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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1926
Page
6
Readable text announces discounts on flour feeds and machinery alongside a $5.00 reduction on any wagon from Pratt's Poultry Disinfectant stock sale. Details are partial and include references to eggs cash and Saturday event.
A traveling sales pitch touts Gold Medal Flour and bran in ten lots. Advertises a car load of flour on the road, urging buyers to purchase now while prices are at their best and to save money.
A 1921 model car, milk cow, piano boxes, bucks, garden tour trade, iron and rags offers, Jersey cow with calf, and an estray bird dog with collar details are listed. Lost log chain notices and rewards prompt readers to notify the Register office or local contacts in Patoka and East St. Louis areas.
Salt is offered in blocks sacks and barrels at Altoms, a local supply shop. The listing highlights bulk options for households and merchants with varying quantities and prices.
Clarence Cozad and wife and Eunice McHaney and wife attended church at Cubbage Chapel Saturday night. Cecil Jett and family called on J F Talbert and family Sunday afternoon. Wm Smith and family from Boulder visited with Mrs Clarence Cozad. Twenty six in Sunday School at Fredonia. X B Holland and family thank friends for help after a house fire.
Professor J. S. Kniseley announces his candidacy for Marion County Superintendent of Schools, asking the voters for support at the November election and stating the race is subject to the people’s wishes.
Vernon based Earl Graham offers painting and paper hanging services with a focus on conscience and quality work in Centralia and surrounding areas Illinois.
The United States Department of Agriculture reports that gasoline taxes paid by motor vehicle operators in 1925 totaled 146,028,940 dollars, up 83 percent from 1924 and four and a half times 1923. Of this, 102,065,216 funded state highways and 32,721,704 supported county and local roads, with additional funds for costs and other purposes.
Inga J. Olson argues Dakota farmers gain from good roads. Better roads cut hauling costs and raise nearby land values, while roads must be dragged after rain to avoid hard surfaces. A good road lets a farmer haul more grain when prices rise, boosting earnings compared to a poorer road.
The 1916 federal aid act marked federal reentry into highway building and required states to maintain Central road departments. Cooperative economic surveys between the U S Bureau of Public Roads and state highway offices began, with taxpayers millions involved.
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