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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1932
Page
9
The Review’s classified ads share opportunities to buy or sell, with rates for three lines minimum and discounts for longer runs. Local services include plastering, plumbing, brick work, heating, and agricultural advice, with agents and delivery options listed. The notice emphasizes placement rules, publication deadlines, and the editor’s discretion.
Farmers post land against hunting trapping and trespassing with violators liable under law. Names include Bert Schreiner Chadwick Al John Kisseller Chadwick Vernon Warfield Savanna York Drainage District Thomas Stagg Lena M Stagg Schreiner Libberton and Argo Fa with more names to follow for the hunting season a 30 cent charge noted. Also includes a jokey exchange about a grocer bill and a boy traveling in a Pollman car awakening mentioning a top drawer.
The article recalls Sarah Hale, editor of Godeys Lady's Book, credited with establishing Thanksgiving as a national holiday via efforts dating to the 19th century. It notes Hoover's 1930s proclamation, and offers period recipes for pie crust, pumpkin pie, fruit cake, stuffing, and garnishes, framing Thanksgiving tradition as sustained by modern cooks and women.
A Cartan Plating Co executive explains a chromium plated spoon keeps soup from spilling due to high surface tension, enabling a quarter inch meniscus. The piece also covers Chicago World’s Fair 1933 exhibits by General Electric featuring the House of Magic, fever machine, sound over light beams, and a sodium lamp, with details on budget and display scope.
The piece blends a Father’s Day motif with practical guides for winter poultry. It urges honoring husbands while focusing on home duties, then shifts to poultry care: reduce drafts, keep the hen house clean, provide ample ventilation, and limit flock size for higher winter egg production.
An old ad promotes a personalized greeting card service using Kodak film. It touts a low price and a memory imprint option, offering 12 cards with 100 envelopes for 15 cents sample film processing and completion of the order.
The text presents a chaotic exchange with a doctor diagnosing chronic complaint and a patient complaining about money. A brewer in the next room, a clerk, and a boss discuss insufficient salary and planned expenses, creating a comical, disjointed scene.
A political aside notes that election outcomes will not affect hen care. The author mocks both Democrats and Republicans, arguing proper poultry care remains essential regardless of political fate. The quip suggests readers will still face the cost of feed and care.
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