Uncertain Fragments on Corn and Wheat Flour Rates
Fragmentary notes mention baby chicks corn flour by barrel and soft wheat flour with unclear measurements. No clear events, dates, or identifiable organizations are present in the readable text.
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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1927
Page
4
Seed corn varieties offered with price and order deadline
Seed catalog style note lists Pine Tree Yellow Dent Reed Yellow Dent White Pearl Silver Moon and 005 Johnny Hill CIR as stock. Warns stock scarce later and urges Limestone orders before July 1 with prices rising. Also mentions New Era cow peas and soy bean seed sizes per bushel for different quantities and weights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Hill
For Sale Goose eggs Pope Sisters
Classified notices show multiple for sale and trade offers including goose eggs Ford coupe hedge posts milk cow shorthorn cattle oil emulsion flower plants and nursery stock plus street improvements and bank merger items. Listings include dates and authoring names such as W H Cain Louie Wasem Jeff Smith Donald Arnold F C Busenhart Roy Seats The Hawks Nursery Co Barrington Woodlawn Marine Bank of Marine Cropsey Berne Richborne Avilla and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pope Sisters
W. H. Cain
Louie Wa
Tfe
Bert Simcox
Louie Wasem
Walter Parks
Patoka
Ill
Jeff Smith
Donald Arnold
F. I. Thompson
G. W. Christie
F. C. Busenhart
Shobonier
R. R
Roy
Washburn
Barrington
Dundee
Woodlawn
Kenwood Ave
Wauconda
Marine—Bank of Marine
First National Bank
Cropsey
Berne
Richborne Oil & Gas Company
Avilla
Local dealer displays unusually tall sweet clover growth
O A Nattier, a local hardware dealer and noted gardener, shows a sweet clover plant with two foot roots and about five feet total height found on his city lot. He used limestone at three tons per acre around the clover to promote growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. A. Nattier
Silenced Rival Prompted Banter on Modern Jibes
In the exchange a man boasts of silencing his opponent claiming to take the wind from his sails. A companion counters with a modern twist saying the wind should come from his tires.
Doctor Patient Exchange On Hydration Advice
London Answers captures a terse dialogue where a doctor asks if hot water was consumed before breakfast and the patient admits difficulty maintaining the routine beyond ten minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Graveyard Visits Prove Private Time For John James
Old farm hand John James from Cornwall spends his annual leave visiting a different graveyard each day in his Sunday best. When confronted by a busybody, he explains the habit keeps him away from prying eyes because graveyards are the only places where folks mind their own business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John James
Cornwall
W. D. Moffatt
Mentor Magazine
Washington and the virtue of punctual dining
A Thrift Magazine note extols George Washington for strict punctuality. He warned servants to focus on the appointed hour rather than guest arrival. The piece observes today’s traffic and transit delays would test his habit, as punctuality is valuable yet hard in crowded cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Not to Be Despised Fight in School Report Cards
A mother reviews report cards of Marjory and Evelyn with pride while Junior earns scorn for poor grades. He defends himself by claiming he is the second best fighter in the whole school, turning the scene into a humorous family moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjory
Evelyn
Junior
Father
Jokers in Old Laws Reveal Unintentional Gags
The article notes outdated laws with comic phrasing. Massachusetts law questions reckless driving on public highways under liquor influence. Kansas rail traffic could halt indefinitely if two trains at a crossing must both stop until the other leaves. A proposed amendment would deem all Chinese as girls under eighteen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Kansas
Pathfinder Magazine
Historic American chess tours lead to famed Cambridge Springs event
A recap notes the 1889 New York tournament where Michael Tchigorin of Russia and Max Weiss of Vienna split prizes after a grueling contest. It adds that the Cambridge Springs congress of 1904 saw Frank Marshall win the first prize of 1000 dollars without losing a game in 15 total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
New York
Michael Techigorin
Russia
Max Weiss
Vienna
United States
Cambridge Springs
Frank J. Marshall
Ten-year-old Jean Seeks Bath and Word Lessons
A curious exchange unfolds as Jean asks for a bath on a hot June day and wonders why people say perspire instead of sweat. Her mother nudges proper language and Jean muses on why terms vary between crying and weeping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean
Illinois towns announce utility and civic improvements
Bloomington Belleville and other towns report moves to new offices and quarters. power and light firms plan rewiring and pole installation. telephone company upgrades. utility repairs between Polo and Forreston. creamery construction. new fire trucks and organized fire department efforts. road projects under study in Millstadt Floraville area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Illinois Power & Light Corporation
No. Main St
Belleville
Argenta—T
Illinois Power & Light Company
Argenta
Polo—Iillinois Northren Utilities Company
Polo
Forreston
Grayville— Commerce Telephone Company
Aledo—Farmers’ Fire
Polo—Polo Creamery Company
Genoa
Floraville
Millstadt
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BAYER
Aes Eee
Lee
CNIS
Cio
Mid West
Vernon
Salem
Iuka
Alma
George J. Wasem
R. C. McGuire
Hoffman Building
Centralia
Illinois
Earl Graham
Auto Insurance
Helen Chandler Mac Eagan
THE
Illinois Motor Casualty CO
J.L. Simcox
Iroquois Automobile Insurance of
Danville, Ill
Leon
Livesay Garage
Vernon, Illinois
Oakland and
Pontiac
Erators
Cruses Restaurant
Dan Wickersham
Wasem
Hamburg
Buopee‘s
St. Louis
Democratic Party
Circuit Court
Fourth Judicial Circuit
Thomas. M. Jett
WM. B. Wright
F. R. Dove
Marion County
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