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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1908
Page
7
A southern staff writer argues that prominent leaders with farm roots returned to the land as financial unrest grows. He cites Western Canada lands priced at 10 to 15 dollars an acre and free 160 acre homestead grants offered by Canadian agents to U S buyers seeking safe investments and farming opportunities.
A Scotsman hired by a farmer jokes about a large cheese delaying breakfast. A Highland crofter pays ten shillings rent, then five, then none, and finally threatens to leave unless a barn is built. Sweden promotes school gardens with annual tree gifts, land for gardens, and many horticultural societies teaching fruit and vegetable culture.
A fragmentary newspaper piece blends an old ad line for Castoria with a barber scene and a brief note on a Single Binder Cigar and a Carlyle quote. The text intertwines vendor appeals and literary references in a snapshot of period tone.
In Morocco near Settat during a fierce clash a French Foreign Legionnaire is struck by a Moorish bullet and collapses. His comrade asks for lint for wounds while the wounded man refuses to die declaring he is badly hurt. The corporal imposes two days’ arrest as they move toward medical aid.
The author rejects the old hearth and home theory and argues women should vote on schools hospitals and charities while noting physical limits prevent roles like army navy or mining. She cites London counts councils granting suffrage and asserts women belong in broader public duties beyond the home.
The author argues American parents and children resemble those in other civilized nations yet democracy shapes authority. Indulgence among parents and self-will in children require moderation through education and systematic discipline. The piece cites love and fear as paired motivators, noting the need for wiser use of authority and occasional firm correction.
A writer laments declining home life and criticizes young women for lacking practical skills. He contrasts old fashioned mothers with present day neglectful daughters and questions the rise of women’s clubs that substitute for home life. He notes social clubs for women resemble men’s gatherings, offering tea and gossip rather than domestic training.
Pattern notes a white batiste shirt waist with grouped tucks and a wide lace collar. It uses lace insertions and edging, rosettes of ribbon, and gathered sleeves with lace cuffs, offered in six sizes with yardage requirements and 10 cent pattern price.
Pattern for a chambray or cotton voile dress in four sizes from one to seven years. Dutch neck trimmed with English embroidery, wide box-plaits with ribbon-beading, sleeve bands edged, and required materials listed including beading ribbon and inserts. Send 10 cents to Pattern Editor for this paper.
A Baltimore American quip notes a Wall Street operator seeking to join an amateur orchestra with a joking remark about his instrument fit scrolling from the era. The brief item mixes finance and culture, hinting at class and entertainment in a light editorial tone.
While Dr. D. C. Brown spoke to Danbury high school students on restoring a fainting person, a student in the rear suddenly swooned. The physician halted his lecture and promptly demonstrated a practical illustration of the topic.
Josh Wise remarks that more grand stands are pulled off outside the ball park than to it. His words reflect a wry view of crowds and spectacle in the game.
Mrs Upmore expresses concern that a husband in public office sacrifices time at home. An elderly domestic recalls her late husband serving as a grand imperial outside guard of a fraternal order, noting how his duties kept him busy and hard to converse with.
An bounty offers one hundred dollars for a catarrh case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The ad asserts F J Cheney Co of Toledo stands behind the product and includes testimonials. Hall's Cure is said to act on blood and mucous surfaces and is sold by druggists at 75 cents per bottle.
A crusty employer doubts a young candidate calling him an inveterate joker. The genial partner argues he is willing and capable. The boss warns the hire would backfire by making him quit first.
A grocer promotion touts lemon pies prepared the old way. The ad urges customers to try the product called OUR PIE by D-Zerta Co of Rookeste, New York, priced at 10 cents. The copy features a female narrator encouraging preparation and urging belief in the pie.
After dinner quip on an age of steel is followed by a request to spell a word for reporters. Garfield Tea Co. Brooklyn promotes Jarfield Tea for liver kidney stomach and bowels with free samples. Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup advertised for teething with 25 cents a bottle. Hope without action is a sad undoer attributed to Feltham.
An elderly man in a day coach asks a little colored boy about family, faith, and study. He offers five cents to fetch apples, implying a trust test aboard the northbound train arriving at Charlottesville station.
An unnamed speaker describes a troubling fixation on a figure referred to as George Something. Mrs Sharp Ah comments lightly that the subject merely desired a light lunch, implying a casual or trivial motive amid the confusion.
A visitor admires Mrs Chump's cut glassware and is told they do not sell at bargain prices. Mrs Chump insists they paid full price and refuse to shop at discount sales.
Thomas Moore never earned more than five thousand dollars a year from his work, a figure noted in historic financial records.
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