Social visits and family gatherings in Stringtown area
Frank Beck visits uncle near Ramsey while B F Beck and family call on Rev Fox. Lawrence Fox weekends with Jerold Dennis and Dean Metzger. Sherman Jennings and Columbus Ohio couple visit Sam Morey family and old hometown friends. Mrs Hahn of Indianapolis visits Bertha Holt and kin. others join for various visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Beck
Ramsey
B. F. Beck
Rev. Fox
Lawrence Fox
Jerold Dennis
Dean Metzger
Sherman Jennings
Columbus
Ohio
Sam Morey
Mr. Jennings
Hahn
Indianapolis
Bertha Holt
Ella Roberts
William Dunn
Tamalco
Ed Thomas
Fam
Local Sales And Visits Mentioned In Brief
Local notes report 10 cent raisins at Altoms and a 18 cent six glass set promotion while stock lasts. John Pugh is ill. W B Chilton and wife return from visits to Decatur Pana Nokomis Hillsboro. Joe Hudspeth family head home to Chicago on Seminole Limited from Centralia. Smith Delrymple and Bridgeport family visit O H Gray and wife. Nancy Hill visits Dorothy Wasem from Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Pugh
Altoms
W. B. Chilton
Decatur
Pana
Nokomis
Hillsboro
Joe Hudspeth
Little Babe
Chicago
Centralia
Smith Delrymple
Bridgeport
Local notices and visits populate Patoka social page
Various items list household goods for sale and storage items, visits by relatives and friends, travel notes, and upcoming church events in Patoka and nearby towns. Notable mentions include Monk Eagan departing for Port Huron, deliveries of dry cell batteries, cider vinegar at Altoms, and several local families visiting or traveling.
Lady of Mukhtara Talks of U S Shoes in Exile
The Druse queen Sir Nizira Yamblatt in Mukhtara, Lebanon, rejects politics amid war, wields wealth, aids widows and orphans, and notes American shoes she wears as proof of imported luxury. She praises America and prays for her countrymen’s safety as she recalls family tragedy and loyalty to her people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mukhtara
Lebanon
Syria
Druses
France
Sir Nizira Yamblatt
Djebel Druse
Sir Nizira
Sultan Attrache
Damascus
Persia
America
United States
Oklahoma Women Bave Indian Ideals
Oklahoma City Oklahoma Federation of Women's Clubs outlines programs to highlight esthetic traits of Oklahoma Indians. An index by Mrs. Czarina Conlan catalogs origin history religion folklore and music of local tribes for club use. The aim is to dispel the notion that war dances define aboriginal expression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
Czarina Conlan
Indian Welfare Committee
Oklahoma Federation of Women’s Clubs
Conlan
Aboriginal hairdressing with sharpened stones in Australia
Michael Terry reports from northern Australia that women’s hair is shaved with sharpened stones by husbands, a prerogative in Aboriginal culture. Hair is valued for belt weaving and ornament making, reflecting regional practices along Gregory Sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Gregory Sea
Australia
Michael Terry
Advertising boosts temperance drink sales in 1920s
The piece notes that during Prohibition era advertising transformed a temperance beverage into a booming product. It cites 1922 sales of 1,690,050 bottles with no advertising versus over 800 thousand dollars spent on ads yielding 51,783,300 bottles sold the following year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
The Cherry Sisters Sign New Farewell Vaudeville Tour
Cedar Napida and Tewa announce another farewell vaudeville circuit with The Cherry sisters Efile and Addie joining the act for a fresh tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Napida
Tewa
Cherry Sisters
Efile
Addie
Illinois Weekly Industrial Review highlights 66 000 volt line and street work
Bloomington to Decatur 66 000 volt transmission line project. Knoxville street paving begins. Sparta pottery plant plans. Cairo two bridges to Missouri and Kentucky. Rock Island plans 1 500 000 for Augustana College. Chicago theater and Dental Association expansions. Practical tips on glass finishing and nutrition note carrots and brain function.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Illinois Power & Light Corporation
