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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1922
Page
3
The Naval Academy class of 1922 adds 400 new ensigns to bolster officer strength as reserves return to inactive status. With Britain and Japan maintaining larger officer pools, the United States faces a deficit in parity figures and must reallocate destroyer and battleship crews to avoid weakening power.
Marehall Arkansas resident William Steen named his nine newborn sons with rhyming, musical names. The boys are Tala Basco Tasco Lasco Cie Marville Tosco Otto Woodrow and Vanz, chosen to express individuality and distinction.
Bases built up at great expense for wartime efficiency must be reduced proportionately. One branch cannot bear excess loss, so the navy must stay sound as a whole. Likely closures include Portsmouth New Hampshire Boston Philadelphia and Charleston and several valuable submarine bases.
Warren Rice Joseph Glackin and George Worrilow of Cecil county Maryland earned a six week trip to Europe after placing in the National Dairy show and a regional judging contest. They will visit England to study cattle hog and sheep breeding and management with round trip tickets and free entry to the English Royal Stock Show in Cambridge.
A fragmentary collection of home kitchen instructions covers dipping bread in egg and milk, frying in bacon fat, and serving with sugar. Recipes include Hard Sauce with Dates, Celery Stuffing for Meats, Date Loaf Cake, Cucumber Rings, French Pudding, Fig Cookies, and a brief note on timing and preparation, with several OCR-era spelling quirks.
Archaeologists reveal 30 gold staters from Croesus era at Sardis, Lydia. Fifteen may join the Metropolitan Museum of Art. coins date between 680 BCE and 546 BCE. Prior to this find only five staters were known, mostly worn. The treasure was uncovered in a tomb during Cyrus the Great’s siege.
In 1921 about 100 000 Poles left for the United States and Canada, a figure compiled from official data. The exodus coincides with estimated 40 000 immigrants departing Poland earlier in the year, reflecting broad movements amid wartime upheaval and economic strain.
A fragment notes a suspected curse or superstition tied to a mysterious animal series blamed on Japagex. The text hints at fear and social tension amid tainted reputations and community unease.
A vintage kitchen column offers meat substitutes and desserts for warm weather. Nut loaf uses rice bread crumbs parsley peanuts or walnuts with milk and egg baked to shape served with tomato or cheese sauce. Rhubarb and strawberry sherbet and strawberry angel food dessert appear, plus Merriton Eggs with tomato pepper sauce and parsley chives. The piece urges economical, well balanced meals to nourish all family members without wasteful variety.
A tale about a Peking merchant who charges a foreigner $20 weekly for lodging and later lowers the rate to $10 to avoid losses is recalled by Dr. Wellington Koo at a dinner. The anecdote contrasts perceived Chinese innocence with business prudence, presented in a lively dinner talk.
A Detroit News quotation shows a man with a palm leaf fan describing his busy voting life. He notes voting in state, county, and town elections, participating in primaries, being elected a delegate, voting at the convention, and plans to vote in the fall. He mentions hopes of joining the electoral college as a final record.
A brief note invites readers to check their fire insurance policy amid a discussion of coverage. The exchange suggests uncertainty about policy details and encourages verification of protection for homes.
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