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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1908
Page
5
The author argues that belief biases perception, noting few people can accept new facts without preconceptions. He critiques savants who deny psychic phenomena, suggests fraud and unreliable methods reduce observation value, and calls for stringent verification before certainties. The piece reflects caution on interpreting mediumship and the limits of current knowledge.
A humorous taxonomy of women in cars listing types such as the roly poly babyish woman the reserved dignified woman the seat demanding tyrant the radiant one the angelic type and others. The piece sketches how each type affects seat dynamics and male behavior during rides.
In the Portsmouth navy yard a seven ton iron anchor from the old navy era is showcased among similar relics. The massive piece measures about nine feet in length with an eight foot span across the flukes, and its oak stock remains partly rotted after being cut for display.
In tropical Mexico rain is frequent and ordinary rubber coats fail in heat. Locals weave light weight straw coats from wiregrass with hood options. The dense grass resists heavy rain, keeping wearers dry without excessive warmth and Americans adopt them in the tropics despite their odd look.
The horn is freed from oil and painted with gallic acid solution then with a silver nitrate solution. Coat alternately until black areas show a silver tint, then apply one final silver solution coat. Finish by rubbing with cream of tartar solution to complete the silvering.
Mrs Chance, newly wed to Walsh station agent, was cut by flying glass on a Southern Illinois passenger train after Lem Kirkpatrick threw a beer bottle at Conductor Ganer. Sheriff Henry Burns arrested Kirkpatrick and, after transporting him to Chester for grand jury action, Mrs Chance received stitches for facial wounds in Sparta.
Two smallpox cases in malignant form terrify Taylorville residents. Grover Hover, a dry goods merchant, and Miss Matilda Browatski, a domestic, are ill. Browatski had visited stores and amusement venues for two weeks before diagnosis.
A melee erupted when Wallace show workers and local heated locals clashed. A white man was knocked senseless by a black assailant. Cries of lynch him and flashing revolvers followed until police intervened to prevent bloodshed.
Sullivan reports farmers threatened boycott over fair pricing. Officials cut admission to twenty five cents after advertising fifty cents for the last two days. In Jerseyville, the body of Mrs. George Spangle was found near Dow in a cistern near her home. Police consider death a possible suicide or accidental fall.
A blaze at Stellar Herrin Lumber in Marion destroyed stock, building, and office with an estimated loss of 16000 dollars. Simultaneously another fire damaged Attorney George M. Stone’s office and Frank Ward’s building, each valued at 2000 dollars.
An advertisement touts Defiance Starch as safer and stronger than earlier patent starches. It claims modern formula omits harmful chemicals and adds a new ingredient to enhance strength and smoothness.
A wandering speaker asks the hotel clerk why guests cry front to summon a bell boy and jokes about knowing more than the clerk about how the trade works. The exchange blends humorous quip and casual street chatter.
A Newark News quotation contrasts two men one polite to your face who gossips after you die and another who grumbles to you but leaves you alone in your absence. It notes the latter will outlast the former despite faults.
Distemper in all its forms among all ages of horses and dogs cured with Spohn's Distemper Cure. Over 500000 bottles sold last year. Bottles priced at 50 cents and 1 dollar. Available from any druggist or send to manufacturers. Agents wanted. Free book offered. Spahn Medical Co. Spec Contagious Diseases Goshen Indiana.
A terse family exchange circulates as Shaver recalls his uncle's death. The joke centers on the uncle cutting him out of the will, suggesting a final sour note in the estate matter.
An antique ad claims Good for Sore Eyes and 100 years of healing, citing Howard Bros. druggists of Buffalo New York. It lists a motto on conscience and health and promotes a Single Binder straight 5c cigar from Lewis Factory in Peoria Illinois while noting a burglar’s get rich quick scheme.
John Herman and John Hoffman the remaining two of five escaped prisoners from Pontiac Reformery have been captured at Fairbury and returned to the institution. The other three were caught at Saunomin.
Mrs Wm Banes wife of a well known farmer died from injuries in a runaway accident. The horses were frightened by an automobile causing the wreck on a Mount Vernon road. The incident ends a life and prompts local concern over mixed traffic hazards.
A promotional paragraph extols widely approved household remedies. It highlights a known laxative, Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, endorsed by physicians and the Well Informed of the World, and urges purchase of the genuine product from the California Fig Syrup Co. through leading druggists.
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