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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1942
Page
8
Public service appeal urges buying U S Defense Bonds and Stamps on Pay Day as a patriotic support for national defense. Emphasizes bonds and stamps as secret weapon aiding the country, endorsing U S Defense Bonds and Stamps and the red white and blue loyalty.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at First Reformed Church in Lanark for Charles Krugjohann born January 7 1883 and Ada Boyd Dee born December 29 1900 who died Saturday at the hands of their foster son Billy Geiseman. Charles served in World War I and is survived by his parents two sisters. Ada by her parents and a brother. Burial followed in Lanark Cemetery.
Carroll county youth Richard Duane Sikkema of Savanna is reported lost at sea. Parents L W and L Sikkema received the Navy notice last Thursday. Born April 30 1918 in Savanna he graduated Savanna High School in 1936 and enlisted February 8 1937. He is survived by his parents a sister Henrietta in Chicago and a brother William at the University of Illinois.
Mervin Hainline, coach at Morrison High School, is ill at the home of Mrs. Mae Turney in Lyndon. A series of Sunday visits followed as relatives traveled from Oregon to Chicago to spend time with family, including Miss Carol June Settles and several Turner and Conrady households.
A bus ride with Grandma Jackson and her grandson turns into a comic misread at Oshkosh. Grandma wakes startled as the driver’s sneeze replaces a station name in a playful Western Wisconsin moment.
Observational humor and quips from editor Wade Guenther mix with jokes about aging fashion overshoes, trouser seats, and silent celebrities. The piece pivots on playful wordplay, social norms, and light satire about rumors, manners, and church service manners.
The notice promotes the Review classified columns across Chadwick Thomson and Hillsdale papers. It highlights low rates for three line ads at 25 cents per insertion plus 10 cents per extra line. It urges readers to buy or sell items and hire workers, noting wide readership in Carroll Whiteside and upper Rock Island counties.
Public health notice warns that delaying care for abdominal pain is dangerous and laxatives can trigger serious complications. Acute appendicitis begins with umbilical or right lower abdominal pain, nausea, and premonitory symptoms. Cathartics should never be given in acute diffuse abdominal pain.
The text warns that onset of appendicitis multiplies mortality and that there is no medicine to treat it. Do not give laxatives or enemas, no drinks or food, and avoid postponing a doctor. Emphasizes time as critical and calling a physician immediately.
Fragmentary OCR notes show a reference to the Illinois State Medical Society and a committee statement. The readable content is garbled and does not present a clear event, date, or named individuals beyond the organization.
Edited by Ellery Queen the magazine presents the best detective crime short stories reprinted from top authors. It emphasizes merit over name with masters like Hammett Christie Palmer and Queen, offering varied tones in a pocket sized, well printed issue at 25 cents.
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