Thomson Review front matter and publisher details
The Thomson Review from Thomson Illinois outlines publication data and staff names including publisher W. G. Stagg and business manager Larriett Smith with reporters Kenneth Whith. It notes the weekly Thursday issue and price of 1.60 a year while declaring local citizens as honest backbone of Carroll County and urging support for churches and banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fosthe Lo Stagg
TW. G. Stagg
Larriett Smith
Kenneth Whith
Carroll County
Platform promises for Milledgeville and Carroll County
1935 program outlines include electing efficient town village and county officers. Pave Route 171 Thomson to Argo-Fa and continue to Chadwick. Promote community competitive sports in Carroll County. Seek a county patrolled highway across the south part from Milledgeville to Thomson. Encourage reducing expenses by all office holders.
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Milledgeville
Thomson
Argo-Fa
Chadwick
Carroll County
Enactment of Driver's License Law Urged in Illinois
Dr. Frank Jarka urges prompt and rigid enforcement of a driver's license law to curb rising motor vehicle deaths in Illinois. He notes December set a new monthly record with 292 fatalities and the year averaged one death per day, yielding a rate of 2.8 per 100 000 population, higher than the national figure. He states half of fatal crashes were due to pedestrians being run down and other common crash causes.
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Frank Jarka
Aiu
Hlinniz
United States
Jirka
Illinois to tax merchandise shipped from outside state
The department of Magner announced that merchandise shipped into Illinois by Hingis merchants will be subject to sales tax. The rule follows a U. S. Supreme Court decision in the Wiini? corporation vs. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, which holds that an out-of-state seller with a purchaser resident in Illinois is subject to tax, affecting competition among merchants.
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Hingis
Department of Magner
Ing
U. S. Supreme Court
Wiini? Corporation
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Inne Fo Gomis Shin
Highway Engineers Propose Illinois Road Concepts
Illinois highway engineers at the annual conference in Union last week urged four lane highways for direct traffic flow. They emphasized safety, beauty, and road gravelling to aid farmers, noting gravel roads could cost far less per mile than concrete.
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Agreeh
Heauty
Winois
P. Keller
NeLean
Hichtars
Miewe'e kone ee stories at the Kesiuae Cis week
Fragmented readable text mentions birthdays at summer celebrations, social events and local markets. It references Harvard connections, a candidate and a community scene with names and places like Milledge Ville and Theard. The garbled OCR yields little clear action.
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Mia
Poubils
Harvard
Ghat
Milledge Ville
SHARPE Offers Critique of Debates in 1930s Politics
A fragmented editorial voice criticizes both Republicans and Democrats over farming policy and public spending. It questions improvised mass production, farm labor replacement, public debt, and a call for reallocating funds to agriculture, education, and relief with warnings about long term consequences. The piece echoes populist frustration with leadership and policy direction.
Mt Carroll notes and local politics mix in town
Mt Carroll figures highlight a veteran writer’s health, a teacher’s family illness, and a housewarming at the Eatons new home. Three candidates file for mayor: Walter Poffenberger, Leo Rebbe, and W W Hartman. Hartman a former mayor, Rebbe an alderman, Poffen berger seeking his first run. Frank Rebbe visited from Elburn and Horace Fetterolf spent the weekend with friends south of Sterling as a blizzard raged Sunday night.
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Cal M. Fooner
Mt. All
Feezer
Gaue
Nne Smith
Metammora
Carroll
Harold Eaton
Poffenherrer
Frank Rebbe
Elburn
Horace Fetterolf
Sterling Orer
Storking to Mr Carrell Sparks Local Hazard and Election Talk
Residents on Clay Street route 40 heard a loud rumble from a hazard as a vehicle passed Sunday night. Carroll prepares for an April city election while Sheriff Eber Shepherd and county officers discuss clerks and books. The county clerk prep work and quadrennial changes touch assessments and board reviews, with potential new penalties if offenders are found.
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Carrell
Mls
Carroll
Clay Street
Robert Peters Betalon
Eber Shepherd
Board of Review
Widespread 1915 Personal Notices From Chadwick Area
The column records various local life events with names places and dates. Items include Mawie Calkins marriage, Henry S Smith and Lucy Handel license, births, moves, and accidents affecting Chadwick residents and nearby towns with cross references to Mt Carroll Clinton and Savanna locations.
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D. W. Meister
AW. W. Smith
Center Hall
Rockford
Henry Smith
Chadwick
Quast & Bacon
Mr. Maley
Pomona
Calif
Mrr
Lasi Schreiner
Chatterday
Savanna
Chicas
Trev
Arcadia
Martin Spearman
Fred Garwik
Martin
Spearman
Calfornia
Po Jmona
Jokes and Banter Echo Through Odd Birthday Banter
A quirky exchange jumbles phrases about Harvard classics football Yale Army and a joking birthday cake. Fragments reveal playful mishearings and comical misstatements, mixing names, actions, and imagined events in a lighthearted, nonsensical tone.
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Harvard
Yale
Army
Auction sale notes for Mt a farm sale and family quarrels
Fragments show a domestic dispute over marriage and insults as an auction sale description mentions Barry Bite sale in Mt a and a herd of sheep. The dialogue includes threats to move out, a wife referenced and a misfit exchange about a ten dollar check for a kiss.
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Barry Bite
Thewand Consis
Cic
Fragmented Iowa Page Notes and Personal Vignettes
A garbled OCR fragment assembles diverse names and local figures from a small town paper. It mentions editors, students, and community figures like Ned Walburn, references to a musical show, chorus girls, and village livelihoods. The text hints at local anecdotes, supply thoughts, and social happenings in Sabula during a period with scattered proper nouns and incomplete sentences.
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Ned Walburn
Theatres pdvine the wit bed Wetnuy are Fi Clintan si evil Linge
Theatre notes and listings appear garbled with many misspellings and fragments. It references theatres, performers, and shows in a jumbled line, offering unclear context and no coherent event or dates to anchor a summary.
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