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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1931
Page
3
The phrase making one's pile signals a fortune gained, tracing to gambling tables where winners flaunted stacks of coins. The origin ties to the sight of piles of money seen by Lady Luck, explaining the metaphor for wealth.
Harrisburg Pa The state council for the blind in Pennsylvania plans to train 600 police dogs to act as eyes for blind residents. Only 14 dogs are currently trained under council sponsorship. A national organization provides the dogs already trained for the work. A three week training period will adapt each dog to its new owner.
A fragment shows a banter exchange where one character rejects marriage while offering kinship and the other redefines the relation as daughter instead, noting the other has been a popper to them.
A forest service trail crew near Mudlakes in Eldorado National Forest California discovered a tree blaze carved "Kit Carson 1846" with six inches of new wood growth. Another 1846 carved tree remains at Kit Carson Pass in the same forest.
The guide explains making tart shells by lining muffin tins with pastry rounds, pricking them beforehand. It also offers home care tips for keeping boots and brushes in good condition, including steaming a broom to restore bristles and brushing dirt rather than scraping.
A 1550 Latin composition book has been given to William and Mary College in Williamsburg by Justice Robert F. Thompson of the New York Supreme Court. The title page bears the inscription From the library of Chief Justice Marshall obtained at Richmond J. K. P. J. K. P. refers to James Kirk Paulsing, noted American author.
A compact reflection contrasts love as eternal wisdom with hate as clever yet short-sighted. The meditation likens love to all-seeing insight and hate to fixating on details, exploring how these forces shape perception and emotion.
In dusty barns and attics a strange insect appears like a slim straw waist walking slowly across a spider web. The creature, a thread legged bug, resembles a small stick and is described as very hungry.
The piece describes Rothy Edmonds Sleepy noting a three legged walking stick insect with claw like pincers and hollow sucking tubes. It hides among twigs by mimicking a natural twig, extending legs at odd angles to blend in and avoid enemies while feeding on prey juices.
A lighthearted column pours out anecdotes from New York and beyond. A veteran captain recalls a kind streetcar conductor who refused payment, a mapmaker’s adventurous daydreams, a Newark vacation, and a grim note on crime and luck. It also mocks fate with a peculiar suicide and reports on Martin Johnson’s return of his Africa captives. Chaplin and Chevalier charm Juan les Pins with a daughter sharing their talk of diving.
The prompt asks for five girl names but provides no text to extract from. Please supply the source content to identify the names.
A riddle describes a large coal fed steam locomotive steered by a driver. It has a grand smokestack head with windows and machinery inside, side eyes that are glass and lighted, flame from exhaust, a whistle for danger, and it carries many passengers including children.
A sanatorium is a locality for restoration of health and a sanitarium is similar but focused on prophylactic conditions rather than therapeutic agents.
Marfa Texas wartime note: Sergt Lloyd M Seibert of headquarters troops First cavalry stationed here remains in the army after earning the Congressional Medal of Honor for leading a charge on a machine gun nest in France. He also holds the Silver Star and multiple foreign medals. About 60 living Medal of Honor recipients from World War I remain, many no longer in service.
A provocative exchange centers on a claim of truth about clothing, framing the idea as the naked truth. The dialogue contrasts the idea of truth with moral or social implications of modesty.
In Texas, L D Bertillion of Mineola recovered a vanished herd of longhorn cattle tied to 1812 legends after locating a canyon cave full of bones and horns. He has sold horns worth over 50 000 dollars and is negotiating a sale to the prince of Wales.
The text explains that breaking a dog to gunfire starts in youth. A small arm is used at first and fired from a distance, gradually moving to closer ranges and larger weapons.
Dolly questions turning down a freckled suitor named Jerry while Molly insists she wants a husband of one color when she marries. The exchange highlights preferences over appearance and identity in a light social-relations vignette.
Teething discomfort calls for Castoria to ease fretfulness and help bowel movements. The vegetable remedy is gentle for infants and safe for older children, with no harsh drugs or narcotics. Ensure you buy genuine Castoria labeled with the name.
A playful exchange highlights childhood cries during a bulky ad pitch for a new sixteen cylinder car. The dialogue contrasts a Castoria style line with a boast about trading in an old eight for a new high power vehicle.
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