Complex sentence: In 1918, a 400-page book, "The Herbalist" was printed, seven years later The Herbalist Almanac, an annual publication, was begun in 1925, the same year Joseph purchased a wild tract of land on the Little Calumet River.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1918, a 400-page book, "The Herbalist" was printed, seven years later The Herbalist Almanac, an annual publication, was begun in 1925. This was the same year Joseph purchased a wild tract of land on the Little Calumet River.