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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1937
Page
6
The fragment hints at reflections on human cruelty and civilization. It mentions an average man and a mother figure, with implied threats and drunkenness, ending with a vague consolation about civilization. The readable text is sparse and does not outline a clear event or人物.
A garbled collection of quips and anecdotes references a 150 year lifespan claim a comic tale about Izal and a commissioned officer a joke about Lazy Bones a Chinese idea about party seating a Swede catching his wife after a wrestling match and scattered political chatter across a dated, irreverent column.
In a flood scene at Elkhorn Creek, a mule swam toward a exhausted horse trapped by rising water. The mule nudged and supported the horse until both reached safety, earning praise from Walter Ward of Sterling Sales Co. The tale ends with a note urging kindness to animals and a playful aside about a field of clover as a reward.
Multiple marriages announced in Savanna and surrounding towns. Pearl Alvonus Ruse wed Joseph C. Duly at St Folin's on Saturday. Eva Weltz weds Richard Altensey at St John's rectory. Esther Bowers marries Elvin Wikoff at Oak Avenue parsonage. Marie Thompson ties with Kenneth Hatfield at First Presbyterian Church. Dorothy Williams and Allan Weidman wed in Savanna home. Alma Mae Schmidt marries Anthony Wer in Mt Carroll church. Mary Elizabeth Coleman marries Noble Ferguson in Mt Carroll home. Additional notices of other weddings noted elsewhere.
County official reports indicate at least eight rural schools in the district have not yet secured instructors for the coming year. Other schools are believed to have teachers and submitted reports, though several remain unaccounted for. Names and places linked to the counties appear in the handwritten notes.
Mrs Hinora Miller Taylor 63 wife of William Taylor of Savanna died at nine o'clock Sunday evening in Savanna hospital. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon from the Pulleral home with Rev. R. C.
The obituary notes the death of Mr. O Heron born 1890 in Savanna. Survived by wife Myrtle and four children, with two sisters and two brothers. Funeral took place at Saint Johns Catholic Church in Savanna with burial in Catholic Savanna. The decedent had relatives in Potosi and Cornin.
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