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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1932
Page
6
Local notes show Thomson Indians basketball opening season against Fulton on Thursday. A stream of visitors names include Bernie Dyvilbliss, Mrs. Eunice Bradley, E. Pratt, H. Woods, and many relatives calling on Ed Hines and at Carroll area homes. A poetic funeral ode titled The Burial of Moses contrasts grand, silent rites with battlefield honors.
Historical exam notice outlines Group I Ancient History Group II Medieval and Modern History Group III English History plus English Grammar Physics and United States History for cadet designation. Specifies time limits and subject combinations for Military and Naval Academies and notes official addresses in Washington.
The column muses on rising prices and wages, notes improved railroad business, mentions Ex president Coolidge leading a railroad commission, and Jimmy Walker's return with vaudeville potential. It also comments on Tamanny's control of Gotham, a new mayoral candidate O'Brien, and the 61st anniversary of the Chicago fire. It ends with a reflection on providence and urban redevelopment.
In a light exchange Carrie comments on a game request with humor. He responds that he prefers golf, implying a casual social moment about leisure choices between a board game and golf. The mood is playful and domestic.
A snippet from a column shows a blunt remark about a new cook and a jocular exchange about her being gone. A separate wry line references someone racing a train, with a grim punchline about crossing once a tombstone maker finishes.
Lanark residents attended a Dixon M E conference while Mary Robinson and Bert of Chadwick visited. A Birth of a Nation screening at the high school benefited by the PTA. Local sales, timber trade, and bank leadership changes are noted along with funerals and church services. A Far West move, auctions, and high school sports highlight community activity and regional connections.
Classified ads advertise real boats at 10 15 20 dollars. Henry Draken of Forreston offers 11 8x stock owners announce six wheel truck haulage for livestock to Chicago with per hundred cattle hogs prices 25 cap on hogs 8c head cattle 20c veal calves 75 head calves 10c sheep 50c per head 10c. $1 500 insurance on each load E C Pickens phone 82 R 2 Ir ie I 10 20
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