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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1955
Page
4
Listings show Oliver repair parts and skilled mechanics for gas or diesel engines, with Woolsey and Brehm in Carlyle Illinois offering services. Also advertised are water well drilling, livestock buying, real estate for sale, and household repairs with contact details.
The article traces card royalty origins with the Queen of Spades tied to Pallas Athena and the King of Hearts to Charlemagne. It notes the King of Diamonds as Julius Caesar and the Queen of Clubs as Regina Marie d Anjou, with the Queen of Clubs pioneering the two headed design around 1827.
A 1919 program for athletics coaches and a 1922 sound on film invention at Illinois are noted. Illinois opened in 1868 with 50 students and now houses 24 375. A unicameral legislature is defined as a body with one house.
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