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Newspaper

Patoka Register

Location

Patoka, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1908

Page

5

Local Railroad Schedule and Promissory Ad

South bound No 101 local mail 12 11 PM 123 Southern Express 6 40 PM 191 local freight 3 45 PM North bound No 124 Northern Express 9 48 AM 106 Clinton Accommodation 7 51 PM 192 Local Freight 7 40 AM x Daily except Sunday T B Walker agent Watches offer free with alternate lot gold filled case American movement 15 jewels lots selling 25 to 100 dollars one down one per week Patoka bank drafts good as gold write today mention Register Frank O Hapney Missouri Trust Bldg St Louis

Southern Express Northern Express Clinton T. B. Walker Ag’t Maurice Town St. Louis Memphis Patoka Bank Frank O. Hapney Missouri Trust Bldg

New Home Wall Chart Offer Ad Promotes Registry Subscription

A brief promotional snippet invites readers to obtain a six page New Home Wall Chart and a one year subscription to the Register for $1.25, highlighting value and ongoing access to home planning resources.

Ilinois Illinois United States Sam Porto Rico Hawaiian Islands Alaska Philippine Islands The Register

Cumberland Presbyterian and Baptist Church Notices

Sabbath School at Cumberland Presbyterian from 9 30 am with monthly 10 45 am and 7 pm sermons. Rev Suarp pastor. Baptist Church holds Sunday School at 9 30 am with preaching every 3rd Saturday afternoon and evening and Sunday services led by Rev George M Clements.

Gro. M. Clements

M. E. Church Sermon Schedule and Meetings

The M E Church lists Sunday school at 9 50 a m class meeting at 2 30 p m and preaching at 7 p m Daily Thursday prayer meeting at 7 00 p m Preaching at Boulder on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays and Sunday mornings Preaching at Mound Chapel on the 2nd and 4th Sundays J E Witey is noted.

Boulder Mound Chapel J. E. Witey

Christian Church Sunday School and Service Schedule

Local church notices announce Sunday School at 9 30 a m Social Service at 10 45 a m and preaching on the first Sunday each month Rev Lenanp Brown named as minister with expressed expectations.

Sunday preaching schedule for local chapels and towns

Westcott Chapel holds services on the first Sunday. Patoka hosts the second Sunday at 11:00 a m and 7:00 p m. Zion conducts the third Sunday at 11:00 a m and 7:00 p m. Toad Island also observes the third Sunday at 3:00 p m and Zion Patoka on the fourth Sunday at 11:00 a m and 7:00 p m. Prayer meeting Tuesday evening. Cyd Pressing P C.

Westcott Chapel Patoka Zion Toad Island Cyd P. C

Merchants refuse goods for cash in a rural poem

A narrator laments that cash is demanded while merchants refuse corn oats hay and wood. They will take money but reject farm produce and livestock, preferring cash. In response the speaker pens thanks and a warning, noting Shears and Sawbuck take sheep while merchants sleep, a social critique in verse.

Jim Mr. Shears Sawbuck Water Street

Possum Run tale ends with home merchants’ stand

A fragmented 1907 verse relates a catalog selling scheme by Shears and Sawbuck, rural readers at Possum Run, and a string of wry misadventures. Jim, a hay worker, and a neighbor trade tales of plows, harness, jail, and a pivot to buying local after mail-order woes.

Possum Jim

Witty notes on modern love and society at large

The fragment presents a satirical slice of early 20th century social commentary with quips about marriages and divorce, a New York skyscraper rumor, and casual jests about hats, dating, and manners. It hints at humorous observations from a columnist or novelist rich in playful aphorisms.

Lively Quick Bumblebee New York Uncle By

Ticklish Reactions and a Laugh from the Hardware Man

A brief exchange ends with a remark about being ticklish and the hardware man laughing, provoking a visible show of temper from the woman. The moment hints at a lighter, domestic scene amid ordinary shop interactions.

Too Poor We Stop Free Premium Gifts For Subscribers

A country newspaper declares it cannot continue giving away gold watches and sewing machines to subscribers. The editor explains the paper costs one dollar annually and questions how they can finance a jewelry business and a sewing machine factory while their own staff wears cheap watches and mends clothing.

Afraid of the Angels in a Dark Bedtime Scene

A mother calms her child by promising no danger remains in the room. The child, however, admits fear and says she is more afraid of the devil of angels than the dark. The quotation comes from the Arson Times of Georgia.

Dolly Arson

The Editor's Tin Shears

The Washington lay Democrat notes a humorous local scene as Thursday we borrow tin shears from George Stewart's hardware store G R Hartman on the way to the office J W Patton asks about trimming toenails F F Parrish comments on clipping hair and Joe Wolfe quips about clipping them revealing neighbors show interest in each other’s affairs.

George Stewart C. R. Hartman J. W. Patton F. F. Parrish Joe Wolfe Washington Lay Democrat

Grand Display of Grapes At Local Exhibition

A grand display of grapes yesterday impressed observers. EN Henderson of Hierso presented fruit praised for its fine appearance and quality, with Elberta variety noted among the selections. The viewing audience commended the fruit for its rich color and promising taste.

EN Henderson Hierso

Diamond Gossip About a Female Baseball Team Comment

The Milwaukee Sentinel reports a harsh remark about a women’s baseball team. The quote mocks players claiming the loss was due to “our innings” and runners who hugged the bases, reflecting dated sports banter.

Milwaukee Sentinel

Out of Sight Witty Exchange in Statesman Cartoon

A humorous dialogue from the Yonk ers Statesman features Greene praising his chauffeur and joking about trust beyond sight as a silhouette of a machine looms in the panel.

Redd Greene Yonkers Statesman

Business Men’s League invites factory investors at Patoka

The Patoka Business Men’s League calls for capitalists to explore locations for factories electric light plants or any legitimate enterprise. They already have paying propositions to finance and request prompt contact with the league secretary in Patoka.

Business Men’s League of Patoka Business Men’s League

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