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Newspaper

Patoka Register

Location

Patoka, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jan 26, 1945

Page

3

Make Your Own Curtains pattern from Luncheon Cloth

Instructions for cutting gay printed luncheon cloth into sash curtains and a valance with narrow hems. Face the tops with muslin to form heads and rod casings if more depth is needed. Notes reference a 32nd booklet offering step by step directions and postpaid booklets for 15 cents.

Homer Croy early life memories of Missouri farm

Amos Croy settled on a Marysville farm in Missouri where his son Homer was born. Homer recalls a cyclone that wrecked the sod barn and fruiting orchard. Sundays meant church and family meals with weight guessing for steer. He helped during calf dehorning and weaning and assisted in sausage making with grinder work and sausage stuffing. The family cured hams and stocked meat for the year.

Amos Croy Marysville Missouri Homer

Quilting Day and Newt’s Mule Team Adventure

The narrator recalls fall wagon rides driven by Newt and mule handling tricks. They endured loud, rattling travel past neighbors and hog haulers, then return to the stable for corn and praise. The piece shifts to quilting season, detailing Phebe’s leadership in making a family crazy quilt from rag bag keepsakes and dresses, with the women dominating Quilting Day.

Newt Consiag Phebe Homer Alice Cray Sister Mary Mary Blanche Pierce and Breckenridge Geralda Knabb Mrs. Kennedy

Sewing Circle Patterns Cover-All Apron tulip pocket

Adorable practical apron with a tulip shaped pocket and border offers a covered-up look for work. Use scraps to trim the apron and create a pretty, useful garment from the pattern.

Foreign Rule Across The United States History

The territories of 48 states were at times ruled by six foreign powers. Areas of 30 states were under Great Britain, 25 under France, 19 under Spain, 8 under Mexico, 4 under the Netherlands, and 2 under Sweden.

Great Britain France Spain Mexico Netherlands Sweden

Nu Maid Margarine Promoted As Table Grade Spread

A table promotional line touts Nu Maid Margarine as a specially made table grade product for everyday use. The ad emphasizes its suitability for table service with a direct claim and repeated branding.

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