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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1932
Page
6
The Red children fear a sky disrupted by the Moon’s disappearance. Strong Heart tracks the Moon, chasing Naquil who fights the North Wind with hot sand until Happy Moon is found in a tree and named by Strong Heart. He vows she will be called Happy Moon.
Nas Teighbor advises cleaning ILK bottles before refrigeration by dipping in cold water and drying with a cloth, paying attention to the paper cap. Beaten egg white added to cream aids whipping. Lace curtains should be hung wet to dry if no stretcher. use curtain rods and casing. Clean white furniture with soap and pure water, polish with an old silk handkerchief.
A fragmentary tale recalls a fast night chase after the North Wind and a moon swap in a moonlit forest. Happy Moon laughs as Old Man places a new Moon, Naquil objects, Strong Heart refuses, while a boy’s cautionary path is hinted at in a clipped moral ending.
Instructions for Kitchen Cabinet style dishes including Slumgullion-Fry using bacon onion tomatoes meat cheese on toast. Macaroon Parfait combines yolks sugar vanilla macaroons cream and whipped topping. Date Crumbles bake oats butter sugar flour baking powder with a date filling. Heavenly Hash blends pineapple marshmallows nuts and whipped cream.
The line plays on a librarian’s quip about preferring whole books to book ends. It contrasts a practical accessory with the idea of complete volumes, poking gentle fun at collecting habits.
A brief note describes a heavenly dish made by cream being sweetened and flavored with a few maraschino cherries added for flavor and color.
A lighthearted column details an ashore sailor in New York and a humorous teeth mix up with a guest, mentions Ruby Keeler and Aunt Jolson, and notes Manhattan theatrical folk. It also shares stories of Norman Bel Geddes recalling kid performances, Victor Kilian’s chimney hobby, and a public library's theatrical literature room and cold weather refuge in New York with a workers restaurant.
Maj. Gen. Henry L. Gilchrist reported to Secretary of War Hurley that the Chemical Warfare service made excellent progress in gases and protective equipment this year. He noted emphasis on cutting costs and improving protection, and said 25 974 gas masks were produced for the army.
A three story wooden building collapsed but was quickly removed from the site as residents swarmed the ruin. They carried away boards and planks for use as fuel, leaving the area nearly bare within hours.
London. A questionnaire on science and religion was sent to Fellows of the Royal Society. At the Christian Evidence Society annual meeting, replies showed 120 affirming a spiritual sphere, 13 denying. 173 affirming moral responsibility, 75 denying. 142 saying evolution can coexist with belief in a creator, 5 denying.
Readers ask about the words currant and curacao. Currant comes from the French phrase raisins de Courauntz meaning grapes from Corinth. Curacao liqueur originated on the island of Curacoa.
Mme. Marie Charlotte de Goller Davenport, a Russian born 107 years ago and educated in Vienna and Paris, criticizes Columbus residents as dumb and unfriendly while praising Americans overall as “darlings.” She says locals lack progress and intelligence but admits affection for Americans in general.
In San Benito Texas Carl Wilt killed a rattler just over seven feet long. The diamondback snake had been a notable local encounter noting its size and danger.
F. J. Walter Jr. of Houston trains lions monkeys elk timber wolves and other animals in his backyard. Though not a professional trainer he has kept animals all his life and teaches them tricks. He now focuses on a Nubian lion and an elk pulling a wagon.
A light exchange features humor as a speaker notes enjoying some fun from Wartha while regretting little fun elsewhere. The quip hints at a playful regional banter.
Bruce L. Melvin, research secretary for Farm and Village Housing, will explain planning aids for farm and city houses on the Farm and Home Hour. The Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union broadcast joins the National Farm Home Hour Wednesday January 20 with a noted agricultural speaker. A Forest Rangers episode on forest fire prevention airs Thursday January 21 as part of the new series.
United States government used 515 broadcasting hours across NBC networks in 1931. Aylesworth notes the Agriculture Department led radio use with 581 talks by 254 officials, many on the National Farm and Home Hour. Hoover spoke 29 times, the most by any president in a year.
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