This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1925
Page
8
A humorous card attacks proposed amendments by satire about child labor, grown workers, Prohibition, women’s suffrage, and the 25th amendment. The piece jokes that new amendments won’t fix社会 issues and imagines vintage political mischief with mock scenarios and a wink at Bull Durham tobacco.
Dale Arnold visited Vandalia on Friday while Eli Morgan and family with Mrs Betty Nichols Elmer Frizzell and family Blanche Doolen and children toured to Marion spending the week with Fred Atkins family Marin Griffin worked in Kinmundy and visited home folks Sunday John Niel and family traveled from Champaign to attend a funeral Miss Elma Walker stayed with her sister Mrs Lewis Mrle Joes and Miss Elma Lowe wed Vandalia Saturday and plan to live on a farm Arnold family spent Sunday at the cenhalma home George Jons and family drove their new Ford on Vandalia boulevards Sunday afternoon G W Perkins returned from Clinton and took Sunday visitors including Fred Coppenbarger William Tennant and Mrs Alice Hyde of Clinton Owen Belcher and family also called on G W Perkins and John Thalman families Miss Evalene Smith visited Mrs C I Harris Saturday afternoon William Perkins and wife were among the sick list last week Roy Thalman and a companion enjoyed a Sunday outing at Murphysboro where a cyclone struck nearby Hayes Smith and son Rosco visited C S Harris family William Perkins and wife entertained Eva lyne Smith Lewis Kessiner Miss Audrey Belcher and Fred Coppenbarger Bill Tennant of Clinton also present Mrs Alice Hyde of Decatur visited William Perkins Saturday night David Gerrish found chinchbugs along roads and fence rows Mrs Alice Hyde called on Mrs W D Linton Saturday evening Harry Perkins with his blind mule started a Sunday trip possibly to visit his girl or for health reasons
Local store lines advertise eggs for cash, Easter novelties, seeds and farm supplies at Altoms and Martins. Community mentions include visits, church notes, school fund drive, and residents like the Thalman and Cope families, plus plans for a bakery shop opening. Abe Ashton returning from Florida expected to reach Patoka by early May.
Residents and relatives gathered for weddings and showers at Francis Leninger home and George Anderson home. Families visited, moved, and hosted church and community events with Friday and Sunday social calls, plus voters attending conventions in Shobonier. Merle Willett and Laurine Beck listed as ill.
George Christie works his orchard spraying. Adolph Mueller buys the Wm Jones farm, 779 12 acres in sections 2 3 10 34 35. Frank Lake acquires the Collins Matheny farm. E Lake farm to be sold at Vandalia courthouse March 28 at 2 PM. Elder Oral Brown preached at Bear Creek Baptist Church.
The Crackers Neck community edition notes extensive changes for the year ahead with shifts in routines and leadership. Specific entities are not detailed in the readable text.
Bob Wadkins moved to his own farm Walter Melton relocated to Wadkins place Tom Man ley took over Meltons site Two northern families moved to Jobe Murry and Howard Heather spots George Phinney bought Jarrett land to farm Lee Hudspeth and Henry Cain will farm I W Doolen land Carl Easton to farm Noah Carter land Suc cess to all Judge Torrence and party visited Lee Hudspeth home en route to Terre Haute area for a day
The Illinois appropriations committee backs a $100,000 annual increase for the Department of Public Health with Do Pass support. Officials argue expanded health service saves money long term, citing Chicago’s health gains from vigilant public health work and urging broader district supervision to reach more counties.
Pat shoots at a squirrel high in a swampy oak. The dead animal drops while Mike notes Pat wasted his ammunition as the fall would have killed it. A lighthearted household moment ends with a wary nighttime check.
H P Smith of Decatur forwards an 1849 sale notice printed in an Anderson Kentucky paper. He says he is selling all personal property before moving to the Oregon Territory by ox train on March 1 1849. Items include ox teams Buck and Ben Tom and Jerry two milk cows a gray yoke baby yoke ox ears iron plow with wood mole board and 800 feet of poplar weatherboard.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.