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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1930
Page
4
Kentucky governor calls for a nationwide survey to explore thoughts on honesty in business and daily life. He argues not to collect acts but to gauge belief in affirmative honesty and to spur greater commitment to right conduct.
Dr. Viteles of the University of Pennsylvania reports women drivers are three times as likely to be in accidents as men. Most incidents involving women are minor and framed by their quick intuition in emergencies. Women tend to drive cautiously and bear the brunt of recklessness from others, though they often center themselves on the road even at slow speeds.
Secretary Wilbur notes objections to show business as a path for Indians toward independence. The Sioux protest group on Blue Ridge Reservation says pageantry harms youth by offering easy money, eroding industry and thrift. The piece questions lingering colorful portrayals in American pageantry and urges focus on homely duties.
A 1919 formed group raises about 1.7 million dollars to erect a Roosevelt memorial in Washington. An architectural design is submitted to Congress and a site chosen after funds were drawn from the association. The group also sponsors medals and publishes Roosevelt’s works.
A Norwegian engineer develops a process to impregnate timber making it fire resistant. A timber building near Oslo reportedly withstood all attempts to burn. If costs are reasonable, this method could boost home safety and reduce insurance rates, though similar ideas appear in foreign brands of mates.
A damaged OCR fragment references light and peace, noting a contrast between stress and the heart, and suggests a setting where the near ness of divine things is felt from dusk to dawn. The garbled text limits clear facts or attributions.
An Illinois study notes about 3,300 businesses form annually and recalls a 1910 milestone when 22 Lake County towns first received electricity via transmission lines from a single generating station, showcasing early regional power delivery.
A compilation of notable Illinois records includes Princeton receiving the largest stock feed shipment by rail at 85 tons, Chicago building its first double deck streets Wacker Drive and Michigan Avenue, and Illinois paying $247,189,211 in 1929 taxes. It notes Elgin’s 1863 milk condensing plant, Chicago grain elevator capacity, local electric line investments, Miss Isabel Bevier as emeritus, underground transmission in Chicago, and Illinois leading in public recreation spending. Illinois industries exported $238,762,882 in 1929, Bloomington first brick pavement, coal shipment to Chicago in 1841, half of national exports from Chicago region, and oil in southern Illinois yielding significant income. Commonwealth Edison is the largest user of incandescent lamps in Chicago.
A St. Louis report cites parked autos as a major cause of street congestion. Officials debate banning parking to ease flow, while residents express worry over curbside access and safety. City planners say enforcement and design changes could reduce bottlenecks.
Robert B. Brooks, director of streets, says automobiles in business districts worsen congestion. He notes street cars are the most efficient travel means in the crowded area since parked cars act as garages and cannot justify faster streetcar schedules. He estimates annual congestion costs for St. Louis at 37.5 million dollars.
A collection of light skits and quips from a Sunday evening program featuring family teasing, romantic one liners, dinner table wit, and small misunderstandings. Characters range from Mrs Gordon and Tammas to a milkman and a chaplain trading puns about love money and drink.
Lesson for August 31 surveys the prophet Amos a shepherd from Judah called to deliver gods word to Israel during Jeroboam II era. It highlights his humble beginnings his role as foreteller versus forthteller and the strong denunciation of lavish luxury corruption and social injustice among northern leaders.
The passage features Joseph Parker praising the Lord for loving kindness and tender mercy. It expresses resolve to praise God loudly and wholeheartedly with ecstatic love.
Quote by Charles Haddon Spurgeon on ethics and daily actions urging care with small deeds. It emphasizes recording small choices as right or wrong and treating little things as a conscience matter.
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