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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1931
Page
3
The coast and geodetic survey note that though they have not studied it, authorities on waves generally recognize the existence of undertow.
A Tad column summarizes a string of calamities labeling the run of disasters as an Iliad of woes, illustrating how widespread bad luck appears in its pages.
The first toll of ancient humans started as a stone held in the hand. A skin wrap followed, then a handle formed by attaching the stone to a stick with rawhide or plant fibers.
The USDA reports protected seed trees in Arkansas and Louisiana left by a major lumber company. Workers dubbed the trees mammy trees and deliberately avoid cutting them, placing white streak markings on each acre to ensure regeneration of a new crop of young trees.
The article explains appeasing the dead by fulfilling wishes of deceased relatives. It notes the term manes for the dead spirits and the belief they never rest while unfulfilled desires linger. It mentions February 19 as a day when the living offered sacrifices to shade and memory.
Biography by Mrs. Helen Cody Wetmore notes the Cody family descends from Milesius of Spain and his son Heremon, with Irish roots. It records emigration to America in 1787 settling in Maryland Pennsylvania and Virginia and notes Buffalo Bill’s birth in Scott County Iowa.
There is no record of leprosy transmission from rats to humans by any method. Rat leprosy exists in rats, but it is not proven identical to human leprosy. If a pet rat shows disease, it is advised to euthanize the animal for public health.
Vogue notes light topped velvet gowns dominate early autumn dress. contrasts of dark dresses with white or bright velvet tops appear in day wear and evening gowns. Velvet colorwork, sheer lace, and embroidered accents transform outfits, with two tone velvets, scarfs, and decorative finishes highlighted across daytime and formal ensembles.
Color dominates Paris fall collections with influence from the French Colonial exposition. Reds browns and greens mirror Madagascar Indo-China motifs, with Tunisian Moroccan and Martinique whites. Ombre velvets by Vionnet. blacks browns grays blues in street wear. aubergine rich purples favored.
Fine feathers direct fashion for women with coque feathers and ostrich tips appearing on gowns and capes. Ostrich tips highlight V necklines while coque feathers trim hems of short evening capes and jackets in Paris.
The fall color scene centers on red in diverse shades from brick to burgundy and magenta. Geranium and bordeaux join deep wine tones, with rich wine red touted as the season’s top fashion tint.
Bright lightweight wool coats with a straight back panel and long sleeves appear as new Paris sports wear. Worn over white frocks, the coats feature colored banding at the wrists and reach just below the shoulder blades.
Early fashion notes describe frocks with white crepe de chine lace trimmed vestees and tight white sleeves reaching the elbow to meet a flaring black upper sleeve. The combination uses contrasting light and dark colors for a smart evening look.
A Montreal Herald report relays farmers praising silos for steady feed. One farmer cites summer milk continuity from green oats and peas, while another notes silos provide winter needs by filling in fall for twelve months.
Simple steps reduce roundworm losses in swine. Clean farrowing pen and sow to remove worm eggs, then move pigs within ten days to a forage crop field away from other swine. Pigs stay there four months with good water food shelter and shade to ensure rapid growth and lower disease risk.
Colorado station warns against wintering sows on alfalfa hay alone and offers a balanced ration for pigs under 200 pounds. Five pounds shelled corn, a half-pound alfalfa day, and one third-pound tankage daily yields about one pound daily gain and birth weights around two and a quarter pounds. If hay quality is high and sows eat one pound daily, tankage can be omitted.
Idle farm horses endure the winter by grazing corn stalks or straw stacks but these roughages lack protein. To cut winter costs while maintaining health, supplement with a protein rich feed.
A column outlines garden and farming tips such as using lime-sulphur sprays to prevent cucumber burn, calcium arsenate with burned gypsum dust for plants and ground, and muslin covers for protection. It also notes family meal dynamics, drought-driven crop resilience, egg cleanliness, and persistent weed cultivation strategies.
The Worden 287 and the Putnam 288, previously US Navy destroyers built to hunt submarines, are sold to a fruit company for cargo use. They will transport bananas from Central America to New Orleans, marking a shift from military to commercial service.
The famous Dr. Jayne Almanac for 1932 is ready for distribution. If your druggist cannot supply you with a copy, address a post card to Dr. D. Jayne & Son, Inc. Philadelphia Pa. and they will send you one without charge.
A quip contrasts bigamy and monogamy while noting every person must do something useful to justify their presence in the world. The line presents two humorous gendered definitions and ends with a general philosophical injunction.
A brief line notes a pairing of marriage and hanging as a tiny, ironic saying attributed to Burton, suggesting a joked linkage between union and doom.
A public notice extols Bayer Aspirin as harmless and safe for nerves rheumatism colds sore throats and general discomfort. It urges readers to use genuine Bayer tablets stamped with the cross and to buy in bottles for low cost and prompt relief.
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