FOR SALE ITEMS AND NOTICE FROM THOMASON AREA
FOR SALE household goods at reasonable prices by Mrs Ida Frederick Thomason II. FOR SALE kitchen cabinet wagon box grain tight 26 in heating stove bookcase and desk glass front by Ernest Tousley Thomson route. A farm near Chadwick 160 acres 3% miles SW near school good water phone 119 Mrs Mary Kradle Chadwick St 10-31
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Frederick
Thomason, II
Ernest Tousley
Thomson
Chadwick
Mary Kradle
Women and auctioneering at Chicago expo tea party
At a tea party during the International Live Stock Exposition in Chicago a debate on whether women should take men’s jobs erupts. An auctioneer jokes that his field is not for women, while a strong-minded woman argues she could auctioneer just as well, prompting a quip about an unmarried woman seeking offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travelers Insurance Company
Hunters Add Names to List for Hunting Season Fee
Other names will be added to this list to run for the duration of the hunting season for 50c.
Wade's Wide Cracks Reflecting Sabula Gazette Humor
A jumble of light verse and quips from Sabula Iowa editor Wade Guenther includes jokes about an immigrant train caller, a 20 000 skulls museum, a melons whistle at Thomson Review, and quips on politics, embezzlement, muddled love and aging. It showcases local newspaper humor with social and cultural jabs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade Guenther
Sabula
Sabula, Iowa
Thomson Review
Harrison
Thomson
Chicago Stock Show Receives Big Entry
Entry totals for the 1940 International Live Stock Exposition and Horse Show near 12 000 animals ahead of the November 1 deadline. The event runs November 30 to December 7 at the International Amphitheatre, Chicago Stock Yards, judged by 51 livestock authorities with grand champion steer chosen by Jd. Charles Yule of Alberta. Farm youth feature opens with a judging contest and junior livestock show. 400 youths from 11 states have entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Stock Yards
Chicago
Chicago Stock Yards
Canada
Charles Yule
Carstairs
Alberta
England
Scotland
South America
Agricultural College
Illinois
Texas
Treasure Underground Copper Nuggets In Illinois History
An article notes there are no native copper deposits in Illinois yet copper nuggets are often found in fields and digs. Scientists explain parent ore lies in northern Wisconsin and Michigan, carried by glaciers during the Ice Age from Canada toward Illinois. A humorous aside features a taxi driver and a Highlander exchange about a fast meter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Canada
Great Lakes
Sweden and Ireland Honor Guard Named for Prince Bertil Visit
Worcester July 11 Police Chief Foley named special guards for Prince Bertil of Sweden. Officers listed include Lieut Flanagan, Patrolman Hogan, Dolan, Rafferty, Dunn, Burns, Cronin, Hanlan, McCarthy, Brosnahan, Murphy, and McGuinness. Sweden go bragh. Mrs Henry Patterson remarks about a man’s care and marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
Ireland
Worchester
Mass
Thomas F. Foley
Prince Bertil of
James J. Flanagan
Edward Hogan
James Dolan
George Rafferty
James Dunn
Thomas Burns
Edwin Cronin
Bernard Hanlan
Thomas McCarthy
Patrick Brosnahan
Walter Murphy
William McGuinness
Opportunity Knocks Noir Banking Banter At Trial
A banker proclaims ambition to run a newspaper for a day provoking a witty exchange. The editor retorts wanting to run the bank briefly. A judge questions proof of insanity while counsel notes the insurance policy premise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opportunity Knocks
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Review Classifieds
Carroll
Whiteside
Rock Island
Sterling Sales
Stertog
Harry Kipnis
Mt. Carroll
Brookville
Geneseo Sales Co
Geneseo
Ill
Willie
T. B
Bangs
Rush W. Carroll
Hampshire
Page Reason
Storm Defender
Ogletop Farm
Rockford
R. R
Winnebago
Westfield Corner
Jack Eddy
Eric
Poland
C. G. Hill & Sons
Prophetstown
Joe Wilkens
Shannon
Stagg & Dykstra, Thomson
Arthur H. Wulff & Sons
N. W
Stockton
Chester
Pleasant Valley
H. H. Henkel
Art Beyer & Sons
Massbach
China
BOARS
Indiana State Fair
Ralph Farwell
Port Byron
Lanark
McDonald Cattle Company
Rock Island County
Oscar Willaert
Cordova
Fred Daehler
John Carroll
American Weekly
Chicago Herald-American
Baker
F. Baker & Co
Keokuk
Iowa
Jokerst Motor Sales
Sterling
General Automotive
Auto Supply Co
Strand Theatre
Clinton Ia
General Auto CO
Bear Service Station
4Th Ave
Clinton
Ways of Providence
Edward R. Most
Chadwick, Ill
H. L. Bowman Cattle Company
Maquoketa
Earl R. Dailey
Albany, N
Jim Bull
Union Grove
Russell Schaal
Lanark, Illnois
C. B. Thomas
Oliver
Allis Chalmers
NEW Idea
Bluff Blvd
Clinton, Iowa
H. L. Bowman
Mgr. Auds
Hute, Herard, Seeberger & Hads
Timothy Hay
Handel Bros
George Oliver
Hillsdale
Auto Insurance
George W. Ivey & Sons
Mt. Carroll, Ill
Clyde Groharing
Morrison
Clarence Bolhous
Robert Sargent
Meg Kunz
Blue Window Antique Shop
S. Galena
Freeport, Ill
MR. Farmer
Albany
Victor Eads
Mgr
Good
Montgomery Ward
Briggs & Stratton
R. G. Truman
Lanark, Ill
Agion
West
Dixon Stock Yards
Morris-Barrick Cattle Company
Dizon
Geneseo Sales Company
Robert Wayne
Geneseo, II
R. S. Bollen
State of
Blaine L. Peck and
John Nordhoff
Stransdale Farm
R. F. Blake
Carroll Drainage District
Savanna
Fair Haven Township
John Reader
Thomson, Il
Wade
America
Europe
Gabby Hartnett
Chicago Cubs
Ladies’ Aid Society
Piper
Chicago Stock Show
Farm Youth
Treasure Underground
Coal Valley
Ogee
Mielke Bros
Hulting
G. E. Hulting & Son
Robb Mattress CO
Orrison
Orange St
Yachit
D. J. Bontrager
6Th Ave
Henry Patterson
His Orchestra
Emil Flindt
W. H. Foster
Wilson
Dr. Salsbury
Purina
North Dakota
Richard Vogel
Fulton
Stylfu
Wlaaspte
Banal
Tay
Gus A. Brumer Jr
Jewelry
Montgomery Ward & Co
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