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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1930
Page
5
160 acre farm one mile west from Patoka seeks a long term renter who does not plan to move each year. Interested parties may write or phone John H. Boye R No 1 Shobonier Illinois. 2tp
Property listing describes a 136 acre farm with a two story house two barns and a chicken house half a mile from a hard road. Seller J L Simcox advertises price of 3000 appealing to local buyers seeking rural acreage.
Describes an eight room house in good repair with electric lights and two full lots for sale. Mentions balance due on time and a asking price of $800. Seller listed as J. L. Simcox.
Short items advertise goods for sale including boys suit, Holstein cows, Coca Cola kegs, Jonathan apples, and a 3 horsepower engine. It also seeks horses and cattle, thin sows, hogs for home killing, and services like overhauling. Listings include contact names and locations such as H. R. Livesay Patoka Illinois Frank Miller Hagarstown Nobe Elevator Nokomis Everett Purdue and Louie Wasem.
The undersigned as Executor of the last Will of Robert N Norris late of Marion County Illinois gives notice to all creditors and claimants to appear at the Marion County Court House Salem on the November Term first Monday in November for claim adjustment. He requests all indebted persons to pay immediately to the undersigned Eberle L Norris Executor. John L Kagy Attorney.
The Farmers and Merchants Bank of Vandalia as Executor announces a Marion County Illinois court appearance at Salem for the November Term to adjust claims. All creditors must attend and all debts should be paid promptly. Notice dated August 28, 1930.
Dora questions a lover’s promise to live on her kisses as Delia presses for a plan. Delia jokes about dependence, then seeks a stable basis for their future before committing to romance. The exchange hints at longing and practical doubt in a domestic moment.
Mr and Mrs W J Jones celebrate sixty years of marriage at their Vernon home with all their children present. A noon dinner featured a central bouquet gift from friends and neighbors as extended kin gathered from Patoka Kinmundy Hallsville and nearby towns for the occasion.
Miss Louise Betts hosted Sunday guests including Miss Ecker of Vandalia who visited for an informal afternoon gathering.
In 1918 government costs per family totaled 135 dollars and rose to 460 dollars by 1929. One in eleven American families now relies on government support. A survey cites local government waste exceeding half a billion dollars annually, about ten percent of expenditures. The tax collector will tighten its grip until the public pushes for economical, efficient practices.
Prospective renter and landlady spar over a bed sitting room In a witty ad exchange. The punchline reveals the bed is the sitting area.
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