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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1942
Page
7
A local column in Sabula humorously muses on honesty, thrift, spring events, and light social satire. It riffs on sports, debates, rustic remedies, and playful jabs at nudism, rationing, and old-time beliefs while noting a Newburyport man hoarded garters.
The readable lines reflect scattered dialogue and jokes about games and animals, with references to a chicken, a woodpecker, a vampire, and a boy scout. It includes snippets of conversation between Grace Sally and a father figure, plus a mention of a Perry Buxton and a Wheattaur Gazette.
A quirky note about an Easter season pageant and a boy’s birthday party in a garden. A quarrel over inviting Billy tests family diplomacy. A neighbor joins with a prayer line about the prior night. A doughnut machine in a storefront window prompts a weary sigh.
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