For Sale or Trade Multiple Rural Items
For sale or trade notices list 10 ewes and 10 lambs for cattle, Model T Ford coupe for a cow, 5 room house with outbuildings, 2 young Shorthorn bulls, Jonathan apples, double driving harness, hardwood lumber, Shrop hire ewes and 1 ram, an 80 acre Pope township farm with a wheat drill and a trotting horse. Various sellers include W. H. Wade, Charles Adams, Mrs. Nagel, Geo. Christie, Zero Farmer, H. G. Hudspeth, Elmer Berry, C. M. Rogier, and Joe A. Zimmerman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Wade
Vernon, Ill
Charles Adams
Nagel
Geo. Christie
Jonathan Apples
H. G. Hudspeth
Elmer Berry
Shrop
C. M. Rogier
Pope Township
New Empire
Joe A. Zimmerman
East Fork Visitors and Local Notes From East Fork
Marvin McWhirter and family of Chicago visit brother Cleve McWhirter and family. Loren Caldwell of Vandalia visits home folks this week. Chatter and Stitch club met with Hazel Livesay with a pot luck dinner. Mrs. W L Caldwell of Alma dies Friday morning she was formerly India Frizell. Blanche Doolen of Vernon visits Frizzell and Joe Frizzell. Kinmundy cheese factory attends to a milk route nearby last week. Clyde Green visits with Charles and Pearl Berry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin McWhirter
Chicago
Cleve McWhirter
Loren Caldwell
Vandalia
Hazel Livesay
W. L. Caldwell
Alma
Caldwell
India Frizzell
Blanche Doolen
Vernon
Frank Frizzell
Joe Frizzell
Kinmundy
Clyde Green
Charles
Pearl Berry
Bowen and friends visit. townsfolk gathering noted
Southeast Town residents Isabell Mabel and Albert Bowen with Mrs Gladys Schmahl visited Mr and Mrs Leonard Crothers and their little daughter Saturday night. George Orrell moved to Centralia Monday. Pete Bopp and family attended Diamond Springs church Sunday night. Mr and Mrs Mat Belcher and daughter Opal visited Luther Williams Sunday afternoon. Bertha Cruthers is ill. Albert Hindrex and wife visited from Chicago. his children returned home with grandparents. Opal Belcher visited Isabell and Mabel Monday evening. Edith Porter and brother from Salem spent Sunday with Luther Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabell
Mabel
Albert Bowen
Gladys Schmahl
Leonard Crothers
George Orrell
Centralia
Pete Bopp
Diamond Springs
Mat Belcher
Opal
Luther Williams
Bertha Cruthers
Albert Hindrex
Chicago
Opal Belcher
Mabel Bowen
Dortha Jett
Donna Joyce Pugh
Will Ramsey
Cecil Vesser
Maggie Ramsey
John Chappel
Odin
Emma Guyman
Henry Guyman
Mildred Adams
Dortha
Buddy Jett
Mildred
J. P. Hicks
Brick
Gladys Hanna
John Hicks
William Sloan
Harold
Minton
James
Mary
Ray Kretzer
Viola Fatheree
Mildred Durbin
Eva Guymon
Lela Guymon
John Haug
Irvin Lane
Everett Felton
Avery
Brother Frank
Fitzgerald
Ruby Laffoonne
Tom Harris
Warrie Jackson
Frank Jett
Herschel Campbell
Hoots Chapel
Dan Hicks
Patoka Register Publisher and publication details
The Patoka Register presents its publisher James M. Emerson. The paper is issued in Patoka Illinois with second class mail status under federal act and outlines subscription at $1.50 yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Emerson
Patoka
Illinois
Congress
Editorial: Country Newspapers Must Clean House
The Los Angeles Times publisher Harry Chandler argues country papers bear duty to purge sensationalism and moral decline plaguing journalism. He urges shoveling out muck to restore faith and uphold community values, praising country editors and rural roots as sources of integrity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Country Papers
America
Country Newspapers
Harry Chandler
The
Los Angeles Times
Alton’s Unburied Mummy the Local Oddity
