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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1936
Page
2
The Thomson Review 1875 to 1893 edition describes Carroll County residents as normal hardworking citizens who support church, secular institutions, banks, and local commerce. It urges continued adherence to honest, law-abiding living and dedication to family, community, and nation, framing local life as vital to the country’s well-being.
A fragmented notice urges voters to support efficient town village and county officers in Carroll County. It calls for reducing taxes and promoting community cooperation while encouraging improvements to road patrols and regional administration across Milledperiite Hansen's Carnera Rt 75 and nearby towns.
Reflecting on unselfish pioneer work that built Carroll County's modern agrarian community, the author urges current generations to honor enduring contributions. It stresses ongoing responsibility to maintain schools churches and civic institutions and to foster local prosperity through shared effort.
A fragmented poetic piece explores home as shelter and solace amid shadowed imagery. It blends fleeting lines about sleep, hills, deserts, and longing with references to duty and existential reflection, weaving personal memory into a vague broader meditation on home.
Local notes recount a heavy blizzard in Chadwick with basketball victories, a new rail station update, and a community strong in memory of Asa Hollande. Mt Carroll fixtures include plans for Lanark game, business updates, and a somber tribute to Charles Emmert as winter tightens lanes and school breaks ease exam stress.
Fred Good, a local artist, paints a striking winter scene to behold. T A Wachtel, Mt Sarrell monument dealer, attended to business on Tuesday. City coal dealers report brisk trade in coal salt. Reports from the bedside indicate Mrs Nora Adams is not improving.
A candidate announces seeking renomination as Circuit Clerk of Carroll County on the Republican ticket at the April primary. The candidate pledges thirty years of service, claims diligent handling of the office, and asks voters to support on the merits of his record.
The piece recalls a Milledgeville farm area praised for fertile land and well kept buildings spanning Lanark to the north. It shares a boyhood misadventure with a Shorthorn, a sale, Van Landon, and a missing hickory nut hunt, then shifts to brief headlines including King George’s death and the Prince of Wales’s work, Hauptman’s stay, and local snow plow notes.
Most Sandridge roads are open again after days blocked by heavy snow drifts. Reports note improving health for Earl Roggendorf after intestinal flu. Mrs. Roy Dennison of Chicago visited relatives here and in Savannah last week. Local events include a farm sale by John Renz with good prices. Various villagers visited, including Rev. Todd and Mrs. Whitney at Mrs. L. C. Rupple’s home where Mrs. Rupple remains critically ill and nearly paralyzed. Members of the Roggendorf and Clinton families shared gatherings, with Irene Rupple securing the Thomson correspondence role for local papers.
Miss Emma Stein announces engagement to George Alban Stiles by Mrs. Teeter of Dixon. Weekend visits include Ruth Neis and Loie Smyre in Geo. Neis home. Mt Carroll residents Maynard Snyder and LaVerda Heinze wed Jan 22, bride to stay with her parents before moving to a farm Mar 1. Weidman loses fingers in accident. hospital in Freeport.
Market figures show top butcher prices at 9.75 for 170 to 200 pounds with ranges to 9.65 for heavier cattle and hogs. Sows and stags listed with various weights, elevators report corn and oats prices, and cream eggs poultry and fowl values appear for Milledgeville Lanark Shadwick areas.
WM. Traum radio editor receives praise from Ralph Kirbey on a nationwide broadcast marking the Review’s anniversary. The program, heard across the midwest on WLW and WGN, features Traum’s opening gong dedication amid a mix of comments on doctors, jokes, and local column notes from Kean The Review.
A reader recounts heavy snow and highway plowing across a night, with drivers delayed by drifted roads near Chadwick and Mt. Carroll. Stories include a Chicago visitor's late bus into Freeport, one way traffic, and a disused railway coach moved to a farm. Local officials joke about new newsroom offices amid courthouse crowds.
A diary fragment from Aunt Susie describes cold days and feeding chickens. It shares two letters dated January 14 and January 16 1936 from Thomson and Lanark Minors offering friendly advice and a gratis brooder heater, reflecting small town life and social notes.
A fragmentary, affectionate comic piece recounts a man’s improvised poem about love, aging, skeeing, and family notes. It includes letters from Miss Susie and a cheeky uncle Hiram, with humorous asides on marriage, jealousy, and Christmas greetings. The tone mimics a small town column inviting reader letters and local humor.
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