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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1907
Page
2
A collage of satirical vignettes and social quips notes jokes about divorce myths, insurance gimmicks, rising butter prices, suspicious economies, and sweeping headlines. It mentions Gladys Vanderbilt, a Chinaman in New York, Lillian Russell, and crowd reactions to crime, war talk, and finance.
A thoughtful critique warns that marrying for affinity requires careful choice and resolve to avoid entering a match that already belongs to another. The author stresses prudent judgment and stronger determination to prevent a poor start in marriage prospects.
The piece notes a Cincinnati man who quit upon reaching a million dollars and suggests others might imitate him if they possess funds. It claims many millionaires are content with 30 to 40 cents in loose change after settling their weekly ledgers.
An Aurora resident plans a long term test on living only on sauerkraut. He proves the diet sustains life and fattening effects may arise while promising to think in complex, extended sentences.
The centenary of Arch bishop Trench is recalled as scholars praise his work cracking English word shells and revealing their personal histories. His Study of Words and English Past and Present helped mold student style and extend readership, lauded as a notable contribution to English literature.
Postmaster General Meyer calls for a United States postal savings bank to curb hoarding and strengthen the economy. He cites rising postal receipts and expenditures since 1857, notes immigrant money flows, and suggests a 2 percent interest rate with deposits up to $500 per person. A second note reports a U S Steel official seeing improvement and possible reopened mills as demand recovers.
A Pennsboro and Harrisville railroad passenger train collapsed through a trestle 26 feet high near Harrisville in Parkersburg West Virginia when the supports failed, hurling the cars into the ravine below.
Ottawa M. P. Ralph Smith of British Columbia will introduce in parliament legislation modeled on the Chinese exclusion act to prevent an influx of oriental immigrants into Canada.
Berlin reports Herr Erbsloeh must pay about 30 dollars in duty on the cup won for the international balloon race in St Louis. Customs authorities hold the cup pending the decision. If the cup leaves the country after the next contest the money will be refunded.
Muskogee Oklahoma police chief Charles Kinsey and Alderman E. E. Pratt with their party were found Sunday night near Porum on their way back to Muskogee after being reported lost in the Choctaw nation mountains. They traveled with a live bear captured during the trip causing the delay.
The Macleay area reports a ranch house fire at the Hurst ranch that killed Mrs Casteel her 24 year old daughter her 15 year old son and the foreman Montgomery 50 years old. The event has spread to nearby communities as investigators probe the blaze and homicide angles.
Word reached the navy department that the battleship Nebraska completed her final acceptance trial on Puget Sound and achieved 18.88 knots under forced draft for four hours. The ship’s contract speed was 18 knots and she is commanded by Captain Reginald F. Nicholson.
Boston voters will cast ballots in thirteen of thirty three Massachusetts cities for municipal officers, with other cities voting a week later. Except for the liquor license issue, the elections are expected to attract little public attention.
A meeting is called for Tuesday next week in the Norfolk Board of Trade rooms to involve Virginia coast business interests in launching a movement to reopen the Jamestown Exposition for four months next summer.
Everett B. Webster, president of the National Steel and Wire Co with subsidiaries in DeKalb Bayonne New Haven and on the Pacific coast, died at a local hotel in Jacksonville Florida at age 38. He was a noted horseman.
The government announces no elections will be held until political agitation subsides. It suggests delaying until the end of 1908, but hopes to hold them early in the new year in Lisbon.
Despondent Miss Osie Pierce killed herself after learning she was the victim of a mock marriage in Powhattan. Police say the man who arranged the ruse has disappeared and authorities search for him in Wheeling, West Virginia.
John Hartley was turkey hunting near Jacksonville Florida when his brother Edgar mistook him for game in the brush and fatally shot him. The incident occurred during a hunting trip and underlines the risks of misidentification in big game hunting.
The 60th Congress opens with a large Republican majority in the Senate and House. Oklahoma gains two seats with Owen and Gore. 17 new senators include Borah Bourne Briggs and Johnston. House leaders include Hobson and Diekman, with Porter succeeding Wadsworth amid packing plant debates.
Railroads operating in Omaha secured a permanent injunction from Judge W. H. Munger against ticket scalpers who sold contract tickets at reduced rates. A prior temporary restraining order had already halted the brokers from continuing the practice.
In Calumet and Hecla mine at Calumet two miners were killed by a rock fall. Later at Tamarack mine in the same district two more miners were buried in similar falls. one died instantly and the other’s condition was uncertain.
