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Newspaper
Pekin Advance
Location
Pekin, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1915
Page
2
A jumble of 1910s talk covers war sentiment and fashions from London, court cases, naming laws, and marriage licenses. It notes British cooks in demand after war, a man seeking a name change to Hellwagon in Oregon, and mischief and moralizing in humorous vignettes amid reports on Turkish losses, Kaiser's era news, and oddball local scoops.
Church listings from New Pekin and nearby towns note multiple services and visiting pastors across Sundays and midweek meetings. Entries include Church of Christ in New Pekin with 10:30 services, Martinsburg and Conway preaching schedules, and various M E and Primitive Baptist churches with routine Sunday and Saturday events.
A Washington investigation confirmed a theory that flair fattening stems from eating alfalfa. The nauseal site of com game Beh caused prompt attention and the inquiry substantiated the alfalfa hypothesis.
A fragmentary selection shows mock scientific phrasing from the Cincinnati Enquirer mocking officials and a bizarre tip advising thorough rubber preparation with Vaseline or sard amid garbled text. It also references a Washington Star quip about sharpening an axe, reflecting era slang and punctuation errors.
The readable text lists magazine titles and pricing phrases across months and special offers, including Poultry Pointers and Fireside. Limited concrete facts or names appear. no clear event or person is identifiable for a proper news summary.
An offer priced at 1.60 dollars promises a bundle of home news a high class national weekly newspaper juvenile magazine world famous farm magazine influential women magazine and poultry monthly. The appeal targets every family member as a limited time opportunity with options for new or renewal subscriptions and potential extension on renewal.
The World offers its Thrice-A-Week edition at $1.00 per year covering 156 papers and includes The Pekin Advance for $1.65 per year. Regular rates for non-telegraph editions run $2.00 annually.
Cottonseed, once a feed item for Huila livestock, is now widely used to pack glassware replacing hay and straw. The shift aims to reduce breakage and improve cushioning in transit, reflecting a broadened role for cottonseed byproducts in industry.
Fragmentary notes describe using equal parts ammonia and turpentine to remove paint from clothing, a washing method with warm soap suds, and coral tooth powder. It also mentions coral debris being refined into jewelry and sold by Indian perfumers as scented tooth powder at high prices.
A fragmented passage notes that measles and scarlet fever are deadly to all ages among Polynesians and Indians, while the tribes are beginning to develop some immunity. The text mentions meat white people and hints at shifting disease impact across populations.
Harold Lanark, unemployed at twenty four, contemplates suicide after losing his job and a girl named Cynthia. A mysterious elder offers five dollars and a swap of fortunes, prompting Harold to swap lives for a year. He later discovers he has been robbed, but a job offer and Cynthia’s heartfelt letter arrive, changing his outlook as the year begins.
A high promising outlook is noted as a conversation about a land development stock reveals cautious optimism. An investor asks if any money has been taken out yet while the respondent asserts the venture appears favorable and mentions learning a great deal about the company.
The article discusses deep mining at Catlin shaft in South Africa and compares Michigan mines to global sites. It notes temperatures, lack of barriers, and profitability at extreme depths. A self imposed tax critique quotes Franklin about taxation and habit.
A lecturer suggests women should dress attractively for breakfast as for other meals to keep their husbands’ love. A seasoned speaker retorts that husbands can’t see beyond their newspapers, implying lax attention at breakfast.
A European visitor describes how he navigated a New York journey using a guide and a railroad timetable and recalls a seatmate remark about the city. He shares a sense of discovery and the challenge of fitting everything into a visit with humor and caution.
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