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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1932
Page
3
Advertisers are warned about deadlines for the week's issue and that the Review accepts no ads after Tuesday night. Rates are per line with a three line minimum and special yearly rates upon request. The publication reserves the right to edit or reject copy and to charge a one time rate for irregular insertions.
Sterling store ad lists products by The Old Reliable Harness Man at 209 2nd Ave. Includes barn paints at 1.60 per gallon, 1.35 in five gallon lots, plus harness goods, track covers, and Teske Seed and Feed from Moline.
About 500 Whiteside County residents attended a Friday night meeting in Sterling to form the Whiteside County Taxpayers Association. Harold Ward was named chairman, Frank Van Ordal secretary, and Don Saunders temporary secretary. A treasurer and three committees were named, with H S Tadens chairing the constitutional committee.
The seventh juvenile convention of the Midwestern State Association opens this week with remarks by Artin A. Bentley and a two daily instructional program for correspondents and juvenile staff. A Thursday dawn fete, banquet, band concert, and modeled juvenile lodge session highlight the schedule, with Friday to host officer nominations and a grand ball. Distinguished speakers include L Zimmerman and Miss Donna Forkner, with musical numbers by local groups and visiting delegates.
Astringent humor and quips appear in a column bubble of jokes. The text features puns on language and everyday life with characters like a teacher and a flapper. It includes lines about oysters, con science, and the Volstead era, reflecting a prewar to prohibition era tone.
Circuits big and small plan Washington centennial pageants and plays as schools summer camps and fairs stage dramatizations. George Washington programs are distributed widely with 150000 plays and pageants in circulation and gardens and circuses embracing patriotic displays nationwide.
Many attendees marked July 24 in services for St Vincent's Orphanage, with Bishop Rockford officiating at the central ceremony. The article traces the orphanage's 1898 founding, its evolution into a diocesan institution, and the donation-led expansion including housing and a new quad-like complex.
Mandy had long been troubled by a toothache before mustering courage to visit a dentist. As soon as the tooth was treated she screamed at the rude dentist who claimed to be painless. Mandy retorted that she doubts his claim and asks if he is truly painless.
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