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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1931
Page
4
A scattered, fragmented summary of linguistic coinages and historical notes. It discusses the origin of the term mugwanp, George Peabody’s philanthropy, copyright fees, energy metabolism, camel introduction, unemployment cures, metal malleability, and quotes on fear from Voltaire and others.
A bathtub dug from the ruins of King Minos palace on Crete is dated around 2000 B C. Historians note it as an ancient invention and comment that it took four millennia to reach the western home. The text also notes carbon compounds numbering about 300000.
A patchwork OCR page lists diverse items from curry powder receipts to literary anecdotes, science trivia, and quotations. It touches Rider Haggard, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle style bets, bath tub history, filibuster terms, geometry comparisons, Chinese superstition, and pianoforte origins, ending with a standards note on gasoline weight per gallon.
A small plum tree in Suffolk linked to Hengrave Hall and the Gage family narrates how the green gage plum name arose. Through Edward Gage and historic ties to the Countess Rivera and Penelope, the fruit’s fame grew from a mislabelled graft to a well known variety in horticulture.
A 17th century note traces Pall Mall origin to St James Park where the duke of York allegedly played the game pelting, linking the mall to French roots and the term passiniglio. The piece compares mallet games to croquet and describes apparatus and play style, mentioning Pepys and the king’s role.
Practical tips describe pasting returned checks on stubs to reconcile monthly balances. Mentions large checkbooks with three moths per page, rubber bands to protect blank areas, and ease of handling. Includes asides about bankers and lawyers and a fictional anecdote about a boy named Josh seeking work and wages.
A Friday April 3, 1931 local column notes weather remains cold. Reports include Houghton’s house shingling, visits by Cate, Connell, Grobsling family, Burt and Peck families, and various absences for funerals and social events. Red Cross parcel post social postponed. several residents travel to Savannah, Rockford, and Camp Grant. School exams by Hay, election set for April 20, and a new community high school contract awarded to Winchester Stewart for 13,095 with work to begin in two weeks.
The record notes Everest standing at 20 141 feet with no successful summit yet. It cites three expeditions: a 1921 reconnaissance, the first ascent attempt in 1992 reaching 27 300 feet, and a second attempt in 1924 reaching 28 200 feet.
A compact reflection on deception and identity likens outward appearance to a visor concealing a true face. The quote contrasts surface shown by characters with inner reality, implying a sharp separation between perception and essence as in a mask versus genuine self.
Mrs Aldo McCullogh will host the aid society Wednesday afternoon April 16. Frances Hollinsheid a University of Chicago student spends Easter vacation with her parents. Willing Workers class to be entertained Friday afternoon April 17. F P Austin former Spring Valley creamery manager died from ruptured appendix. funeral in Geneseo with burial there. Relatives and friends attended. Ralph Bielema a Hope College student spends Easter at home. John Fisszen shipped cattle to the Knochgo market. P T A meeting held at Spring Valley school with songs recitations and a news paper by Joe Biukema.
The March report shows school in session on the 28th, average daily attendance 24 422, total pupils 27, and lists perfect attendance for named students including Jay Bielems Marvin Wiewoma Eugene Johnson Peter Balk Albert Crawford Wilbur Silage Aaron Joboron Laurence Green Helen Balk Mary Margaret Hook Ines Wilksts Alte Wiersem Ab me Slager Corsbelle Wilkins Eleanor Norman Arlene Montgomery Edoa Mae Wiersems Arvilia Montgomery. Morris, teacher.
The Detroit News notes physicist James Jeans remarks that the only way to judge star weights is to weigh them collectively, urging caution about fear and speculative limits in cosmic measurement.
A Cincinnati man Adam Thompson in 1842 proudly displayed a bathtub at his Christmas party. Four guests used the tub while newspapers criticized the item as a luxury misaligned with democratic spirit of the era.
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