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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1918
Page
7
A sale catalog lists ten head of livestock including Percheron draft horses, mares and foals, Jersey cows and calves, Holstein cow with milk calf, spring heifers and steers, Jersey bull yearling, Poland China sows and shoats with weights and foaling or February sale dates. The entries describe ages from two to nine years and various weights, plus in foal and fresh conditions.
A dense list of farm equipment and household goods is offered for sale including 2 Rarm Wagons, an Iron Wheel Wagon and Rack, John Deere Binder, 40 acres of grain, Acme Hay Rake, 22 Section Harrows, Hawk Corn Planter, McCormick Mower, Plymouth Wheat Drill, Oliver riding and walking implements, Emerson Sulky, drill, cultivators, harness sets, fly nets, granary, hay gear, kitchen cabinet, dining chairs, stoves, washing machine, desks, book cabinets, fruit jars, beds, Plymouth Rock hens, shovels and farming tools, and about 400 bushels of oats or grain. The listing mixes fragmented phrases and misspellings, indicating a comprehensive auction of farm, shop, and household items from a rural property.
A fragmented letter narrative recounts using an antiseptic oil for neuralgia and a child’s illness near Hartford Conn. The account mentions Dr Gibson in Ignesboro and Mrs Gibson testifying before hundreds about relief and cost.
Headed by mare and mule stock including 1 span of mule colts yearling mule and Black Mare in age ranges 7 to 8 years plus a span of saddle ponies and multiple cows heifers sows shoats and a Duroc hog. Farm implements include corn planter plow rollers sheller water tank cream separator clippers and various harnesses. Some hay oats and livestock feed items listed with crates and gear. Property includes a 20x24 cover stack and a 14 inch Oliver plow.
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