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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1926
Page
4
The Dunham Culti Packer from International Harvester offers versatile soil conditioning. It prepares a deep seed bed, follows the disk harrow, and aids germination while breaking clods and crusts. It has saved winter wheat stands and suits corn crops, with broad uses to improve crop emergence.
Special Saturday offer discounts on Palmo Middlings Cracked Corn Potatoes per bushel and varying Corno feeds with cash payments. Readable pricing shows Cracked Corn at 1.50 and Potatoes at 2.30 per bushel. Corno Starting Mash 3.50, Growing Mash 3.00, Dairy Feed 2.40.
Local ad lists Pratt's Poultry Disinfectant 40 cents and 50 cent sizes with Pratts Dip for hog, cattle and sheep at 90 cents and $1.50 sizes. A $1.00 off on any cultivator bought Saturday plus a second hand 7 ft McCormick binder at a special price.
A local notice promotes Flako feed as a new product for poultry with a promise of lasting use after trial. It offers a special price for first users and invites customers to try a sack to be convinced while stating they buy wool at Pa toka or Vernon and pay the highest market price with honest weights.
Prof J S Kniseley is a candidate for Superintendent of Schools of Marion County subject to voter will in the November election. He solicits the public’s vote and support.
A long list of sale notices and farm items from Patoka and nearby towns. Sellers offer babies carriages plows and diseased gear, tractors and burn coal stoves for trade and rent pasture cows and horses and various poultry and nursery stock with prices and contact names. Items include white Wyandotte eggs for setting and pure bred Chester White piglets with trader notes.
A collection of light anecdotes and wit including a speed physics gag about trains, a prayer miscue, a pun on leadership and a dentist bill tale. Images of humor reflect rusty newspaper humor tones and dated wordplay.
Patoka Hardware and Furnishings Co advertises a rug and linoleum sale listing various wool Axminster Brussels and felt base rugs with prices from 3.50 to 37.90 for sizes including 9 by 12 and 11 by 3 feet, highlighting discounts and stock variety.
Police admit browbeating a man during questioning. He slept through the exchange, replying intermittently with phrases like yes and you are perfectly right. Mrs Greenbrown boasts her daughter’s quick musical ear.
Expressing gratitude for kindness during illness. Special thanks to Patoka High School for the flowers they sent.
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