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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1908
Page
2
A collection of quips and questions on topics from Edith Wharton to taxes and naval ethics. The piece riffs on insects, leap year vanity, and speculative science, keeping a satirical, period voice throughout.
A wooden pavement built from creosoted rectangular blocks laid honestly nears an ideal standard. Andrew Carnegie’s belief that the world is improving reflects a complacent mood tied to smooth golf play.
A suggestion prompts talk of pensions for former presidents and asks for action in the coming year. The piece notes South America’s neutral stance on naval matters and recalls a Muskegon rescuer who saved a Detroit boy by gripping a rope with his teeth.
The Philadelphia Bulletin reports Ann remains a favored name among brides while Anny stands as a complementary option for a bridegroom’s name. The note highlights the name trends and reception among readers.
An Ohio judge is described as a private in the state and faces boundary issues as troops are involved. The fragment hints at legal and military overlap with unclear details on actions or outcomes.
A famed living skeleton once with Bar Mum has died from fatty degeneration, underscoring the fragile fate of its remarkable figure.
A man bearing noble titles of earl and baron is starving in St Louis, unable to secure employment. He offers no explanation for why he has not married an heiress, leaving questions about his social prospects and finances.
If any foreign nation attacks our fleet, Admiral Evans will order the battery of 21 pianolas into action, and the fight will be over.
A man six feet one inch tall and weighing only 80 pounds has died in Rhode Island. The remarkable physique would have suited an airship tester, suggesting a prodigy of unconventional talents lost to tragedy.
A New York cafe gives women customers a New Year present by allowing them to smoke. The gesture reflects attention to the tastes and preferences of the recipients when making presents.
Fifty members of the Massachusetts legislature work by the day for wages. It is to be hoped that their election to the legislature may not lead them to think working for a living is foolish or unnecessary.
A forecast claims the year will resolve practical aerial travel after extensive progress and growing public interest in experiments. It asserts the development will not be dismissed as a visionary project and that sane, conservative observers expect real results.
A New Haven couple began with an unusual scenario during a golf outing when a woman struck a ball that stunned a man. After his recovery, she apologized and they pursued romance. This year women may propose in leap year, while men cannot refuse.
A Montreal newspaper was fined for calling members of the provincial legislature fools and ignoramuses. The paper may have won the case on the merits if it had avoided such tautology and insulting language.
A scientist reports that a grip germ possesses barbs enhancing its grip alongside thumb-screws red-hot pinchers and ice tongs. This gives him a decided edge over fever pathogens like malaria and smallpox in his experiments and comparisons.
Springfield reports the Illinois House approved the Oglesby-Jones direct plurality primary bill 88 to 33, sending it to Gov. Deneen after Senate approval. The measure allows voters to choose party candidates by direct primary, with limited applications and detailed rules for party definition, committee structure, conventions, ballots, and elector qualifications.
The text details canvassing boards duties to certify primary results, issue proclamations, and file certificates with state or local clerks within ten days. It requires certificates of nomination to be issued soon after filing, except for US senators. It covers party nominations, vacancies, contests, saloon closing during primaries, penalties for fraud, and the act's severability and repeals.
A family of 12 from Hamilton County Nebraska arrived in Chicago for hydrophobia treatment after drinking milk from a cow that showed rabies. The cow, bitten by a rabid dog, and several livestock, including a mule and horse, were killed. The Gillatlys believe their milk caused the illness and sought care in Chicago.
The document outlines party qualification, primary dates, polling hours, and structure. It details party central committees, precinct officers, minority representation, notices, election officers, challengers, balloting, and candidacy petition rules for state, congressional, senatorial, and local offices with signature thresholds and petition integrity provisions.
Cartoonists depict Speaker Cannon using his right hand to swing the gavel though he is left handed and rarely uses the right hand. The discrepancy highlights misrepresentation in visual satire.
Tangier reports from the front say about ten thousand Moors were killed or wounded and French casualties reached around 160 in a fierce battle near Settat. The uprising surprised the French and they pursued the retreating tribals, leaving ground strewn with dead and wounded.
