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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1925
Page
3
Sale at my place 3-4 miles west of Patoka on Wednesday October 28 1925 beginning at 10:00 AM. Debris and scattered details describe property including a black yearling filly and various horses though text is garbled. Auctioneering terms and exact items are unclear due to OCR damage.
An estate sale offers a mix of livestock including milking cows a Holstein pair and Jerseys plus a sorrel mare and hay farm equipment such as Deering implements plows separators and wagons. Harness and feed items listed with terms of sale set for nine months and a home viewing note describes the property and its owners.
Mrs Lytha Brown and Aunt Mary Pribble are on the sick list but improving. A scarlet fever case is reported at T T Cox’s home. Winess Linton and Florence Walker wed at Decatur last week. The column mentions visits, meals, travel, and a peppery pie incident among local families.
A couple visits the Patoka Masonic Home on Oct 9 and receives warm welcome from staff and Bro Blankinship. They praise meals and care and note their homelike comfort and a recent appointment as COPtain of Lodge No 1. They express gratitude and hope for continued fellowship.
A bold caps sale for men and boys at Altoms draws shoppers with steep discounts, offering caps at half price and creating a bustle of bargain seekers in the store.
A reader letter defends Bull Durham tobacco against Will Rogers and ridicules the Clown Ads. The writer mocks critics, notes the power of public opinion, and thanks a Mr Smare Man for another act at two cents.
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