FOR SALE ITEMS AND MISC BULLETIN BOARD NOTES
A collection of classified notices lists multiple for sale items including a 40 ft ladder with jack, a 7 ft Allis-Chalmers mounted mower, rear tires, a 70 000 BTU heater, and various vehicles and tools. Also advertised are a Duroc boar herd, a golf clubs set, a 1968 Mercury car, a 1965 International pickup, a Conn trumpet, a four bedroom house, and a range of farm equipment and yard sale notices. Personal notices include a lost yellow ski, a waitress wanted, and a birthday thank you message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allis-Chalmers
E.L. Burdette
Unordered merchandise and legal duties under common law
A reader learns why receiving an unordered dictionary or groceries can still create liability if the item is used or kept. States and Congress now allow treating unordered merchandise as a gift, but courts may still hold recipients liable in cases of clear acceptance or honest mistakes. The piece is a public service feature from the American Bar Association and the Iowa State Bar Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
American Bar Association
Iowa State Bar Association
Energy Wildfowl Research Links Fishing Power and Life
A Massachusetts biologist directs a wildlife center and conducts long term experiments on transplanting waterfowl to new environments. Phil Stanton of Framingham College argues energy resources and ocean life are compatible if sea life systems are honored. He tests elder ducklings on Penikese Island to see if they adapt to Massachusetts coastal conditions and aims to establish a young bird rearing station as a conservation bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Phil Stanton
Framingham College
Petroleum Today
Stanton
Penikese Island
Furry currency across America cited in old tales
The Bulletin notes odd currencies including gopher tails used as money in parts of North America. Value tied to county bounties. Wells County North Carolina paid two cents per tail in 1904 and collected about 120,000 tails for trade or payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
California
North America
Cincinnati Bell
the Bulletin
Wells County
N.C
Master of Mankind and Mission in Space
A concise poem-style meditation on human daring in aviation and space exploration. It frames a classic hero narrative with divine imagery, contrasting risk, skill, and faith as humanity pursues knowledge beyond known limits, lifting moral purpose alongside technical achievement.
Handball Hero Becomes Collector of Fight Films
Jim Jacobs, once America’s champion handball player for over a decade, has reinvented himself as America’s leading collector of fight films. He buys old titles not already in his collection. Contact 9 East 40th St., New York, NY 10016.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Jacobs
America
East 40Th St
N.Y
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Browns
Jack Blankenburg
Stewart Street
Duane Rasmussen
Mercury
Don Snavely
Hiway Cafe
Ida Baedke
Lost Island Lake
P.Z
Bill Nelson
Ruthven
B's Thrift
Lloyd McCombs
Max Jamison
P.T
Ed Westfall
Graettinger
Frank Christensen
Bill Girres
Bethel Lutheran
Lydia Circle
Graettinger Senior Citizen Center
Tom Fries
Graettinger Telephone Co
Martin Simonson
Happy
Viviette
Master of Mankind
Calvary's Hill
Veterans Affairs
Palo Alto County
Eldon McVey Plover
Robert H. Prather Graettinger
Electric Park
Iowa
F.F.A. Grain
Legion
Parade
Fine Food & Beverages
Happy Hour
Hillcrest Country Club
Rays Cafe
Estherville
Palo Alto
Inter$sested
Conservation Board
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