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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1924
Page
5
Advertisement asserts Castoria has 30 years of use as a safe substitute for harsh remedies like Castor Oil and Paregoric with no narcotics. It claims proven directions on each package and physician recommendation, noting the signature on the bottle as assurance.
In a Boston Globe comical exchange Ethel recalls telling Percy that his father asked whether she knew the value of a dollar. She quips he never bought her more than eighty cents worth of chocolates at once.
Ladies can wear one size smaller shoes with Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder. It makes tight or new shoes feel easy, relieves Corns Bunions and Calluses, prevents Blisters and Sore Spots, and comforts tired feet. Use in a foot bath at night for rest. Sold everywhere with offer of a free sample and a Walking Doll from Allen's Foot-Ease Le Roy New York.
Bo-Ko Co of Jonestown Mississippi advertises an 18000 acre Texas ranch for sale with abundant water and fertile soil. Owner retiring. price only 20000 dollars. Contact D. M. Ross of Wichita Falls Texas.
A Montreal Family Herald note recounts the Treves cathedral housing a relic claimed to be the crucifixion coat of Jesus. It traces its discovery by Empress Helena, concealment in the ninth century, and regular displays since 1196 with many millions reportedly viewing in 1844 and 1891. It notes many other holy coats exist as alternatives.
Satire from mid eighteenth century England mocks rising novel reading as it drew alarm from intellectuals and inspired a farce attributed to Garrick titled Polly Honeycomb.
Tax history shows early levies on carriages and luxury goods. By 1813 liquor and foreign merchandise retailers funded revenue, then 1815 taxed manufactured iron candles hats umbrellas and shoes. Civil War era taxed coal paint cement engines and screws while architects engineers and contractors paid. Lawyers physicians and dentists joined before the war ended as did most manufacturers.
A new primrose, Primula rosea from the Himalayas, has been exhibited at Kew Gardens. It blooms richly at the Rock garden foot of the dripping well with carmine pink blossoms. It adapts to many soils, best in rich loam with peat.
A puzzled colored man asked where the boxes were at the First Baptist Church on Vermont and Meridian streets. The pastor's secretary, stepping from her office, wondered who was seeking the post office, noting the man had wandered the church for some time.
FE. S. shares a remark from a Boston Transcript script about Uncle Joe’s creed. The line portrays a quip on humanity as a corporation with God as organizer and capital stock at par, unwilling to part with holdings.
Japan has a land area of 147,655 square miles about one twenty fourth of the United States and a population near 56,000,000 about half of the U S population based on the observed figures.
An admonitory piece cites United States Life tables to warn that physical freedom and earnings decline after age 31, urging readers to check their health and quit caffeine. It promotes Postum as a caffeine free alternative, offering a free week and thirty day trial with Carrie Blanchard’s guidance.
Over two years a movement grows to simplify the calendar. Prof C F Marvin urges an 18 month year with four week months and an extra leap day named New Year’s Eve placed between December 28 and January 1. A midsummer extra month could be added and century leap rules revised.
The London Tit-Bits reports that sugar bearing Douglas fir trees have been scientifically established in British Columbia. Earlier claims by an American botanist noted whitish sugarlike resin in the Thompson river valley, with a settler later finding resin on Douglas fir branches that crystallizes after rain and has long been used by Indians as a sweetener.
The Eindhoven electrical works, with over 4000 workers, completed a new X ray tube. It emits a controllable beam like a searchlight directed at a spot, reducing dangers from stray rays. The device is hand held and promises uniform, safer X ray exposure, marking a major advance in X ray history.
The article notes hot springs scattered across the West revealing ongoing subterranean activity. It connects the springs high in volume and temperature to the influence of ancient volcanic forces on the continental lay-out and mountain scenery.
A young man in a grocery stores asked for flour in a deep bass voice and then for coffee as his voice began to change to a high pitch. The clerk replied that she could not wait on both at once.
Thousands of women suffer kidney or bladder trouble and may not know it. Poor kidney health can cause back pain headaches loss of ambition and nervous irritability. Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root is promoted as restoring kidney health and a sample bottle offered by mail for ten cents.
Fourteen-year-old Carl Johnson risked his life when he plunged into icy Kalamazoo pond to save his seven-year-old brother, securing the child and pulling him to safety. He then led both to their home, and an application for a national honor medal has been filed by the local council.
The province awards a 10000 tree planting contract to Poiiette nursery for the Montreal Quebec highway. Half to be planted this spring and the other half next fall. This adds to 2000 trees planted by lands and forests for roads. A total of 200000 plants needed to improve scenery along western highways.
A Macon News item notes cooperation between wildlife with the stork and the wolf sharing a neighborhood suggesting unusual alliance behavior.
The expression French leave means leaving without permission or bidding goodbye. It originated in an 18th century French social fad and was imitated in England among Parisian imitators, reflecting the era’s etiquette on departing a reception or gathering.
Charles Hutchins quotes a Denver high school student Joseph Cummings capturing a pure white albino crow. Hutchins says it is likely the only pure white crow in existence and notes similar birds have been found dead and placed in eastern museums.
The passage notes a practice of leaving a gathering quietly without notice. French observers see benefits in not disturbing others, while conservative English society calls it outrageous and labels it "taking French leave."
An alumnus states graduates should not worry about work after earning a degree and reflects on the long career ahead, referencing Denison Flamingo.
A Sunday school lesson presents a line where a child asks what happens to good kittens after death. The teacher replies by saying they are made into fashionable mink boas, reflecting a macabre quip in the dialogue.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Ointment for facial care with a five minute wash using Cuticura Soap and hot water. It claims improvements for complexions dandruff itching and rough hands. The piece notes alimony as a possible fate in marriage.
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