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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1938
Page
5
WANTED: Girl or middle aged woman for general housework in family of 4. Permanent employment and good home for one who wants to live in Sterling. Give experience and age. Address 309 Ave. F Sterling, Hil. 2t 12-8 & 16.
Sterling hosts Thursday auctions at the Sterling Sales Pavilion starting 10 30 a m for horses cattle hogs and sheep. Mt Carroll sale Friday Dec 9 begins 11 30 a m with horses cattle shoats and sheep. Saturdays feature abundant cattle at a new modern pavilion with 200 to 400 head. Bowman Cattle Co Maquoketa Iowa offers private sales. Geneseo Stock Yards holds Saturday sales by R S Bollen. Shoemaker Farm near Thomson hosts a December 15 closing out sale of horses cows hogs farm machinery hay and grain.
A humorous tale recalls three men calling a station about a train. After delays they attempt reboardings. two succeed as one stays behind and jokes the others were the joke. Separate note mentions World’s Fair visas for foreign visitors and a 250000 capacity Amusement Zone at Flushing Meadows in 1939.
Wade Guenther serves as editor of the Sabula Gazette in Sabula Iowa guiding local coverage and community news reporting from the Iowa town.
A concise look at how scandal, labeled the oldest and most deadly home brew, spreads through communities. It examines social impact, rumors, and the peril of unchecked moral panic in small towns.
A playful reminiscence recalls old follies and blues from long ago. Bellevue women start a physical training class. A Bellevue editor sports a black eye believed to be from a boxing partner. A comic exchange about a hidden fire plug complicates a parking mishap. A minister asks where boys go on Sundays and a witty student opts to follow.
A playful collection contrasts an Optimist who touts horns to ease jams with a gossiping Optimist who believes a person won’t hear. A Doctor asks to see the tongue while Mescal Ike likens speech to useless aid. A British Guide recalls Wellington’s first commission as an American tourist asks about price.
An old advertisement copy touts a Letz Burr Mill for grinding feed and hints at a rustic farm motto urging patience before counting chickens. The tone mirrors early 20th century agricultural promotions.
A narrator muses on history’s path trampled by small men including Hitler Napoleon and a Sabula lad seeking steadiness. A milk maid comments on being steered wrong while a barber encounter prompts a shouted interruption about a hair bob.
A Maquoketa reader recalls a quarrel between two young girls with one asserting “My papa is a Democrat” and the other replying “My papa is a tax payer.” The note appears in a local column as a pointed political quip. A separate item notes a neighbor watching newcomers move into the area.
A list of names and firms is given to be added to a running hunt season list. The notice states that No Hunting or Trespassing signs can be secured at the Review office in Thomson for 5¢ each.
A collection of short quips and jokes about daily life. Lines poke at family, teachers, mispronunciations, and a Scotsman misread sign. The humor centers on misunderstandings and punchlines about money, vehicles, and manners with a light homely tone.
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