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Newspaper
Macomb Daily By Stander
Location
Macomb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1920
Page
3
Incoherent OCR fragment mentions a Canadian context and a couple's travel and marital considerations. References to a wife Beulah, a person named Fred Af ty, Lonell, and Travers Harris appear, but no clear event or outcome is stated.
A fragmented local notice outlines a man facing financial trouble and the sale of his dwelling. It mentions a loan, a $20,000 figure, and potential transfer of property as creditors seek payment amid ongoing disputes.
Harris anxiously arranges quick cash to secure a mine purchase as Gardiner and Riles agree to invest, despite a farm sale at half price. The group hatches a risky plan to depart for the mine, hire horses, and guard secrets while awaiting further correspondence from Bradshaw and the bank. Gardiner and Allan weigh profits against trust and risk.
A farmer and his son scheme to withdraw twenty thousand dollars in cash while planning to remove Riles after his usefulness ends. The bank pauses, suggesting a marked check or draft as safer, noting travel with large sums attracts danger in a country of strangers.
Baumgardner Bros Colverster advertises immediate delivery of a Clover Muller Five Fight Birdsell Clover Huller with cash or on terms, targeting farmers in the region.
A public sale at the auction site 7 miles northwest of Colchester and 2 miles east of Joetta, 10 miles south of Blandinsville, on Monday October 4 at 11 a.m. will offer 5 horses and mules including a white brood mare and a bay yearling drift filly, 27 head of cattle with three bulls and 11 calves, 25 head of Duroc Jersey hogs with sows and boars, 5 head of sheep, and farm implements. Terms: sums under 10 cash. over 10 bankable notes at 6 percent for 3, 6, or 9 months. Lunch served by Ladies Aid of Friendship church. Auctioneer Roll Wear.
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