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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1926
Page
5
A light exchange contrasts opinions about a woman's appearance and social circle. The jesters question whether she has women friends while describing her as homely, prompting amusement and reflection on perception.
A playful exchange where a mother asks Johnny to wash his face and neck, and he responds with a puzzled neck who question. The vignette captures a childlike mishearing and parental instruction in a domestic moment.
A playful exchange where Elsie asks why grammar should be learned and answers that it helps correct parents. The cartoonish dialogue highlights curbside humor about schooling and language basics.
A brief exchange hints at family roles with the speaker noting his daughter remains at home while the wife is away. The line suggests household dynamics and power relations without further context or consequences.
Maud concedes she once could live on thirty dollars a week but says she cannot now. The exchange highlights changing living costs and budget constraints in a domestic setting.
Annette says Ralph is a woman hater after a late night remark while Nanette questions if he is broke again, sparking a sharp confrontation.
A brief exchange questions whether laughter is shared or directed at the speaker. The line suggests tension and humor in a social moment, reflecting on misinterpretation and intent.
A humorous exchange uses archaic wording as a couple contemplates marriage. The dialogue features mock formalities with a flirtatious retort about accepting a spouse. The setting suggests a lighthearted, community style anecdote from a local page.
A Denison flamingo quotes a Bounder exchange about tires. The banter centers on rubber tires and stretching, highlighting humorous wordplay in a quirky city scene.
In a terse exchange, a father questions selectivity while a son replies that taking what you get is bragging. The dialogue hints at pride and restraint within a family conversation.
Two figures exchange a taunting line about recognition and repetition. The brief skirmish hints at a recurring confrontation or a social impasse in the city’s informal public space.
The remark questions a reader’s verdict on the ending of a new novel. It notes the characters wed as a possible outcome, framing happiness as subjective and dependent on interpretation rather than a definite conclusion.
In a brief street exchange, Willie confirms his family’s radio has more wires than any other set on the block, prompting amused reply about its complexity and novelty.
A brief dialogue shows a bold remark about being a bill collector followed by a courteous reply offering a large supply of goods. The exchange hints at a business or social setting where bargaining or persuasion occurs.
Immigrant mothers fear the evil eye and other darkness powers, per Hygeia magazine. They avoid male doctors, rely on native customs and midwives, and grandmothers influence leads to deaths of mothers and infants in childbirth.
Young Henry Paul Zeiss, eleven, and his brother Anton, twelve, from Bremervoerde weigh 297 and 275 pounds. Born underweight and ill, they were treated with doctor prescribed exercise as infants. Now they hike six miles daily to school, work like men on the farm, while their three sisters develop normally.
Citizens in the republic are required to vote on election day with fines for nonvoters. Bratislava saw about 18,500 fined at roughly one dollar each. The Barnabite nuns of Prague were compelled to vote despite vows of confinement and veiled faces.
A farmer explains to a young onlooker that a steam roller is being used to prepare fields for a potato harvest. The exchange captures a lighthearted rural moment as preparations begin for the season.
A University of Utah sophomore was paid $30 for damages to his clothes after freshmen forced him to clean green paint from a campus flag pole.
In Chicago a curfew for those sixteen and under prompts clashes with style as officers mistake adults for children. Police report difficulties enforcing the rule amid bobbed hair, short skirts, and rolled hose, leading to several married women being detained as minors and warnings to many youths. The city considers raising the age to eighteen, while county officers extend curfew rules to 10 30 p m.
An Australian coast report claims Will Seek for Dragons aviator saw New York dragons on a London to Australia flight. Described as 12 foot lizards with red tongues, they allegedly breathe vapor and eat a pony, existing near Komodo Island off Australia.
Wilbur Westlake, forty, a veteran animal trainer, was nearly killed when a giant python constricted his chest at the Al G. Barnes circus winter quarters near Culver City. A fearless boy leapt from bystanders and forced a wooden stick down the snake’s throat, freeing Westlake.
Mrs. Theodore Parsons comments that a woman can be just as attractive at forty five as at twenty five and advises that no girl should marry before twenty five.
A cashier, informed she had cashed about 70 dollars in checks, was ordered to return and honor them later. Grand ma Leroy was escorted to a rocking chair in the bank’s rear and told silence would prevent vault confinement with other customers. She complied.
