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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1928
Page
2
An agricultural retailer announces arrival of a car of Yellow Ear Corn for seed and a car of ear corn to arrive Monday or Tuesday. They promote Moor-Man's minerals for livestock and list seeds including Red Clover, Sweet Clover, Alike Clover, Crimson Clover, Japan Clover, Timothy Seed, and Red Top Seed. Special pricing on heavy tractor oil and Ford oil in 5 gallon lots.
Vernon and Patoka Farmers urge orders for Barb Wire and fencing supplies. Steel posts and all wire offered, with 10 percent discount for out-of-car orders. Telephone wire also available.
A collection of small ads listing sale items including hay corn beans horse and ponies, hedge posts and livestock, turkeys and shoats, two corner lots, a residence with two lots, custom grinding services, and local properties Waterhouse and Oglesby homes for sale. Also farm equipment and meat grinding service in Wasems area.
An old advertisement promotes genuine California Fig Syrup to ease constipation bile and diarrhea in children. It claims quick relief without narcotics or soothing drugs and urges asking a druggist for the authentic label with full directions to avoid imitations.
Roads are in fine shape with one mud hole in Cracker Neck. The Elisha Payne sale last Tuesday drew a good crowd and most items sold well. Local folks report on church, health, and farm chores while thanking mail and milk carriers through the mud.
Saturday rain interrupted farms and mills while residents reported small mishaps and visits. Wm Perkins helped shuck corn. Ray Kretzer lost his home to fire Thursday morning. The Merediths returned from the north Friday. Mammie Evans and Hazel Gaston shared Sunday time. Russell Palmer visited Tony Clark. John Thalman restarted his saw mill. J D Dudley traded his team for a Ford touring car. William Long’s team ran away damaging a wagon. Clarence Tackett helped on the milk route for Charles Nettles. Millard Palmer and wife welcomed a baby boy. Willie Perkins family visited Sam Meridith. Russell Palmer attended a Carrigan literary Friday.
Edwin Oertwig delivered hogs to Vernon market Tuesday. George Walton of Vernon reported delivering gasoline and kerosene nearby last Tuesday. The quilting club met with Mrs. Ora Arnold on Wednesday. Mrs. Dale Arnold spent Thursday with Mrs. L. Foster. Robert Arnold and family visited Ben Thalman south of Patoka on Thursday. Lew Engler plans to move to Frank Jones farm and moved part of his feed last week. Ralph Feathers and family moved from Kinmundy to the J. T. Arnold farm east of the Burg. John Reidle hauled wheat to Vernon Tuesday. Marion Griffin and wife of Alma visited his parents last week. Lewis Jones plans to enlarge his dairy herd and bought two Jersey heifers from Walter Neilson. Neighbors met last Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Puffer. men cut wood while women cooked, producing a big wood pile. James Walker and wife visited Lewis Jones on Wednesday. W. H. Jones and wife were there Thursday. Lewis enjoys daily company as long as someone can operate a crosscut saw. John Lotz will move this week from Beckmeier farm to a farm near Augsburg. All Lowe and family attended Vernemina's sale at the creek, leaving much mud behind.
Troy Porter and Preston begin a large garage addition on East Center Street. Toulon contemplates alley electric lights. Oak Park claims the most complete street lighting system in the world. Grafton Western Cartridge Company of East Alton may relocate here.
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