This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1931
Page
2
A long column lists weekly notices from Foebeston and nearby towns. It records visits, Mother's Day gatherings, travel between Fulton Morrison Chicago and California, familial care, guests at the Wilt Hotel, and local movements of residents including Slayman Holland Weber McCullagh and Kustes. It also notes a mining related Natural Phenomenon near Dodge City and water action near Cawker City.
Rats and mice that RAT SNAP is the old reliable redept destroyer. Com aim cakes mixing with other food. Your money back if it fails. Sec cive one cake enough for pantry kitchen or collar. 65e sige one cake for chicken house coops or small buildings. 90.25 sige two cakes enough for farm and out buildings storage buildings or factory buildings. Sold and guaranteed by Smith's General Store.
Local notes report Luther Williams recovering from blood poisoning. A large ranch house nears plastering. Melon acreage down from past years. Fulton visitor Mart Sheridan and family, Mrs. Helen Gobel visiting in town. Several locals en route to Sayanhe, and updates on military, vehicles, and family health. Memorial sermon set for May 26. Various travels, medical updates, and community notices across Mendota area.
Vague OCR snippet shows unreadable ad text with partial names and broken phrases, lacking clear events, dates, or entities to identify a concrete local notice or item for summary.
Edward Jaarsma and Dorothy Neebuhr of Madison Wis., visiting Fulton friends, wed at Mr. and Mrs. Harney’s home. Rev Langdoc, Rockford pastor, conducted the ceremony after the couple secured a license in Mt Carroll. George Dykstra bought a new Plymouth from Kipnis Motor Sales in Savanna.
Gov Emmerson signed house bill 387 on May 6 1931 delaying delinquent real estate sales to after the second Monday in September. Hart Smith county treasurer says formerly taxes advertised after April 1 and sales could occur any time after the second week in June.
The Misses Sylvia Griswold and Louise St. Oras gain a fine reputation as singers and will perform at Spring Valley school after assisting at Cobb school. The Cobb and Spring Valley programs mark the close of the school year.
Notice to all interested that the Twelfth Installment of the Fourth Assessment of Benefits for drainage in the Savanna and York Drainage District Carroll County Illinois is due. Pay by March 10, 1982 to Rory Houghton Treasurer Thomson Illinois. failure will lead to sale of unpaid tracts to cover the installment and costs.
Mrs Madge Rhineheimer named president of the Clinton Spiritualist association and secretary of the Mississippi Valley Spiritualists Woman's Union. Picture in Clinton Herald shows her, daughter of Dr Sanders, with Clinton ties through school and friends. Also notes summer school plans for Herbert Blodgett and Herbert Rawlins at the University of Wisconsin in Madison starting June 28.
A fragmentary OCR reads like a list of names including Bond Peter and Laurie the name af Ape ace Mie tre Shee with scattered references to a school opening on a Tuesday in August. The garbled passage mentions various individuals and possibly a governance or management group.
The town page reports Main Street improvements and residents such as Frank Steele and Mrs George Warhield with son Jack on travels or local errands. Mentions of local shops, printed editions, and a trip to Iowa beyond the city bounds are observed, with scattered references to community events and people.
Thomson News notes Donald Wilt moves from De Mathis farm to Chandler Durkee farm for a large upcoming plowing job. Mrs Helen Senneff visits Clin Miss Leota Stickell, a Normal University student, from Saturday to Tuesday with Ralph Olds family. Leota Stickell may visit weekend with J Stickel parents. Mrs B R Lewis and Mrs Roy Houghton attend a Royal Neighbor card party in Clinton with Mrs Mike Tucker. Mr and Mrs C A Jenkins Bill Jenkins Chloe and Prentice Kenyon visit Canton Mothers Day with Ralph Olds family. Hobart Holland leaves barber shop stake and joins Roy Atherton in a beer industry job. plans weekend visit.
Report from Savannah province notes Heck sustained partial finger loss and was admitted for treatment. Officials say she is recovering and expects to be back on the job soon.
Local brief notes Ma. and Sirs. Bert Micaell of Morea 2 celebrate Mother's Day with the Jes Wroser family and Mrs. Jane Mibchedl. Tavad Plodunhead, daughter of Mrs. DB Slolbeshead, completes a master degree exam backlog amid recent examinations.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.