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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1908
Page
3
South Bound No 101 and North Bound No 124 operate daily with specified times. A gold watch giveaway and town promotion for Maurice Town Missouri invites buyers with $1 down and $1 weekly payments, plus bank drafts accepted.
An advertisement promotes a six page New Home Wall Chart and a one year subscription to the Register for only $1.25. The offer targets homeowners and readers seeking home planning tools and periodical access at a promotional rate.
The schedule lists Sunday School at 9 30 a m class meeting at 2 30 p m preaching at 7 00 p m prayer meeting each Thursday 7 00 p m preaching on the 1st and 5th Saturday evening and Sunday morning at Boulder J E Wittey conducts preaching at Mound Chapel on the 2nd and 4th Sunday morning
The Christian Church conducts a social service at 10 45 a m on the first Sunday each month with Ex Reverend Lenanp Brown serving as minister.
Preaching services listed for Westcott Chapel and Zion with times on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Sundays, plus Toad Island 3rd Sunday and 4th Sunday allocations. Prayer meeting Tuesday evening. Sunday school reports for January 1 with eight or six scholars present and a collection of $1.62, noting Young Men's involvement.
The men's class contributed 30 cents. Rev J M Smith preached in the morning. Evening services were led by Rev Sharp pastor, with Rev Pressly at Wescott chapel. C J Pressly, P C.
Bill McQuade lights up the scene with sly jests about cheating and a long ride joke. A Chicago man paid 2700 for a stolen motor car as the thief was arrested, while a jury valued the machine at 14 dollars. An unknown man urged a great city mayor to demand money from rich men, who were reportedly scrambling to help.
A San Antonio reader writes to Patoka’s Register praising small towns and Texas churches, then digresses into jokes and clippings about national figures, college presidents, and social quirks. The column features light anecdotes, editorials, and raspy one liners about society, manners, and modern life in 2008 Texas, with playful jabs at culture and finance.
A playful miscellany notes misadventures of a honeymooner lost in a sleeping car next to a loud phonograph, warns about hop tonic excess, and jokes on money buying access. It jokes about bees, mind alignment, cigars, and a line about football kicked on the south side versus north side.
The riddle asks to count letters in words. Bacon suggests counting letters in the question and answers. The hint implies the shortest hours are one two six and ten, as these spellings are brief.
Four full blood Hereford bulls advertised by R. Hawkrys of Patoka. Includes a three year old, a nearly two year old, and two coming yearlings. Readers advised to check stock journals for quality as beef cattle.
The Business Men's League of Patoka invites investors to explore locations for a factory, electric light plant, or any legitimate enterprise. They seek capital for promising paid propositions and ask interested parties to contact the Secretary of the league in Patoka promptly.
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