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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1930
Page
6
President Hoover denounces a proposed Latin motto for the University of Louvain library as offensive and inflammatory. He argues Americans funded the monument to honor learning and wisdom, not to perpetuate wartime animosity, and urges Belgian authorities to remove the inscription.
A study notes annual US farm fire losses near 150 million with per capita losses rising. Emphasis on farmer education, vigilance, and prevention. lightning 18 percent, defective chimneys 12 percent, sparks 7 percent, matches 4 percent, spontaneous combustion 4.69 percent, petroleum 4 percent, stoves 4 percent, other causes 32 percent.
A new world organization named Aequitas forms in Vienna to champion men’s rights. It claims women dominate society and would curb alimony and name usage for divorced women. The movement, described as timid, includes many American men who keep silent about their involvement.
The piece honors Alexander Legge leaving a $100000 a year job to chair the Federal Farm Board under President Hoover at $12000 yearly and extols public servants who sacrifice private gain. It praises national service traditions and ends with a humorous Thanksgiving note from Uncle Si Tinklepaugh.
The readable lines describe longing, nature’s power, and workers tending crops. Mixed phrases hint at drifting back, quiet strength, and routine labor by the dock as day ends and work resumes.
The George Washington Bicentennial Commission outlines nationwide women’s participation led by Mrs. John Dickinson Sherman. Programs for 1931 to 1982 cover Washington’s life, character, and achievements with forty subjects from youth to leadership and faith.
Senator Capper awards silver and bronze medals to two Marion County 4-H club girls in the National Canning Contest at Shenandoah Iowa. The event, under the Household Science Institute, offers 470 prizes totaling 4250 dollars plus loving cups and ribbons. The grand sweepstakes prize is six hundred dollars.
Contest invites fruit vegetable or meat canning entries with no restrictions on food type. Entries must be in standard quart jars and sent for display at Shenandoah Iowa until October 1. Judges include five home economics experts led by Dr Louise Stanley and Grace Viall Gray notes hot pack and pressure canning methods as best for non acidic vegetables.
Mrs. E B Linton and Mrs. O H Britt attended the service for Mrs. John Black who died in San Diego and was buried in Patoka Friday afternoon. Local residents and families visited, with numerous notes of social calls and school activities recorded in the Patoka area.
A witty remark contrasts scientists who deny ether with the claim that New York beer proves its existence in taste. The line plays on scientific skepticism and local brewing fame.
The passage surveys gun control talk in Massachusetts, Irish influence in American politics, Salvation Army goodwill, the North China Republic’s democracy, and the rise of corporate farming. It notes that the business corporation model depends on strong management and that many sectors, including farming, are moving toward corporate structures.
A lesson on Josiah the godly young king who, amid a post Hezekiah era, discovers the Book of the Law during temple repairs. Shaphan reports the find. reading prompts repentance, inquiry to the Lord, and the prophetess Huldah confirms mercy for Josiah’s penitent reign. Reforms ensue including covenant, removal of idolatry, and a remarkable Passover.
A reflection on living by Christ’s example, urging faithful sacrifice and perseverance. The text emphasizes enduring difficulties as part of spiritual growth and imitation of the Lord’s conduct.
A short devotional line attributes the pulse of the renewed soul to prayer saying its constancy tests and measures spiritual life per Octavius Winslow.
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