Local notes feature Halts at Patoka and visits from kin
Local shoppers list goods at Patoka hardware and Dains Store with salt, lard, pork, cheese, and wallpaper offerings. Residents include Mr and Mrs Humes of Centrailia visiting relatives, Ulster Balance and J C Johnson in town, and many trips to Decatur and Chicago for salt, groceries, and health care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altoms
Puteka Hil
Charles Humes
Centralia
Martins
Ulster Ballance
J. C. Johnson
Decatur
James Masten
T. F. Haley
Chicago
Martin
Dains
Bertha Danbury
Fred Freyer
Eastern Star Lodge
Patoka Hdn. Co
Amos Moore
Anns
Wasems Meat Market
Ed Anderson
Shobonier
Wasems
Louie Wasem
J.C. Lloyd
Patoka
Watsems
B.F. Hostlar
P. J. Mojonnier
Roy Malan
Highand
Illinois Highway Bond Victory Boosts State Paving Plans
Illinois voters approve the $100 million State Hard Road Bond Issue by a margin over one million, with a constitutional majority around 250000. Governor Small and Public Works officials say the bond passage allows rapid highway construction, targeting about 1200 miles in 1924 and potentially 1500 miles in 1925, sustaining Illinois as a leading state for road paving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Miller
Department of Public Works and Buildings
Frank T. Sheets
Illinois
Division of Highways
Small
Union
Martina adds wool shirts and food line at Fort Tilanes
A local report notes Martina stocks mens wool shirts and a full Lighthouse and National brand food line. A load of red top seed sacks weighing about 6990 pounds, valued at market price, would sell for 700 dollars. Orval Hopkins and Harry Easton of Amboy Clinton hunted five days, joined by a friend, then chicken hunted Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martina
Fort Tilanes
Salem
Howlay
Orval Hopkins
Harry Easton
Amboy-Clinton
Amboy
Lawrence Talbert
Fredonia
Florida
Illinois Central
Early Lard Uses Before the 19th Century End
The record notes that until after the first quarter of the nineteenth century lard was used solely for cooking and as a base in several ointments.
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Ambiguous fragment mentions a person and a house but lacks clear events or entities. No verifiable public notice or news item emerges from the text.
First Religious Paper Emerald of Gospel Emerges
The Emerald of Gospel, claimed as the first religious newspaper, was published by Elias Smith in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, with a note referencing its 1900 publication context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elias Smith
Portamouth, N. H
Advances In Metal Cutting With Oxy-Acetylene Flames
The article describes adapting the pantograph to oxy-acetylene flames to better control a powerful metal cutting agent. It highlights ongoing efforts to improve precision and manageability when cutting cold metal using flame- based techniques.
Pay ing brick varieties cut as styles and sizes shrink
A brick manufacturer reduced offerings from 66 to 7 varieties of vitrified paving brick and eliminated fifty nine types, standardizing styles and sizes across product lines.
Wisconsin peat bog study links to coal formation
Engineers from the bureau of mines examined Wisconsin peat bogs to determine their role in coal formation, assessing how ancient vegetation and environmental conditions contributed to coal deposits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Bureau of Mines
Drive Against Reckless Coal Operators
After months of targeting speeders a push to curb unsafe coal operations draws attention. In August 166 miners were killed, prompting calls for safer practices and stricter enforcement across mines and regions.
