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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1934
Page
6
Admirals tale of naval glory sung by Jimmy Garthwaite in a rhymed piece. The verses praise Admirals as glorious figures wearing fine uniforms and sailing the mighty sea.
A reminiscence on 1845 recipes by Elizabeth Acton with modern notes on eggs butter and measurements. The piece discusses custards pound cakes and angel food cake methods while comparing historic and contemporary baking practices and flavorings.
He refuses a vacation agreeing only to take time off to find another job after a dispute with his boss. The conversation hints at workplace tension and a bid for early departure.
Farmer George L. Anderson of Lake Basin bred a sow from Billings neighbor "Dad" Hoerr. Hoerr won a hog calling contest on a local station, prompting the sow to break through a fence and head toward the farmhouse radio, with her litter in chase. Anderson intervened to save his home.
University of Chicago professor Sir William Craigie notes slang terms and common phrases shape language. He highlights expressions like believe it or not and small potatoes as real linguistic contributions, while outlining six most used words including A An The and to be.
Step by step instructions describe beating ingredients until stiff for the batter, then baking in a deep pan one and one fourth hours at 300 F. A paper cover in the last half hour prevents excessive browning. The strawberry sauce follows with butter sugar and strawberries beaten until light. The note credits Bell Syndicate and WNU Service.
A column offers practical household advice including using warm water to rinse spinach, masking fat in meat for children by making flour paste balls boiled in water, griddle cleaning with burnt salt, and washing eggs before refrigeration. These tips reflect midcentury domestic guidance from the Associated Newspapers WNU Service.
In a roadside cottage a dejected bride asks for food and is told there is only angel food left. The exchange underscores limited supplies during hardship. The scene captures scarcity and a stark contrast between expectation and reality.
A thief attempting to steal monuments at Lunburg granite plant in Cuba New York left clues. A deputy sheriff, investigating the robbery, found three fingers severed at the first joint beneath a 900 pound stone.
Mrs. Julia Amburgey of Carrs Fork Headwaters in Whitesburg Kentucky has given birth to triplets, bringing her total number of children to twenty two. The family already includes three sets of twins and all children are reported living.
A neighborhood observer recounts urban hazards from taxicab robberies to con artist scams in New York. Tales include a tired businessman robbed after a Grand Central conference, a Good Samaritan assaulted after aiding a drunken guest, and a taxi driver abandoning a passenger amid a snowbank rescue, all underscoring careful city wandering.
The essay traces enthusiasm to the Greek Theos meaning god, showing how "enthusiastic" once implied being God possessed. It notes the shift from secular zeal to a sacred, divine power concept and cites the Bell Syndicate WNU Service.
A humorous home remedy story where a man claims a pipe froze and was thawed by his father at home. The exchange highlights a simple, self reliant fix without professional help.
Washington University students confuse notable figures in a classroom questionnaire. Professors test knowledge with prompts asking Who is Charles Evans Hughes Rand Pecora H LaGuardia and H G Wells.
Farmer Corntessel muses on amnesia and memory loss, admitting partial recall of his former identity as a prosperous farmer with a thriving market and many unvisited fields. The fragment hints at a sudden change in life and lingering confusion about self.
A Vancouver Prov. bouncer attempting entry to a bank vault jokes to the attendant. He asks for the rubber goods department and says he wants the coupons that bounce back after deposit, comparing to rubber balls.
A city dweller reads a newspaper and jokes that cows hoard. He remarks in the headline that a light native cow hides 7c, prompting his wife to question the idea of hoarding. The exchange humorously plays on the word hoard and a cow related headline.
A light humorous bon mot features the Fish family asking how they weighed a baby and answering that they used scales, a playful domestic quip typical of a lighthearted column.
In a playful domestic exchange, Mary insists the cat brought home chickens while the mistress corrects to kittens. The dialogue centers on a harmless household misunderstanding and the cat’s supposed bounty.
A London humorist quips that when women wear longer dresses several industries gain, and wishes they would wear them even longer, to benefit husbands.
A Portland Express quip contrasts a flapper remark with a candid tease about her hair resembling a mop. The brief social vignette captures the era’s flapper banter and light humor in a seaside paper snippet.
A brief exchange centers on a boarding house with how’s your new setup and a comment that rooms are tolerable and food is so-so while gossip is notably lively. The dialogue emphasizes social atmosphere over lodging quality.
Jim notes his father has a humorous name that appears in a check as well. The dialogue hints at pride and amusement over a distinctive family identifier.
A compact humorous note explains a door feature. The text jokes that the round hole serves to accept circular letters, prompting readers to consider oddities in everyday hardware.
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