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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1940
Page
2
A curious column blends quotations and ads including a pitch for a medical book by Dr. C M Coe from St. Louis. It contrasts humor with hardship and hints at fiscal and social woes, noting the economy and a mild cow as friends of the poor while urging reflection on time and home.
To ease bowel trouble, identify the cause and consider bulk in the diet. Eating crunchy natural bulk producing foods like Kellogg's All-Bran, with plenty of water, may help a sluggish system. If persistent, consult a physician.
A concise reflection praises effort over outcome, noting in great ventures the attempt suffices and merit rests in the striving rather than final success.
United States census reports show thousands of rural women replacing husbands as active farm managers. Molly Foster runs the money pouch and books for the Foster farm, while Doris Montes of Michigan 4 H assists with markets and records. The movement, aided by state extension programs, enrolls about 150,000 women in business and legal education, with 50,000 women in Farm Security Administration credit studies since 1936.
Iceland places executive power in Premier Hermann Jonasson and his cabinet, vesting royal power in the government until further notice. Jonasson, a strong figure and former police chief, leads Iceland’s Althing era policy, wrestling fame, and a history of independence from monarchy, with a robust fishing economy and no army or debt.
Chicago report quotes A. A. McVittie of the National Restaurant Association saying business is better as surveys show rising sales in the industry. He notes patrons increasingly writing on table cloths, a sign of growing restaurant activity.
Safety on the farm relies on self discipline and homemade precautions. The piece notes that most accidents stem from haste, makeshift repairs, missing guards, and unfamiliar machinery, with distance from help and long hours increasing risk. A well ordered farm acts as good insurance against accidents.
Entomologists use airborne insect traps to study how crop pests spread. P A Glicks team flew over Louisiana and Old Mexico, recording boll weevils at 2000 feet and leaf hoppers up to 13000 feet while moths and mosquitoes appeared at various altitudes.
Agricultural notes trace cow testing associations evolving into dairy herd improvement groups tracking milk, weights, feeds, and breeding with US dairy industry systems. Top dressing grain fields with manure aids seedings. application varies five to eight tons per acre.
An Epidaurus open-air theater still echoes whispers to all 12,000 seats, proving Greek mastery of acoustics. The piece also notes St Anthony’s 230-year payroll in Brazil, surfboard ship-to-shore transport, and billions in Idaho river gravel yielding flour-like gold too fine for machines to recover.
Quote from John Locke about happiness linking a sound mind and body as essential to a fulfilled life. It frames both attributes as necessary for true well being, implying that lacking either weakens overall happiness.
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