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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1931
Page
2
This note explains the etymology of hoodlum and hooligan. It links hoodlum to the San Francisco gangster Muldoon misread as Noodlum due to handwriting errors after 1868. It compares hooligan to a London gangster from 1898, noting linguistic drift in common usage.
A game uses a box of word slips. Partners draw slips and list as many visible words as possible. Captain calls READY SET GO, STOP ends round, longest lists win. sample words include avalanche adventures airplane mountain elephant camping and more.
A humorous meditation on sleeplessness shows how lights, city noises, and nightly bugling at an armory disrupt rest. Anecdotes describe a man blocked by a street lamp, another annoyed by town traffic, and a bugler who wakes neighbors with late drills. The piece ends with a nod to relaxation as a cure.
A Western Newspaper Union 1931 digest includes a dessert recipe for cream with almond extract, prepared by freezing and serving with minced cherries and whipped cream. It also details Spanish Pepper Salad using lemon gelatin, salt, lemon juice, mild vinegar, canned pimients, pecans, and celery, molded and served on lettuce nests.
A simple, appealing dessert guide highlights Duchess Cream serving fifteen with options to halve for a family. It mixes tapioca and fruit juices with nuts and whipped cream, plus a cherry ice cream variation using cherry juice and frozen fruit.
A poetic meditation urging mental scenes of counting sheep leaping over a hedge in a green meadow. The vignette proposes changing to goats for variety, presented in a 1931 Bell Syndicate WNU Service style.
The saying reflects a sharp turn in fortunes as Plunger earned a cool million in stocks but markets plunged below zero. Critics label fear as cruel and mean, echoing Emerson’s sentiment.
Richmond veteran Sergt. Patrick Boisseau claims to be Virginia s oldest officeholder at eighty one entering his sixty first consecutive year of public service in Richmond He previously served as Danville sheriff during the early 1890s race riot and once alone repelled a mob seeking to free a jailed prisoner
Frank Sopoliski rented a saddle horse from George Fassinder owner of a South Hills riding school. He failed to return it for 76 hours and the horse was found tied to a tree without food or water. Sopoliski was fined 10 dollars for cruelty to animals and posted 1000 dollars bond for a hearing on failing to return the rented horse.
The exchange hints at a borderer who may woo the landlady once funds arrive. The landlady notes no advances yet but suggests the suitor expects his father to remit money before acting.
A tree-sitting cat in Knoxville spent a week perched without food or water before authorities forced it down to the ground ending the protest. Local residents followed the climber feline story as officials removed the animal safely.
A Women’s Home Companion note asserts progress in conquering contagious diseases and highlights ongoing medical advances as the nation moves toward eliminating widespread illness.
A witty exchange argues that poets are born with talent while critics blame upbringing. The quip highlights the ongoing nature versus nurture debate in creativity.
A reflective piece questions meal aftereffects and pill use, notes people eat too much, and observes travelers at a railroad station. It cites Tennyson’s era image of a final call and suggests peace follows. The tone is wry and contemplative about human habits and time.
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