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Newspaper

Thomson Review

Location

Thomson, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Feb 26, 1931

Page

4

Scarlet fever quarantine tightens in Chadwick amid school closure

With schools closed for a week and all cases quarantined, Chadwick authorities aim to curb scarlet fever spread. Health officer Shultz fights local opposition while doctor visits assess progress. vaccination and church cooperation bolster efforts, no deaths yet.

Chadwick Owever Seasion Batco T. F. Shultz Shultz Carroll F. W. Deutsche

Carroll County Legion Meet at Shannon On Wednesday Evening

A Carroll County Ameri can Legion meeting convened at the I C C ball in Shannon Wednesday at 8 o'clock. Shannon S L Boyle Post No 270 sponsored the event which invited ex service men and veterans from all wars. Each Post provided entertainment features, refreshments were served, and a voluntary donation was taken to cover incidental expenses.

American Legion Shannon Shannon S. L. Boyle Legion

Carroll County Californians host 26th picnic and reunion

Carroll County folks in California will hold the 26th annual Carroll County California association picnic and reunion at Brookside Park Pasadena on Sunday March 8 starting at 10 A M. Bring basket dinner cups and spoons coffee provided. Free parking. Secretary Mrs Emma Lang 1026 W 23d St Los Angeles and President Wm A Hass 2648 Euclid Ave Ha. Postpone one week if bad weather.

Carroll County California Brookside Park Pasadena Oak Knoll L. A Raymond Colorado Emma Lang W. 23d Los Angeles Wm. A Uncle Bill) Hass Euclid Ave

Milledgeville Boys Held at Carroll on Robbery

Ralph Fogel and brothers Paul Fogel and Bentley Clement were jailed in Madison County on robbery charges. They were captured in Brookfield, TH, and Chicago after allegedly breaking into W R Clough drug store on January 20 and the William Taylor farm. Bonds set at 1500 each.

Ralph Fogel Paul F. Fogel Bentley Clement

Onions Promoted For Health Uses In Eloquent Note

A historical note extols Bermuda onions for their delicate flavor and wide healing claims. It claims they soothe stomach disorders, purify blood, aid constipation, curb colds when eaten raw, and ease head troubles and sleeplessness. A hot onion in the ear is said to relieve earache and a sugared baked onion mixture is praised for a child’s croup.

Bermuda

Gambler’s luck in Monte Carlo spins 25,000 dream tale

A Monte Carlo tale says a single lucky number 18 hit repeatedly at a roulette wheel, netting the Casino $25,000 as elderly players backed numbers 10 to 17 while others chased the “transversates” and the middle numbers amid a tense run of luck. A separate note extols the man o war bird as a feathered airplane with seven and a half feet wingspan and a striking, if impractical, look.

Monte Carlo Florida Gulf States California Cluse

Figures in Bovitich History and Microscopes Timeline

The article outlines James Douglas known as Black Douglas, his exile and capture, and his later life at Lindores. It discusses the invention of the microscope, noting Zacharias Janssen as a Dutch inventor around 1500, Galileo's attribution, and improvements by Lister leading to achromatic optics and the binocular model attributed to Professor Riddell in 1060.

Black Douglas James Douglas Dougie Scotland James Ted England Duks Albany Prigomer Et Lochmabeo Lindores Zacharias Janden Galileo Lister Riddell

Origin of Lake Erie's Name and Erie Tribe

The lake's name derives from the Erie people of western New York, an Iroquoian group not in the Iroquois Confederacy. Henry Gannett of the US Geological Survey notes Erie from erie or erike meaning wild cat, linked to a nearby Indigenous group on the lake's shores.

Lake Erie New York State Henry Gannett United States Geological Survey United States Geographic Board United States Erie Erike Orizu

Min Bobbing and Hawk Head Exchange Odd Party Banter

The Boseten Post reports quirky theatre chatter with phrases like True Pentences and Min Bobbing no party and a playful line Would you mind dancing with hee instead of me The exchange ends with Hawks Head declaring I should be delighted dead in a tongue in cheek style.

Hee Hawkhead Boseten Post

High Water Mar Bengi and the Bat Debt Mystery

A garbled 19th century style note discusses unsettled debts and a mysterious figure named Bengi. It hints at water levels, payments, and a puzzling wager over a bat used in a local game. The language suggests overdue dues and uncertain accounts.

