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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1933
Page
2
The notices state rates are based on reasonable service charges for the covered territory and that ads stay within their proper classification. No ads are accepted after Tuesday night for the next issue and the REVIEW is responsible for only one incorrect insertion.
Geisinger and his band will play each Wednesday and Saturday nights at Raver View Park between Savanna and Thomson on route 0. The park has new management and, with the dance season just starting, good crowds are expected all summer.
Local notes from Chadwick dated July 18 1817 list daily movements and events. References include Dr A A Brand in Polo, Forrest Spahr in Aurora, circus attendance at Mt Carroll, a chautauqua in Shannon, and various travels to Chicago and Savanna. The piece mentions hay activity, a rain event near Morrison Sterling and Dixon, meat prices in France, and several local residents and visitors.
Public notice announces foreclosure of a Davenport Iowa bank receivership with a chancery action. The sale, set for July 29, 1933 at 10 a.m., will auction the southeast quarter of section 34 township 23 north range 4 east in Carroll County Illinois for cash to satisfy the complainant’s debt and costs.
The writer recounts a weekend at a Municipal Band Concert in Sherman Park, a Wall Lake fishing attempt, visits to Dell Rapids and Garretson to view rock formations linked to Jesse James, and a detailed Mason Library tour in Sioux Falls. He also notes Pettigrew Museum displays, battlefield relics, animal collections, and a Solomon’s Temple replica built by W. W. Adams. The letter closes with job updates and educational remarks.
The Fort Theatre Rock Island opens a four day engagement on Saturday July 22 presenting When Ladies Meet a high comedy featuring Ann Harding Robert Montgomery Myrna Loy and Alice Brady in her first screen talkie appearance Las Alberni Frank Forgan. Capitol Theatre Davenport offers When Lads Meet at Cap Sol Theatre next week with the same cast.
A Wisconsin reader notes cherry prices doubling from last year as farmers shift from poultry to fruit, with chickens leaving yards and weeds growing. Eggs fetch premium again, rewarding proper care. cooler June weather improved egg quality and grading, signaling higher returns for careful producers.
A Cheago man phoned a theater to reserve a table for two but was told no boxes exist for two. The caller insists he is right and mocks the theater's confusion, revealing a playful miscommunication and a closing line about learning from mistakes.
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