Personal reminiscence of mischief and a makeup caper
A narrator recalls a chaotic outing with a Hindu friend in Mt Carroll. They swap stories about politics and settle on a prank involving makeup cream, grease, and a whiskey stash. The tale ends with a mislaid key ring and an aborted trunk theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barney Gifford
Hindu
Ner
Pal
Thomas
Fair Ground
John Squires Hardware
Squires
Lem
Heinie Raish
Wade's Wide Cracks in Sabula Gazette
A humorous column by Wade Guenther recounts a bank clerk’s quip about living on fifteen dollars a week and a witty exchange among two girls at a soda fountain. The piece includes a plain girl joke and a light quip about starting life penniless.
Quick Quips and Chuckles from Town Gossip
A barrage of short jokes and light vignettes unfolds from a small town scene. Household misfires, aging parents, shoes that won’t fit, and a painting slapstick thread through crowded streets, a curious painter, and a sharp town farmer. The humor centers on everyday life and misunderstandings.
Limestone quarries in Illinois and lime use described
The article discusses limestone and dolomite quarries in Illinois, noting western and southern deposits are mostly calcite limestone while northern deposits are dolomite with balanced calcium and magnesium carbonates. It explains geological formation, quarry use for agricultural lime, and contrasts rock appearance and origins. A closing adage on true friendship ends the excerpt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilinois
Illinois
O'linois
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Sharpe
O. K
P. S
Princess
Savanna Stores
Crosley
Corey
Crosley Shop
Main
Savanna
Loftus
Savanna Cleaners
Nesbitt
Evanoil
Kohler
Sentinel
Savanna’s Farmers Store
Olaf
Sharstad
Main St.—Savanna
Wade
Wade Guenther
Sabula Gazette
Sabula, Low
Duff
Arkansas
Painter
Carroll County
Roy
Roy Zink
Mall Order
Kroehler
Quality
R. G. Fuller
Savanna, Illinois
Savanna Cafe
B. K. Shores, Prop
Savanna, Ill
Studebaker
Vic Wagner
A. O. Elliott
Optometrist
Marth Bros
Madsen Bros
Ferguson
Bern
Young's
Mishop
Claud Briggs
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