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Tick Talk

No. 1 · The Extra Hour Peru, Illinois · Est. 1913 October 2026
Issue No. 1 · October 2026

The Extra Hour

On Sunday, November 1, the clocks fall back and the day is 25 hours long. This month's Tick Talk is about what to do with the extra hour. Welcome back.

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From the archive, for future issues
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How Big Ben got his name

A 1908 report followed a trip to London and a clock that was always “he.” Discover the story behind the name.

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Robert Paton, Elizabeth O'Brien, Henry Ohl and the people the old Tick Talk loved to write about.

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The $20 phone-free bedroom

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