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Newspaper

Patoka Register

Location

Patoka, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1935

Page

3

Publicity scheme backfires at hotel ice show

Garrison plots a staged romance between Myra Drexel and Baron von Fleumann to boost her career at Palais de Glace. Steve Crandall pretends to be her escort while photographer Luke Long captures the moment. Candy Kate, in disguise, interrupts the scene, exposing the ruse and amusing Crandall with a cheap con.

Christie—Plaza Palace de Glace Garrison Hollywood Myra Drexel Zenith Alphonse Miss Drexel Siegfried von Fleumann Munich Steve Crandall Myra Steve Germany Louis Son Long Palais de Glace The Hein Stevie Kate Candy Kate

Fossils From Patagonia Arrive at American Museum

Paleontologists Dr. George Gaylord Simpson and colleagues bring Patagonia fossils to the American Museum of Natural History. Finds include an extinct flesh eating relative of the kangaroo, giant bones, frog remains, and a new browsing herbivore about five feet tall from Argentina’s interior Wild South.

South America American Museum of Natural History George Gaylord Simpson Kansas City Star Science Service Doctor Simpson Argentina Patagonia

Congressional prober gloom and executive orders debated

Washington columns argue that congressional probes into lobbying yield headlines but little legislative results while the Federal Trade Commission quietly shields private citizens rights to lobby. The piece critiques executive orders as overreaching and warns of centralized power, noting rising agency creation and limited public awareness.

Washington Federal Trade Commission Congress Commission Capitol Alabama Senator Black Senate House John J. O’conner New York Howard Hopson Associated Gas and Electric Company Myanahe Cuetralia Virginia Sky Patrick J Miss Fageey Inetralia Businesgent Hoover Ida Tralia Associated Gas and Electric Pably Sharp Placeman Jr Pri- Miss Mar International Association Lewis Commis Visi James Ston League White House Department of State Western Newspaper Union

King's Barge at Virginia Water A Royal Vessel

The King's Barge at Virginia Water is a nearly 250 year old scarlet and white royal state boat. It has not sailed since 1919 when it led a Thames procession for the navy. Royal watermen in scarlet coats steer the 40 foot barge built by William III for his queen.

Virginia Water England Thames Navy Wight Royal Watermen William III Pearson's

Purkinje Figures in Optics Describe Wall Projections

Purkinje figures are outlines formed on a uniform wall when a person moves a candle eye level in a dark room. The eye near the candle projects an image of retinal vessels onto the wall.

Purkinje

Sleep Is Matter of Choice in Sleep Deprived Lives

A historical column notes Mr. MacCarthy of Kin sale in the Irish Free State practiced sleep deprivation living to 76 while chasing night and day and Mr. Edison lived to 84 with little regard for rest. The piece contrasts personal choice with modern weariness and cites a Cervantes quote about Sleep.

Mr. MacCarthy Kinsale Irish Free State Edison Mr. Edison Coke Cervantes

Royalty Learns to Box From Prince and Lascelles Kin

The prince of Wales and his nephews Lord Lascelles and the Honorable Gerald Lascelles have taken up boxing. Now children from prominent London families study pugilism to learn the sport and its discipline.

Prince of Wales Lord Lascelles Gerald Lascelles London

Postum Free Week Offer From Postum Company

Advertisement notes a week’s supply of health giving Postum free to anyone who writes for it. The offer is presented as a promotion by the Postum Company in a different part of the paper.

Postum Company Ady

Reindeer Domestication Timeline in Arctic Regions

The article notes that reindeer have long served as domestic animals across Europe and Asia, while in Alaska the Eskimo communities lacked tame reindeer until recent times.

Europe Asia Alaska

Milnesia Wafers Promise Quick Pleasant Elimination

Advertises Milnesia Wafers as a pleasant laxative improving digestion and reducing gas and bloating. Claims one wafer equals a tablespoon of liquid milk of magnesia and notes available in bottles for 85¢, 60¢ or tins at 20c, with physician recommendations and wide pharmacist support.

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