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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1927
Page
3
Dr. Isaac D. Rawlings warns of malaria and typhoid risks in flooded Illinois. Contaminated wells and mud deposits raise typhoid danger while stagnant pools breed Anopheles mosquitos. Sanitary efforts, water disinfection, and home screening urged. malaria could spread if mosquitoes bite exposed residents.
Secretary of Agriculture Jardine says breeders and stockmen groups greatly shaped the U S livestock industry. He cites benefits from member contact, experience exchange, plans, and financial gains, and notes associations help coordinate transportation taxation and legislation.
In Missouri the community hosts a Paint Up Week and notes that the girls responded nobly with good participation and local support, reflecting civic spirit in the town.
A garbled note suggests Illinois taxes exceeded seven percent of total state revenue, with references to percentages and a wider tax context in the United States. Details are unclear due to OCR issues, but the fragment indicates a fiscal discussion of tax burdens and comparisons.
Ninety seven Bryn Mawr economics students report a rising pattern of women in industry changing jobs frequently. Many started work before sixteen and average under two years at each position. Reasons include dissatisfaction, better pay, and flexible hours, with examples across domestic service, lamp, noodle, glass, and battery factories.
Dr Bela Dorner of the Royal Hungarian railways presents a commercially practical process to convert corn stalks into pulp for paper rayon and other products, bypassing past cutting obstacles. New York capitalists and a consulting chemist back large-scale tests showing viability for stalk pulp industry.
Berlin reports experiments with a new intestinal anesthetic named E 107 developed by the German Dyestuffs federation. Prof Ernst Unger and colleagues describe rapid loss of consciousness in five to seven minutes with quick recovery and minimal after effects, claiming no stomach sickness and rapid absorption leaving no traces within an hour.
A roundup of Illinois incidents includes Irene McDaniel's death by self harm in Murphysboro, Dr A T Nadig and Lana Price also dead in a Freeport gasoline explosion. Robins trains derailment in Rock Island kills three. Luke Gardner found dead near Pana from heart attack. governors, judges, and officials in flood control talks in Chicago and Danville conventions.
Alexandria Egypt a hoard of 60 Roman coins from the second century was found by the University of Michigan expedition. The collection includes 24 issues from Hadrian to Marcus Aurelius and Faustina portraits, stored in a linen bag and likely removed from circulation. The government will keep part of the hoard for Alexandria Museum.
Fragments of a unique prehistoric Indian pot found near Mesa Verde by Dr. R. S. Lipscomb were received at the Smithsonian. The black and white ware is the oldest Indian pottery and may date back 1500 years. Inside decoration depicts two men with birds, one with a flute, echoing Hopi flute ceremony legends.
The special delivery service now operates with 28 countries by reciprocal agreement and is widely used. Many senders misuse 10 cent domestic stamps on important letters, losing expeditious delivery and paying more, especially for Cuba where 20 cent stamps are preferred. The main U S mail leaves Key West at 8 a m for Havana arriving 4 p m, enabling same day delivery with proper stamps and a reply by 9 30 the next day.
Naples reports Italy keeps good terms with Prince Regent Ras Tafari of Abyssinia. King gifts include an automobile a fighting tank and a diamond bracelet conveyed by the Duke of the Abruzzi in a gesture of alliance.
A Kansas City Star writer notes Rev. George Whitfield of Georgia gave enslaved people Biblical or classical names, listing male names such as Adam Thomas Luke Peter Job and others and female names like Amoretta Rachel Esther Ruth Dinah Phoebe on his Bethesda academy plantation near Savannah. The estate appraisal, now 156 years old, valued his personal estate at $15 000 and is held by the Georgia Archives.
Viscount William Howe, commander in chief in North America, landed off Brooklyn to a welcoming gesture from Cortelian at Narrows hill. Maude Stewart Welch notes in Vrouw Knickerbocker that the petti coat greeting signaled good will to advance Howe's aims. The omen proved unfounded in the ensuing fighting.
W K Henley praises Shakespeare as the king of poets and a beacon of intellectual vigor and gaiety. He recalls the author as the inspiration of his boyhood and the delight of his middle age, noting Shakespeare loved his fellow men and did much to make them happy.
The oldest notes known as flying or covenant money appeared in 2697 B C in China. Initially issued by the treasury, losses from expenses led to transferring them to banks under government oversight. Chinese notes were printed in live ink on mulberry fiber paper, with specimens from the Divi dynasty surviving into the fourteenth century, about fifty years before Europe’s first bank.
The text notes Ireland as the Emerald Isle due to verdant grass and frequent rain. It claims Dr. William Drennan, an Irish physician and poet (1754 1820), first applied the name in his 1795 poem Erin, arguing he originated the popular nickname.
Encouraged to proceed after a tea at his Tite Street studio duchess visits and comments on Sargent’s sketchy impressionistic pictures. She surveys several works and tells him she would continue with the style if she were he.
The term Valhalla originated as the Norse hall of Odin for fallen heroes. It was applied to a Bavarian temple at Danaustauf built by Louis II to honor Germans famed in war and arts, and now denotes buildings dedicated to national heroes or distinguished figures.
Plaids reappear on cotton goods counters after seasons away, with Scotch and Tartan patterns popular among cotton manufacturers. The Bureau of Home Economics notes dyed yarns and plain weave ensure fast colors and durability. Designers favor small patterns for children and coordinated outfits with plain or black accessories.
The U S Department of Agriculture reports disease resistant sugar cane varieties can boost yields 30 to 80 percent per acre over old types. Louisiana growers, including a Houma plantation, are expanding plantings as the American Sugar Cane League pushes adoption to ease low 1926 sugar prices and weak production.
A new driver confuses traffic signals, stopping abruptly in the middle of Broadway. A man signals stop with his hand and questions her, while the teacher explains she thinks the raised hand is a question. The tense exchange ends with a risk of collision amid city traffic.
The note cites a Harrisburg riot and references a curtain at Altoms with a remark about chance and risk versus average effort. It presents a fragmentary quote on success linked to vigilance or courage and mentions a local scene.
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