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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1926
Page
6
On the Aquitania a modern floating city cruises the Atlantic blending old sea romance with 1927 transatlantic travel. A pink stockinged grandmother leads a small dog past a strict no dogs forward sign while reflecting the era’s tourist gaze at luxury liners and moving pictures on Deck A.
A vivid portrayal contrasts an aging sea captain with a younger glamorous passenger aboard a floating hotel. The scene shows lavish dress and perfume, a cigarette as a wand, a greasy haired suitor, and wealthy patrons spending days at sea amid a fog horn, while British critics react to American breakfast food obsessions and raucous nightlife.
The narrative reflects on star lore and decks unused at night aboard a modern ship. Pola Negri stars in a color poster near the dining saloon. Smoking room pools yield large payouts while bootleggers gain amid fast talk of ship speed and New York markets. Written aboard en route to Paris.
Long memorandum lists items, donors, and prices from Marion County fair exhibit and auction. Names of people and businesses appear with monetary contributions and goods such as flour, oats, tools, and hardware. The notice thanks contributors and underscores community support for the project.
The writer recalls the midnight departure from New York with friends expressing sorrow. The sea voyage is described as a passage to death and the next world, where landing in Paris is likened to a near heaven for Americans.
The piece notes how ocean crossings once inspired fear, but advances in science and technology have made transatlantic travel routine. It contrasts ancient doubts with modern ease, asserts progress from superstition to modern exploration, and suggests humanity will eventually shed remaining superstitions.
A column contemplates death as a calm voyage and argues for progress against superstition. It cites Tennyson and imagines a West Point of the air, urging Congress to create a U S aviation academy to rival West Point and Annapolis.
The passage criticizes farmers for opposing further reclamation work and 26 irrigation canals, arguing they resist land drainage and irrigation until farm prices rise. It contends their stance would hinder immigration seen as essential for feeding the farms and expanding development, while noting they cannot halt progress.
Illinois ranks third in the nation for mucilage and adhesive production with eleven plants and 210 workers generating about 1.7 million in product value. It also shows third place in oil cake and linseed meal with five plants employing 167 workers and about 3.9 million in yearly output. Additionally Illinois holds third in regalia badge and emblem manufacture with eleven plants and 273 workers producing roughly 900 thousand in product value.
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