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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1940
Page
2
Willie bets Walter his new cap that his mother is the best in town. He tells his mother she’d give him a nickel for candy if she wins, prompting a playful exchange about the bet and the cap.
Two characters speak in a minstrel dialect. Rastus boasts about prosperity while Sambo describes running a reducing establishment. The dialogue depicts stereotyping language from historical blackface performance.
A city visitor teases the town about a curfew. The Native replies that curfews were once used but stopped due to complaints that they disturbed sleep.
A DIY note shows making a room divider from four 1-foot boards and chintz using nine 1-inch hinges. It explains how to estimate fabric needs, then lists craft book numbers with project directions and a sales offer for four books with quilt patterns.
An ad touts Pepsin as dissolving undigested protein lumps in the stomach to ease belching acidity and nausea. It promotes Saree with Syrup Pepsin as a laxative combo that both relieves constipation and stimulates stomach activity.
A literary adage from Jeremy Taylor urges measuring wishes by fortune, not desires, emphasizing inner calm over wealth. The maxim frames contentment as a discipline tied to personal restraint and value.
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