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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1931
Page
7
In a Jersey town Joe Barry cashes in a risky plan to join a traveling circus. He fumbles into a web of promises, debts, and a mysterious attorney named Martin, leading to a police sting, a prison cell, and a tense interrogation with a gray haired man watching. The scene ends with questions about John B. Martin as Barry faces arrest and unclear loyalties.
Special execution to collect an $8,836.29 judgment from The Federal Land Bank of Omaha against William Hare Amanda Haase and Charlotte Harmening. Property described as portions of sections in Township 93 N Range 12 W totaling about 130 acres, with a gravel pit lease. Sale set for October 21, 1931 at 10 a.m. in front of the court house, warranting cash bids.
Joe Barry endures a tense confrontation as three men swarm him, pawing at his arms and pockets while two observers study him like boxers eyeing a telltale signal. A voice mocks him, saying he appears to be “all flossed out in a new fiddle and flute.”
Lutheran Mutual Aid Society wins a court judgment against Emma Redemann and E S Thompson for 13393 11 dollars plus costs. Sheriff to sell in Bremer County at 10 a m October 15 1931 at the courthouse in Waverly on real estate described as part of section 26 township 92 north range 12 west. Public auction follows to raise 1394 58 dollars in costs and accrued costs.
Court orders sale on September 14 1931 in favor of The Federation against William Harmening Mary Harmening and Charlotte Harmening for 14556 41 dollars plus costs 202 04 accruing costs. Real estate described as Northwest fractional Quarter of Section 6 Township 92 North Range 12 West containing 191 acres more or less to satisfy the execution. Public auction set at 2 30 PM on the specified day with Martin and Reeve Cedar Falls Iowa attorneys for the plaintiff.
A Berlin factory opens a mine rescue school to train crews in rescuing men from gas filled chambers. Dummies are used and operators wear different gas masks while experiments run under varying conditions to simulate poison vapors.
A quirky quip frames a local clash over self improvement as Miss Jeer and Mr Jenks spar with a sharp boast about resilience and humor in a small town column. The wry exchange highlights community voices and playful rivalry.
A vintage advertisement touts Castoria as a safe gentle remedy for restless children and common infant distress. It claims Castoria soothes fussiness, colic, diarrhea, constipation, bad breath, and poor appetite with a few drops for infants and general use when a child does not rest well.
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