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Newspaper
Audubon County Journal
Location
Exira, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1905
Page
6
All persons indebted to the firm of F. Gault & Co must settle their accounts before December 1 to avoid costs. they will be left for collection with instructions to collect immediately. 11-16 1f F. GAULT & Co.
A bustling Extra page lists jewelry ads, real estate offers, farm rentals, and notices. Items mention Audubon visitors, Thanksgiving travel, local marriages, and upcoming church meetings, with several sale notices and classified requests among personal notes and small-town events.
A sale by Charles L. D. Miller Colonel R. N. Carper as auctioneers will be held at a farm five miles southeast of Audubon, near Hamlin station, on Tuesday December 12 at 10 oclock. Items include five work horses and one colt, cattle, hogs, household goods, farming implements, wagons, harness, organ, sewing machine, furniture, and miscellaneous articles. Free lunch at noon. usual terms. John McGuire, Clerk. d7
Mr John C Hardman sold five boar pigs to Walter Green W W Weston Calvin Dimick Nels Anderson Mr Zinke Peter Axleson and a bull and a boar to Mr Henry Payner Waterloo Ia.
Former State Superintendent Barrett, now a professor at Ames and State Inspector of High Schools, visited last Thursday. He praised the new course of study, the alternating work plan for twelve grades with two teachers, and the clean, well kept school building. He commended the school board and community for their evident deep interest and high standards across departments.
A vivid Civil War tale recounts a Confederate plan to execute two Federal captains chosen by lot at Libby Prison. Captain Sawyer and Captain Flynn drew the fatal beans but were spared after Bishop of Richmond and Jefferson Davis intervened. Lincoln then threatened retaliation, which pressured the Confederates to abandon the hangings. The piece blends dramatic detail with the era’s moral ambiguity.
School notes describe Thanksgiving programs across rooms with decorations and hoped for visitors. Reports mention visits by County Superintendent Farquhar and State Inspector Barret, a geometry exam, and studies of Gettysburg speech and The Vicar of Wakefield. tardiness control efforts and parent cooperation are urged.
A sensational $25,000 paid for a single story, exclusive printing rights only, by Sir Nigel stating Conan Doyle exceeds his White Company and Sherlock Holmes. The Sunday Magazine of next week will carry The Adventures of Conan Doyle’s latest romance titled Sir Nigel, beginning inRecord Herald for December 3. Contact William Everett Brayton Iowa for work inquiries.
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