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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1930
Page
6
Stomach upset and sour digestion are described as eased by one spoonful of Phillips Milk of Magnesia in water. The ad claims rapid neutralization of excess stomach acid, relief in minutes, and suitability for all ages, endorsed by doctors and hospitals, with 25c and 80c sizes available at drugstores.
Two bridges Detroit Windsor International and Mount Hope Newport R I were torn down and rebuilt after defective processed steel wire in cables required replacement with cold drawn wire. Defects found after most steelwork was erected but before collapse, preventing disaster and delaying completion.
The University of Illinois dedication unveils eight busts and celebrates twelve deceased editors including Victor Lawson Joseph Medill Elijah Lovejoy and Melville Stone. Gov Emmerson accepts. John Finley delivers main address as committees organize arrangements and fundraising ideas for relief work amid statewide postwar needs.
Chief Justice Frank K. Dunn issued an order filed by clerk Charles W. Vail citing Judge Silas Cook to show cause why a writ should not stop the Circuit Court of Washing ton county from enforcing a restraining order on Modern Woodmen of America rate collections under the head officers plan. The matter is set for the Supreme Court’s next term opening December 2.
Charles W. Hadley, chairman of Illinois Commerce Commission, spoke to 90 North Shore business leaders at Glencoe Chamber of Commerce on November 18. His address centered on enforce ment of law and its relation to Cook County influencing political life and corrupting business men in politics.
Mayor John Coleman of Mt Carmel and local leaders push for an expedited bidding process on the bridge project. The group, part of the governor's unemployment and relief commission activities, concentrates efforts to hasten the call for bids and advance the noting of work.
The widow Mrs A C Rexroth, longtime head of the free state's supply dept at the state home, dies in Waterloo. Illinois Supreme Court opens December 2 with one of the lightest dockets in years, per Clerk Charles W Vail. docket ends December 15. Nineteen writs of certiorari petitions remain for consideration, some from October term.
Agricultural statistician A J Surratt reports Illinois corn yields averaging 25 bushels per acre, ten bushels under normal. He provides federal and state statistical outlook for the crop.
Illinois reports over 200 new pneumonia cases weekly per health director Dr. Andy Hall. He cites colds poor nutrition bad ventilation and exposures as factors lowering resistance and driving illness.
Illini state and invited officials gathered in Springfield for sessions on public welfare with child welfare as the focus. Governor Emerson and U S president S P Breckenridge opened events, while Chicago Illinois Midland Railway announced $800,000 in 1931 improvements to create winter work for 400 to 500 men and upgrade tracks, interlocking, and line facilities.
The State Savings Loan and Trust Company with a capital of 1 million dollars and assets over 6 million dollars is dissolved by straw by director Oscar Nelson. Other subsidiaries, Sout Side State Savings and Payson State Savings at Payson, are also closed. In a separate incident at Taylorville a bride was kidnapped near the Free Methodist church as Eugene Kelly interrupted the wedding of his mother Belle Kelly to James Long. Belle Kelly is sent to Marion, Ohio for the winter while Long remains at the church.
The Illinois Chamber of Commerce finds, despite a national drop, Illinois hosted about the same number of guests as last year after surveying 150 cities. Publicity by cities and the Illinois Tourist Guide, produced by the state chamber and the state, aided travel. Individuals may request a free copy by writing to Secretary of State William J. Stratton in Springfield.
Lesson on Zacchaeus from Luke 19 1 10 focusing on faith persistence and Jesus seeking the seeker. He overcomes social stigma and crooked wealth with conversion and restitution showing salvation comes to the home of the repentant.
Women who enjoy making hand painted gifts create radio light screens in bulk for friends. Buy ready made panels, cover bases, use palette knives to apply paint, and trace from patterns cut from crepe paper or magazines onto semi transparent backs. Sealing wax provides surface finish.
The spinning wheel reappears as a decorative article for interiors. Miniature versions are meant to sit on the what-not to add a quaint atmosphere, a timely Yuletide suggestion for interior decorators and homes.
A Roosevelt quotation on leadership notes that no man achieves lasting fame through a life of ease. It emphasizes enduring effort, duty, and merit as the path to remembrance.
An obscure quotation frames a reflection on faith, noting that the Bible serves as a window through which eternity can be glimpsed beyond earthly confines. The line attributed to Bimothy Dwigbs offers a mystic, devotional tone.
A brief verse notes a cheerful giver who shares without recognition, honoring the idea that true giving pleases God rather than people, framed within a religious context about service and humility.
Mrs M Seilenbach of Omaha says her child improved markedly after using California Fig Syrup. The advertisement promotes the syrup to improve appetite, energy, digestion, and bowel regularity, noting doctors’ advice for children’s stomach issues and colds. It stresses buying the genuine product by emphasizing the California label.
A vintage weight loss advertisement urges women aged 40 to 44 to compare their height and weight to a chart and try Kruschen Salts as a four week program. It promises slim figures, advises cutting fatty foods, and claims the product costs 85 cents per four week bottle available at drug stores worldwide.
George Ade remark about blaming a man for club feet or side whiskers reflects a humorous view on personal traits. The line attributes the whiskers to self fault, illustrating witty satire from the American Magazine era.
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