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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1928
Page
2
New York fur manufacturer hosts a two day sale offering factory and salesman samples direct to the public. Friday and Saturday September 7th and 8th at Beez Hat Shop 2319 N Second Street Clinton, lows tac-9-16-28. Also reads as a collage of unrelated items and jokes from a vintage page.
A brief note discusses how friendship endures when one overlooks faults. It emphasizes leniency and mutual understanding to strengthen ties among friends and social circles.
A fragmentary reflection on the peril of curiosity, likening it to a hidden kernel in a map that can choke the thinker. The tone evokes caution about pursuing dangerous knowledge despite intrigue and temptation.
The quotation contrasts public esteem with true merit noting that recognition often rises from appearances rather than substance. It cites La Rochefoucauld and discusses how modest qualifications and artful display yield more reputation than genuine merit, shaping social perception.
A London humorist reports a North Weald tale where a gardener’s claim of a long vegetable sprout prompted modest remarks about an earth quake shock in Australia on the same day. The piece suggests the link is a coincidence and keeps a light tone.
The first pope to alarm the world with a shaved beard, Gregory V, issued a papal bull making shaving mandatory for all priests. A monk named Waboo reportedly chose to keep his bishopric rather than part with his whiskers.
In school days a girl vowed she would marry a rich man. At the reunion last week she appeared with a husband who ran a hamburger stand and helped with cooking. The crowd recalls the old boast and notes the unlikely career turn.
A Burmese belief links marriage luck to the day of the week. To avert misfortune, children are named with initial letters tied to the day they were born, guiding families to prevent unlucky unions.
New York Telegram notes that marriage marks a turning point for some and a fresh start for others, framing matrimony as both an ending and a new beginning in personal trajectories.
A fragmentary note explains that the claimed tall of a snake is an old myth. It discusses nervous system reactions and suggests the snake may wiggle after death, then stop. The text mentions Lachan and includes garbled phrases about ongoing movement and eventual cessation.
Julius Stoecks Photographer advertises Hardy Alfalfa seed at 7.20 per bushel and Sweet Clover at 4.00 per bushel. Seed tested 95 percent pure with a return-if-not-satisfactory policy. George Bowman, Concordia, Kansas. tec-7-19-tf
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