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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1926
Page
2
A group of wheat growers reports finding a promising fertilizer and asks for a fair trial. They expect delivery of a car and request unbiased testing to verify performance. They emphasize the long search for an effective product.
Limestone Sowers promotes two remaining items with an exceptional price to attract buyers. The message promises long-term savings and urges customers to visit and place orders.
With the arrival of a car of Soft Wheat Bran the price seems right and the current period offers cheaper feeds. We recommend purchasing a supply now to meet increasing needs and take advantage of the favorable cost.
Illinois advertisement urges buyers to acquire limestone while supply lasts. It claims applying the material boosts soil productivity at minimal cost, encouraging immediate purchase to improve farming output.
One buggy left of the last car prompts buyers to visit and discuss purchases.
Zeigler coal praised for low impurities and smooth firing with little ash. Promoter claims it burns cleaner with less smoke and soot, leaving minimal loss after combustion. Prices set to be affordable while offering egg and lump forms.
Red Top Seed Market advertises a large buying market and immediate payment in cash for properties within a reasonable distance. They promise an honest assessment and unbeatable pricing, inviting owners to sell now.
A dense listing of local sale notices and wants. Peaches, pears, grapes, cucumbers, and Jonathan apples are offered by multiple sellers including Zera Farmer and Geo Christie orchard. Livestock and farm gear such as ewes horses cows and a list of items including heaters washers and a velvet rug appear. Lost items include a cap and an automobile chain. found items include a gold plated Ingersoll watch. Public notices include rental properties and a quarry of wheat grounds for sale and a 10 acre tract nearby.
Weekend visitors include Cleve Spurgeon of the Postal Benefit Association and Dr. Walter Murfin of Decatur. Baby girls born to Mr and Mrs C N Huffiman and Mr and Mrs Vern Callhoon. Martins offers ready made dresses and hats while coffee at 35¢ and box writing papers 25¢. Angel Food and Devil Food cakes from 25¢ to 90c.
Vernon and nearby towns see a flurry of family visits and school plans. Local residents host relatives from Decatur and Granite City while educators join Vernon Schools for the new term. The community anticipates a musical, a Thanksgiving bazaar, and a quilt project as the Ladies Aid meets at the Danburys and Hatch.
The text notes a Christian Science lesson in churches of Christ featuring Genesis 1 26 31 about creation and dominion and a passage from Mary Baker Eddy's Science and Health criticizing material view of the body. It emphasizes God as creator and humanity as image of Spirit with the call to put off the old man.
The Ladies of the Community will meet at the Gymnasium Saturday at 3 PM to organize a Household Science Club auxiliary to the Farmer's Institute. All interested are welcome. Mrs. Ed Nattier presides.
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