This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1931
Page
2
A week of local happenings is recorded for Wodasalag September 16 1918 with visits by Rev Paldwiseh and wife to Memday Clinton and C Bort of Savanna to Semerday. Numerous name places and people are listed including registration of York boys, births, hospital updates, and school developments in Thomson Clinton Savanna and Mt Carroll.
A school column lists freshman questions to teachers, seniors changing seats due to crowding, and new orchestra members. It also reports on greetings, family visits, and local events including birthdays, travel, and a carrier pigeon sighting. Murphy, Gaar, Mohrman, Stratton, Kenyon, Dyke, Peters, and others are mentioned among students and residents.
A fragmentary item mentions Boye Garfield Aven Minnivarols with unclear context. No clear event date or organization is readable.
Albany Review reports Rev and Mrs Duvall arrived in Albany on September 1 after weeks touring the East and Canada. They wed in August at New Freedom Pennsylvania. They visited Harrisburg Lawrenceville Wat kins Glen Rochester Buffalo Niagara Falls and Cleveland before a Winona Lake Bible Conference. Residents welcomed the newlyweds after three prior attempts and the couple resumes church duties looking to Annual Conference. Rev Duvall formerly served Thomson and is well known locally.
Social items from Sterling and nearby areas list Mr and Mrs Joe Reeder and Mr and Mrs Dors Reeder inviting guests, visits by Jim Harney and Dan Harney families, and Ed Hinds home gatherings. Betty Cate resumes Jacksonville studies. TL Walter Switzer to Macomb teachers college. jokes and light humor about town life appear throughout.
Mayor Joe Masa says Forreston remains the popular host as thousands plan to attend a multi‑hour celebration. Supt H C Hewitt welcomes attendees, BR W E Mitchell responds, and Rep William R Johnson speaks. Plan led by 3 W Mumma. entertainment includes many vaudeville acts and morning to morning programming.
The piece urges NBA region and editorial groups to announce the week through theatres and programs. It calls on insurance agents, business leaders, churches, clubs, and civic groups to publicize and stage contests to promote fire prevention. It notes prior years show reduced fire losses and asks for permanent civic duty to prevent fires and save lives and property.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.