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Newspaper
Pekin Advance
Location
Pekin, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1912
Page
3
An advertising notice explains the Clothcraft Guarantee hidden inside the inner pocket of every Clothcraft Over Coats and Rain Coats. The message assures buyers of durable fabric and proper workmanship with a promise of service. It emphasizes inspection and satisfaction with purchases.
Thanksgiving at Frank Nales and visits around Martinsburg area dominate the page. Local residents, including Mrs Dora Denny and Miss Nora Purlee, share stories of family visits, church attendance, and daily errands with scattered remarks on local businesses and school events.
Martinsburg area social items noting Albert Morris visiting his mother last Saturday. Chriss Tash and daughter Effie visited Roy Sears, Sand Bill Norris, and their daughter Pekin last week. Samuel Sikes of Kansas visiting. Ode Weller family at Frank Brown's Sunday. Dustin Humbiol Ld family visited Glaude Wartin's Sunday.
Pastiche and oddities headline a blend of quips and jokes from the Washington Herald and Galveston News. A German pancake cure for seasickness appears on steamer menus alongside Benign advice on manners and marriage.
A Swiss traveler Herm Stoll conducted explorations in Iceland during 1910 and 1911, covering over two thousand kilometers and more than three thousand miles in two years. His journeys encompassed vast distances across rugged terrains and regions of Iceland.
Two hundred Kansas teachers answered a question on the greatest woman in history. Judges awarded the prize to the reply praising the wife of a farmer who does her own cooking housework and child rearing while promoting intellectual improvement for her family.
A small feature highlights family recipes as a specialty alongside items like school tablets pencils pens and inks and the E Z Seal Fruit jars.
A miscellaneous school column notes absences tests and lessons for Roy Jess Hall and other Freshmen. It lists new library acquisitions and a debate society event. The County Board of Commissioners meets with reports on road surveys, damages, and bids for the New Pekin to New Liberty road project.
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