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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1924
Page
7
A public auction in 1924 offers horses three head cattle nine head seventy hogs and farming implements. Items include three mares several cows Jersey and roan heifers plus two sets of harness hay 8 tons and various gear. Terms include 3 6 or 9 month credit with 7 percent interest. sale Monday March 17 at 10 am with lunch served.
Public auction in Ockley Indiana at 12 oclock noon offers a large lot of household goods including beds, tables, chairs, rugs, kitchenware, sewing machine, ice box, tools, a 1918 Model Ford, and 25 Stephens rifles with extra gear. Purchases under 10 dollars cash. over 10 dollars six months with 7 percent from date, after maturity 8 percent. William Campbell clerk.
Sealed proposals due March 18 1924 for bituminous surface treatment top course waterbound macadam base on multiple state roads in Porter LaPorte Starke Marshall Cass and Carroll Counties. Bid bond 1 percent of proposal amount. Plans and specs on file in Indianapolis office. J D Williams Director.
A closing out sale offers various flour types including wheat and buckwheat flour, corn meal, and pancake flour. Also listed are poultry feeds and remedies from Blatchford Conkey and others, dips, disinfectants, incubators, and stoves. Galvanized coops, fountains, hog equipment, seeds, grasses, scales, a light plant, a coal oil tank, a gas engine, a grain grinder, and a corn shelter with elevator are included.
Health related sale of an 80 acre farm 3.5 miles northwest of Flora and 4.5 miles southeast of Delphi on the Delphi Flora gravel road. Sale Wednesday March 12 1924 at 11 am includes land with 17 acres in blue grass pasture, new seven room bungalow, out buildings, barn, sugar grove, and 60 laying hens plus livestock and Implements. Down payment 1000, balance by April 1 1924 with loan assumption of 4500. Additional personal property listed with household goods and cattle, horses, hogs, and machinery. eight month credit on sums over 10 with security and notes bearing interest. Auctioneers Coble Page Davisson Kennard Casad.
A public sale will be held at the Zimri Sheets farm located 112 miles southwest of Sedalia and near Frankfort Rossville and Sedalia. Items include mules cattle hogs sheep a Deering binder hay loader land roller wheat drill sulky hay cake wagon and ladders plus produce such as corn oats and shocks. Terms offer credit on sums over 102 with notes bearing interest and security. Bank of Sddalia acts as the clerk with Coble and Page handling details.
The trustee Perry Rule of Madison School Township Carroll County Indiana will sell at public auction on Saturday March 22 1924 at 10 A M the real estate and buildings described as part of the West Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 27 Township 24 North Range 2 West containing about 1.17 acres more or less with possession given at the close of the sale and the sale is authorized by law.
Donald Archer loses his blue Royal Mudge to a daring woman driver who swaps cars with a stranger. A quick police and motorcycle chase follows as Archer reunites with Scotty, a wartime comrade, and they pursue toward Barchester Hills.
The Carrollton Township Advisory Board, Carroll County Indiana, on February 26 1924, resolved to issue bonds totaling 52500 with a 15 year term and interest at five percent payable semi annually starting January 1 1925. Proceeds fund purchase of a 3 acre site in the NE corner of NW quarter section 4 24N 1E for a consolidated elementary and high school building to house students and support academic vocational and physical culture needs. The proposed building will be concrete brick iron stone and wood with a combined auditorium gymnasium and other facilities. Members John L Quinn Sere D Myer Taylor Fouts.
Notice is given that the undersigned will sell at public auction on March 22 1924 at four PM the real estate of School Township Carroll County Indiana a 1 2 acre tract in the NW quarter of section 24 township 24 north range 2 west at the northwest corner of the quarter section. sale due to abandonment for school purposes and unused for over ten years with consent of the Advisory Board.
Donald explains his car was taken by Miss Seaton who fled into the woods. Police arrive after a chase as Donald offers boons to secure their departure. Scotty hints at Madge Seaton's marriage and four children while guiding to Kitty, weaving humor with a crime caper tone.
An essay notes that moral greatness shows in those who endure hostility with magnanimity. It cites Michelangelo and Dante as examples of restraint while contrasting with harsh critics like Stanton toward Lincoln. The piece concludes that true nobility is found in those who do not indulge in resentment.
A French origin tale explains canard as a hoax term from a Belgian duck story. Norbert Cornelissen allegedly claimed 20 ducks, cutting up one after another until a survivor allegedly ate the rest, prompting papers to use canard meaning a false tale.
Under an expert engaged by the government, Victoria, Australia, has revived tobacco cultivation and is producing a better leaf than in the past.
The article notes that advanced Aztec and Inca cultures possessed substantial knowledge of dyeing and chemical operations long before Columbus's voyage, indicating sophisticated ancient practices.
A short reader note reflects on workplace dynamics as the boss risks disruption when an aide falls ill and then returns, reshaping the accustomed order and leadership balance at the office.
Pneumonia ranks as a highly prevalent communicable disease with incidence second only to influenza, measles, and tuberculosis in the previous year. In the first ten months of the current year measles surpassed pneumonia in prevalence.
A short editorial urging youth to rely on thrift and industry rather than a rich uncle to secure success. It argues that self reliance and hard work provide an early start toward achievement.
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