Thomson Junior class hosts Cornell Orchestra tour
The Junior class thanks hosts who entertained the Cornell Orchestra guests in Thomson homes and hotels. They praise Mr. Chestnut for securing the program and note Miss Leota Stickell earned third in a Mt Carroll declamation. Friday basketball banquet and six weeks exams set for April 17 and 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornell Orchestra
Thomson
Mesdames K. B. Carpenter
Robert Groharing
Charles Wilt
C. K. Switzer
E. O. Hemmer D. Harney
Edson Holland
Louw. Se
Leota Stickell
Ruth Switzer
Clyde Carpenter
Donald Wilt
Irene Rupple
Irene
Velma Johnson
Merle Doden
Two Men Banquet Night Ends With Curious Mixup
Two men dine well and plan a quiet home routine. At lunch the next day one reports a comic mishap as TV cleared his clothes but a mistaken destination led to a humorous miscue. A college student begins a memorized speech about presidents and loses his nerve mid line.
Classified Ads for Ducks and Machinery
Classified notices advertise ducks Pekin progeny for 100 with $20, listings from Allen's Hatchery in Maple Park. Also sale of a MacCormick Deering 15-30 late 1927 model and three bottom plows with guarantees by M M Hornish in Washington Illinois. Berries and circulars promoted by L M Gillilan in Salt Lake City. Hibahy Tacy offers strawberry varieties Everbearing and Thrives Everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacCormick-Deering
M. M. Hornish
Washington
Ilinois
Taco
Berri Supreme
L. M. Gillilan
Atlas Block
Salt Lake City
Old Fashioned Humorous Snippets In Vague Notes
A collection of stray jokes and dialogue fragments detailing flirtations in a district, a mother and son exchange about Sunday school and a wet morning, a baby’s nights with soothing syrup, a thrifty Scot and a wouldbe millionaire, a cautionary poem about forgetting painful truths, and assorted quips about Western dresses and a horse joke. The pieces read like a dated society page with light humor and rustic wordplay.
For Sale Iowar Seed Oats 55 Cents Per Bushel
For sale Iowar seed oats free from noxious weed seed. Re cleaned. Price 55 cents per bushel. Contact Will J. Mackey, Mr. Carroll, or T. Taey. Date 4 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will J. Mackey
Mr. Carroll
T. Taey
Rupture Appliance Ad Claims Quick Relief at Home
An advertisement touts the LaFayette Hotel event on Tuesday April 22 from 10 am to 4 pm offering free consultations by Mr C Edlich. It promotes “Perfect Retention Shields” to hold ruptures, promise instant relief, and claim strong tissue support with no belts or leg straps, citing 75 percent cure rates in ruptured children and urging against mail order remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edlich
Co. F.redlich
Home Office
Boston Block
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Easter Sunday church services invite nationwide attendees
Readers are invited to attend Easter services at ideal churches with special preparations. A reader reports Vermont maple syrup from Bert Prescott of Essex Junction, described as genuine old fashioned maple syrup perfect for pancakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Bert Prescott
Essex Det
Essex Junction
Not Sure Woman in Store Neckwear Mixup
A woman asks to buy a necktie and clarifies it is for her husband after a clerk initial confusion. The brief exchange highlights a humorous misunderstanding over gendered clothing in a store setting.
Chadwick and Shannon Population Drops Reported
A census office report from Dixon Newfoundland shows Chadwick and Shannon in this district both declined since the 1920 census. Chadwick falls from 582 to 458 residents while Shannon drops from 636 to 573.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of Supervisor of Census
Dixon
Chadwick
Shannon
Vague fragmentary notice on a late evening event
Fragmented OCR text mentions a person named Connell and an event with Mary Connell Rush Carroll Yor Me and a late night time around 7 30 o clock. The passage is garbled but hints at a death or notable incident occurring in the evening. No clear dates or places are readable.
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Purple
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Allen’s Hatchery
Maple Park
Diehl’s
Lanark
An Trishman
Joe
Newpop
James
MacPhearson
County Clare
Ted
Maizie
Fred
Westtern
Dobbin
Dahlias
Elmer Little
Smithfield
Thaois
Taey
Manson
Town
W. T. Mec-Laughlin
Clinton
Iowa
LaFayette
Lyons
R. GC
Rhode Island
Roy Messmer
Salvanna
Alice Mou
Pekin, Il
Pacey
Christensen’s Hatchery
Illinois
W. H. Foster
M. D
Wilson
G. W. Blohm Chiropractor
J. C. Comstock
Noblesville
Indiana
Howes
Louis Roeder R. No
Choice
Poland
China
Champion
M. Balsley, Witt
Rose Comb
Columbian Wyandotte
Mary Kenz
Granville
Towa
Sam Hummel
Freeport
Til
Savanna
RCA
Radio Corporation of America
Nancy Carroll
The
Woods
Streich Bros. Shoe Store
2Nd St
Dan Connell
Mary Connell
Car
Vmas ‘Y Ie
New Spring
van Allen’s
Carrollton
Furniture Mart, Inc
Lyons Bridge
Ons
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