Strawberries and farming shift in Knob district
A local analysis traces the strawberry boom in Knob district from a new fruit-based livelihood to overproduction. It notes grain farmers switching to berries, the impact on incomes, and urges a return to mixed farming while highlighting price pressures and lessons from experience. It also briefly mentions a French flourless bread machine innovation transforming wheat into dough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deniyag
Borden
Knob
Redmck
Billy
Select a goodhearted cabbage in a dyspepsia tale
An odd, incomplete excerpt humorously mentions a goodhearted cabbage and remedies with dyspepsia. The fragment hints at flawed tastes and a writer of a cooking recipe, but provides little concrete event, person, or place details.
The Place of the Child in Christianity
The article argues Christianity uniquely elevates childhood, contrasting it with other faiths. It cites Jesus' care for children, the church's early focus on orphans and schools, and quotes Uhlhorn on the gospel giving youth their due in Christian life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ithem
Kingdom of Heaven
Uhlhorn
Cheap Life Insurance and Bull Safety on the Farm
A central state paper recounts a farmer's narrow escape from an enraged bull by climbing a feed rack and the later discovery of the father's mangled body in the yard. The piece argues the wisdom of breaking young bulls to work, framing it as cheap insurance through increased docility and utility.
Budget plan for church missions sparks debate and warning
The article discusses a centralized Budget Plan for church missionary and benevolent work, urging spiritual motives over mechanical appeals, and warns against overemphasis on designated giving. It notes leadership hopes for broader participation and sustained support, with sermons planned to build informed, principled giving among members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sori Sim
David McConaughy
Flying machine claim sparks search for landing site
Bronson and Woodson discuss a claimed flying machine. Bronson presses Wandson on whether it flies and where it will land as the parties seek the means to determine its destination and practical use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronson
Woodson
Wandson
Minister Marries Five Couples in One Hour
A humorous snippet notes the Minister yesterday wed five young couples in an hour, calling it rapid work. The quip compares speed to a yachtsman’s pace and jokingly mocks the idea that quick knots count as bragging rights.
Duck-What Fortune-Teller Tells Barnyard About a Dark Lady
In a barnyard scene a fortune teller chicken warns the duck that she will be involved in a romance with a country looking man bearing a dark past. The tale hints at intrigue and social entanglements among farmyard characters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duck
Chicken
Ap Ax
Nine Lives and Dox Policy Dispute Confusion
A garbled excerpt suggests a dispute over nine insurance policies and related coverage. It mentions terms like dox, Tal, cat, 44, and blame for injuries, with confusion over payment obligations and policy details. Further readable facts are unavailable in the fragment.
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Pekin Advance Esbisshad
Pekin
Advance, Printing CO
Ind
DS. Edwards
Wm. J. Bryan
Resolutions Committee
Bryan
Credentials Committee
Baltimore
Clark
Iyai Phinta
Bunt
Fhien
Kern
France
Harper's Weekly
Goethe
Bode
Carlabad
Rehboin
Charles
Scott
Nanty
Swart -Am
Nietzech
Wuith
Plessure
Bryant & Stratton
Thorps
Jeffersonville Business College
Bryant & Sthatem College
Louisville
New Albany
Middlesmore
Rie
H. C. Sullivan
Pekin, Indiana
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