Bengi Ghent

Life Expectancy And Age Records Highlight Albany List

An editor notes Mrs Semantha Ford Stage among long lived Albany residents as a broader look at life expectancy. The piece cites 1915 International Encyclopedia life averages of about 48.7 years and mentions insurers rarely covering those over 65. It references claims of extreme ages such as Thomas Parr at 152 and Petrarch Cetartan in other encyclopedias.

SPI Living Editor S and Publishers Semantha Ford Albany Enccylopedia Britsunice Thomas Parr New American Encyclopedia Petrach Cetartan

County Boy Scout Court of Honor Held at Lincoln Gym

About sixty five scouts from county troops gathered Friday at Lincoln gym for a court of honor led by Supt. I. I. Meyer. Awards to Savanna scouts included Second Class and First Class badges, Firemanship, Pathfinding, and other honors with multiple recipients listed.

Lincoln Achol Sevanne Supt. I. I. Meyer Lawrence Miles Alterborn Ira Bivang J. L. Brearton George Allen Earl Sack Willis Madsen Robert Wilson Minard Stevens Duane Stevens Walter Ferguson Ralph Madsen

Illinois Secretary of State corporate reports 1930 summary

The Corporation Department reports that in 1930 Illinois issued 5945 domestic and 841 foreign corporation licenses with fees totaling 41484159.90. It notes annual report filing deadlines, penalties for late submissions, and options for dissolution or withdrawal to avoid franchise tax for the following year. It also mentions that reports cover stock results and that many entities fail to file on time despite enforcement.

State of Illinois Corporation Department of the Office of the Secretary of State Insurance Josn Secretary of State Stataba

Longevity Beliefs and Local Elder Details Unearthed

The article discusses age claims from biblical and early history, debates whether year length changed after the Deluge, and cites local township residents reported to reach ages from 90 to 95 with several names listed across Sterling Genese Coloma and Prophetstown. It notes Elisha and Noah as examples and references a calendar reform view that lunar months defined years before Exodus.

Earth Rational Almanac Adam Mathuselah Abaham Jacob Sterling Barbara Cochran Susan Deets Johnanna Dundson Josephine Hamblock Elizabeth Keefer Mary B. Partridge Permelia Anthony Geneses Martin Overholser Elias Frankforther Erle Annette Patton Roderick M. Besse Thomas Pierson William F. Thompson Christian Kugel John H. Phelps Sarah M. Reynolds Cecelia Schryver Josephine R. Ward Coloma Marion Doty Louise Overly John Weber Jordan John Dickingay Genesee David Hotchkiss George W. Olmstead Melvina Stewn

Long list of centenarians in Whiteside county deaths and ages

Sterling Gazette compiles ages from ninety to one hundred plus living residents across Whiteside and neighboring towns. The list names numerous individuals with ages from ninety to over one hundred, including residents in Albany Coloma Eric Prophetstown Fenton Fulton and Sterling, with notes on birth dates and longevity.

John Mr Osthole Haphiy Ait Clyde Martha DP Hennids Sarah T. Sears Sarah ‘Diben Portland Daniel Po Brower Mary Daniels Janie Kutwhile Ster Julia A. Delp Lydia A. Shiver Ruth Tf. Wigdom Genesee Sarah Crouch John Hanns Dn Swearingen Clyde Ephraun Bechtel Prophetstown Blophen. Smith Albany Semantha KF Sterline Sulia Johnson David BR. Llewellyn Eliza Miller Margartha Rathel Perry Willams Sarah M. Werchingdon Hume Heavkiah Py Ebendorf Tampico Albertine Swenke Ratinamun Johnanah Juine Hannah W. Elmendorf Sarah G. DuVall Coloma Richard Miers Leonard H. Woodworth Erie Jane A. James Fulton Jane W. Field Lew. P. Hilly Garden Plains Alvira Jordan Margaret Ve Storer Mt. Plassant Starling Leb, Johnson Catherine Stuwake Mt Pleasant Harriet B. Roos Hester Pittman Anna Beers Mt. Pleasant Agnees Martindale Eric Louise ML Hubbard Whiteside County Colom Joseph Wagley Harriett L. Ege Booth Kathrine Mohosky Fulter Martin Shelema Gilbert Rogers Sterling Halda Maynard Lev Snavaly Babhamani Johanos Gabagan Falton Fred Fert Fernando A. Brewer Frances O'Neil Sarah J) Warman Geneses William E. Brown James DeGroff Elizabet Ludy Hee Thompson This County Elizabeth Dodd Mat Peerson Gustave Peterson Bolo Oak County Elizabeth Wilson George Wacks Eanark Carvall County Ames Rugworth Sterling Gazette

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