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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1954
Page
7
Four Carroll county papers offer ad space with 4 cents per word and a 50 cent minimum. Blind ads cost 25 cents extra and Card of Thanks is 60 cents. All ads require cash with order. Shannon Reporter 219, Lanark Gazette 330, Chadwick Review 42481, Thomson Review 2131 Thomson.
The ad copy promotes MURPHYS PIG STARTER with claims of early weaning weight gains, high pig survival, and profitable returns. It emphasizes self feeding options, multiple concentrates for hogs, dairy cattle, and steers, plus regular delivery and freshness, ending with a celebrity quote attributed to Eve Arden.
Property listing describes a two story ten room house on a twelve acre tract on the east side of Route 80 in Thomson two blocks north of Main Street. Ideal for truck gardening with a good highway stand location and fruit trees. Inquiries to K. C. Whitney Chadwick or Ernest Whitney Thomson.
A long listing details farms ranging from 10 to 500 acres with prices from 60 to 600 dollars per acre. It notes long term money to loan on farms.
Mr and Mrs Wales Gossard enjoy a Florida vacation trip with daughter Betty accompanying them. A band concert drew a good crowd in the city park on Wednesday evening. Green Giant Canning Co began packing peas Wednesday and plans steady operation. Mrs James Miller assists at the Miller Hatchery part of the time. Edth Newcomer earned a Masters in Education at DeKalb Normal School.
Wm Traumplang plans improvements on the John Scheiber property just purchased. Riley Lotzbaugh traveled to Forreston on business. Lloyd Peters escorted Patty Graham Elaine Hanbecker and Linda Jury to a Sterling musical. Lloyd Rahn's property has roof work underway and James Myers handles cement work replacing a foundation at a Pearl City oil station. A carenter operated oil station was destroyed by fire.
Harshbarger notes grass silage stores more feed per acre than hay and offers flexible storage options such as upright silos trenches or stacks. He discusses costs, preservation additives, and the tradeoffs between silage and hay depending on acreage, equipment, and market needs.
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