Qualiy versus Price on Overalls Compared
The passage argues that there is little difference between a high priced “BIG BUCK” overall and a mid priced one, similar to comparing a Lizzie and a Packard, with the price gap not being substantial.
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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1926
Page
2
Sound wave now big help at sea
Radio navigation using direction finders and time signals reduces reliance on log bells and magnetic compasses. Ships along the Pacific coast now obtain precise position data from shore beacons, while time is synchronized via daily signals from London to San Francisco timekeeping, achieving accuracy better than a half second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
High Seas
Pacific Coast
Pacific
Alaska
Korea
London
Mare Island Naval Observatory
National president of Widows and Widowers Club of America
The document identifies the national president of the Widows and Widowers Club of America and notes Mrs. Stull is a prominent figure, with her name listed in the 1926 Who's Who in Literature edition published in Liverpool, England.
Walking Keeps Marion Talley Healthy and Bright
A daily hike and proper food, rest, and exercise sustain Marion Talley’s peach bloom complexion. The piece highlights outdoor activity as a key to overall wellness and beauty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Marion Talley
Poor multimillionaire must work for a living
John B. Andrus of Minneapolis fame as the world's richest subway rider, now eighty five, says he must earn his living and cannot retire. He travels daily to the financial district by subway and claims the underground noise helps him think.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John B. Andrus
Minneapolis
John D. Rockefeller
Mr. and
Eskimo Alimony Demanded in Animal Settlement
In Ninilchik Alaska lawyers report a tribal divorce where Charlie Big Eyes must pay alimony with one ball moose ten mink skins five gray fox pelts or one silver pelt plus 100 salmon. The judges say this fair share reflects the increment to a native family when the husband ends a drinking spree by a violent act toward his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anchorage
Alaska
Charlie Big Eyes
Ninilchik
Lower
Cook Inlet
British Invention Checks Speed of Falling Planes
Captain F T Courtney demonstrates the autogire at Villacoublay. The device uses four horizontal gyrators to automatically slow a falling aircraft and ease landings. He claims it could reduce air crash risks and be adapted to ordinary planes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
F. T. Courtney
Courtney
Villacoublay
Avro
Raises 1,600 Bushels of Corn on Ten Acres in Ohio
Columbus Ohio tale reports Ira Marshall of Dola champion corn raiser as he notes sixteen hundred bushels from ten acres averaging 95 per acre. He cites proper soil cultivation and season as keys, recalling similar yields last year during farmers week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Ira Marshall
Dola
Explains Gag Rule in Lords
The marquis of Huntley describes how the British house of Lords ends debate using standing orders. Any peer can move to put the question, with the lord chancellor or committee chair enforcing a division between those in favor and not content. A majority of peers present determines the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Marquis of Huntley
Senate
House of Lords
Dawes
Patoka Township to Hold Annual Meeting and Election
The Patoka Township in Marion County Illinois announces an annual meeting and election for April 6. Voting runs 7 AM to 5 PM at Patoka and Vernon Town Halls for one supervisor clerk assessor and two school trustees. Town meeting at 2 PM in Patoka Town Hall to hear reports and decide on township expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patoka
Marion
Illinois
Patoka Town Hall
Vernon Town Hall
W. H. Cain
Card of Thanks for Grandma Buss
The family thanks neighbors and friends for help during illness and burial. Appreciation expressed for floral offerings from Ella B. Linton Wade Ashton and R. T. Buss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandma Buss
Ella B. Linton
Wade Ashton
R. T. Buss
Local Notes From Fostersburg and Area Sidelights
Mrs. Owen Belcher and children spent last Thursday with Robert Arnolds. J. W. Arnold visited the sawmill. Lewis Jones nurses a sore hand from contact with a butcher knife and is now painfully aware of the risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Belcher
Robert Arnolds
J. W. Arnold
Lewis Jones
Weekend Social Notes From Walton Area
The Waltons hosted visitors including Francis Griffin and mob, and Glora Desien with wife. Lem Meaders offered to drive anywhere with two good putters. Sunday visits to Uncle Sam Jones and Orve Walton. Mrs H Jones and daughter seen Sunday evening. Rain relief desired after muddy conditions, with sun hoped for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis
Griffin
Vie
Rhe Waltons
Lem Meaders
Glora Desien
Sam Jones
Lewis Jones
M.S. Walkers
H. Jones
Mra Blencegren
Orve Walton
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Gilleys Garage
Fred Gilley
NDFE
Louis
Office OF
J. Lem Ballance
Marion County
WM. L. Hathaway
Vernon Bank
Jim Hill
Fairman
B. Parnell
Sandoval
Odin Townships
First National Bank
Odin
E. W. Doolen
Foster Township
Lester
Meacham
J. L. Comb‘s
Kinmundy
Y. C. Spitler
Oméga
Alma
Tonti
Brubaker
Omega
ODD Club
NellIe B. Stull
Elyria
Jesse R. Vursell
Geo. E. Ballance
Fostersburg
Earl Graham
Vernon
Baldwin
Hartmans
Centralia
J. M. Haney
North Locust Street
Ill
Buick
Buick Motor CO
General Motors Corporation
Flint, Michigan
Langenfeld
Cutradia
Igne
Kine
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