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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1939
Page
3
A nostalgic home cooking feature promotes planning Sunday meals with waffles and a frizzled beef waffle, baked ham ideas, and simple party table tricks. It suggests frugal, hearty options with practical steps, including mustard centerpiece cabbage and crostini style served bites. The piece invites readers to try economical, crowd pleasing combos for entertaining guests.
The 1939 Carroll County platform calls for a bank at Milledgeville and extending Highway 171 from Henson's Corners on Route 78 to Chadwick via Route 40. It advocates electing town village and county officers, reducing expenses, and promoting community sports. The piece promotes Carroll County as the Sporta men's Paradise with emphasis on local sports initiatives.
A sequence of names with dates from January 13 to January 17 lists residents and their towns including Thomson Milledgeville Chadwick Lanark Calhoun Frost and Los Angeles. The notice appears as a community birthday roster with multiple individuals and spouses named for each day across several localities.
Carroll County items report the jail empty since December, ongoing county and township political contests, and road conditions delaying sales and events. Mentioned are stable construction at S J Campbell residence, election slate for April 18, and a public dinner planned by the Tri-County Schoolmasters' club.
The narrator recalls a Maltese cat named Tom who rode on the wagon, watched hogs, and even rode the horses to the Fan. Tom loved the swinging hour, was fed tobacco and milk from a spoon, and calmly slept under the track lights until sunset, stealing attention at the event.
An old time tale recalls Tom the stubborn mule or man who endured many injuries from falls and fights, losing an eye and three toes, never slept indoors, and finally died after a solitary hay loft ascent. A simple grave is marked between walnut trees with a makeshift box and a mother’s quiet service.
Disjointed OCR style text mentions Caesar landing in Buta in 54 BC and peace by AD 45, then garbled phrases about Distach a stubborn slalusman and a dilm stu. A cryptic line asserts the Royal Mint used by the Fong at meals and a claim about Matterhorn blown by the ancients.
The article notes that lead pedals have been in use since the 1500s, challenging the assumption they are a modern invention. It traces historical adoption in early machinery and crafts, highlighting persistent use through centuries and across regions.
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