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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1947
Page
2
Doe Saunders notes a historical stream of publications from 1875 to 1893 including the 72nd Year To Village Echo and Thomson series. The quotation reflects a blunt editorial stance amid those periodicals.
A collection of humorous aphorisms and social observations. Worry and troubles are likened to rocking chairs and babies. Editor quotes and jokes about fashion, gossip, marital quirks, and family dynamics. A delivery joke contrasts a baseball pitcher and a preacher over salaries and recognition.
A Chronicle of local birthdays listing residents from Chadwick Dixon Hanover Thomson Milledgeville Savanna Clinton Lanark Coleta Morrison and nearby towns. The page assigns daily names for March 14 through March 20 including civilians and service members, with multiple entries per day and several in Milledgeville Chadwick Thomson Lanark and surrounding communities.
The piece laments the extinction of the heath hen and recalls the fate of the great auk and the Carolina parakeet. It notes the passenger pigeon and other species slain by civilization, citing 19th and early 20th century slaughter and habitat loss as key factors. A clipped crime-like anecdote interrupts with a stray joke about a threatened man.
The piece recalls the Labrador duck and other extinct North American birds like the ivory-billed woodpecker and California condor, noting hunting and nest robbing by Eskimos and fishermen. It cites 1875 as the last Labrador, urges conservation clubs, and weaves in era reflections on culture, dating, and social observations.
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