Pekin News Snapshot of Town Social and Business
Tash in town Tuesday and many residents traveling to nearby towns on Friday and Saturday. reports note visits by Cris Temple, John Od, Samuel Luckonour, and Harry Gill between trains. Local businesses advertise a clothing sale and a cash clearance at C B Elrott’s, while many residents stop by the Pekin office. A church revival and a casualty notice for the Harrison family are also mentioned.
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Saniel Luckonour
Borden
Harry Gill
Seleri Jay
D. Howmen
Homertin
Greenville
Crifis
Jenne
Doug Thompson
New Albany
Caleb Corn
Alonzo Leonard
Chas. E. Wyman
Dutch Crees
C.D. Elliott
The
Kentucky Lithographic Co
Mendar A. Curtis
Louisville
Ros Gray
Dora Johnson
WJ. Johnson
Las Cyeil Johnson
S. J.P. J. Graves
Raley
Ed. Graves
O. S. Edwards
Rewdenen
Kent Fran
Tone Falls
Martinsburg
J. W. Wiestand
Nelson Souder
East Polk
Jeffersonville
C. J. Hoyt
Caver Ch
Bolanrhening
Harper’s Weekly
Welcome Letter From Rome City Editor to Pekin Advance
Acknowledges payment for a one year Advance subscription and expresses delight at receiving the first issue. Offers neck exercise tips to ease stiffness and suggests firm neck massages. Encourages taking an ad in the Pekin Advance to reach readers in the county.
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Rome City
Ind
Pekin Advance
Pekin
Vance
Beneath cenotes and sparrows in Suburban Life notes
An excerpt spans two topics: a Plea for the Sparrow describing cave cenotes and riverways with ladders spanning 3409 feet and depths to 300 feet, and Suburban Life praising sparrows as weed destroyers while contrasting other birds and seasonal habits in gardens.
Olympian Holdup Over a Helmet Mystery
Mars loses his helmet. A brand new ivory wand bearer Ganymede returns with the helmet while Mars vents in mythic banter. The scene ends as Mars grabs the helm and departs with thunderous exclamations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mars
Joye
Minerva
Ganymede
Fresh cows and springers sought by June farm sale
One hundred dairy cows and heifers requested for immediate delivery within the next three weeks. Listings identify LEAT AYURNS HOMER MARTIN as the contact for arranging stock, with details focusing on cattle quality and timing.
Fashions in Smitss and Face Expressions
The note surveys current fashion trends and facial expressions, highlighting baby stares and wide eyes as popular. It mentions a nasal line for a gleam and a joke about lines on a fair face, with Garvey and a "Comedy of Marimen" referenced as cultural touchpoints.
Polite Nation or Decadent Rule
The writing argues that reverence for politeness masks stronger forces at work. It contrasts courtesy with manners, noting deceit can cloak rudeness, and asserts deportment can be taught while courtesy cannot. It ends with a provocative claim about King George ruling over a decadent nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Ehusalf
London
Difference Between a Girl and a Quarantined Brother
A cryptic exchange contrasts a girl with a vio thespin on her nose and a brother quarantined for a childhood disease with an eruption of the skin. The man with the Adam's apple seeks a difference, replying that one brother is mingled and the other's breath is muzzled. A distant loon laments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuiengo
Got the Wrong Ferry Goat
John Wygere boards in Antwerp on December 2 and, after drinking schnapps, sleeps a day. He wakes on the Red Stag near Lapland and asks when the ferry will cross. He learns he will reach New York in about nine days and plans to return to the Sibelit by the Tapland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wygere
Antwerp
Sebeldt
New York
Leemehoug
Acrosh
Tie
Siheliit
Tapland
Hudson
Never Conform to a Money Grudge
A grouchy father complains about taxing his son as the boy pockets a check. The dialogue shows a strained exchange over money and impatience, with the father accusing the son of folly and thrift while the son retorts about tormenting him for money over weeks.
Revival at Borden and Epworth League topics
The Methodist Episcopal Church revival at Borden continues with strong singing led by Samé Davidson and several new members joining. Regular services are set for Bethel Sunday at 10 30 a.m 3 00 p.m. and Borden at 1 30 p.m. Epworth League will discuss "The Strong shall not vant age of the Weak" next Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episcopal Church
J. Frank Jenner
Borden
Samé Davidson
Bethel
Borsden
Epworth League
Sylvia Messer
Fragmentary Names From a Local Notice
A damaged OCR extract lists scattered names including Thos, Gellows, Drs, POMOTASH, Nayfrye, Tes, Ralls, Td. Gases with no clear context or event details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gellows
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John Od
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Lonisque
Howard G. Skiles
Borden, E
Homer Phillips
Wh, Basset &Co
Orleans Soas
Harold
Litterlab
Weller
Eheatrat
C. Bywrod
K. Bagdasarian
Uty
Red Men's Hall
C. B. Elrott’s
HM Herodnmical School
N. E. Purlee
FM. Pray
Will J. Roberts
Aouil
Andy
A. Qortis
Carl Bleu May
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Fh Purner
Andl Yi
Vist
Steve Marka
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P. HS
Hugh Philipps
Gilbert
Theiy Aki
Rendal Calloway
H. Gill
Oklahoma
Amian
Roebuck & Co
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Chicago
Gisleia
Hftttt
Wrade
Pila
Citizens Bank
Indiana
Howart G. Dw
Diostand, Assz. Deshiver
Puzzig
Asoline
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