Public Sale at Anita Iowa 1914 auction listing horses and autos
Public sale at the Ten Cent Feed Barn in Anita Iowa on September 26 1914 at 2 PM sells a stock and car collection. Described items include a mixed herd of horses bay grey sorrel and bay driving teams plus yearlings and steer calves, several buggies and carriages and related equipment. Terms: cash under 10, twelve months on larger sums with notes and approved security. Auctioneers and suppliers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ten Cent
Anita
Jno
F. Robison
IRA F. Bontrager
Farmers’ Supply Co
Mail Order Advertising in Local Papers
A Texas publishing veteran argues publishers should not cull mail order ads to aid local merchants. He asserts local dealers hold advantages of community ties, costs, and reach, and urges treating mail order ads as free competition. Subscribers deserve an open market, and papers should insist on space for legitimate business from any advertiser.
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Orion Proctor
Bridgeport
Texas
Texas Press Association
Wichita Falls
John Jones
John
The
Merchants’ Trade Journal
the Journal
Chicago
Anita High School Notes and Community Updates
Miss Emma Lewis enjoyed the week end at her Fontanelle home and several students visited the Cass County Fair. The eleventh and twelfth grade English class studies Idylls of the King under Miss Lewis. A Ladies Improvement League dinner seeks funds for new library books. Seniors heard from former Anita Principal Luetta Knights of Iowa College for the Blind. Noted school maintenance included ceiling plaster falling in the lower hall. Parents are reminded to send written excuses for absences and to excuse partial day absences with proper justification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass County
Miss Lewis
Tennyson
Ladies Improvement League
Luetta Knights
Anita High School
Iowa College For the
Winton
Local merchants urged to study advertising like mail order firms
A speaker warned that if local retail merchants study advertising as mail order firms do, the mail order sector could suffer a major setback. The statement highlights the impact of targeted advertising on competition among local businesses.
Prompt settlement request for outstanding debts by October first
Important notice requests all debtors to settle open accounts or matured notes by October 1. The notice thanks patrons for past support and expresses hope for continued patronage.
Dennison and Hinkle Wed in South Anita Home Ceremony
At the Howlett home in South Anita on September 21 1914 Fred W Dennison and Mrs Cora Hinkle were married by Rev H H King. Only Mr and Mrs Howlett and their nephew James Byrd attended. Dennison is Cass county road supervisor and they will reside in Anita.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Howlett
South Anita
Fred W. Dennison
Cora Hinkle
Independence
Missouri
Howlett
James Byrd
Dennison
Cass County
Prisoner Confesses Theft From Old Soldier's Clothing
Sam Montgomery, an Afton negro, was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary for stealing 850 dollars from the clothing of an old soldier he cared for. The money was found hidden in his shoe during a search after the soldier's death. Montgomery confessed after arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Montgomery
Afton
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ELLA
Barber & Clark
Ep. L. Newton
R. A. Becker
Citizens Bank
H. E. Campbell
Campbell Block
Wagners Restaurant
M. E. Church
DR. C. V. Beaver
J. A. Irving
G. H. Parchen
Chiropracto
G. M. Adair
L. R. Galiher
D. L. Evans
Osteopathic Physican
Galiher
Iowa
Busines
Helen Dinsmore
Emma Lewis
Fontanelle
Anita Owens
Adair
Bernice Stone
Anna McCarty
Bingham
Nebraska
Temple
Evangelical Church
Tim Knowlton
the Metheny
Geo. H. Stoffs
G. L. Springer
Oakland
Stole
Siena
Rock Island
el Paso
Tucson
Southwest
Colorado
Salt Lake
GAL. & Ray
Pass
Agi
Des Moines
Lows
H. EF. Boatright
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