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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1938
Page
3
The notice outlines that the Review Classifieds appear in four papers and cover Carroll Whiteside and Rock Island counties. Rates are set on a reasonable charge for the service and territory. Ads must stay within their proper classification and the Review style, with the Review responsible for only one incorrect insertion.
Listings show livestock auctions every Thursday at Sterling Sales Pavilion Sterling Ill starting 10 30 a m with horses cattle hogs and sheep. Also Saturday sales at Maquoketa Bo wman Cattle Co Geneseo and other area closings including Mrs Carrie Atherton Dec 1 and Gus Shibley Estate Dec 2 plus Kratz Morrison area sale Dec 7 and Shoemaker Farm sale Dec 15
Classifieds list cars with prices from 75 to 595 dollars and local business ads for monuments painting shoe repair and lamp repairs. The page also features jokes about liquor women a theater crowd a birthday mischief and a Sabula Gazette humor column with short quips and a military wedding joke.
A citizen urges stronger enforcement of traffic laws on highways and streets. The letter criticizes courts for dismissing drunken driving cases and calls for unbiased judges and firm penalties to protect public safety. The author asks readers to protest leniency and support stricter enforcement.
Names including Clint Wilt Ralph Lamoreau and others are added to the hunting season list for fifty cents. Mail to the Review office in Thomson to join. Signs for no hunting or trespassing are available at the Thomson office for five cents each.
A Sabula club supper story mixes chat about husbands detectives private talk of installments and a quip on aging stomachs. A showgirl joke caps the piece with light social humor and Broadway tease.
Calendar notes an international live stock exposition at Union Stock Yards in Chicago running from November 26 to December 3. The listing provides location and dates for attendees and exhibitors.
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