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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1926
Page
3
An article on harnessing wind energy notes progress in wind mills and turbines. Germany leads in water power use with a 40 percent efficient wind turbine and a 45 foot wind mill generating 21 kilowatts per hour.
The text offers practical advice on nutrition and housekeeping. It covers comparing rice and potatoes, avoiding clothespins for rayon undergarments, sun-drying fabric samples, iron-rich foods for anemia, beet and horseradish pairings, and easy ways to prepare eggplant with bacon strips. It emphasizes minerals, vitamins, and simple kitchen remedies.
High water in the river bottom is destroying much corn. Frank Robertson and Marion Christie are recovering. Mr G C Johnson and family visited Leo Landreth. Oral Brown returns to school. Arlie Sprinkle and family spent Sunday with Claud Hatch. Grace Halbrook Hazel Halbrook Velma Johnson visited the White Haven school. Burl Linton bought a new Ford. Marion Lawrence visited Paul Christie after Sunday School.
The article argues American workers can profit greatly by following objective lessons seen worldwide where debt repayment and wage increases are pursued. It warns against methods that avoid honest toil and boosted per worker production.
Don Eagan, working in Decatur, spent over Sunday with home folks here. Mickie Says daily life and local merchants are spotlighted as a reader column notes what they know about home stores and everyday goods.
Prof J S Kniseley announces candidacy for superintendent of Marion County Schools, subject to voters at the November election. He solicits support and votes.
Real estate listings detail 2 acres on hard road with a dry concrete basement cistern well double garage and desirable home. 16 acres with 5 room house barn chicken house fences near hard road close to high school priced at 2700. 12 acres with 7 room house concrete basement under summer kitchen well cistern garage chicken house joins village line at 2100. 2 lots with room house electric lights good water at 650. 6 room house on hard road center of village 2 lots barbecue stand priced at 1800.
Sunday September 19 features the Lesson Sermo n with Golden Text from Psalms praising God and trust. It cites I Peter 1 22 25 on purified souls and love of the brethren and references Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy on the warfare between truth and error and the faith in divine Love to settle questions.
A Mansfield Ohio advertisement promises high earnings for salesmen and salesladies. It claims a dealer buys at $2.00 and sells at $3.50 for a $1.50 profit, while the salesman earns $1.00 per deal. It pledges training to earn over $100 weekly. Address Geo. L. Lane Mansfield Ohio.
Notable items include Mrs. William Frisble dying after cow goring on a Pontiac farm, Fred Homan of Kewanee dying by gunshot, and Robert Lovett of Pedria passing away in Chicago. Other notes cover Jim McMillen’s Illinois football marriage, a De Kalb County murder suicide, state pigeon racing, and county library shortages.
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