickly summer for children and urges extra measures to keep bowels open and liver active. Foley Cathartic Tablets are promoted as a safe option, while harsher physic may cause pain nausea or griping. Sold by Markland Pharmacy.
A fragmented wartime style assertion notes the United States has foresight in stockpiling steel and water resources, while European nations lag behind in this strategy, highlighting America as a leader in industrial preparedness.
A Black woman employed by an aid on Prospect avenue explains to a neighbor the good job she has and praises her mistress while noting she is ill much of the time in this city star fragment.
A fragmentary survey touches on Swiss merchants and French port access at Cette, speculates on Swiss seafaring limits, and notes various global curiosities. It mentions Audubon societies, California insect measures, and Alexander Bell’s views on early marriage longevity, with garbled references to sea serpents and ancient trade.
A deteriorating line of thought warns that small daily excesses lead to poverty and public disgrace. The Pines-Star criticizes social habits and echoes on modern temptations, noting the shift in judgment as relationships and manners are scrutinized by contemporary society.
A batch of unpublished Mekers tee shirts sold for 450 dollars. Buyers believed the items would have fetched more if saved for letters and a breach of promise case they thought might have risen.
Dorothy Dix comments on a so called wotherso law seen as a bane of modern households. The piece links the trend to busy paragraphs, free baths, and a small boy tied to an evolving social scene.
A fragment quotes a user praising Foley Kidney Pills for kidney trouble and back pain, saying the remedy made her feel like a new person after two years of neglect symptoms. It notes the product is sold by Markland Pharmacy.
In the composing room Sid Noyes explains he never fully grasped brainstorms until becoming a printer and setting up ads drawn by correspondence school writers. The anecdote reflects newsroom improvisation and practical learning on ad creation and creative processes.
A brief motivational note cites Booker T. Washington era sentiment urging readers to measure themselves against broad progress, not peers above. The author emphasizes making the most of one’s own opportunities and cultivating personal growth rather than envy or despair.
A housekeeper tested a treatment on two hard pine doors, using oak filler intended for oak flooring on the pine. She rubbed it smooth, noting the dark oak appearance. The floor was waxed the next day, yielding a uniform brown sheen and a neat finish.
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