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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1929
Page
6
A playful row of quirky lines contrasts old time folk talk with modern whimsy. A maid declares her fortune lies in her face while a traveler imagines wealth, and a sheepish herd ambles past as an aviator describes feeling flighty.
An innovation in sports eyewear gains support from John McGraw of the New York Giants as a shift in attitude toward spectacles. Sam Otis notes increased acceptance, with players like Chick Hafey testifying that sight improves, though fear of prestige loss remains. Glasses become common in golf tennis and many non contact sports, while boxing and wrestling bar them.
A man faces charges for kissing a girl against her will and a defense attorney challenges her memory while she testifies. In a separate moment a grocer accuses a customer of stealing butter, which she questions, noting doubt about origin and harm to the dog.
In a witty exchange, a speaker explains going home barefoot to kiss the maid, predicting a chain reaction of colds reaching the maid, Pa, Ma, and even the visiting preacher, who becomes the target of the joke. The humor relies on escalating kinship ties and silly contagion.
A witty line notes a society deemed exclusive and impossible to join. The speaker asks what it is and answers Phi Beta Kappa, the renowned honor society, as the impossible club.
Poem fragment notes a green freshman who daily drank a mint liqueur and is now buried as green grasses sway over the grave. The verses mix playful color imagery with a somber sudden end.
Miss Marie Cox spends the week with Miss Lillian Carter. Porter B. Simcox of Decatur returns home to visit family over Sunday.
The column lists residents visiting relatives in nearby towns and returning home. Names include Mrs A B Cain and children of Clovis NM visiting the William Cain family, trips to Paducah St Louis Chicago and Detroit, and updates on residents at work or ill health.
Rev Wig ham conducted a service at Arnold Chapel, admitting a young man to the church and baptizing five small children. Community notes include haying work, visits, and relocations among local families and nearby towns.
Mr and Mrs Sherman Funk and others visited Ira Aekin in Seminary township. Families from Hanson Stringtown and Springfield share Sunday visits. Mildred Oats visiting Stringtown with John Frisby. Metzger family from Springfield dined with Clyde Dees. Cowger family visited D M Cowger. Maggie Haskell and D Evour visited. Charles Miller and children with Geo Johnson. Geo Willett Jr and daughter Wiletta with W D Perry. Interior work progresses on M E Church with paper paint and metal ceiling. Fred Stickler opens a restaurant beside his garage with Ruth Kirkman employed to run it. Rev and Mrs Miller and family visited Effingham county. Foster and Clarence Holt visited friends. Oscar ar Beiany mentioned.
The Illinois slogan buy Illinois coal dominates editorials arguing federal coal contracts for the Federal Building at Pana and across the state favor Kentucky mines. Local officials say land grants and centralized purchasing hinder Illinois mines, costing jobs and state revenue while shipments stay national.
At the home of Mrs. Leever's parents Mr. and Mrs. George J Metzger last Sunday a baby was born. Both mother and baby are doing nicely.
The U S peach crop this year will be at least 20 million bushels below 1928 with a forecast of 47 075 million to 68 000 million last year. California and Georgia see the sharpest declines as Illinois yields help offset national shortages prompting advisories to can peaches.
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