Decatur
Knoxville
Sparta
McLean County Country Club
Galesburg
Farnham
Knox Streets
Peoria
Galva-Peoria
Dallas
Quincy & Northwestern Railway
Lovington
Forest Hill
Litchfield
Cairo
Missouri
Kentucky
Rock Island
Augustana College
Chicago
Athens
Oriental Theater
Randolph
State Streets
American Dental Association
Mokena
Western United Gas Company
Good feed extra egg for profitable egg production
The United States Department of Agriculture says hens thrive on well balanced feeds for higher egg output. Simple mixtures using home grown grains with protein rich by products plus milk or meat scrap yield eggs at low cost. Change feed gradually to avoid production drops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Patoka Visitors from Several States Share Weekend
Dale Altom and wife and Miss Lucile Walker were St Louis visitors last Saturday. Geo Strunck and family from Christopher stopped in Patoka and visited relatives Sunday evening while en route home from Virginia where Strunck worked for Big Ben Mining Co. Mr and Mrs Robert James of Summerset Kentucky toured the west 11,000 miles then visited C B Anderson and wife. They are Linotype operators and called at the Register Office Thursday. William Stewart, brother of Mrs Meador, left for Wablow Missouri after weeks here. Several Patoka residents hosted Decatur Illinois visitors for a Breezy Hill camp weekend and Patoka homecoming. A large group from Sparland Illinois and Assumption Illinois visited Mrs Mary Pribble Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altoms
Monk Eagan
Port Huron
Monk
J. H. Moore
Sterling
Walter Dively
Vandalia
Alexander
Herbert Kinsall
Sandoval
Peoria
Patoka How. & Furn. Co
Cecil Brown
Decatur
Elsie Belcher
Sarah Stephens
LaMar
Ed Stephens
Jack Minton
Carson Chandler
Wilma Crawford
Centralia High
Glen Williams
D. J. Evans
Kalamazoo
Michigan
T. F. Haley
Frank McConnell
East St. Louis
Crosby
Lew D. Hill
Patoka
Christian Church
Dale Altom
Lucile Walker
St. Louis
Geo. Strunck
Christopher
Virginia
Strunck
Big Ben Mining Co
Robert James
Summerset
C. B. Anderson
William Stewart
Meador
Wablow
Mastin Feilds
Wayne
Lynn Davis
Frank Watkinson
Grover Gebhart
Robert
G. O. Quayle
David
Ill
Breezy Hill
Mary Pribble
Will Pribble
Harold and
Dean
Laura
Emma May
Sparland
James Christie
Juanita
Ralph Christie
Walker
Pocahontas Man Spends Time With Ballance At Carbondale
Edwin Weiss of Pocahontas and M. D. Ballance were recent visitors spending a few days together. Both attended the Normal in Carbondale this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Weiss
Pocahontas, I
M. D. Ballance
Normal
Carbondale
Public Farm Sale Near Patoka Sept 15 1926
Emmett Jones owner offers farm equipment livestock and misc items at auction on Wednesday September 15 1926 starting 10 a.m. 8 1 2 miles northeast of Patoka near Foster town hall. Catalog lists horses cattle sheep hogs farm implements harness and odds and ends with lunch on grounds. Terms include 9 month credit at 7 percent interest and 5 percent discount for cash. John A Jennings auctioneer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patoka
Foster Town Hall
Emmett Jones
John A. Jennings
Kniseley Announces Candidacy for Marion County Superintendent
Professor J S Kniseley is a candidate for Marion County Superintendent of Schools subject to voters in the November election. He solicits the public's vote and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S. Kniseley
Marion County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Stringtown
Gilleys Garage
Fred Gilley
Patoka, Illinois
Thrilling Entertainment
Greater ST. Louis Exposition
Forest Park
U.S
Chamber of Commerce
St. Lot's
F. MI. West & Son
Vernon
Muffets
Sando Texico Pierce Penn P
Illinois
DODGE
Maxwell
Pathfinder
FORD
Goodrich
U. S
Papa
Illinois Weekly Industrial Review
George Belcher
R. R
G. BE
SS Sreem
Petratae
J. Altom & Son
Sam Woghin
S. Locust
S. Locust St
Nursery Co
Baldwin Nursery CO
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