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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1948
Page
4
The notice lists H. G. Stagg and Elynor Stagg as publishers entries issued each Thursday. It indicates second class matter status at Thomson Illinois under the Act of March 8 1879 and a yearly subscription price of $2.00 with a telephone contact Thomson 131.
A new guide book on Skish, a fishing oriented sport, has been released by Better Fishing Inc. The guide details modified rules, registration, target setup, and score sheets and is free from 509 S. Wabash Ave, Chicago. National Wildlife Restoration Week runs March 21–27 with events nationwide to promote soil water and plant conservation. A $100,000 donation to the American Wildlife Foundation from Remington Arms expands the foundation’s reserve for wildlife restoration and education led by former Senator Frederic C. Walcott.
The Carroll County list catalogs birthdays for Feb 27 to Mar 3 including residents from Thomson Lanark Fulton Chadwick Milledgeville and Chicago and notes individuals such as Burton Simpson Donna Hyde Helen Rutherford Walter King and Jack Chambers. Also mentions that fingerprints were found in China dated to 200 B C and oldest American fingerprints carved on a Nova Scotia cliff.
Arnie sits at a Clinton five and dime counter awaiting service. The clerk asks what he wants on his hamburger and Arnie replies simply I want some meat.
The piece notes eel skins rabbit feet buckeyes and copper bracelets as believed aids for rheumatism though science has not endorsed these methods. It also discusses the Eskimos name origin from Algonkian Indians meaning those who eat their fish raw and their Arctic diet of seals and cetaceans.
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