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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1939
Page
3
A relaxed feature outlines picnic ideas and classic recipes. It includes Cream Salad Dressing, Baked Beans, Camp Coffee, Fresh Peach Ice Cream, Frankfurters de Luxe, Cabbage Salad, and Cup Cakes. Also promotes Eleanor Howe’s new book Household Hints with ordering details.
Boil a little vinegar in the skillet after frying fish to ease cleaning. Place wax paper under refrigerator trays for easier removal. Place green bananas in a paper bag in a dark place to speed ripening. When making fancy sandwiches cut out a top bread slice with a thimble and insert an olive. After using a hot water bottle drain it and blow in air to prevent sticking.
The piece argues courage in Christian life differs from bravado and valor. Elijah embodies godly courage by open, faithful deeds, rebuilding the altar, inviting scrutiny, and praying for God's glory. It warns against hidden church dealings and stresses honoring the Lord over personal gain.
A devotional note contrasts the idea that all worldly things pass away with the permanence of those who do the will of God. It asserts Christ's holiness does not repel but inspires hope in people.
A summer 1917 trip recounts President Washington visiting the Pohick church in Virginia. The party entered quietly, were given prayer books, and left without the usual crowding. The service drew a large congregation despite rain, with Secret Service agent Jervis part of the escort.
Mr Jervis arrives at the church at 9 30 finding it closed. A minister at his home is told the President and Mrs Wilson are due in an hour. The minister orders Sunday school dismissed and sends children to warn parents that the President is coming to church.
A collection of pithy maxims and local observations. A back garden row hints at feline good fortune and coastal litter workers earning two dollars fifty a day. A lay judge remarks on paints in children's careers and honesty tests a boss. Hank notes his wife’s diet affects her breadth.
The scene centers on a young man delivering a crucial message to a sexton at a church. The sexton, distracted, tells the messenger to ring the bell himself and hurries off to shave, leaving the bell outside in a tree ready to sound. Edith Bolling Wilson is quoted describing the moment.
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