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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1908
Page
7
The essay argues that civilized culture curbs vanity and pushes toward simple, neat dress for men, citing the black suit of Quakers and restrained female fashion. It urges public opinion to view luxury as barbarous and immoral and to encourage women toward modest beauty at lower cost.
An essay extols work ethic as the source of America's strength and moral health. It argues Americans find purpose in striving, not formulas, and that belief in personal fortune sustains laborers despite setbacks. It notes social leveling through shared symbols like pearl buttons and respect in elevators.
The Valley City Record notes merchants underestimate road quality’s impact on business. Better roads draw farmers and traders by cutting travel time and enabling larger loads, as shown by a northern North Dakota town that lost trade due to poor roads.
Clinton Edward Miller and Edward Davis, jailed for a major state bank robbery, face possible pardon hearings next month before the board of pardons. De Witt county authorities resist release, Sheriff Harve Campbell reports from the penitentiary as Chicago friends press for clemency.
A strike began at 1 AM after Elgin Belvidere Electric refused to recognize the Amalgamated Association and grant higher wages. Forty workers walked off, while the company planned to run cars. however, a superintendent ordered no tickets sold along the line.
Edna Nichols a 14 year old Weldon girl and Edwin C Perkins a 25 year old Weldon mail carrier wed in St. Louis after fleeing. John Nichols father of the girl rushed to Clinton to pursue action but relented before any suit was filed.
The Illinois Oil and Gas company of Casey plans immediate exploration on 11 000 acres near Medora and Shipman in Macoupin county plus 10 000 acres north of Jerseyville in Jersey county. W H Wetmore of St Louis controls the leases as promoter.
During a rain wind storm in Christian county lightning struck John Bailey a Wabash section hand leaving him in critical condition. He stood under a tree beside the track when the bolt struck. A hay stack on the John Bradshaw farm near Willey was struck by lightning causing a fire and destruction.
Four members of Battery A Danville were court martialed at Camp Logan and held for an unprovoked assault. On returning home to Zion City from Camp Logan Ritz Carrins agent for W W Kimball company was attacked by nearly a score of battery soldiers and left unconscious.
Two men wanted for robbery at Macomb arrived by freight train in Quincy. A switch engine with three policemen pursued them, leading to a running clash before the suspects escaped into the brush.
A gala dedication service marked the opening of the new Methodist Episcopal church in Greenville. Rev. Thomas J. Hill D D of Philadelphia delivered the dedicatory sermon at the ceremony.
Old settlers gathered for the annual Cowden reunion with Francis Marion Perryman delivering the day’s chief oration. In the evening a soldiers campfire was held. Carlinville Girl Myrtle Denby named superintendent of music for Upper Alton schools.
Fairfield reports a playful tale as City Clerk Lewis became a new father and stayed home a week leaving city staff unpaid. By week’s end Lewis paid the employees, ending the delay.
Plano officials believe tramps who were ejected from a Burlington train near Plano fifty miles west of Chicago attempted to wreck the east bound fast mail due in Chicago at 3 30 a m. Rails and ties were placed on the tracks in two spots but a slow freight prevented the flyer from being ditched.
The twenty fourth annual soldiers reunion will be at Handshaw's grove north of Palmyra on August 19 and 20. Scheduled speakers include Congressman Ben F. Caldwell of Chat ham, Rev. F. H. Cummings, Hon. George W. Witt, Rev. T. C. Holley, and Hon Cornelius J. Doyle of Greenfield.
The final attempt to raise 30,000 to lift the debt and avert sheriff sale failed. The Piasa chautauqua grounds will be sold to the highest bidder at sheriff’s sale. Piasa has long been known as the west’s famed chautauqua.
Mme. Fairfax loved moonlit nights on her Virginia porch and called the moon her own. Her colored maid Dahlia echoed the praise, admiring the moon’s beauty as it rose. In Washington the maid exclaimed that the old Miss Moon had come along with them, easing homesickness.
A fragmentary description recounts a humorous scene with Billy Block, a teddy bear, and a misfire at a canary bird. The text then shifts to unrelated ad style lines about a cigar and a quip about footpad robbery.
The Marion county soldiers and sailors reunion will be in Sandoval August 11 12 13 and 14 with speakers including Congressmen M D Foster H T Rainey and W F Lorimer Former Congressman Frank Dickson J Brown C J Lindley and Judge E L Dwight.
A mail sack found beside the Baltimore and Ohio line had been rifled and hidden under ties. The sack was given to Agent A. T. Michael at Millersville after letters were removed and papers left. In Rockford a derailment occurred to prevent a crash when a brakeman derailed a Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul train. Mrs. Patrick O Connor of Janesville suffered a fractured collarbone.
Attorneys Fred Ball and William Booth of Clinton were allowed $500 each as guardians ad litem for minor heirs in the Snell will case. Judge Cochran deemed the fees reasonable given the estate size.
Robbers entered the Wiegand jewelry shop and took ten dollars in cash two gold watches four razors and a revolver. The safe was left open with seventy dollars inside and other valuables. No tampering with the safe was detected.
A new method of invisible writing allegedly used by prisoners is described by Prof. Gross of Germany. A sheet is moistened, covered with a dry equal sheet, writing done with a pencil, then the outer sheet discarded. On moistening the paper, the writing becomes visible as a transparent mark, fading again as it dries.
An advertisement extols the Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a wholesome family laxative. It claims worldwide acceptance by the Well Informed of the World and urges buying the genuine product from the California Fig Syrup Co. via leading druggists.
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