23 Sep 1926
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Newspaper
Bedford Free Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1926
Page
1
Bedford Free Press records show subscription rates and publishing details with editor Hamblin listed. Rates are 1.50 within county and two dollars outside, with advance payment noted. Post office entry and town mail label fragments appear in the readable text.
A Shenandoah Sentinel letter from James Pearson praises Iowa and Nebraska State Fairs for low drunkenness, credits prohibition for improvements, and urges continued temperance. It contrasts past saloon days with present crowds and calls the trend evident at fairs and gatherings. The piece also recounts a magazine sales gag and local publisher impressions.
A local Winterset canvasser visited about three weeks ago to present introductory sets of a new encyclopedia. A small number of residents were identified as outstanding readers to receive these sets at a reduced price, leaving them about fourteen fifty poorer but wiser.
This reminiscence celebrates life in a small town with freedom to wear shirtsleeves or neckties, enjoy shade and sun, shout to friends three blocks away, find parking easily, converse openly, and keep tabs on neighbors while cherishing many unspoken privileges of local life.
A humorous verse notes a hen and rooster provide simple cues then shifts to praise the value of using Want Ads in this newspaper. It concludes that even the greatest human may hesitate to promote himself and suggests Try a Want Ad in this Paper.
A partition sale directed by the Clerk of the District Court of Maylor County Iowa will occur October 2 1926 at Bedford. Elmer Brice sole referee will offer at 2 PM the northwest quarter of section two and related parcels in townships 67 68 N R33 W with 20 percent down and the balance due March 1 1927.
An order of sale from Tayor County District Court directs administrator Elmer Dutton to offer the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 2 in township 69 north range 84 west for sale in Bedford Iowa on October 5 1926 at 1 PM. A 20 percent down payment is due sale day with the balance by March 1 1927 when possession will be given.
A sheriff's sale notice concerns events in Taylor County with reference to a visit by G A R members and a Des Moines visit before returning home. The fragmentary text references a G A R gathering and a short stop in Des Moines prior to departure.
A bomb aimed at Premier Mussolini heightens tensions between Italy and France with Italy accusing France of sheltering conspirators. France denies responsibility as protests rise and Italy threatens changes to refugee citizenship and border policies amid a broader European political clash.
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