Crackers Neck News Recap Of Local Doings After Election
The notice lists residents resuming daily tasks with manners of life around Walla Cooper moving a house from Frank Sharp, J A Shepard roofing a hen house, Lon Belcher family visiting Amos Moores to view a new baby, Viola Alexander visiting Patoka workers, Aurther Barnes Kinmundy and family visiting Richard Huddleston near Keysport, Mrs Mary Belcher visiting her son Perry south of Patoka and making pear butter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walla Cooper
Frank Sharp
J. A. Shepard
Lon Belcher
Amos
Bessie Stark
Richard Huddleston
Keysport
Mary Belcher
Perry
Patoka
Sunday School Attendees and Church Services Noted
Several attended Sunday School on November 9 as church planned to begin at Temple on Tuesday night November 11. Luther Williams and family with others visited Sandoval and Salem relatives. Millard Palmer and family called on Pete Bopp. Luther and Eldon Williams returned to Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple
Luther Williams
Mat Belcher
Sandoval
Charley Bowen
Miss Ogal Bowen
Salem
Millard Palmer
Pete Bopp
Eldon Williams
Decatur
Local notes from Vernon Nev with many visits and events
Vernon Nev lists numerous weekend visits and social calls among residents including the Gray, Freyer, Danbury, Hathaway, Murfin, and Arnold families. The record mentions Halloween festivities, school play proceeds, baby birth in St. Louis, and several trips to Vandalia, Centralia, and Salem plus farm and hunting-season travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Roberts
Kentucky
Ferne Danbury
Ne Johnson
Clarence Hanson
Vandalia
Forrest Oats
St. Louis
W. C. Oats
Mona Arnold
Clinton
Ethel Johnson
Lora Binnion
East of Town
Lawrence Wilson
Bear Creek
F. C. Freyer
Jesse Walton
Gus Protz
Alice Marie
Delmar Freyer
Eberlee Norris
Centralia
Glen Cox
Donald
W. L. Hathaway
Arthur Lee Murfin
Thelma Doolen
Lora Murfin
Arthur Metzger
Charles Metzger
Decatur
Josie Sprinkle
Helen Sprinkle
Oscar Doolen
Frank Quayle
Amy McNichol
Pat Murfin
W. L. Danbury
Ferne
Bertha Freyer
Nellie Johnson
Frey Freyer
Elston Green
Salem
Marjorie Doolen
Richview
Ray Bricker
Bricker
Alice Reichert
G. Whitehurst
Newton
Alvin Hathaway
Fannie Crowder
Near Zion
John Quayle
Mason Bassett
Kankakee
Patoka
Edward Pombiere
Eli Morgan
Arnold Chapel
Pombier
Irene Morgan
Mace Binnion
Bill Binnion
Spear
Public sale at Wheeler farm near Patoka November 22 1924
Wm Ballance owner announces a public auction at the Wheeler farm 1-2 mile south of Patoka on the hard road beginning at 1 PM. items include 7 horses 2 cows 2 hogs harness farming implements and assorted household goods with terms cash under 5 and 10 months notes at 7 percent interest and 5 percent cash discount. auctioneers Jno A Jennings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patoka
Wheeler Farm
James
John Deere
Wm. Ballance
Jno
A. Jennings
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Meridian
Star Brand
Sem
Coean
T. H. Glancy
Marquette
Hotel Marquette
Ma Hotel Vette
Ray Copelan
Elkville
Clarence Bowen
Cains
Patoka Hdw. Co
George J. Wasem
Hopkins
Odin
Glen Young
Mayo Bros. Hospital
Rochester
Minn
Patoka Hd
California
Rollie Blankinship
Wernsman
Rollie
Forrest Cothern
S. F. Eaglin
O. E. Eaglin
K. S. Jennings
Patoka Hdn
J. W. Alexander
Oscar Thalman
Dr. Sutherland
Ralph Simcox
W. R. Simcox
Austin
Pana
Ralph
Spokane
Seattle
Crackers Neck News
Vernon
Edwin Gray
Wayne
Assumption
F. Freyer
Grover Betts
Louise
Helen Jarrett
Walden
Lois
Clifford
W. L. Gray
Bines Johnson
Marie
A. A. Griffin
Paul Goethe
Hayworth
Ellis
Maurice Reynolds
Gerald Mahon
George Knight
Alton
H. A. Tillman
W. L. Grey
Alice
Marion
Scott Hallenbeck
Reva
Homer Crothers
Catherine
Charles Carleton
Everett
Ella May Epps
Corolia Crothers
Gebe Whitehurst
Melba Hat
C. O. Snearly
Carlyle
Fred Brown
Jesse Doolen
Champaign
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