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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1925
Page
4
A car of good quality bran is expected at week end with special price if unloaded. We invite customers to see us or give their name for notification on arrival. A 6 ft McCormick binder priced at $30.00 and various seeds including stock peas and soybeans are on hand. Another car of agricultural lime stone will be delivered next week and we will call interested buyers.
Winter damage affected gardens and worm predation delayed corn planting. North Fork bottom road work progresses. Newt Nichols, Earnest Long and wife, Mrs Emma Long, John Shepard and others noted in weekend travels. Visitors from Beacher City and Boulder were seen. Neck boys traveled to Tamaleo to teach ball playing. Walter Enloe and son Ray visited, renewing neighborly ties.
Locals Felts and a white kid wearing patent leather hats visited Martins Millinery. Mrs S Roberts and Frank Adams with his Niantic family came with Mr and Mrs Chas Adams and friends for a Sunday gathering. James Adams stayed for summer vacation.
A collection of small ads and notices lists professionals in Centralia and Patoka Illinois. Entries include Earl Graham painter, B N Griffin real estate, Fire and Life Insurance, Dr Baldwin dental office, Dr B F Zobrist physician and surgeon, and Henry B Johnson chiropractor.
A dense block of midwestern classified notices lists lost items and items for sale. Finds include lost glasses, a silver pin, various farm livestock and gear, vehicles, a Ford coupe, Dodge touring car, cows, a bull, bees, and tomato plant sales. Also advertisements for rentals, wanted listings, farm equipment trades, and poultry hatchery offerings from multiple local names.
Southeast of town several attended Sunday School and church at Temple Sunday. Riley Williams and family called on Mrs. Luther Williams and children at Mat Belcher's home Wednesday. Millard Palmer and family visited Pete Bopp and family Sunday evening. Gladys, Mable, and Mamie Bowen visited Miss Freda Peyton Sunday. Will Snyder and wife and daughter Eunice visited Mrs. Snyder's parents near Boulder Sunday.
Mr and Mrs Chas Eberle of Decatur called on Grandpa and Grandma Baldwin a short time last Saturday evening and visited the Legions ice cream festival during their visit.
Hall s catarrh medicine advertised as a spectacle of modern science with a local oil to relieve surfaces and an internal tonic to reduce inflammation. Promoted by BF J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio in a bold claims style.
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