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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1928
Page
2
A collage of quick quips and snippets ranging from a doctor patient exchange to jokes about optimism and pessimism. Includes lines about Sunday School, a shore breeze, a bridge joke, and social contrasts with the note that the rich have ice in summer while the poor have it in winter.
The Whiteside County clerk reports 77 births and x deaths in 1927, with 632 births and 333 deaths in 1926. In 1927, 407 marriage licenses were issued, five more than 1926. Real estate transfers in the year total 4209.
A brief reflection argues that pondering celestial matters elevates thinking and speech, yet when one returns to earthly concerns the mind may feel heated or frenzied. The aphorism notes a tension between transcendent thoughts and practical talk.
Director Cartell Miller and Chief Engineer Frank Sheets announce 1926 total road expenditure plans. Projected work includes 1,200 miles paving, 400 miles heavy grading, 175 bridge projects with bids underway for 479 paving miles, 91 grading miles, 113 bridges. Over next three months, 655 paving miles, 216 grading miles, 58 bridges will be surveyed and bid. Statewide activity emphasized with a goal to connect cities and villages to the state system, building on 6,675 miles of pavement to date and Route 30 from Galena to Galeburg noted.
Two women argued over a railway compartment window claiming illness from heat or cold. A long suffering man suggested a sequence for the guard to open then shut the window, ending the dispute and allowing others to sleep.
Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick launches her campaign tour seeking Republican support for the congressman-at-large race. She will visit the county on Saturday evening the 14th, continuing her push in local political circles.
A Plain Talk Magazine excerpt presents G D Eaton contrasting science and religion. It frames science as defining the unknown via known factors and religion as expressing the unknown in terms of itself, noting a moral dimension.
Incomplete text describes aligning a watch or compass with the sun. It mentions hour hand pointing toward the sun and a circle point between the bare wand and KN for hemispheric orientation, then references southern hemisphere guidance.
The Bureau of Standards defines the flash point of oil as the temperature at which its vapor will ignite briefly when a flame is brought near the surface.
The origin of Velvet is unclear with strong hints it began in Ciins rather than fedia. Early dynastic records suggest Ciins as the cradle of elike, though native city details remain uncertain amid imperial skepticism and rocky lineage conclusions.
Fragmentary historical clipping from Atchison shows a quoted line about happiness after four months and a declaration about never calling for nothing. The text is incomplete and provides limited context or full facts about the subject.
Duels in early America include notable clashes between figures such as Philip Hamilton and contemporaries. The text mentions duels involving several captains and officers, including Benton and other named participants, reflecting a pattern of formal combat among military and political leaders in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Mixed listings include sale of dairy cattle Holstein bulls Hereford cattle and Black Angus calves. sale of Chromatic canaries and canaries. employment ads for sales representatives and agents. raw materials oils greases paints. pseudonymous jokes and quotes. odd items from Iowa Ohio Wisconsin Illinois and Nebraska.
A wife and husband banter over a lottery scene in the evening paper. The wife notes a draw that yielded one prize while another drew blanks, and they reflect on love as a shared outcome. The exchange centers on fate, luck, and companionship.
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