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Newspaper

Thomson Review

Location

Thomson, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Feb 05, 1925

Page

4

Savanna to Clinton Time Table and Stops

Savanna to Clinton timetable shows morning and afternoon trains with stops at Savanna Radke Hotel Thomson Lewis Drug Store Fulton Johnsons Book Store and Clinton Lafayette Hotel. Daily service with flag stops and special trips on request. Orders by station or residence phone Red 210, Paul Adams proprietor Savanna Illinois.

Savanna-Radke Tom Davis Teeters Thomson—Lewis Drug Fulton Johnson’s Book Clinton Lafayette Clinton ‘Otel Paul Adams Savanna Illinois

Savings Bank of Kewanee land offer details

The note references a land deal with terms of 54 or 58 percent depending on the per acre value. It asks for the number of acres and the value per acre in reply, noting a reasonable commission.

Savings Bank of

Christian Church Services Schedule

Regular Christian Church services listed with times for Sunday school at 10:00 a.m. preaching at 11:00 a.m. and evening service at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday prayer meeting also at 7:30 p.m. Rev. E. P. Schaich is the pastor.

E. P. Schaich

York Baptist Church Notes

York Baptist church schedule for Sunday includes preaching at 10 A M Bible school at 11 A M and evening service at 7 30 Rev G A Prestage serves as pastor.

York Baptist Church G. A. Prestage

Services at St Peters Church Every Other Sunday

St Peters Catholic Church holds services at 9 30 a m every other Sunday with H A McClellan serving as pastor.

St. Peters Catholic Church H. A. McClellan

Fragmented Note Sparks Curious Town Rumor

A garbled scribble references All Good The Vicer-So and Mabel freed from town. The text hints at questions about places, tasers, and a bad egg in a confusing, partial context.

Mabel

Intelligence of Indian Elephant Illustrated

An anecdote from Mirza Samael A. Derteux in Anette Magazine describes a traveler named Tenant crossing a road blocked by a timber-laden elephant. The elephant backs into jungle, drops the timber, then retrieves it and continues on, displaying calm problem solving and forceful ascent.

Mir Samael A. Derteux Anette Lheneane Wong 2 Tndld Tenants Hergee

Havana Homes Keep Cars in Front Hall

In Havana, space is scarce and many families park their automobiles inside the front hallway of their homes. Downtown Havana with about 400,000 residents shows cars at front entrances, near staircases, while spare tires and grease cloths are hidden from view.

Havana

Mississippi Dragons face carvings near Alton Illinois

The Mississippi Dragons were two large devIlike painted carvings on a cliff face above the Mississippi near Alton described by Marquette and Joliet in 1688. They were called Piasy petroglyphs and noted as early Todian art before limestone quarrying in the 19th century erased them.

Mississippi River Alton Marquette Joliet

Arctic Daylight Radio Experiments Link Waves to Earth

K B Warner of the American Radio Relay League reports that Arctic daylight experiments with stations in the frozen north show radio waves are disintegrated or absorbed by the earth or other natural phenomena. The tests followed a world wide check up to find what blocked contact during five weeks of Arctic daylight between continental stations and Roald Amundsen and Donald B MacMillan’s ice bound ships.

North K. B. Warner American Radio Relay League Arctic Roald Amundsen Donald B. MacMillan

Rent Old Homes for Weddings in postwar Europe

A new European business rents old manor houses to affluent families seeking wedding celebrations for their children. Wealthy buyers, boosted by postwar gains, purchase sizable stately homes with prime locations to monetize the craze, turning grand houses into wedding venues and increasing incomes through rental or related services.

Europe Ford

Unfair Advantage in a Planned Engagement Scene

In a dialogue between Georgette and Ludwig a kiss is deferred due to restraint about an unfair advantage. They acknowledge impending engagement and the teasing tension over a romantic moment. The scene hints at intrigue and social expectations surrounding their relationship.

Georgette Ludwig

Love and Politica Quote Sparks Voter Sentiment

A Washington Star quote shows Mise Cayenne remarking on marriage hesitation and political conscience, noting she would not vote for a man she has not seen. The exchange highlights tensions between personal relationships and voting choices in political discourse.

Mise Cayenne Washington Star

Magnetic Packing Machine Described for Nails and Small Parts

A machine described as magnetic and automatic aligns and packs nails, wires, hairpins, pens, and hooks. It uses a paralleling platform, a feed trough, and a shaking mechanism to move items to a packing tray, where an electromagnetic field guides them into parallel laying lines for boxed or bale packaging. The device promises lighter, more convenient packaging and could replace older, bulkier methods.

