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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1924
Page
9
A reader asks about penalties for anonymous mail with threats or unlawful content. Other queries cover Mollycad die looks, Brooklyn Bridge length, largest railroad system, mockingbird country, Bohemians history, Battle of Bunker Hill date, Attell Morgan fight details, editor beliefs on dreams, John Brown, Korea language, the Echo myth, and first marriage proposals ages.
Laura Miller profiles Katherine Walls, a thrifty village storekeeper in Hancock County who blends merchandising acumen with a sense of tradition. Her Maine harbor town, partnerships with trade groups, and care for a family cat illustrate how romance and realism touch daily life.
Altoms showcases gifts alms silver aluminum and Pyres ware suitable for Christmas. Patoka Hardware Co promotes honest merchandise at low prices and advertises the new Meteor radio with built in Meteor Thorola loudspeaker as a featured cabinet model.
The 1924 soft corn year prompts farmers to ventilate cribs and act now. Use A shaped ventilators or scrap lumber to prevent mold and fermentation. avoid relying on freezing as a drying method. Move part of the corn during cold weather, and ensure adequate ventilation for shelled and in ear corn to avert losses.
Local shops advertise Xmas gifts including towels bath sets easy chairs rocking chairs library tables rugs and a wide range of men women and home items. Patoka Hardware Co highlights a sale on shaving sets watches knives tools cut glass silverware travel bags cedar chests and kodaks while Atkinson and Co touts low prices on men’s and boys’ suits and overcoats.
Public sale planned at the seller's home six miles west and one mile north of Patoka on Monday December 22 1924 starting at 10 A M. Items include horses mules harness hogs cattle farm machinery and various household goods with terms offering cash under five dollars or nine months with a five percent discount and 7 percent on notes. Auctioneers listed are Wm Smith with owner Burl Alexander.
An editor and a merchant debate billboard versus newspaper reach. The merchant asks why his mother in law obituary isn’t in the paper, learns the editor posted it on the billboard after taking it from the news office.
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