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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1946
Page
2
A Sabula Gazette column by editor Wade Guenther surveys politics and jokes from the era. It riffs on Roosevelts era relief, Hoover era shifts, local quips, parson mishearing names, and rural humor about schools, shoes, and a wide range of small-town anecdotes.
The piece lists the Thomson Review and related publications with years 1875 1879 1893 and notes editorial staff including Doc Saunders H G Stage publisher J G Stage business manager Kenneth Whitney and reporter. It states it is entered as second class matter in Thomson Illinois under March 3 1879 and issued weekly Thursday priced 1 50 per year with Thomson 131 telephone.
Local birthday notices list residents of Carroll County with names and towns for May 3 to May 8. Individuals named include Diehl Chadwick. Dambman Milledgeville. Begeman Milledgeville. Bower Lanark. Royer Lanark. Lotz Lanark. Gladhill Albany. Smith Thomson. Hoy Fulton. Hartman Coleta. Bushman Milledgeville. Hawkins Milledgeville. Irion Milledgeville. Senneff Chadwick. Curley Thomson. Melburg Milledgeville. Gossard Lanark. Lindsay Lanark. Hoak Lanark. Sturtevant Lanark. Atherton Lanark. Flickinger Lanark. Newton Milledgeville. Marshall Decorah. Allison Milledgeville. Gaul Lanark. Lott Navy. Hawbecker Lanark. Lichty Lanark. Stern Milledgeville. Brightman Chadwick. Daley Savanna. Hawkins Chadwick. Thorngren Milledgeville. Goldthorpe Milledgeville. Shipman Milledgeville. Karrow Milledgeville. Deets Milledgeville. Hartman Savanna. Wagner Savanna. Wilt Thomson. French Thomson. Manning Lanark. Holm Chicago. Turney Chadwick. Porter Thomson. Williams Stockton. Seim Thomson. Gaar Thomson. Yates Savanna. Kniss Lanark. Lindsay Lanark. Shoup Carroll. Bogott Milledgeville. Bott Milledgeville. Bushman Milledgeville. Hoofstitler Sterling. Deuel Lanark.
The article argues snakes benefit humanity and details the four poisonous species in Illinois: copperhead, cottonmouth, massasauga, and timber rattler. It cites Lueth’s manual, notes county records, and explains identification cues and bite statistics while contrasting dangerous myths with factual data.
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