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Patoka Register

Location

Patoka, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Nov 17, 1939

Page

6

Did you post my letter Mary in the big top story

A brief exchange shows Mary confirming postage and penny use for stamps, with a line about slipping the letter into a box unseen. The item ends with a short, humorous note on odd town names including Ash Kansas and Skeleton Kentucky from Wall Street Journal.

Mary Ash Kan Carpet Tex Ogoo Odear Skeleton Shoo Fla Kay Houdy Miss Fiven Tenn Wall St. Journal

Questions and Answers on Flags and Natural Phenomena

Answers cover when a new state adds a star to the flag after admission, identify the animal with the largest brain ratio, compare cornet trumpet and bugle, estimate Niagara Falls water flow per minute, distinguish permanent from perpetual, tally flag stripe colors, count weekly high tides, and explain the heuristic method.

Niagara Falls

Answers in a July Fourth context and instrument contrasts

The list covers events after admission on July Fourth, ant behavior, valve absence in bugles versus cornet and trumpet design, Niagara Falls water flow at 67 000 tons per minute, distinctions perpetual versus permanent, a color tally of seven red and six white, typical twice daily occurrence, and definitions of heuristic. It also cites Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets laxative and an advertising rhyme about Life’s Thirst.

Niagara Falls

Putt Distance Sparks Golf Banter Between Spectator and Golfer

A spectator questions a missed short putt while the golfer dismisses the error noting the hole is four and a quarter inches across. The exchange highlights the difficulty of every stroke in golf and the contrast between spectator awe and player precision.

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