Paris dispatches report General D Amade announcing eight French deaths and fifty wounded after a two hour battle with Moors near Kasbah Ber Rahid. Col Bontegourd led the expedition seeking the Chaouia tribe when tribesmen sprang from the hills and attacked before being repulsed.
More than 2,000 mill men who had been idle returned to work in the Pittsburg district as the 40 inch, 23 inch and 35 inch finishing and cogging mills of Carnegie Steel's Homestead plant resumed. The Valley Mills of Republic Steel Company also resumed operations.
Police Judge James Austin Jr spent four hours sawing ice on the creek beside the workhouse with inmates to learn how prisoners he sentenced to the workhouse lived.
Chicago officials report the Pullman Palace Car Company distributed almost 200000 dollars in bonuses to about 4000 car service employees on Monday. The payment served as appreciation for meritorious service and courteous conduct to the traveling public during 1907.
Pennsylvania train struck a street car at Homestead on Tuesday morning. Five passengers are reported badly injured.
Mrs Florence Hamlin testified before state reformatory trustees about her son dying in alleged third degree abuse at Pontiac. She described his dying statement and forgiveness for his persecutors, then vowed to pursue justice against those responsible.
Chicago awaits a congressional medal for Edward W. Spencer a Garrett Biblical Institute alumnus who rescued seventeen people from the wreck of the Lady Elgin off Winnetka. With a rope tied to his waist he helped survivors reach shore while others held the line and he worked over 24 hours in cold water.
Springfield attorneys John H Marshall of Charleston and James Bause of Mattoon met with James M. Graham to discuss defending Mattoon Charleston Electric Road officials charged with criminal negligence in the wreck. A motion to quash indictments will be filed in Coles county circuit court February 24. Graham believes every indictment count is defective.
Fairfield George Brown, longtime Wayne County resident, marks his centennial birthday at age 100. He arrived from Whitney England aboard a fishing smack about fifty years ago and soon married Barbara E. Taylor of North Carolina. The couple has thirteen children and he remains active on the streets daily.
A Cold Aurora couple who enjoy fresh air slept with their bedroom window wide open. Their baby girl, aged 49 days, was discovered alive and unharmed. Police are investigating how the infant ended up near the window during the night.
A man named Gross died in his sleep at 10:30 after relaxing in warm blankets. Mrs. Gross woke first in the morning to discover him dead, prompting an investigation by local authorities for cause.
Two women sue the Frisco railroad for 10000 dollars each over the death of Don McGill in a wreck at Pana Illinois two years ago Mrs Maggie McGill of Mount Vernon married to Don April 14 1902 has a son and letters of administration in Douglas county Mrs Hattie McGill of Poplar Bluff Missouri has also taken out letters of administration in the case demanding damages.
Chicago Webster Guerin, slain defendant Dora McDonald’s alleged past blackmailer, was described as a longtime harasser who pursued her for years. Defense chief J Hamilton Lewis portrayed him as the aggressor and stated he was shot by McDonald in defense of her life in Judge Brentano's court.
Mount Vernon banker Daniel Fitzgerald and Dr. Phillips bring back Thomas Neal the wealthy stockman who vanished in December. Neal will reside in Maryville Missouri for a time.
Benton-Thomas Parrot, a painter, was arrested in West Frankfort after the fatal shooting of Charles Cannon at the American Hotel. Parrot claims self defense and faces murder charges pending further investigation.
Mrs. George W. Gwinn of Havana, 52, a religiously prominent figure, died after a two weeks illness of paralysis.
Lebanon Reeb Bros of Belleville were awarded the paving contract for St Louis street here. The contract amount is listed as 21900 dollars.
Bloomington Olaf Olsen Bertwell of Chicago travels on foot toward Houston to say goodbye before his son departs for the Philippines with the U S Army. Bertwell estimates he will reach St Louis by Sunday as he cannot afford a ticket to Houston.
A blaze consumed the Cairo plant of the Indiana Box Co resulting in losses exceeding $25,000. Fire department officials indicated extensive damage across the facility with no immediate report of injuries. The cause was under investigation as investigators awaited a detailed assessment.
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