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Newspaper
Pekin Advance
Location
Pekin, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1917
Page
2
A garbled Pekin Advance clipping references eviction of a second class master in Pekin Indiana around January and March 1879. It mentions pastors, wealth, football, travel, and social concerns in a series of jumbled musings about prices, weather, peace, and daily life. The fragmentary text lacks clear events or names.
A mixed church notices page lists Church of Christ events in New Pekin and nearby towns. It notes Sunday meetings at 10:80 A.M, preaching on specified Sundays, Bible readings, Sunday School times, and midweek prayer and youth sessions. Also mentions Martinsburg and Conway services, and Emmanuel and Bethel churches with various Sunday schedules and locations.
Public notices list multiple churches with weekly and weekend preaching times. Olive Branch Primitive Baptist, Morris Chapel Christian Church, Blue River Missionary Baptist, Martinsburg U.S. Church, and others announce pastors and service slots including Saturday night and Sunday schedules, with seasonal time changes and weekly prayer meetings. Local readers are invited to attend.
An old ad describes many cough types from dry and winter coughs to bronchial and asthmatic coughs. It claims Foley's Honey and Tar cured coughing, sold by Markland Pharmacy, and notes local island geology and a geological claim about limestone in Tennessee.
A garbled OCR fragment references a camille figure and vague numbers, producing unclear lines about conflict or challenge. No coherent event or person can be identified from the readable text.
A reflective piece from Chitluston News and Courier extols belief in self as the cornerstone of achievement. It warns that mere wish without resilient, well developed confidence defeats effort, citing failed paths and the need to keep hope and enthusiasm alive amidst disappointment.
A motion picture explanation shows why rotating wheels seem to freeze between frames. With about twenty exposures per second, consecutive spokes align differently, producing a misleading illusion of backward and forward motion as the eye tracks each discrete photograph.
The European war spurred a rapid rise in embroidery and lace production in Manila and surrounding provinces. Public schools train workers in this craft, American agencies support commerce, and more than 20,000 Manila women are employed with monthly payrolls exceeding $100,000 as demand soars.
The British government plans steps to allow soldiers sailors and munition workers to vote in general elections when needed. It argues denying service members a vote is unjust and contrary to common sense. Lieutenant Ernest Shackleton vows to join Europe fighting forces after attempting to rescue ten expedition members stranded at Ross Sea shores illustrating ambitious duty and conflicting motives.
A western physiologist claims blood sugar rises in rage more than in other states. The article notes public skepticism, and a St Louis hobo after 16 years of wandering says travel is unprofitable. It mentions a gruesome accident and a federal mediator.
Edith Maychester, a teen turned investor, is manipulated by a broker in a wild Goose Silver Mine scheme. A young man named Henderson shares the fraud, alerting Edith and her father, leading to a public temper and eventual marriage as the fallout unfolds.
A stranger offers assistance to a irascible motorist with a flat tire. The motorist asks him to whistle La Paloma to avoid giving foolish advice, and the stranger agrees that whistling will keep him from offering input.
A youthful reporter asks the city editor about a story and the editor notes readers assume death by own action in rash acts. Anxious Walting and an amorous inventor discuss Wall Street with a broker yet to bring in the verdict.
A fragmented courtroom exchange shows a battered defendant claiming effort against temptations and recognizing the judge's patience. The dialogue hints at repeated attempts and a struggle to reach this moment, with evasive language about luck and resolve.
A weathered farmer and his wife discuss a newspaper at a crossroads store, expressing dissatisfaction with the paper’s pictures and content. The old granger comments the images are mostly dull while questioning what’s wrong with it as they exchange rural banter.
A new arrival asks a nurse for a kiss. The nurse questions if he is in love, noting his short time there and adding a remark about having never had a sterilized kiss. The exchange ends with the man admitting uncertainty about love.
The newest office building feature is a garage for tenants. If a person has no car, he can go to the garage and smell the gasoline belonging to another fellow.
Fragmentary stage dialogue shows a melodrama with a villain choking the heroine and the hero vacillating on a path that hints at a pivotal choice, delivering a tense three hour rhythm in the audience’s imagination.
A Mtto Ohio hamlet reports its hens produce about 20 000 eggs per day. Local producers claim the figure reflects steady daily output across the small community.
An old newspaper advertisement touts a bundled one year subscription deal for five publications including Cincinnati Weekly Enquirer and Farm & Fireside. It promises instant price advance risk, urges early orders, notes free May Manton pattern with Today's Magazine, and directs to mail orders to The Advance.
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