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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1927
Page
3
Practical guidance on serving temperatures hot and cold, avoiding lukewarm meals, greasing irons to prevent rust, removing rust with scouring powder, and using proper cheese to boost calcium. Tips cover diet balance with Neufohatel and cream cheese, bread textures, and cooking methods like water-bath baking for custards.
Warm weather calls for home brewing with Even Trade malt syrup at 50¢ for a large can. Dry hops available as an extra. Advertisers note Altoms offers the malt and Martins Store advertises men and boys work waists.
The House and Senate discuss a proposed state police department with 3 to 7 troops of 65 men, led by a governor appointed superintendent with a 60000 salary. Other measures include a 1 percent retail chain store license tax and a $50,000 appropriation for town restoration.
The district plans to hurry restoration of New Salem now called New Salem under Old Salem State park south of Petersburg. The state Public Works and Buildings department supervises the project as its hundredth anniversary in 1928 nears for a pageant celebration.
Jerseyville Frost Brothers erect new annex to their concrete plant on West Pearl Street Pekin employs 200 on Insull power plant construction Wayne City plans a new road to McLeansboro Stronghurst oils town roads Columbia lets contract to pave 10 miles of Route 158 Vandalia repairs Fayette county courthouse Farina builds a new school gym and auditorium Staunton completes a new waterworks system Franklin plans a hard surfaced road from Woodson to Franklin Cairo railroad to spend 1.5 million on grading East St Louis to Cairo Richmond upgrades Hotel Columbia Milford lays underground cable Chicago builds New Austin High School at Fulton Street Dieterich adds 10 street lights Grayslake buys new fire equipment.
The United States Department of Labor reports the average annual family income in Illinois is 1543 dollars, higher than the national average. This reflects stronger earnings levels within the state compared with the nation.
The article states George Washington owned Americas first mule, a gift from the king of Spain named Royal Gift. It notes strong authority backing the claim and identifies the mule as Washingtons possession.
Sour milk due to its acidity acts as a mild internal disinfectant for chicks. It should be kept before chicks at all times. If they have plenty of sour milk, you wont need to give them any water during the first month.
A Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph column recalls a classroom moment where a teacher asks what carries a man through rough roads and smooth paths. Willie, son of a motor car dealer, bluntly responds there isn’t such a car, illustrating the word perseverance.
Henry J. Steen, ten years old and a page hopeful, argued to a house committee that brains, not legs, were needed. He wore an oversized collar as he sought work and was told he was too small, yet he persisted and was hired to serve as a page.
Experiments by the United States Department of Agriculture show cows watered twice daily drink more but produce less than those watered at will, while once daily watering yields the highest production gap of about five percent. The implication is that higher production increases the benefit from frequent watering.
A short Outlook quotation has two children debating anarchists. One says they want everything others have, the other adds they never wash themselves, concluding they are little boys grown up.
Spring merchandise arriving prompts a clean up sale featuring a Monarch Organ oak kitchen cabinet zinc top dining table and various used items. Bargain cash and carry prices list items such as a 150 egg incubator 60 inch buffet with mirror an oak piano a 50 lb refrigerator and a 3 burner gas stove with buyers urged to trade for a cow.
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