Special dispatch from Flaxton North Dakota reports a blaze wiped out the business portion of Columbus a village twenty miles west of Flaxton in St Paul Minnesota territory. Firefighters fought the flames but the commercial area suffered extensive loss with damaged buildings and displaced shops.
November 1907 receipts totaled 45,529,325 with expenditures of 42,362,208 leaving a monthly surplus over 3 million. Compare with November 1906 receipts down 10 million and disbursements down 6 million. Customs and internal revenue fall, miscellaneous down 420,000. Except for the Navy, expenditures shrink. For five months the fiscal year shows a surplus above 16 million.
Live hog prices in Chicago have fallen about 3 cents per pound in the last month prompting lower pork prices for retailers. Packers released new price schedules cutting pork loins, green and cured hams by 4 to 5 cents per pound. The drop also drew buyers from outside markets into Chicago.
A French Patrie airship breaking loose at Verdun was sighted over Wales in Cardiganshire on Sunday morning and then over Belfast in the afternoon, with spectators claiming three men clung to the ship as it traveled seaward at great altitude.
Final sailing orders from the navy department assign the destroyer flotilla to voyage to the Pacific coast with more port calls than battleships. They will depart Hampton Roads on December 2 under the command of Lieut. Commander H. I Cone.
In Ottawa on Monday the House discussed Japanese immigration with Premier Laurier criticizing Mr. Borden. Sir Wilfrid said Japan has entered many civilized nations and deserves respect as an ally of the king.
Valentine Hayerdahl of Mount Vernon shot himself at home after fearing he had lost a $20,000 deposit in the Knickerbocker Trust Co. The china company salesman had recently resigned to start his own business, leaving all his assets tied up in the trust.
The women of Mafeking at a public meeting presided over by Mayoress Mrs Joyce pledged to boost South African industries by buying locally produced articles whenever possible, favoring domestic goods over imports.
In Algeria at Adjeroudkiss near Lulla Maghnia, Friday engagement between French troops and Beni Nassen tribesmen. About 2500 Arabs initially drove back French outposts but retreated under heavy shell fire.
The national congress met in Managua for its first session. It is expected that President Zelaya of Nicaragua and President Viquez of Costa Rica will confer shortly regarding the frontier.
The Club of Aerial Navigators invites United States aerial clubs to stage the James Gordon Bennett balloon contest in Cologne next year.
Boston mill workers return to full time shifts as thousands of operatives across New England resume work on Monday. Most mills plan to run on full schedules going forward.
Thanksgiving day was observed as a general holiday throughout the canal zone and the republic of Panama. November 28 marks the independence anniversary, making the double holiday fittingly observed.
In Whitesburg Kentucky John Miller a faction leader was shot and killed while Andy and Merrill Jones members of a rival faction were mortally wounded, escalating ongoing feuding in the region.
In Washington DC Mrs Annie M Bradley is found not guilty of murdering former Utah Senator Arthur Brown. Justice Stafford presided as the jury delivered its verdict at 10 am. Emma Pischel rushed to Bradley and kissed her tears, disregarding court decorum.
Detroit reports Chelsea creator Frank P. Glazier, former Michigan treasurer and gubernatorial candidate, faces probable bankruptcy with liabilities near 1 million dollars and uncertain assets. Inside sources warn debts may exceed initial estimates as the utopian project dissolves.
American engineers locate the center line of the Panama Canal and uncover a buried French village. The site remains well preserved under jungle, including nine sets of married men's quarters, twenty two barracks and mess halls, plus a small machine shop. Machinery is in fair condition and to be reused by canal construction crews.
A New York paper reports a majority of Republican Congress members oppose Roosevelt's renomination. Many favor a strong conservative platform, and twenty respondents say financial troubles have hurt Republican chances.
New York banker James Hazen Hyde offered to restitution to the Equitable Life Assurance Society totaling about 1 million dollars if all lawsuits against him were withdrawn. No agreement has been reached, and the offer remains unaccepted as of now.
The hearing before Judge Franklin Ferriss in New York was continued to January 6 to take evidence in the government’s suit to dissolve the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey and its $100,000,000 holding company.
D. R. Rankin cashier of the defunct Merchants' and Planters' bank was found in Cache Creek near Lawton after a monthlong disappearance. The body location and the investigation are reported in Lawton by a special to The Oklahoman.
Spokane report says the steamer Defender, long believed sunk, located on a reef in Mica Bay. All passengers and crew are safe with no injuries reported.
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