Tr Ds Ang Netrain Toree

Barbados Man Travels 16 000 Miles for a Wife

W Percy Emtage, a Barbadian engineer, chased Sibyl Peterkin across the United States after writing pleading letters. She dodged his proposals, changing cities from Boston to Los Angeles to San Francisco and back to Brooklyn, finally marrying him in New York City's Municipalville.

W. Percy Eutage Barbados New York World Eutage Sibyl Petiikin Boston Emtage Miss Peterkin Jetter Los Angeles San Francisco Baston Uly Brooklyn Edward Pyle

How Silver in India Helped to Win the War

A World War I era account notes that India’s jute supply and silver backing kept British certificates afloat. Facing a potential revolt, Britain funded silver purchases from the United States, melting over 400 million dollars in silver dollars and later replacing it, to sustain India and the Allied war effort.

India Buver Britain United States Pittman

Intuition of Woman Worthy of Higher Recognition

Sir Humphrey Holleston, president of the Royal College of Surgeons, notes that women exhibit rapid perception and intuition superior to men in many cases. He says women possess unconscious insight akin to clinical instinct, valuable in research and medicine, though top male students still outpace the best women.

Humphrey Holleston Royal College of Surgeons London New York Evening Post Sir Humphrey

Relics of Bruce and Gad Found Near Benncesburn Battlefield

Relics tied to the 1814 Benncesburn battle era have been unearthed in the Siltton Bog area. Three sharpened wooden stakes, three feet underground, remain in excellent condition and are believed to be authentic. They echo chronicles noting pits and stakes used to hinder English cavalry and are now preserved as historic records for the town of Srirting.

Benncesburn Scotland Hubert the Bruce Srirting

Rise of the Metric System A Global Shift

The metric system originated in 1766 with James Watt and spread through France during the French Revolution led by Lavoisier. Today nearly all nations adopt it, with the United States and Great Britain as holdouts seeking centralization of measurements.

James Watt France Lavoisier United States Great Britain

Leviathan’s Legacy and Early Sea Liner Trials

The Leviathan failed as a floating hotel concept aboard the Great Eastern, whose launch in 1857 faced moving the ship’s mass and learning to manage such a liner. It served mainly in laying Atlantic cables before ending its service as junk amid 35 years of uncertain fate.

Great Eastern Leviathan Jrunk Ietroit News

Man Elides On Banana Peel At Local Scene

A man slipped on a banana peel and fell comically but was not hurt. Bystanders formed a circle as a friend helped him upright. A doctor offered to examine him, a lawyer brought salt, and a producer of comic film sought to sign him.

Prince of Wales Visits Balmoral Obsessed by Attire

Purely Ornamental British Consul General Armstrong spoke at a New York reception about the prince of Wales popularity. He noted when the prince visits Balmoral he wears the kit. Two young women praised him and joked about his demeanor, with one remark about his kisses and another quipping that he did not seem to pray much.

Armstrong New York Prince of Wales Balmoral Scotland

Birthday Demands End in Quarrel over Gifts

A mother asks what her child wants for a birthday and the reply lists a small auto, big dot skates and candy. The conversation reveals poverty and tension as the father notes a checkbook with many pages yet claims they do not need money, leading to a heated quarrel and the end of the quarrel.

Norma Lioney

Hitching Horseless Buggies Greet California Showgoers

Due to motor thefts in California, four concrete hitching posts are set up at the fairground site. Motorists arriving for the Saturday show park and chain wheels to nearby posts on breezy days, improving security and preventing theft.

Becawse Beng Aoamell Down California

Do Yor Snew Offers Remain in New York Questioned

A garbled dialogue fragment cites a concerler and a candid speaker discussing a $4,000 weekly offer to stay in New York. It mentions Gaston and a Boston Transect. details are unclear.

Concerler Guress New York Gaston Boston

George Kenyon stock farm in Carroll County details

200 acre farm in Carroll County known as the George Kenyon stock farm. E. P. Clarke 716 6th Ave. Clinton Iowa. Hard coal burner. Inquire of Review Thomson Tinos.

Carroll County George Kenyon E. P. Clarke 6Th Ave Clinton Iowa Inquire of Review Thomson Tinos

For Rent D M Weister House In Northwest Town

Notice of rental available for the D M Weister house in the northwest part of town. Inquiries addressed to C R Hines in Coieta, Mincis.

D. M. Weister Itown C. R. Hines, Coieta, Mincis

Not Painful Operation Johnry Pa wher ie here

A fragment from a local notice or column appears to discuss a person named Johnry Pa and mentions Susy and Marty in a cryptic context. The readable bits hint at a historical item or misread OCR with tentative names. No clear event, date, or place is established.

Johnry Marty

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