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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1926
Page
4
The Senior Class play Olrence! at the opera house Wednesday evening drew a full house and was well received. Written by Booth Tarkington, the production featured a noted comedian and generated strong audience response.
The public enjoyed a creditable performance as students presented their parts in a successful operetta. The show at Thomson Opera House on Thursday evening May 20 drew a favorable crowd and earned solid financial support for the program.
A nostalgic piece urges readers to send in local news to the Review office and explains how hometown updates strengthen community bonds. It includes verses on home town news and then recalls Theodore Hook’s jest about a grand stride man, where Hook asks if he is anybody in particular as he bows and retreats.
Trade notes list For Sare Good dairy butter from Ed Turney Savanna Ind and Clark Williams custom wool suits at 23 dollars plus 23.50. Hemstitching and Picot edging offered by ALBerT's Dry Cleaners Savanna Ill with contact. Also advertised are a John Deere corn planter a United States cream separator and a sweep feed grinder from Peter Nehisen.
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