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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1934
Page
2
A detailed outline of a cold buffet menu includes mixed cold meats with various sauces, multiple salads such as glorified potato with bacon or anchovy, and jellied cheese or tomato ring garnishes. Desserts highlighted are ice cream with imaginative sauces, peach shortcake, and fresh fruit tarts, plus a selection of sauces and relishes.
A light hearted note questions how a motor car behaves and remarks that its gasoline consumption suggests a mixed performance with a generally healthy appetite. The piece blends humor with automotive quirks, reflecting everyday travel life.
Frank Aikens, a 47 year old Sid ney farmer from Belleville Ontario, wins first prize for a fish story after a 38 pound muskellunge towed his boat for over an hour on the Moira river and struck his chin with its tail as he tried to haul it aboard. The blow left his face swollen and he recalls the struggle as the worst he has ever faced.
Game Warden A. O. Pendergraft and Fred Deyo reported seeing more than 1,200 mountain sheep on a trip into the high mountains near Jackson including 260 rams. They returned to decide whether to close the county season this year.
Burns Oregon resident Ira Mahon son of Jim Mahon a famed Harney county mule breeder recognized a mule sold in 1903 while driving in California. The mule known by the brand 55 was identified as his father’s product after 81 years. Mahon recalled his father sold about 800 mules annually in Stockton and believed many tough mules remained alive and at work.
A columnist recalls the familiar proverb ill news travels fast tracing its origin to Plutarch in the first century after Christ. The note cites Plutarch’s Lives and a line from Of Inquisitiveness as the source of the saying and its enduring use.
London based Prof. W Perceval Letts discusses archaeology extending China’s clear chronology to the sixteenth century B C. Shang-Yin records from An-Yang scene illuminate life ancient questions to harvests weather and wars. Oracle bone scripts show diviners interpreting cracks to guide daily affairs.
In Clatsop county Oregon loggers Jack Mc Cawley and Bert Anderson of Crown Williamette labored ten hours to fell a 240 foot spruce. The butt measured 11 feet 9 inches across and the trunk scaled 54 900 feet. The tree stood straight for 125 feet before branches, and will be sliced into veneer panels for processing.
Victoria driven by a 70 year old man Thomas Dresser seeks to overturn being declared dead. Declared dead by the Supreme Court of British Columbia last December his estate was divided among relatives abroad. He now challenges the judgment to reclaim life and access his savings.
A 1929 page column mixes stock market chatter with city vignettes. Two young women balk at buying General Porcupine stock after a miners remark. Slug sales for 1 cent each flood the city. new laws target possession. Theatre and entertainment notes include Judgment Day, Tight Britches, and backstage chatter from the Waldorf-Astoria dinner.
Practical household tips from the Associated Newspapers WNU Service cover steaming fruit pudding in a double boiler, removing stains with soda on damp cloth, buttering squash before baking for flavor, and camphor to lift fruit stains from linen.
The Gold Coast may use wireless radio to teach English to educated young natives. Nana Sir Ofori Atta, paramount chief, visited Olympia radio programs and bought a seven-tube set to trial with advanced pupils. He is noted for modern views on schooling yet retains traditional dress with crown, robes, and fringed umbrella.
Roy Milligan of Miles City Montana strolls with a small white pig on a leash. He adopted the pet after seeing a traveling salesman with a similar animal he once owned.
A fragment quotes a parent asking if their son graduated with honors and notes he had good marks but won no medals or letters for athletic or oratorical ability, reflecting incomplete archival text.
A versatile frock styled for indoors or outdoor wear with buttoned or open fronts and flattering inverted pleat sleeves. Contrasting color options change its look, sizes 34 to 46 with specific fabric yardage. Pattern 9083 from The Sewing Circle Pattern Department, 232 West 18th Street, New York.
A Washington Star cartoon quote features Farmer Corntassle vowing to keep sending his son Josh to college. He jokes that Josh lacks sense but hopes exposure to long words will help him fool people.
Farmer Corntessel praises Josh for dedication saying he can sit on a fence and keep people working for hours. The boy's apparent joy in labor is noted as exceptional by the farmer.
Senator Sorghum echoes a metaphor about political guessing as public opinion varies. He notes the human race is as hard to predict as a horse, framing politics as a challenging game of persuasion and foresight.
The scene captures a slapstick moment where a director calls for a pause while an actor apologizes, saying the pose is cast in the chaotic, humorous take on set.
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