A government bulletin notes the United States relies on foreign nut supplies for about 50 million dollars yearly. It covers chestnuts walnuts coconuts palm nut oil pecans and more with sources including Tobago Trinidad Jamaica Brazil Italy Spain Syria Palestine and China. The piece traces origins from Taiyuanfu to Fenchow and discusses babassu palm nuts and the uses of coconut oil in industry.
The Register notes merchants have not announced a Thursday close and presumes they will stay open but urges readers to check advertisements in this issue for early bargains before 11 a.m. Thursday. The paper may publish Friday morning with next week’s ads after Thanksgiving.
The state highway department awarded five road contracts including three paving jobs and two bridge projects. W F Sell of Pana won Route 4 in Christian county section 2W for 10886. The largest contract went to Louis Rick Construction Co of East St Louis for 78621.47 on Route 12 near East St Louis. E L Merrick of McHenry took Route 29 in McHenry county for 2706.90. Vincennes Bridge Co won both Route 12 bridge jobs on Route 12 in St Clair county for about 17000.
Murl Wyant, ten year old son of William Wyant, fell at school and broke an elbow bone. A physician attended and the child is reported to be improving.
Luther Caldwell closed a purchase through John L. Simcox for the Armand Wasem house, after previously buying from John Nagel a few months ago. He plans to sell and move into the new home within about a month.
News of the death of the wife of Eugene Gosney at the Effingham home last Friday ends months of illness. Her brother John T. Blankinship attended. She was the daughter of the late Freneis Blankinship with several siblings in Illinois Arizona California and Ohio. Funeral and burial were held Saturday afternoon.
Luther Caldwell closed a deal Thursday through John L. Simcox after purchasing the Armand Wasem home. He plans to move to town in about a month and had considered John Nagel months ago. Members W L Parks and J M Emerson attended the Centralia Womens Club session.
John T. Blankinship traveled to Effingham last Saturday due to the death of his sister Mrs. Ellene Gosney. Bernice Walker of Centralia visited the Leo C. Walker family. Mrs. T. B. Walker plans to Chicago to visit her mother Mrs. Taylor and other relatives. Dr. Cecil Emerick, formerly of Patoka now in federal service at East St. Louis Yards, with Dr. Travis of Vandalia, visited Patoka briefly Thursday afternoon. Dr. Emerick resides in Collinsville and recently moved to work at the National Yards.
Two families welcomed baby girls at home on dates in November. The riddle asks what people blamed for unpopularity prior to the invention of halitosis.
United States Department of Agriculture recommends creosote preservation to extend fence posts from 10 to 20 years. Round timber absorbs better. peeling and thorough seasoning before treatment are essential. Open-tank hot bath then cold bath improves sapwood absorption and decay resistance.
In the East a top dressing of well rotted stable manure applied in late fall or winter protects alfalfa and often boosts the next season. If manure is unavailable, apply 300 to 500 pounds of acid phosphate per acre in spring to maintain stand vigor.
Pigs show cholera like symptoms when worm infested though Iders are less affected. Use sanitary, well drained lots with lime spray to prevent worms, protect young pigs, and treat with wormseed oil mixed in castor oil. Over 100 pounds require 3 to 4 ounces castor oil. fast before treatment.
Caution against discarding diseased fowl carcasses where chickens or hogs can access them. Eating tuberculous or diseased organs poses a much greater infection risk than other sources, officials warn.
A concise note argues that too much discussion drains a person’s energy and erodes confidence. It cautions against long-winded poses and seeks practical focus for better outcomes.
The piece notes Allie Ellis and others from the I C A R and I C paint gang spending Sundays with home folks. A L Vallow visits for vacation with Bert Cruse, plus a Clinton outing. Joe Simcox moves to Dan Livesay home. Livesays go to Florida Fort Myers. Miss Rosa Chandler visits La Place area. Coroner Ed Anderson handles inquest for Mr Lender in Centralia. Editor and family visit old home with Emerson and Metzger families.
A physician notes that milk vegetables and fruits help increase the body's alkaline reserve. He explains these foods are acidic in nature but are metabolized to release alkaline compounds, aiding balance.
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