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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1925
Page
6
The speaker explains ad writing basics and why he started advertising work. He notes his first lessons were Pay in Advance and cites family needs as a motivator. He mentions a future piece two weeks from now and hopes for steady work.
George Jones and wife social in the Burg Friday. Families move between farms as Uncle Sam Jones and Lewis Jones relocate. Roads cleared after three drags ease travel. rain yesterday complicates driving.
STRINGTOWN report notes Ethel Klinge called on her sister Bertha Holt on Wednesday afternoon, details unclear in the save.
Clarence Holt and Mervel Willett attended Vandalia high school carnival on Wednesday night. John McConnell and George Albert transacted business in Shobonier on Wednesday. Paul Ehrat sawed wood for farmers last week. Iva Elder went to Pana Monday to assist uncle Ray Lawler while Mrs Lawler recovers from burns. Mr and Mrs Lawler are both blind. Mervel Willett and Clarence Holt watched Kinmundy versus Vandalia basketball Friday night. Some locals attended Pentecostal services at Vernon town hall last week. Spence McConnell and son Floyd visited relatives in the vicinity. Dr Walter Murfin made calls at John Healy and Joe Beckler Saturday. Glenwood Brown of Vernon praised local roads Saturday. Gladys Anderson weekend with George Anderson and wife. George Willett recovering from flu and tending livestock. James Klinge toured Shobonier Saturday. Rosa Gehrkin and daughter Della visited Hallie Holt Sunday and Monday. Byron Albert and family visited Chas Epps and Vernon Sunday. James Lane, Hiram Wyant and families visited Centralia Friday night. Arewine Willett and family visited W J Jones and wife of Vernon Sunday. Fred Klinge serves on Vandalia grand jury this week. Ed Huff of Shobonier buried at Farmegg cemetery Sunday morning.
East of Town Mrs Cyrus Nichols in sick list. Chris Neilson and family visited Sunday with Elmer Berry and family. The small daughter of Chas Thalman and wife is seriously ill. Wm Morris and Elsie Maulding transacted business in Centralia Saturday. Ora Green has a new telephone. Raymond Maulding and family of Kinmundy visited Sunday with home folks. Eli Morgan and family of Patoka visited Sunday with John Chance and family. Mrs Nellie Belcher and family visited Sunday with John Rogiers and family. Earl Graham of near Vernon was
The record notes a sale attended by Chris Neilson Jas Caldwell Ora Green and Cyrus Nichols at Gerald Nichols west of Patoka on Saturday following last Friday’s papering for Mrs Nellie Belcher.
Sunday School and church attendance noted with multiple visits among the Bowen Belcher Pulver Williams and Irvin families. Sunday gatherings included Bowen Belcher and Pulver households and visiting relatives from Sandoval Salem and Decatur.
Eaglin Mrs. David Gerrish and neighbors visited with families from Friday to Saturday. Various visits noted among Linton Thalman Perkins and Smith households. Light rain Sunday night. Charley Thalman’s baby ill with pneumonia. Roy Thalman trades car for a two seater. Perkins and Harris families seen visiting. Widespread local activity includes cows tested as OK and logs hauled to a nearby sawmill.
John Thulman hosts a Saturday talk with Harry Perkins. The rain may spoil the roads again. Cecil Beckett responded to Hayes Smith on a business trip. George Perkins bought Guinea pigs from I. C. Hill and hopes for a fortune. Wm. Perkins appears on the sick list.
Local social updates list visits among Bear Creek residents including Mrs Wm Brewer and daughter Mrs Earl Christie, Mrs Illinois Christie, and families. A revival meeting ended after three weeks with twenty one conversions and thirteen additions. Several residents traveled or hosted, with farm land sales noted for John Matheny and land purchases nearby.
Elen Murray and children visited relatives in Centralia from Friday to Monday. Ethel Sharp stayed with sister Mrs. Dave Revis in Clinton county from Saturday evening to Sunday. Mary Belcher visited Mr. and Mrs. Claudy Carman in Clinton county Saturday. Elza Sharp and family visited Dave Revis in Clinton county. Rain and wind hit Sunday night. Spring nears and garden planning begins. Elza Sharp butchered Tuesday, Chester Bryant Wednesday, Dock Shepard Saturday. Bert Lawrence sick. John Shepard and Frank Minch of Shattue dined with Mary Shepard last Wednesday. Jess Wooden’s family visited John Long. Orval Sharp listed as sick. Chester Bryant adds to hen house and pens stock hens. Gerald Nichol sale attended by Neck residents. Charlie Shepard and wife visited J A Shepard. Claudy Carman family visited W. W. Cooper. Lon Belcher and wife with Frank Sharp and wife visited J A Shepard. George Kinney sawed wood Monday. L Sharp shipped fat hogs to St Louis Tuesday.
A local column suggests Patoka could improve with more thinking and less gossip while commenting on social duties, the influence of alimony in marriage, and the consequences when a man meddles in a woman’s affairs, reflecting on community values.
A discussion notes earning, self improvement, and breaking out of routine. It urges effort to improve life, warns against staying stuck, and encourages community action while poking fun at local attitudes. A barber joke ends the snippet with a humorous exchange about shaving.
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