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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1935
Page
6
The Fulton Journal shows an image of Lock No 13 works in progress along the river north of Fulton. The photo highlights the dam with its multiple cells and the surrounding dike and esplanade, with dredges pumping sand to create fill and road access to docks.
The Great Dike stands at the western end near Lock No 13 with a gravel highway planned from the highway to the locks. A temporary railway line will run alongside for transporting materials to construct the locks. A fire is noted on the left side of the dike.
A fragmentary wartime poem reflects on Armistice day and loss with voices recalling Argonne memories and quiet remembrance. Shifts to a sentimental scene of summerpane, pine walls, and a playful dialogue about marriage choices between bread and verse.
Mt Carroll High School announces practice week for basketball with two lettermen Robert Grove and Fred joined by Gordon Smith, Wwara Rhodes, Sheldon DeNier, Irve Guenzler and Jerry Hartman. Home opener vs York Community on Dec 6. games with Savanna and Milledgeville. negotiations for others in the area.
Seventeen years after Armistice Day the text laments a return to war as nations risk arms again. It condemns Italy’s actions in Ethiopia, criticizes the League of Nations for ineffectiveness, notes lingering world war debts, and questions when a lasting lesson will be learned while sport schedules are set.
Market notes show hog prices listed by weight and quality with several cents down from prior quotes. The report includes price ranges for good to choice butchers, various hog weights, and lows, along with dockage figures, plus corn oats and other grains edging mixed, and a brief humor item on a theatrical promoter and dandruff joke.
The text describes building a crib foundation at work with two ribs abutting, ten by twelve timbers, and a concrete filled bottom. It mentions a coffer, a guide wall, and completing assembly with health gains in inks and timing unclear.
Close-Up reveals coffer dam section and interior area prepared for the lock at dam No 13. Water has been pumped out exposing the river bottom where workers clear and level the canal floor for continued excavation and construction progress.
Spring Valley ladies art society gathered at Mrs. Harry Cobb's home on Wednesday. Mrs. Arthur Entwhistle to host N G Club next Thursday. Mrs. Joseph Allen left for a two week visit with son Harr Allen and family. Willme Workers class to hold supper and fancy work sale Friday evening December 6 at Spring Valley Presbyterian Church. Holland church recently painted shingled and repaired. Mr and Mrs Wm Letcher and Bev Letcher visited at the home of Mr and Mrs Wm Letcher on Friday at Coleta. Mr and Mrs R B Buikema of Ipswich South Dakota visited Arthur Church home Tuesday and Wednesday.
An OCR fragment presents a rapid fire sequence of jokes and quips about ears fallings bachelors hats cigars and a wife's reaction. The dialogue hints at lighthearted regional humor and social banter with incomplete lines and garbled phrasing.
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