Horsing for bass in weed beds and tackle tips
An article on bass fishing in heavy weed beds outlines methods to prevent snag losses, favoring heavy tackle and weedless surface plugs. It explains removing belly hooks to reduce snags, balancing lures with lead strips, and the tradeoffs of missing some strikes for more fishing time. It also notes a broader conservation ad campaign and a retirement announcement from Dr. William Bonar Bell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bass
Illinois
Fish and Game
Fish and Wildlife Service
William Bonar Bell
Division of Wildlife Research
Ira N. Gabrielson
The Village Echo Thomson Review Publication Details
The document lists publication data for Thomson Illinois papers including The Village Echo The Thomson Review and Thomson Broadax with dates 1875 1879 and 1379 1293 referencing staff names H G Stage Kenneth Whitney Geneva Hazen and notes second class matter and weekly Thursday issues with $1.50 yearly rate and office contact details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Village Echo
Thomson Broadax
Thomson Review
Doc Saunders
HH. G
H. G
Kenneth Whitney
Geneva Hazen
Thomson
Illinois
Carroll County Birthdays By Date And Name List
Daily birthday notices for Carroll County residents run from Friday August 4 to Thursday August 10 listing numerous individuals by town and date. The compilation includes names such as Joe Grim Chadwick and Mary Wagner Thomson with scattered military and family references. The item ends with an unrelated joke and a stray hospital query.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Grim
Chadwick
Riley Temple
Sepha Stein
Clinton
Mary Wagner
Thomson
Lyle Ashby
Wacker
Darlene Hartman
Betty Louise Ware
Lanark
Lloyd Schaver
Moline
Dennis Allen Rippey
John Freeman
Milledgeville
Barbara Ann George
Morrison
Merle Schryver
W. Fike
Carl Metz
Walnut
Doris Metz
Worry is undertaker's best little pal and local notes
August 16 1922 items note worry as undertaker's ally. The soldiers bonus bill expected to pass Congress next Monday. Mrs Nancy French nearing 97 and Carroll county's oldest citizen ill. Kenneth Whitney had tonsils removed at Jane Lamb hospital Clinton. Summer Bros Jewelry store in Clinton robbed of 1000 dollars in jewelry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Nancy French
Carroll County
Kenneth Whitney
Jane Lamb
Clinton
Summer Bros
Willis Pape
Freeport Hospital
Bayard Lewis
Justice Prins
Joe Blair
Mt. Carroll
Marie Stage
Ben Stage
Louise Lewis
Jane Lamb Hospital
Lewis Motor Company
Henry Strauch
Chicago
Henry
Realistic cobweb painting elicits maid's sweeping effort
In a playful exchange Harry notes an artist painted a cobweb so lifelike a maid spent an hour trying to sweep it away. Jerry counters that artists do such things but not maids, highlighting humorous misunderstanding about realism and labor.
