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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1908
Page
7
English athlete and food expert Eustace Miles told a Chicago vegetarian dinner that rich sauces and exotic meats weaken digestion and are a poor system. He likened such eaters to an embarrassed motorist who pawned his car to finance tires.
Rich soil and pure water offer a big market for products. 10 to 640 acres and 2 town lots of prime land in Southern Texas priced at 210 dollars with payments of 10 dollars a month. Inquiries directed to Dr. Chas. F. Simmons, San Antonio, Texas.
Mrs. Popley-Little George refuses milk after hearing a remark from Mr. Popley. He had previously accepted milk but now balks, Mr. Popley arguing the change stems from imprudence and the boy’s hearing the approval.
Advertisement notes land sales from 10 to 640 acres plus two lots for $210 at $10 monthly. Mentions Dr. Chas Fr Simmons of San Antonio. Includes various product pitches and quips on health remedies and sentimental sayings from early 20th century periodical style.
Frank P. Ide and Ralph N. Baker sue in circuit court to remove the Springfield consolidated Railway Co. from operating lines on 24 Springfield streets. The case, a quo warranto, follows weeks of dispute over the franchise. Mayor Reece named a committee to find a settlement as Jefferson Lincoln club backs the challengers.
The mausoleum over former Gov. John R. Tanner was dedicated with ceremonies led by Federal Judge J. Otis Humphrey. Addresses were given by Judge Humphrey, P. H. O'Donnell, G. W. Hinman of Chicago, and W. D. Ryan of Springfield, secretary treasurer of the United Mine Workers of America.
Beardstown Rolan Daily was notified by the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission that he won a gold medal and $500 to liquidate a mortgage on his home. The award honors his bravery in rescuing Samuel Walters, a fellow employee, on a government fleet dredge boat on August 14, 1906.
Mrs. Alfred Orendorff of Springfield died from a hemorrhage caused by fright during a severe windstorm. A tree toppled before the Orendorff residence as she sat by a window she feared would be struck. Her husband, a prominent Illinois lawyer, was adjutant general under Gov. Altgeld and is currently in Vinita Oklahoma as president of the First National Bank of that city.
Chicago Heights executives Meriiette Engine Co. president Miller and sales manager Monroe were found guilty in Judge Bethea's court of using the mails in promoting a stock fraud. Sentence reserved pending motion for new trial. They allegedly swindled 28 sales agents out of 114000. Also notes Vandalia parade for Memorial Day with Meduwain post G A R and 200 children. Carmi apple crop outlook praised in Southern Illinois with good spray programs and plentiful fruit.
The Lutherans of Illinois and Iowa completed a fundraising effort totaling $100,000 to meet Don Hart of Washington Illinois condition for a working endowment fund for Carthage College, a Lutheran college in Carthage Illinois.
Quincy J Henry Garmer aged 64 a carpenter died after swallowing car bolic acid following a quarrel with one of his four sons. Police report a family dispute preceded the tragedy and the death occurred at his home.
Mrs. P Post widow of the late Congressman Post dies in Galesburg. The report notes her passing and identifies her as the congressman's spouse with local obituary details.
In this American Magazine excerpt James M. Dowie or a similar humorist recalls funerals as joyous city life events. The narrator describes rides in hacks through unfamiliar streets and countryside and notes neighbors dressing their best and children gathering to envy those who lose a parent.
George B. Farley of 50 South State St Concord New Hampshire describes a two month severe skin eruption below the knees with intense itching and swelling. After trying several remedies he reports instant relief and swelling reduction within two days after applying Cuticura. May 14 1907.
A Louisville Courier-Journal fragment recounts remarks on genius noting Dr. Johnson touched every post in his path while a different genius touches every friend and always tries. The dialogue highlights eccentric behavior as a marker of genius.
An urgent solicitation directs readers to Dr. Chas F Sim mons in San Antonio Texas for information on purchasing 10 to 640 acres and 2 town lots of fertile Texas land at 210 dollars with 10 dollars per month payments.
A satirical exchange raises a czarchasm joke between imperial rulers and common people. A prominent farm offer from Dr. Chas F. Simmons of San Antonio promotes sale of South Texas land parcels from 10 to 640 acres for 210 dollars, with two town lots included and payments of 10 dollars monthly.
Attention farmers receive a message from Dr. Chas F. Simmons of San Antonio Texas offering 10 to 640 acres and 2 town lots from a 95 000 acre tract for 210 dollars payable ten dollars monthly with the note quoting a cartoon line about debt and travel backward from the Washington Star.
Ancient Thebes was said to have a hundred gates each able to deploy 10 000 soldiers and 200 chariots totaling one million men and two thousand chariots. This account outlines vast military capacity attributed to the city.
patent medicine advertisement promises foot cure for hot sweaty calloused feet. offered by druggists with a 25 cent price and substitute trial package. address listed at Allen’s company. endorsement claims relief for swelled feet. shallow promotional copy emphasizes quick results.
An advertisement requests information from Dr Chas F Simmons in San Antonio Texas about buying 10 to 64 acres and 2 town lots in South Texas for 210 dollars with 10 dollars monthly payments. The text also includes assorted quotes about cooking and life and a note about Lewis' Single Binder Cigar.
Pattern Paris No 2156 for a gored circular skirt with optional center seam. Six sizes 22 to 32 inch waist. Yardage varies by fabric width and nap. Send 10 cents to Pattern Department with name address size and pattern number.
A terse reflection on the mismatch between laziness and intelligence, noting that the two traits rarely align or support each other in practical effort.
Rimer closes with a clever plan to turn the idea into a ballad while Crittick argues a quatrain would be too short. The exchange reveals playful literary tensions and humorous banter between the writers.
A six year old girl Margie, raised Presbyterian, plans to give up candy for Lent on Ash Wednesday and then changes course to vow to quit profane language instead. Her Episcipalian friends inspire the shift.
An advertisement asserts catarrh is a constitutional disease and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, a $100 prize for cures, and lists sale via druggists at 75 cents plus endorses Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The inventor proclaims an era of wonders while his discontented spouse wonders when funds vanished and where new money will come from, highlighting a tension between innovation and financial strain.
The calendar notes that medieval tithes included more food than money. It highlights a shift toward agricultural offerings used to support church needs, suggesting a broader, food rich tithe practice in certain communities.
An attendant shows two inmates to a visitor. The first man sits on a three legged stool, grieving over a lost love and madness. The second inmate, in a padded cell, is described as stark mad. The visitor learns the phrase This is the other man.
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