The Pathfinder reports Alton Illinois houses a 17 year old embalmed man, nicknamed Deaf Bill, kept as a public exhibit by Bauer and Hoehn funeral firm. Once a Mississippi River fisherman, Deaf Bill died in 1915 and was preserved after failed burial, attracting visitors nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wilkes Booth
Ajlton
John. A. Hoehn
Bauer & Hoehn
Bauer & Hoehn of That City. Mr. Hoehn
Bill Lee
Deaf Bill
Mississippi River
Willow Ben
Bill
Madison County
Joseph Herman
Alton
Lon
We Want Beer Opinion on Liquor Return
A reader argues that beer will return only after a constitutional amendment, citing Hoover and convention crowds shouting for beer. The piece lists who wants beer and who does not, likening the delay to surreal proverbs and ending with a Ramsey News Journal quote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
The
American Legion
Detroit
Michigan
Hoover
Chicago
France
United States
Rip van Winkle
Congress
Ramsey News Journal
Illinois Heuristics and Crossroad Economics
A critique notes that Illinois farmers rely on a web of goods from many states while paying high local taxes. The argument highlights widespread external sourcing for daily items from soap to flour and fuel, and compares Illinois with Ohio on taxes and roads, underscoring economic interdependence and domestic production concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Connecticut
New York
Ohio
Massachusetts
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
New Hampshire
Grand Rapids
Minnesota
Vermont
California
Rhode Island
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Detroit
Texas
New England
New Jersey
A GOOD INVESTMENT IN BANK SAVINGS
A Wall Street style view of wealth shows low assets but savers with funds in banks prosper. The Nation’s Business notes a well built savings reserve is one of the best investments, readily accessible and safer than distant ventures. As 1929 onward gains in economy grow, savings depositors may reach record numbers.
Feasting on Watermelons and Local Visits in Odin Brick
A long list of autumn social visits and daily chores around Odin Illinois details neighbors and families such as McKee Williams Campbell Malbrich Hicks Guyman and Jett. School opens at Brick with Gladys Hanna as teacher and local residents travel for commerce and errands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gideon McKee
Yale Williams
Herschel Campbell
Dennis Branch
Julius Malbrich
Carbondale
Fredonia Ladies Aid Plans Work and Community Visits
The Fredonia Ladies Aid met at the church to plan future work. Local residents visited and hosted neighbors including Mr and Mrs Jenson Mrs Palmer and Mrs Meredith as well as families such as the Simp sons and Jett households. Several community members attended church and a Sunday School gathering with a chicken supper at Cabbage Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid
John Nichols
Logan Meredith
Bertha Palmer
J. P. Jenson
Fredonia
Ah! Jett
Pearl Poole
Pearl Renfro
Simpson Home
L. B. Cozad
Charlie Jett
Leona Webking
Thelma Jett
Sylvia Evans
St. Louis
Wilson Nichols
Everett Goodwin
Esther
Alice Simpson
Vera Thomas
Salem
Brother Settles
Eva Mae Smith
Fred Simpson
Arthur Campbell
Odin
Alva Jett
Esther Goodwin
Eugene Simpson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Raines Furniture Exchange
S. Locust St. Centralia
Ill
East Fork
Edith Porter
Glenridge
Pete Field
MAE Eagan Auto and Property Insurance
Linton & Beery
Beryl Linton
Clayton Berry
Leta Smith
Smith & Cox
Wm. Marcus Cox
Effie Smith
Patoka Register
Editorial
Illinois Board of Health
Glen Puffer
Sandy and
Glen
C. R. Raines
Radio Service Telephone
E. Noleman
Centralia, Illinois
FOX Illinois Theatre
Chick Sale
Dolores del Rio
Dorothy Jordan
Devil and the
Deep
Gary Cooper
Illinois Bankers Association
North
LA Salle Street
Panis
Zeigler
Farmers’ Cooperative
Geo. J. Wasem
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