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Newspaper

Patoka Register

Location

Patoka, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Oct 23, 1931

Page

3

Lights of New York star tarmaru as Stadium film eyes release

Francis Wallace once publicist for Knute Rockne returns from Hollywood with news that his new book Stadium may become a film. Richard Arlen will star, with William Slavins McNutt writing the continuity. Arlen formerly a reporter in the Middle West, and married to Jobyna Howland. A modern New York vignettes shows a roadster wife coaxing a police officer to a speakeasy, ending with a humorous arrest swap.

Francis Wallace Knute Rockne Hollywood William Slavins McNutt Richard Arlen Wallace Arlen Royal Flying Corps Dick Arlen Jobyna Howland Housekeeping New York

No Mercy for Alien Smugglers Ring Exposed

U S government vows full prosecution of a vast ring based in Canada that smuggled at least 1,000 aliens yearly into the United States for sums ranging from 100 to 5,000 dollars. Eighteen convicted and nine more including clerks and a lawyer face arrest as authorities warn of ongoing prosecutions.

Washington United States Mammoth Ring Canada America New York City Montreal

Household Tips From 1931 Western Union Column

A 1931 Western Newspaper Union item offers coal saving tips by drying and sifting cinders for kitchen heat. It also shares a method to make light frosting by beating egg whites and dropping them into boiling water. It suggests rolling table doilies around a cardboard tube to prevent wrinkles.

Western Newspaper Union

Town Seeks To Shake Name From Billy the Kid Legend

Silver City aims to shed its notoriety as Billy the Kid’s home state with the Silver City Independent arguing the outlaw merely injured a laundry and fled. Billy left town never returning, according to the paper’s account.

Kid Silver City N. M Billy the Kid Billy Independent

Proper Orange Juice And Banana Tips For Diet and Dental Care

The article suggests using orange juice to reduce dental bills by preventing decay and promoting healthy gums. It notes organic acids stimulate the appetite of growing girls and endorses fruit marmalades from oranges grapefruits and lemons. It also recommends lemon juice with water and salt as a dentifrice and advises brushing after meals and at night. A well ripened banana with milk makes a light lunch and preferences uncooked bananas with yellow skins and brown flecks.

The Children’s Corner A Bout Song Puzzle

A playful puzzle guides children to locate the middle of a piano both in the picture and in real life. It explains the naming of white keys with note letters and black keys with sharp and flat names, noting sharps sit above flats and that each black key has dual use. The section invites readers to keep trying until they solve the puzzle.

Beat Song Starts On Marked Note On Keyboard

Instruction describes locating the note marked with one line over it then two lines over it on a piano. It directs playing up the keyboard to the two lines over note and starting the Beat Song from this note. Then keep finger on the two lines while playing notes shown on the chart left to right.

How It Started To Rule With A Rod Of Iron

The phrase to rule with a rod of iron denotes strict governance and discipline. It traces to the Bible where it appears in Psalms 2 9 and Revelation 2 27 asserting sovereign power and firm rule.

Bell Syndicate WNU Service

Century Old Water Mill Still Grinding Near Moscow Tennessee

A century old water mill on the Wolf River near South Moscow operated by owner W. H. Pearce runs Saturdays. Farmers from miles around bring grain to be ground into flour, one of the few remaining mills of its type in the South.

Moscow Tenn Wolf River W. H. Pearce

Do It Yourself Garden Lamp Frame from Wire and Box

A reader describes constructing a simple garden lamp frame using wire pieces, an eye hook, and a light cord. The device braces the box at a chosen height, tilting the box via a cord tied to the hook, to light plants as they emerge.

WNU Service

Club Demands Clash Over Caveman Comment

In a terse exchange two men compare firing advice to a caveman with a club. One man insists the other was expelled from a club using a club as metaphor, while the second counters that removal was not literal.

How to Make a Plant Protector Plans for a Spring Garden Next Year

Dick plans a personal garden next spring and has asked his mother about growing tomatoes radishes and lettuce. He aims to include a few flowers as well.

Plant protector project by a busy Dick

Dick shows early preparation by making a plant protector frame from thin wood strips. His father buys ten cents worth of small staples nails and one ball of twine for the job. Dick drills small holes in side strips to accept nails for assembly.

Idols Turned Into Swords Reported in Henan

Kaifeng Henan reports ancient brass and iron idols found in an old temple are being melted and forged into swords for modern warfare. Local military leaders ordered the metal repurposed for weapon use.

Peiping Kaifeng Henan

Castoria Says Constipation Causes Fussiness in Babies

Doctors warn that a restless baby may be constipated and recommend Castoria as a mild vegetable remedy. The product claims gentle, drug free relief suitable for infants and older children, with the label guaranteeing Genuine Castoria.

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Lights OF Tarmaru The Middle West WNI Service Henry Roe Cloud Indian Service Department of the Interior Cloud Yale American Indian Institute Wichita Kan Japan Mukden Manchuria New York’s East River Samuel L East River Grand Fourteenth Stree Board of Estimates the Children’s Corner Dorothy Edmo Sain Castoria Jayne Jayne & Son Philadelphia Jaynes Vermitage Easant Towers Garfield St. Louis
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