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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1938
Page
5
A local sale notice lists items including a Good Speed Queen Washer, two Good Gasoline Pressure Ranges priced at 25 and 15 dollars, a John Deere G P Tractor, a No 45 John Deere two bottom plow, an E B manure spreader, and a used coin binder. Buyers are told to call Morrison for pricing and reverse charges.
A miscellany of quips and quibbles fills the page with jokes about politics, marriage, and daily life. It notes wedding bells in the air and teases social mores while naming Elmo Black and Craig heading to South Dakota for a pleasure trip.
A listing of events across Illinois including Whiteside County Fair in Morrison August 30 to September 2, Farm Bureau Sports Festival at Urbana Champaign around Labor Day September 5 Melon Day in Thomson and Shannon Homecoming, with Community Day in Milledgeville September 7 and 8.
International Harvester Company and Allis Chalmers stand as the largest exhibitors in the machinery field at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield from August 13 to 21. Each company occupies about 39,500 square feet of exhibit space.
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