Real estate and farm listings with ads and sale
For Sale five room house on Second Street with bath furnace electricity water and cistern A vacant lot on Third Street Also 160 acre farm one mile north and four miles west of Henry Inquire of Mrs J E Quinn Advertisement WANTED a live man to sell an insurance agency Illinois Benefit Co Peoria Ill Advertisement Bazaar and Chicken Pie Supper by Ladies Aid at M church on Tuesday Nov 8 Bazaar opens 2 pm Supper served from 530 pm Everyone invited Advertisement
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Second Street
Third Street
Henry
J. E. Quinn
Ilinois Benefit Co
Lehmann Bldg
Peoria
Ill
Ladies Aid
For Sale Improved Saskatchewan Farm 320 Acres North of Pease
Advertisement lists a 320 acre improved farm for sale under cultivation with buildings water and pasture. Located 8 miles north of Pease and 14 miles west of Regina Saskatchewan Canada, 2 miles from railroad. Price 50 dollars per acre with part cash and balance terms. Listed by J W Challacombe Prin eton Ill. Advt 11-19-265.
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Pease
Regina
Saskatchewan
Canada
J. W. Challacombe
Princeton
Ill
Advt
Multilingual skill and silence cited as priceless
A proverb notes language skills are valuable but the real value lies in quiet restraint. The playful line suggests waiting for a train to pass before continuing, implying patience preserves your momentum and car condition.
Public Sale Dates Placed For Local Listings
Public sale dates listed to help avoid conflicts. Oct 30 former G E Fenwick funeral home Henry. Dec 10 farm sale Ed Mattern Whitefield Corners. Dec 15 farm sale Frank Zeigler near Whitefield Corners. Dec 26 farm sale John Ely near Henry. Feb 9 farm sale J S Hofer & Son near Henry.
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G. E. Fenwick
Henry
Ed. Mattern
Whitefield Corners
Frank Zeigler
John Ely
Don't Tell Him I am Drunk Prayer Injunction
In Dayton Tennessee a local man, famed for heavy drinking, collapses at home after nights out with a mountain friend. His wife prays by his bed pleading for mercy while he protests he is sick, not drunk. The tale highlights a humorous domestic moment in Tennessee.
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Dayton
Tenn
Tennessee
Arabella
Car Talk in the City Garage
A casual overheard exchange in a city garage notes Mr. Levi planning to buy a new car and mentioning a Ford as his choice while another observer reveals owning a Pierce Arrow. The brief snapshot captures cross conversations about preferred automobile makes.
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Levi
Witty Exchange Over Fish At The Boarders Inn
A humorous dialogue sees a boarder regret arriving late, while the Proprietress flirts with the compliment before the visitor quips he would have preferred to eat the fish earlier rather than mow. The exchange captures a light colonial inn mood with playful banter.
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Boarder
Two Workmen and a Witty Pay Puzzle
A famous car maker offers a gift for solving a simple riddle. Two workers, A earning 60 a week and B earning 90 a week, ask how long B must work to earn twice as much as A. The solution hinges on their weekly rates and the time worked to equal twice A’s earnings.
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Mr. A
Mr. B
Raising the Ante in a Family Parlor Exchange
A humorous dialogue scene features Viola and Mr Staylate with her father at the stairs. The father urges generosity by offering half a dollar to persuade Mr Staylate to go along, while Viola quips about thoughts and a penny.
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Mr. Staylate
Viola
Peculiar Damage Suit Over Stove Burns
A court filing alleges the electric stove failed to heat as claimed causing the plaintiff to slip on soap and burn herself. The mishap occurred after she exited a bath intending to use the stove in the kitchen. The document notes branding 47 and references a Forbes joke. Also included is a separate notice: teachers’ examination at the Lacan Court House on November 6 and 7, 1925 for applicants 17 years old with two years of high school work.
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Forbes Magazine
Court House
Lacan
Locust Plague Hits South Africa With Massive Swarm
The government allocates 1.5 million dollars to combat the worst locust plague on record in South Africa. In a district near the Orange River a single swarm stretches 150 miles, leaving no vegetation.
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South Africa
Orange River
Coat and Dress Sale Display Appeals to Shoppers
Big display of ladies and misses coats dresses sweaters silks dress goods fur trimmings Notions and Novelties draws shoppers to the store display.
Gas Relief Ad Promises Quick Stomach Relief
Mrs B Brinkley reports her and her husband recovered from gas after Adlerika. The ad claims one spoonful removes gas and bloating, brings out old waste matter, and aids constipation. Endorsed by A J Ironmonger, a local druggist.
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Monarch
Black Face Buck
Jemiel Ketchum
Putnam Til
Sparland
Tony Pare
Frank Sendelback
Carroll Street
the News- Republican
Poland
Walter—Shepard
Henry, Ill
St. John’s Guild
Duke
Carl B. Stutzman
Hotel
E. G
Forrest
Odd Fellows Hall
Whitefield
Applegate
Henry Shipping Assn
L_Broaddus
Farm Bureau Office
Matt Drake
Mer Fered
Sethe Paskell
Coulter School
Fannie Murphy
Marshall-Putnam Fair
E. E. Edgerly & Son
Granville
A J. Nauman
Ernest Wilde
Ideal Troy
Phone Blue
McNabb M. E. Church
E. A. York’s
Swaney School Corner
C. C. Mills
McNabb, Il
Conrad Apfel
Apfel
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Scotland
France
Antwerp
Hart
Schaffner & Marx
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Hutchins
Downey
Anvid
Willard E. King
Uahy Savis Lalchory
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