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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1936
Page
6
London Tit Bits reports Professor Tikhonov of the Soviet Academy of Sciences has perfected micro-photography to transfer books and documents to a thin platinum film sealed by glass panels. Readers place slides in a projector to display the text, offering librarians a space saving boon.
The Invisible Ear Drum by A. O. Leonard, son of the late Rev. A. B. Leonard D D former secretary of the Board of Foreign Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church, greatly improves hearing for deafness and head noises. It enables normal conversation and theatre listening and is inexpensive. Write for booklet to A. O. Leonard Inc Suite 206 70 Fifth avenue New York City.
A brief Collier's Weekly observation notes that in Aberdeen Scotland every street car carries a large fare box by the exit for riders to drop fare if the conductor misses them. An unrelated medical ad offers a free 176 page book on piles from Dr. C M Coe of St. Louis Missouri.
In a humorous exchange Uncle Eben quips that silence is golden while another voice insists money talks. The local banter hints at mixed signals about wealth and prudence in a small community setting.
Roosevelt renominated by Democratic convention in Philadelphia as supporters hail a bold platform. The party abandons the two thirds rule for nominations, pledges continued soil conservation payments and farm relief, expands social security, housing, and labor rights, while backing a neutral foreign policy and anti trust enforcement.
Representative William Lemke of North Dakota launches a bid for the presidency under a new Union party led by Father Charles Coughlin. Boston’s Thomas Charles O'Brien named as vice president candidate with a 15 point platform including farm mortgage refinancing and a central bank. Convention planned for August in Cleveland with backing from farm unions labor and liberal groups.
Quilt pattern 460 titled Friendship Fan invites a quilting bee. Use scraps from friends, three pattern pieces, complete cutting sewing finishing instructions, yardage chart, and diagrams for single and double bed sizes. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept New York with name and address.
Quotation by Carlile warns that soldiers of the same cause may differ in belief and action. He argues against internal division and urges unity against the common foe of darkness and wrong. The reflection questions loyalty based on uniform and calls for fellowship over faction.
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