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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1913
Page
7
Mentors and Comfort Underwear are described as fitting both girls and boys. The text emphasizes that it is the best choice and exactly right for comfort. It highlights the Mentor brand as comfortable for youth wear.
Lost Waterspaniel with brown curly hair and bob tail offers reward. Also ads announce 400 high grade black Polled Aberdeen Angus cows for immediate delivery and other sales notices. An over coat missing from Norman Weber’s premises seeks return. Kesley business visitor and Conrad resident Grandula Tappa reported dead.
The column lists local happenings including employment changes at a Lynch meat market, a county official visiting the city for state business, a 24th wedding anniversary, church services, school visitation days, civil notices, weddings, and civil sales. It notes residents visiting, teaching assignments, new homes, and a public sale of cattle and farm machinery.
The Peters & Gresslin partnership ends with Charles Peters continuing the business. The two story cement block shop was built at a cost of 36 000 to 26 000 and remains in Peters hands. Gresslin’s stock and repair dept pass to Peters, who plans to stay in the auto field while Gresslin may seek other work.
Rev O B Pershing pastor of the Presbyterian church received word of his mother’s sudden death in Painesville Ohio thirty miles east of Cleveland She was 62 years old and had been in poor health for months Four children survive including Mrs Ida F Norton of Tua Junta Colorado Mrs M B Van Luven of Los Angeles California Mrs Van Tee Shane of Painesville Ohio and B Pershing of Ackley Iowa Services to be held at the Presbyterian church next Sunday with arrangements completed.
Local notes list residents visiting relatives and traveling to nearby towns. Names include Kruse, C Aifradden, Fred Walter of Hubbard, Edith Timm, Reka Wilbrant, Mary Rath, Carrie Schrader, D Miller, Mary Rath, Richmond Blatt, J A Fischer, J S Roberts, Irancia Roberts, and J J Martin store. Weather and community events mention lingering Indian summer, roses given at the J J Martin store, and school society activities.
Hay Gimer visits Geneva relatives while Billey Glasser shops in Ab bott. A Floman and wife at Joe Woman home north of Acklay. Hays outs and Mrs Knoll and Mrs Gimer call on Wm Johns home. Lucy Williamson calls on Mrs W I Gimer. G Shinde visits S Bullock. Edward Brewer visits Herman Kromminogs. Mrs Brewer and children have been here two weeks. First Herbert Straham’s school closed. W T Gimer hunts and bags eleven squirrels. Abbia Croat visits John Kugel. W A Snyder calls on A L Gardner. Wm B Lathrop and wife come from Marshalltown for their granddaughter Mars’s funeral. Brawer visits Steamboat Rock. Md Homan gathering corn for Hays Mouts spends Sunday north of Ackley. Mrs John Kugel visits mother in Ackley Monday. William John visits Doc Leach Sunday afternoon. Mrs Knoll of Cedar Walls visits her son J W and family. Windobus and Mont Leach go to Steamboat Rock on business. Old Grape Vine Bill cited to patrons. Gran promotes nursery stock. Strawberries praised. first week in November showing berries. Christ Uttasen of Uttasen visits Acklay yesterday.
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