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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1918
Page
3
A compact storefront notice invites customers to browse a furniture store offering refrigerators, oil stores, parchment swings, rugs and full home suites. It advertises cash or easy payments with continuous showroom access and mentions the address 621 Bell, 2071.
Notice dated in time and place, inviting sealed bids for furnishing materials and labor to remodel the heating system of the two story brick Cannellbur? school building in Daviess County Indiana. Bids must conform to Indiana laws and be sealed and delivered to the trustee and State Board of Accounts offices, with rights reserved to reject any or all bids.
The notice details bid deposits and certified checks to be held by Daniel E B Carlin Trustee. Bidders must provide a certified check equal to five percent of their bid as guarantee, with the check refundable if they fail to sign a proper contract. If awarded, bidders must enter a written contract within days and fulfill all plans and specifications. A failure to comply forfeits the deposit.
Notice of sale of stock on disk and machinery owned by James A. Norris or otherwise, in Daviess Circuit Court Indiana. Sale to occur at 4 oclock a m on Thursday June 27 19th, at Cannpelburg Garr Township, Daviess. Public auction of goods and property belonging to the defendant. Property to be sold free and discharged from liens. Attorneys for receiver listed.
The war department may push for registration of men aged eighteen to twenty-one and possibly above thirty-one, with Congress resistant to lowering ages. A broad draft could target men eighteen to forty-five, while the provost marshal general orders intensify screening for deferrable status. The work-or-fight order expands to include more occupations, aiming to pull essential labor into war industries.
A period piece reports on proposed changes to the draft registration law for men in the first class. It notes calls to defer or modify drafts, the potential exhaustion of the current registration, and the push for additional registrations to sustain future military needs. Authorities discuss cross party aims and the impact on national service.
A fragmented notice describes a Boy Scouts field meet planned for June 28 by three troops. It mentions preparations at the courthouse, a gathering Sunday afternoon, and invitations to all local troops and friends to attend the event at Ride Park.
A fragmentary OCR line presents numeric codes and symbols followed by scattered figures. The readable portion hints at a numeric sequence or reference marks rather than a complete event or narrative.
Natier as receiver of the Washington Co operative Stores Company will offer for sale at public auction at 9 o clock a m on Monday July 1 1918 all stock of goods merchandise signs and fixtures of the company The sale will be at the store room at the northeast corner of Main and Meridian streets Washington Daviess County Indiana Cash with bids not less than two thirds of the appraised value Haran Treer Receiver Ji Marle Tipson and Alvin Pad Bell Receivers attorneys
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