Fragmented humor and remarks from a rural paper page
A collage of gags and quips about sunrises, politics, burglars, advertising truth, school humor, and daily life. Jokes reference Sabula, Rushville, Savanna, and Little River area life with quirky exchanges and light social observations. The tone imitates a local comic column of small town newspapers.
Village Echo and Thomson Broadax Publications Snapshot
Thomson Illinois based papers The Village Echo 1875 Thomson Broadax 1879 Thomson Review 1893. Quote by Doc Saunders H G Stagg. Publisher H G Stagg Business Manager Elynor Stagg Advertising Manager Kenneth Whitney Editor Office of Publication Issued Each Thursday. Entered as second class matter at Thomson Illinois over the Act of March 3 1879. Price 2 00 the year Thomson 131.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doc Saunders
H. G. Stagg
Elynor Stagg
Kenneth Whitney
Thomson
Illinois
Carroll County Birthdays Week of September
A list of residents celebrating birthdays in Carroll County from September 20 to September 26. Names span Chadwick Milledgeville Lanark Thomson Mt. Carroll Coleta Savanna Rock Island and Orangeville with multiple entries per day. The roster includes Mrs and Mr titles and dates for each celebrant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Adolph
Chadwick
Adolf Doden
Ben Wagner
Thomson
Harry Wenger
Milledgeville
Daniel Kent Herman
Carroll
Maurice Mest
Moline
Vada May Collinson
Savanna
C .W. Hogg
Jean Hartman
Robert Linker
Lanark
Ralph Lamoreux
H. M. Goble
Joe Allison
Russell Klitz
Dorothy Ann Burns
Anna Louise Perry
Ben Rosenberg
Will Adams
D. M. Gleason
U. S. Navy
Howard Potter
Jeanne Swett
Hanover
Cora Mest
Ned Dollinger
Ralph Hook
E. W. Farnsworth
Harry Spearman
Earl Weber
Wilma Jean Miller
John Rice
Elizabeth Pierce
Portland
Kenneth E. Eubanks
Leon Larber
Leroy Warehime
Louis A. Weber
Coleta
Arlene Daehler
Dewey Dykstra
Myrtle Bull
Marvin Hartman
Marcella Hanna
Mt. Carroll
Harold Wolfley
Lavonne Gaul
Merlin Larber
Joan van Buskir
Donald Greenawalt
Bonita Yocum
Harold Frederick
Robert Johnson
Robert Lee Switzer
Orangeville
Richard Schmidt
Sabula
Errol McCue
Salem Township
Carroll County
James Morgan
Pond weeds threaten Illinois farmers and Alabama ponds
Farmers across the nation face weed problems as Elodea and Parrots Feather invade new ponds. Alabama’s E. E. Prather offers removal methods including winter drying, partial drainage, and fertilization to control the growth, boost water quality, and increase fish production. He notes some ponds cannot be fully cleared and require ongoing maintenance.
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Illinois
Alabama
Alabama Conservation
E. E. Prather
Alabama Agricultural Experiment Staton
Elodea
Prather
Prater
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Ers
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Orient
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R. M. Eaton
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Poland
China
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Mt, Carroll
W. L. Derrer
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Black 153
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Royal Blue Store
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W. H. Foster
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