Public Sale of Household Goods in Williston
Grace Wensor announces a public sale of her household goods on Saturday November 5 1927 at 10 am at the Com Doerr Homestead near the Denton Williston road. The sale features dining and living room sets leather seating radios dressers beds tables rugs dishes range stove ice box refrigerator tools and more. All items sold without reserve with cash on sums up to 10 and credit for larger amounts with a note and approved security. Auctioneered by James Temple with clerks J A Beck and Walter Howard.
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Williston
Denton
Com. Doerr
Simmons
Hudson
Grace W.ensor
J. A. Beck
Walter Howard
James Temple
Christmas Card Selection Declared Ready for December Delivery
A local card seller promotes a new line of Christmas and New Year cards with a sample book available. Orders can be placed now for December delivery and include printed names on inserts.
Paper and envelopes offered for sale at 1.50 dollars
Offer advertises 200 sheets of paper 54 by 83 inches and 100 envelopes size 62, from Hammermill Bond, with printing in blue or black ink for 1.50 dollars.
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Hammermill Bond
The Girl He Didn’t Know
Bartlett tracks a pheasant and meets a deserter hiding in rocks. The man confesses and decides to enlist, inspired by Bartlett’s courage. A girl on the slope watches, later approving of the brother’s enlistment and promising to write. The scene ends with a farewell as the train departs.
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Artlett
Bartlett
Caan
Ele
Ialf
Feek
Tane Usufa
Wag
Ven
Salite
Jim
Helen Westlake
William Gilbert Pioneer of English Electricity and Magnetism
Englishman William Gilbert was a leading figure under Queen Elizabeth and James II. He authored works on magnetism and electricity, practiced medicine in London, and became royal physician in 1601. He emphasized experiment over speculation and supported Copernican views, though his chemistry records are scarce.
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William Gilbert
England
William Cortez Abbott
Gilbert
London
Queen Eizabeth
James II
Copernicus
Jie
Pie on the Fire Ignites Kitchen in Mrs Smith Play
In a comic kitchen mishap a new cook cries to Mrs Smith that the pie is burning and she cannot retrieve it due to a fan limit. The scene humorously captures a domestic emergency and the cook’s frantic plea.
Narcotic in Lettuce Surprises Readers of Tiberty Question
A published exchange in Tiberty notes that lettuce contains a feeble narcotic. The tube of the lettuce can cause heaviness or sleep if consumed in large quantities.
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Tiberty
Virtue and Happiness as True Measures of Success
A compact reflection on virtue and happiness as accessible goals for all men. The piece argues usefulness and contentment define success and are within reach, though often underestimated by the nobler classes.
Tramps of Space Comets Defy Observatory Minds
An odd extract describes space comets or "tramps" as strange bodies terrifying observers. They travel at dizzy speeds toward the sun and circle it before returning to lab alcoves, baffling scientists and challenging telescope work.
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Ahlob
Anaes
The Car That Won the Farm Husband and Wife Clash Over Mortgage
Mary Whipple blocks her husband Whipple from exploiting the farm mortgage to buy a car. She signs to protect the property, then builds a career in automobile sales herself. Six weeks apart end with Whipple joining Mary in a car selling venture, acknowledging her leadership.
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RS. Whipple
Mary
Tom
Whipple
Sou
William
Clem Anderson
Sam Potter
Mary Whipple
Wil Wripple
Wii
Milltown
Wil
Old Criticism of Dance From 1831 Found in Wall
A century old book fragment titled Dancing, unearthed in a demolished Bedford Massachusetts mansion, condemns dance as a national trait and social levity. The author argues dancing signals thoughtlessness and buoyant spirits, masking conscience against a life of religion.
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Bfedford
Mass
Orr
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