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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1937
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR text appears to discuss cautions about safety and the phrase TRY A CLASSIFIED. No clear person, date, place, or organization identified. The readable parts suggest generic guidance rather than a coherent news item or notice.
This article from Capt Stephen B Hanks recounts Albany Illinois during 1837 38 with many settlers arriving including Geo Garrett Evy Evers Samuel Slocumb and family Gilbert Buckingham John Robertson and others The piece notes early improvements such as stores built by Slocumb and Olds the first school in 1837 a Congregational church in 1838 and a state road to Pensys Ferry on the Rock River River traffic and steamer growth rise as Albany expanded from Jo Daviess to Whiteside county with land titles at $1 25 per acre
A damaged OCR page shows scattered phrases and puns about patience honey and lending, including quotes from a woman shopper and remarks on workers and loaning money. The text is noisy and unreadable in places but preserves odds and ends of old proverb style.
Notice and context describe Illinois flour spar mining in Hardin County and its dependence on steel industry demand. It mentions potential new uses in chemical preparations for refrigerants and dyes, seeking broader industrial stability for Illinois communities. Includes a dated drainage district tax notice from Roy I. Houghton, treasurer, with payment deadline March 10, 1938, and penalties for nonpayment.
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