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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1907
Page
9
A terse dialogue features a chauffeur explaining he wears a mask to hide his identity after striking people with his vehicle, prompting a grim exchange about disguising danger. The scene conveys a stark, noir tone with implied consequences.
Simeon Ford quotes a Penn eulogy praising William Penn as a peacemaker who treated Indians fairly. The piece contrasts Penn’s approach with Puritans and ends with a starch advertising note praising Defiance Starch for home laundering.
Granger recalls an old poem about husking bees while Townley questions the phrase. A rural midsummer memory sparks a discussion on a seasonal country tradition that neither had heard of before.
Miss Gibson pleads for the gown while a dressmaker says two weeks are needed. Miss Gilson warns of proposing to someone else if the delay continues. A quip from Dr. Johnson about virtue and friendship follows.
A Breeders' Gazette correspondent warns that horse nettle Solanum carolinense spreads by underground roots and yellow berries, harming pasture and roadside beauty. It costs about 25 dollars per acre to eradicate early, requires multiple pullings, and mustard salt can help. watch for berries and burn them to prevent spread.
A provincial note on farming resilience and tenant relations argues against over reliance on manure while promoting careful land use. It stresses selecting rental farms with strong landlord-tenant cooperation and cautions that tenants resist lectures and scolding from farm institute speakers.
A farmer advises using sulphur to deter rats and mice in barns and corn storage. He claims sprinkling sulphur on floors and through stacks or loads preserves corn, protects hay and oats, and does not harm stock or bread corn. He cites personal experience of years without rodent problems.
The writer describes preferred soil and approach for potatoes and cabbage. They favor sod ground manured and plowed in fall and using a specialized fertilizer blend per acre composed of 600 pounds acid phosphate 200 pounds nitrate of soda and 200 pounds nitrate of potash.
A Lake City Minnesota resident describes severe kidney illness with back pain dizziness and nerve strain. After using Deans Kidney Pills the sufferer reports complete health restoration and recommends the product sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY at 65 cents a box.
An Albanian tale from the Albany Evening Journal recounts a horse tied to a foot bridge that rode out floods and carried the adrift bridge downstream. After the bridge wedged on a bank the horse remained atop it, then later reappeared swimming up the stream pulling the old bridge behind.
The piece extols Frank P. Lewis of Peoria Illinois for his Lewis' Single Binder 5c cigar as rivaling 10c brands. It notes the tin wrapped package keeps it fresh and lauds the smooth aroma and draw, with annual sales projected near 9,000,000 despite no traveling sales force.
Sweynheym and Pannartz, early Rome printers, faced bread shortages despite quality work. Catarrh is described as a constitutional disease. Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is promoted as a remedy with a $100 reward for a failed cure and drugstore availability at 75 cents.
The dialogue features Wil lieboy and Silli man in a joke about Adam changing clothes. The quip suggests relief at a wardrobe change as a punchline, reflecting light linguistic humor from the periodical.
Advertising blurb praising OUR PIE Preparation for lemon pies. Claims easy, inexpensive use and tastiness, urging readers to buy at grocers for 10 cents and share with friends.
A philosophical line asserts that the depth from which words come determines how deeply they are heard. The reflection centers on the power of origin in communication and interpretation.
A clergy man and a drummer share whiskey to beat the cold in a smoking car. The clergyman pours the whisky into his boots, hoping the drink will warm his icy feet like a hot stove as he jokes about the warm glow to come.
A Selma Alabama woman describes severe facial skin eczema that resisted two doctors’ treatments before using Cuticura remedies for six months. She reports complete remission for three years and credits the products for relief.
An old advertisement urges mothers to examine every bottle of Castoria ensuring it bears the familiar marks The Use For Over 30 Years and The Kind You Have Always Bought, underscoring its safety and reliability for infants and children.
A fragmented clipping parodies or markets a Bromo Quinine slogan while a stray pane of text shows a pedestrian standoff with a footpad and a quip about secrecy. It also mentions Lewis' Single Binder cigars and a Peoria factory line.
At the annual Hunt meeting the Bedale Hounds gathered by a village school for an object lesson in hunting. The event aimed to instill respect for hounds and hunters among the young and reinforce safe, courteous riding and tracking practices.
A fragmentary, aphoristic note urges patience and prudence in handling persistent problems. It contrasts bold action with restraint and cautions against chasing unsafe gains. The text alludes to recovering or managing bothersome issues within a two week window.
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