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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1935
Page
7
A rambling readers diary notes Columbia University summer arrivals, campus life, and local scenes in New York City. It describes campus demographics, a meeting with Coach Harold Walker, a Bronx Zoo visit, diversity in The Bronx, Times Square bustle, and a New York job market contrast with Quincy, Illinois.
The act sets eligibility for aid at age 65, US citizenship, and ten years in Illinois with one year in the county of application. Applications go to the county old age agent board, with size based on county population, supervised by the State Public Welfare Department. Income and property limits apply. payments start after 1956 and may go to funeral costs. unused sums go to the Old Age Security Fund.
A humorous exchange depicts Joe asking how long before he knows anything after ether and the doctor cautioning not to expect too much from an anaesthetic. The lighthearted dialogue highlights patient anxiety and medical humor.
A playful dialogue centers on a host question and an absent minded professor who jokes about deliberately forgetting his arrival and then forgetting that intention. The exchange highlights humor in memory lapses and timing within a social setting.
A salvage of Illinois labor and agricultural data shows 1923 1934 and 1945 farm wage averages, real estate value shifts per acre and crop price changes. The report notes an increase in disabling injuries across industries and lists the tobacco of lumbering and steel sectors with high accident rates.
A damaged OCR filled with garbled data recounts a 1934 accident spree noting deaths and extensive property loss. It mentions dollar figures, ages, rural and urban death shares, and scattered references to hazards, but the text is severely corrupted and hard to parse for precise facts.
Illinois reports the current season shows the largest mad dog crop in years. Dr. Frank J. Jirka notes 459 dogs heads examined for rabies in the first six months of 1985 with many cases positive. About 1,220 people were bitten, costing roughly $14,000 plus treatment fees. He warns that some bitten by mad dogs avoid hydrophobia, as immunity varies and susceptibility is only about one in six.
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