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Newspaper

Pekin Advance

Location

Pekin, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1912

Page

4

Pleasant social visits and a large Saturday sale noted

Old Pekin, Meo and Mrs. Carl Biroyd Phong spent Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs. C W Johnson. Albert Gray and family were at Bethel Sunday afternoon. Miller preached three interesting sermons over Sunday. A large stock sale near Puoli and various family visits are mentioned, with several names and places cited.

Meo Carl Biroyd | Phong C. W. Johnson Albert Gray Hethel Maule Gray C.W. Johnson Bethel Kite Miller Raymond Martin Wert Ninalartin Ted Flora Nil Noble Wood Johnson Family Lanty

Rosebud and Surrounding Farm Notes Run Wide

Rosebud area report notes corn planting complete by June. Farmers and families like Harmon, Kelley, Hall, and Godby attend local gatherings, church, and social events. Weather cool, wheat ready for aut, plowing and haywork continue. many neighbors travel to Salem, Douglas, or Kan sas for visits and supplies.

Albert Harmon Frank Kelley Codby Sylvester Hauger Salem Emerson Eva Hall Mie Kansas

Mitchell Indiana News Fragments Tie To Names And Visits

Local notes record visits and small engagements around Mitchell Indiana. Names include Jayne pop Gray James Gibson Samuel Armstrong and Amy Jones Maple with social calls at homes church outings and weekend errands. Continuous brief items mention calf purchases and visitors such as Barton Smedley G Jason Bauer and Mrs A J Jones without broader context.

Man Who Stood Still Dies In Hawarden Illinois

The death of D. W. Stockwell, famed as the Man Who Stood Still, marks the passing of a local Illinois character. Once owner of a Chicago store that kept aging goods on shelves, he prospered after the war, then ran a curiosity shop for decades without advertising. He lived in Hawarden, 76, and was noted for his long hours and odd stock such as hoopskirts and jet jewelry.

D. W. Stockwell Hawarden Gan Illinois Chicago Stockwell

New Liberty Social Notes From Scottsburg Area

Bart brahn wit) of Scottsburg Sere Nin is Ling in these parks last week. Ranen Bartle visiting friends. Pixley Huiled Flora Davir rs. Adlines Casey Sunday at Samuel Waller. Randal Bartle visiting grandfather in Scottsburg. Matthews and John Jeffa Sun Crnevt Séhail Memphie spent Sunday at Aros Gray. Jonas Birtland family at Jefferson Williams Sunday.

Barthrahn Wit Scottsburg Pixley Aros Gray's Jonas Birtland Jefffrson Williams

Fragmentary Golf Banter Across Church Confrontation

In a mangled OCR fragment a minister questions a fener about shouting Gatun during golf mishits. The deacon replies lightheartedly about being bigger and staying solitary in the game, leaving the rest unreadable.

Fener Gatun Alon Gatunl

Unclear financial item from early ledger text

Fragmentary OCR shows mentions of loans and discounts, deposits, and banks with garbled names. It references Indiana banks and a sworn statement, but the text is incomplete and unreadable for precise facts or entities.

Belew Indiana

Local Easter Record Recalls Tragic Windsor End

Fragmentary notes describe distress at a Windsor estate with references to Olive Braneh, Eliza Daily, and Erma Menders in a solemn Easter Record. Witness accounts mention a serious complication and a frightened heiress, while a minister and doctor weigh in on health concerns amid alarmed townspeople.

Eliza Erma Menders

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