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Newspaper
Bedford Free Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1926
Page
4
Rex Moody and wife, leading Salina undertakers, drove home last weekend after a trip. Ben Fuller left Tuesday noon for Chicago to buy goods for Puller Taylor Clothing Store and will then visit his son Fred in Columbus, Ohio. Mrs. Fuller plans to return home with him in about two weeks.
The Hatcher Players tent show left for Lenox after a weeklong run here. The companys feature play Mother O Mine drew broad applause Friday night. From Lenox they proceed to Creston for a weeklong engagement under Creston Firemen auspices.
Carr, a freight customer, became unconscious for hours following a dispute over payment last Thursday. Ash returns from Philadelphia as a delegate from the Corning Presbytery and notes Senator Cummins' Farm Relief speech, defending Cummins’ standing in the Senate despite critics.
A Kansas City Star fragment shows a neighborhood drug store conversation about ordering a product named London Mercury Isomel. The proprietor confirms the import status, reflecting local retail chatter and product sourcing.
The National Rifle Association states that shotgun bore gauge measures are based on the number of lead balls per pound: 10 balls for a 10 gauge, 12 for a 12 gauge, and 20 for a 20 gauge, defining each gauge by ball count per pound.
The New York Herald-Tribune notes a proportional growth thought experiment. If tennis balls and atoms grew at the same rate, the ball would reach the size of the Earth long before the atom becomes the size of a baseball.
Upon returning to England Cabot claimed to have located the mainland of the Great Cham, ruler of China, about seven hundred leagues from his discovery of North America. The report reflects early explorers’ uncertain geography and ambitious claims.
The article outlines a county paving plan for Taylor County with six 40 acre parcels priced per acre and payable over ten years. It explains funding from the County Allotment Fund and Road Development Fund, the need for a tax levy if deficits arise, and argues a statewide bond issue will fund hard surfacing, urging Taylor County to join the momentum to redeem local bonds and obtain durable roads.
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