Merchant Thinks Open Stores Boost Fourth of July Trade
The Publisher's Column recounts a Savanna merchant urging towns in Carroll county to keep stores open on holiday celebrations. He argues open shops with strong displays attract visitors, show inventories, and drum up future trade, suggesting cooperation among retailers and public events to benefit the whole community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savanns
Savanna
Savenna
Carroll County
Westeess
Thail
Milledgeville
Bro
Con
Chadwick
Lanark
Mt., Carroll
Shannon
Thomson
Avate
Carrol
Doc. Podorney
Salvanna
Doc
Herbert Blodgett F
Lee Center
Amboy
Lynn Morgan
Lynn
Carroll County Fourth Celebrations and County Notes
Carroll County residents enjoyed the Fourth with events at Morrison fair grounds and Chadwick, Rock Falls, and Freeport car giveaways. Grasshoppers damaged crops while rye was stored in shocks. local politics and Cheese Day plans in Chadwick were discussed amid scattered amused antics and town reunions. Tom Hand, game warden, returned home. fires were limited and patrols increased as communities anticipated summer celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Lad
Carroll County
Morrison
Chadwick
Rock Falls
Freeport
Sandridge
Alestai
L. B
Hanssen’s Corners
Theo
Braa
Bill Quest
Jimmy
Sonny
Daddy
Zugschwerdt
Margaret Zugechwerdt
Roon
Savanna
Lee Spencer
Plymouth
Lanark
Farmeaugeartot
Ted Heide
Roswell Packard
Lanark Mutual Telephone Co
Kenneth Hook
Northern Utilities Co
Lena
Frank Soler
W. B. Sites
Memories of a Caryell county fair and boyhood cash woes
The writer recalls a Caryell county fair visit with friends and old fair guards. A half dollar buys small thrills, but misadventures at ticket lines and rides drain a playful day. A later afternoon brings crowded swings and a sharp ticket scolding, leaving the speaker with cold shivers and reflection on youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme
Indy
Village Echo Refers to Thomson's Early Publications
An archival snippet mentions The Village Echo from 1875 and cites Thomson Broadax 1879 and Thomson Review 1833 in a list of Thomson publications. The text preserves the historical sequence and year markers without additional details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Village Echo
Thomson Broadax
Thomson Review
Carroll County Platform and Road Plans Highlight 1986 Review
The 1986 Carroll County platform calls for a bank at Milledgeville, extending Route 171 from Hansen's Corners on Route 78 to Chadwith, and joining with Route 40. It pledges efficient town village and county offices and cost containment. It promotes community competitive sports in Carroll County and mentions patrols on county highways. The piece dubs Carroll County as the sportsmen's paradise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rt. 171
Hansen's Corners
Chadwith
Worth Rt
1336 Platform Aims to Define Policy Lines
A fragment outlines platform points titled Crime Verer Paya and Stick To The Constitution, with mentions of Better Forma and Farmers, suggesting a political program emphasized by constitutional fidelity and rural interests amid terse labels. The text appears as a candidate or party platform snapshot with unclear terms.
Classified Ad Section Review Classifieds in four papers
Classifieds promote ads across Caroll Whiteside and Rock Island with a Review type format. Listings include farm sales auctions tailors and miscellaneous for sale notices and public auction schedules in Sterling Mt Carroll Milledgeville and surrounding areas. The page also carries funnies and brief notices with prices and dates for upcoming sales and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carcoll
Whiteside
Rock Island
Aly
S. W
Albany
Hindie Lee Hanson
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Colum One
Sand Bus
Willie
William
the Bor
MT. Carroll
Tom Watson
Daniter Wilcox
McIntyre
Chadwick Review
R. H. Leitner
First Baptist Church
Ed Phillips
Nyal Drug Store
Marcus
Thomson Bail Club
Maurie Sehbaut
Mt. Carrel Cubs
Cubs
Mt. Carrell
Boston
Mt. Carrell Indees
CCC
Kenneth Whitney
Greison
Chicago Avenue
C. N. Jenks
Geneva. U
Kane County
Wesh Logan
Eugene Wood
Intervets
Trady
Roxy Allens
W. Hey Bros
Meadow Gould
Innea
Inotqana
Robert Adams
Rockford
Relph Burkholder
Lanuk
Fred Bloyer
Monticello
Asrold Hogan
New York State
Will
Alyway
Crgister
Sharpe
Caryell County
Will Phillips
John Turnbaugh
Old Fair Guard
Port Byron
Cal Feeser
Steve
Steve Hanna
Ty Brothers
Abbie
Sean
Foster L. Stagg
HL G. Stagg
Harriett Smith
Iinoia
Svery Thoraday
Office of Publication
Thomson, Tines
Carrol County
Doin Milledgeville and
Thowson, Pia
the Sportsmen's Paradise
A. Crime Verer Paya
Review Classifieds
M. Mansfield
Tailor
Ard St
Sterling
Don Brown
Deleg
Clay K. Deets
Harry Kipnis
Montana
Sterling Sales
Sterling Sales Inc
Sterline
Aif Dimes
Carlead
D. Earle Mollinshead
Fulton, Ill
Sterling Sales Co
America
Gamble
Jou W. Moazad
Aghs
Wite
Mother
Trene Gatrell
Duane Litwiller
Kathryn Ridin
Wayette Fossett
Blanche Freeman
Lada Hawkins
Marvin Wenzel
Tack Geise
Hazel Marth
Cora Ewers
Willis Stage
Uth Demaree
Calvin Straueh
Mendota
Evelyn Stickell
Anba L. Kauffman
Thomson Ralph Frion
Earl Beck
Eis
Kipnis
Mt Carroll, Illinois
Glenn Teeter & Son Auctioneers
Mt. Carroll, Ill
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