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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1908
Page
7
David Price describes severe kidney trouble and back pain. After a week on Dean's Kidney Pills he could walk without a cane and later fully recovered. He has remained well for seven years. Sold by all dealers 50c a box Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A Philadelphia Telegraph piece argues love can compel a wife to endure hardship and labor for board and clothes. It warns affection alone risks turning marriage into a quiet tyranny unless husbands show consistent praise and companionship.
A two hours old infant was left at Capt. Combs's Salvation Army home wrapped in a silk skirt inside a market basket. The temperature stood at ten degrees above zero. A note in the basket says the mother is a young unmarried woman of a good Sparta family and asks officials to care for the child while police search for her.
A separated couple argue over their shared dog Trixy as the wife plans a trip home. He resists letting the dog go, she insists she cannot live without him, and after a half hour of bickering they choose to stay, with Trixy as dinner guest of honor.
An elderly woman is accosted by a well-dressed stranger in London who flattery and feigned recognition trick her into believing they are friends. After several playful exchanges he reveals a new name and steals the purse before moving on.
A speaker criticizes common misuse of the word anxious. He argues people often mean eager or desirous when they say anxious to see a play or buy a hat, urging correct usage to avoid confusion in daily speech.
A fragment from the Detroit Free Press shows Lachrymose dialogue in which Mary fears Pa’s disapproval about attending a theater tonight. She wavers whether Jim may ask her or if she lacks suitable attire.
A compact reflection on virtue and achievement. It asserts that true rewards arrive through growing power and duty fulfilled, not at a single culmination, and that joy and peace accompany steady effort along the journey.
A reader recounts being pressured to buy boom lots in a coast town as waves erode the shore. A salesman warned the land could vanish in a week, claiming the threat was real and immediate. The exchange, cited from the S Louis Republic.
A Bits item shows a racehorse owner pressing a jockey about weight. The jockey replies he wears his lightest suit and has not eaten all day. The owner then insists the rider be shaved to shed weight.
A New York woman describes indigestion from rich foods and credits Grape-Nuts with relief and digestive system strengthening. She notes she can eat anything now and remains loyal to Grape-Nuts. The ad cites Postum Co. and promotes The Road to Wellville in packages.
The communities of Murphysboro Ava and nearby towns raise a 5000 dollar reward for the capture of the men robbing banks post offices and stores in the area. The gang hit Vergennes Tamaroa Percy Waltonville Willisville Etherton Odin and Hurst with confrontations reported in the last three locations and at Waltonville.
A mail pouch stolen from Mobile and Ohio train No 3 on November 19 containing registered letters including some to First National Bank and Citizen's State and Saving Bank was found beside the Illinois Central track four miles west of Murphysboro. In Mulkeytown, chemical testimony frames the poison mystery as the key to whether Dr. Brayfield is charged in the March 11 death of Illinois Central agent Reuben Parrish.
Joshua Robbins aged 17 died from a gunshot wound while hunting on Thanksgiving Day and did not regain consciousness. He was the son of the late BE. K. Robbins and grandson of Rev. T. W. Dickey of Arlington Prairie Illinois.
The last timber was removed from the old mill dam across the Little Wabash river in Carmi. Built in 1812 by an itinerant miller, the dam was the state’s oldest and served as a power generator for more than 70 years.
State board of mine inspectors report on Rend coal mine explosion November 5 finds shot firers killed as blasts were set too near the coal roof. Also reports a Black Hand hijack scare, a Dixon arrest for blackmail, Dixon liquor ordinance defeat, Vandalia mother and son die together, Mount Vernon quail shipping case with $25 and 25 days jail for Frank Philbrook.
D L Murphy reports M Legrout of France developed a process to create artificial clouds over vineyards to guard against frost and sun. Small wooden boxes loaded with a resinous earth mix burn to produce a dense smoke curtain that covers fields, claimed to shield 50 acres at about two dollars.
Article notes the Susquehanna floods after timber removal covering 27000 square miles. It recalls Washington's army crossing at McCall's Ferry and Conowingo ford. Engineers build a hydro electric plant praised for size and design in Technical World.
A buyer accuses a real estate agent of deception in a suburban bungalow deal. The agent insists the claim is false, arguing buyers misread the neighborhood as it contains uniquely uncommon gos sips, unlike any in seven states. The exchange reveals wit and satire rather than legal dispute.
Essay parodies trouble as an old industry predating steel with biblical and mythical figures. It contrasts imaginary borrowed and real trouble and ends by urging sandals of endurance and following various self-help voices for happiness. The tone mimics a satirical Puck style.
Mrs. Louis Beck reports her two year old son suffered six months with severe facial eczema and sores on hands and legs. After trying two doctors with no relief, one week of Cutiura remedies brought sleep, two months cleared the face, and the child has remained eczema free since. San Antonio, Texas. April 15, 1907.
A reflective quip on childishness and vanity contrasts adult restraint with self doubt about athletic success. The piece notes how adults and women may mimic childish tricks in serious talk, leading to misplaced optimism and unreliability in judgment.
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for an incurable case of catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a internal remedy. It cites endorsements from Walding Kinnan Marvin and Hall's Family Pills for constipation, with a price of 75 cents per bottle and testimonials available.
A flirtatious exchange between Young Mr Bliggins and Miss Cayenne reveals doubts about a proposal. She doubts he will act, noting the only way to gain courage is to stop thinking. The dialogue highlights social courtship and hesitation in a light humorous tone.
A collage of old ad copy and quips notes Pettit’s Eye Salve first marketed in 1807 and marked 100 years past. Howard Bros Buffalo distribution. Lewis’ Single Binder cigars from Peoria. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething with 25¢ price. a British blind population estimate. a coal seam yield claim.
A Yonkers Statesman exchange notes a playful dispute about women speaking from a street car rear platform. The gag highlights social pretensions and light humor in everyday transit life.
An article notes growing discussion among doctors over using Toria for lame back and rheumatism. It claims high efficacy when mixed with other ingredients and outlines a formula with whiskey, Toris Compound from Globe Pharmaceutical Co., and Sarsaparilla Compound, to be taken before meals and at night.
A school chorus story shows Ardyce learning the song America and correcting Wayne on the lyric Land where our fathers died. Wayne, puzzled, asks gravely If two of them.
A fragment discusses the split between sheath skirts and directoire gowns with coined phrases and opinions. It mentions Patience and Patrice as speakers, includes a reference to Lewis' Single Binder cigars and a Peoria factory, plus a line about Buick relief and a remark on tiresome speeches as cheerless.
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