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Harry
Jerry
Buick Promises Real Change in 1927 Model
Mrs James Hawk and her children of Clinton spent the week with her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Wm Hawk at their home, as Ford owners consider the new 1927 Buick a genuine improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hawk
Clinton
Wm. Hawk
Thomson Briefs: Local Visits and Out-of-Town Trips
Thomson notes a string of visits including Roy and Minnie Heitman with Hanover. Fred Hook family spent Sunday at Epa Hook’s Mt. Carroll home. Mrs. John Ashpole and Evelyn visited Renton Washington relatives. Margaret Sword of Clinton Iowa visited Mrs. Franklin Fehler. Ruth Kerr of Chicago visited her aunts in Fulton. Vada Rice received a perfect two year attendance pin from the SOD. John Voss and Lois of Chicago visited with Garrett Bolhous. Harold Brown of Savanna and Leona Curley visited the Guy Brown home. Beverly Walbert visiting Lila Curley. John and Allen Dykstra of Fulton joined Bernie Dykstra for meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Heitman
Minnie Chapman
Hanover
Fred Hook
Epa Hook
Mt. Carroll
John Ashpole
Evelyn
Paul Hansen
Renton
Wash
Margaret Sword
Clinton
Franklin Fehler
Ruth Kerr
Chicago
Fred Coden
Bertha Blodgett
Fulton
Vada Rice
John Voss
Lois
Garrett Bolhous
Harold Brown
Savanna
Leona Curley
Guy Brown
Beverly Walbert
Lila Curley
John
Allen Dykstra
Bernie Dykstra
Milne Birthday Picnic At Bluff Celebrates Six Year Mark
A Sunday picnic at the bluffs honored Walter Milne on his sixth birthday. Attending were his parents Mr. and Mrs. Walter Milne Jr and their daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Witt and daughters of Morrison, and Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Carroll and their son. Other locals visiting relatives included Mrs. Lynn Curley with her daughter, Mrs. Francis Sheridan and husband in Rockford, and Mrs. Marie Crowe of Morrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Bluffs
Walter Milne
Ivan Carroll
Walter Milne, Jr
Andrew Witt
Morrison
Lynn Curley
Francis Sheridan
Rockford
Marie Crowe
the Shade
C. E. Tousley
Neil
Rock Falls
Tousley Bros
Della Hansen
Ben Wagner
Clarence Hawk
Marilyn
Fulton
Web's
Bert Mitchell
Caline Schindler
Mt. Carroll
Ida Weber
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The
Edward Aude
Harry Martin
Don Carpenter
Jeanne Hogg
Wesley Golding
Newark
Dorothy Ruth Yeager
Mattie E. Keith
Billy Maberry
Donald Anglese
Albany
Ralph Hook
Otto Switzer
Paul King
Carroll
Alma Miller
Mabel C. Burkholder
A. A. Calkins
Lee Hartman
Evan Bittener
Ruth Goldring
Grace Hartman
Freeport
Dorothy North
Eugene Williamson
Henry Lorenzen
Marian Wheeler
Wilbur Stiles
Fay Hawkins
Adam Voeckel
Flave Lego
Robert Queckboerner
Stanley Frederick
James Cheeseman
John Bracken
Roy Rife
Billie Stage
East Lynne
John Dimmick
U. S. Army
Howard Schmidt
Harriet
John Mertz
Harold Mertz
Harry Chas
Wilkerson
Miles
Leonard Stage
Dorothy Prins
J. C. Lenhart
Joyce Allison
Lois Ann Coleman
Glenn Bonjour
U. S. A. Air Corps
R. B. Polhill
Melvin Rife
Forrest Thompson
Lavonne Klenz
Lena Briggs
Mr. Carroll
Leslie Durward
Myrna Voeckel
Merle Rahn
Emil Brach
Raymond Carroll
W. E. Brinkman
Joliet
L. H. Wetzell
Ruth Fletcher
Alfred Leroy Kaufman
Chadwick Carroll McGinty
Leo Wilt
Los Angeles
Calif
Helen Zahn
Donna Crofton
L. F. Buxton
George Gerdes
Edward Foltz
Julia Lahre
Linda Lou Lamoreaux
Frank Brown
Johnson
Artcraft
Myereat
D. F. Fogel
Wm. J. Quest Chadwick
Robert Acker
Mt. Carroll Wesley Sack Thomson Wilbur Lumber Co. Lanark
John Fogel
J.H. Potts & Son
Main Ave
Iowa
W. L. Derrer
Willard
U. S
Machael Oil Co
Camanche Avenue
South Seneca Street
Thomson Briefs
Mt. Carroll Black
Gus A. Brumer, JR
Jeweler
Western Union
Fay
Sinclair
Krempel & Ortt
Argo-Fay, Ill
D. J. Doyle
Tucker Ride
Clinton, Ia
Camanche Riding Academy
Highway
Camanche
Leonard J. Stage
the Rational Institute
2Nd St
Camanche Ave
Seal of Quality and Safety
Ards
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