Fourth of July in Pekin and diverse notes from the edition
The Pekin Advance covers Fourth of July celebration customs at Pekin with reflections on civic joy and family gatherings. It includes items on public speeches, veterans’ remembrance, and holiday spirit, plus practical notes on canning venture, dairy feeding rules, and a safer Fourth message from the Daughters of the American Revolution.
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Pekin
Dresen
Senie
Aules
Sume
Gyfer
All Corp
Company Maniiers
Hfe
Pennsylvania Experiment Station
Pennsylvania
Daughters of the American Revolution
Dangeia
Rambling Gospel Reflections and Kitchen Tips
A fragmented piece blends religious aphorisms with domestic advice. It muses on faith, character, and social duty while offering a garbled, wartime era style recipe note about boiled eggs, toast, and a white sauce. The text juxtaposes moral exhortations with practical homemaking hints amid cluttered phrasing.
Missing baby found in vestibule in fashionable New York district
In Steart Set a New York woman reports discovering a baby left in a vestibule. She told the police the child was wrapped in a black shawl and that it had been there only a few minutes. The note ends with unclear garbled text.
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Wilson
New Jersey
Missouri
Clark
Illinois
West Virginia
Ilinois
James
Golorado
Colorado
Doyamin
New York
Déilag and Feit in a Hawaii title bout
Déilag and Feit clash in a Hawaii title bout as spectators expect a tight contest. The event highlights local boxing talent with both fighters seeking regional bragging rights and a potential move toward higher ranks.
Fashions Raise Yellow Hue in New Era and Lace Jubots
Fashion notes describe sponge cloth, yellow shades across tweeds and hats, chamois leather, and new turn-down collars with lawn lace accents. Lace and net jubots trend, sheer lawn waning amid bold color palettes and updated blouse collars. A separate item notes a Nottingham Guardian report on a cache of illuminated manuscripts from 1480 found in Oxton Hall library, with fifty bound folios in oak chests and leather bindings.
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Oxton Hall
Nottingham
Eng
W. Laycock
Scrappy and Hook Inconsistent Banter In Vacation Sketch
A fragmented dialogue shows Scrappy and Mrs Scrappy trading jumbled words about marriage a flirtation and a summer vacation. The exchange hints at humor through mispronounced lines and a mock heated banter among characters Hook and Conk with Ne Js and others referenced.
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Hook
Ne Js
None to Sell Mine Stock Question Emerges
Linka asks about trading stock in the gold mine proposition once discussed. Wicks replies that they found the mine contained old fault rock and not much worth parting with.
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Bay
Unsigned OCR Fragment Describes Time Change Urgency
A scattered OCR fragment references a needed time change and urgency for scheduling. It mentions dates and actions by individuals, but the text is incomplete and unclear. The readable parts imply a request for adjustments and coordination.
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Pekin Advance
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Advance Printing CO
Postoltiey
G. 5
Edwards
United States
Cammne
Ontit
Suide
S ii
Rams
God
Chris
Hiawa
Kitha K. Wooley
Young Broge
Scrappy
Undertakers
Salem
Hoosier
Indiana
H. C. Sullivan
Pekin, Indiana
G. M. Johnson
Aluminum
Rissell
Fred Tyrauf
Phuonneida
E. Markat St
New Albany
Stéit
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