Local and Personal News Highlights Week’s End
Tom Scott returns from Anita visit. Mia Love of Wiota visits J A McWard. Baptist church chicken pie dinner praised. Grandpa Lowry travels downtown with cane. Hank Sperling improving from typhoid fever. Misses Pellett host guests. Boorman family leaves for Extra for Sunday with relatives. Krittenbrink leaves for Kent, IA to teach. Lost roan cow offered reward. Funeral for John E Locke set at M E church. County Auditor Shifflett expands code distribution. Coralie McGrew to wed Bert Reed in San Diego Cal. Silas Wilson discusses planting thousands of fruit trees. Baptist ladies hold fair and dinner. Seating mixup anecdote at business man’s season ticket. Heart cure ads and Eastern Star notes. Various city visits, court business, and social calls. Rescue tale highlights Dr. Agnew’s Cure for the Heart. McWaid Duval market changeover. Hood’s Sarsaparilla advertised for rheumatism. Community notices plus funeral and birth mentions. Salvation Army Christmas dinner appeal and thanks.
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Tom Scott
Anita
Mia
Love
Wiota
J. A. McWard
Rev. Hill
Grandpa Lowry
Hank Sperling
Pellett
H. M. Boorman
Extra
Geo. F. Krittenbrink
Kent
Creston
H. L. HenvEnson
John E. Locke
Tommorrow
J. D. Moore
Shifflett
Coralie McGrew
Bert Guion Reed
Presbyterian
San Diego
Cal
Silas Wilson
Iowa
Anita Republican
Ladies of the Baptist Church
Fancy overcoats and ulsters at steady low prices
In Fancy Cheviots Worsted or Cassimere's at 8 10 or 12 and up Cassimeres as low as 4 40 Not old shoddy or shop worn but new up to date goods Its no waste of money when you buy Over coats and Ulsters such as we sell Dress Coats 4 75 7 50 10 00 13 50 Ulsters 3 50 6 50 8 00 and 10 00 Good warm and serviceable Sleeve linings in better grades guaranteed for two seasons wear.
Children’s Wear Sale Highlighted with Low Prices
Our Children’s Department offers Novelities Sailor and Vestee Suits at 1.75, 2.25, and 2.50 with better options available. Reefer coats and overcoats for boys and girls are priced to please. Children are valued customers. the staff invites families to shop and be served with the same care as adults.
Clothing Buyers Aim for Better Dressed Public
Local retailer pledges to improve customer wardrobes with quality garments and attentive service. Shoppers can expect a wider assortment of styles and fabrics to elevate everyday attire and special occasions.
Hats and Caps for Careful Dressers
Hats and Caps for Careful Dressers advertises men and boys headwear at lower prices than rivals. It claims caps priced at 1c, 25c, 50c compare favorably with other stores at 25c, 50c, and 75c, urging customers to investigate.
Lead ers in low prices for fine clothing ads
We hold our undisputed position of leaders in low prices for fine clothing. No reductions by others will reach our level of prices. Not a few balls but everything at rock bottom. We have studied clothing and know what gives satisfaction. The customer who asks our opinion will receive honest advice.
The Old Racket Store Holiday Gift Sale
December winds signal Christmas rush and gift lists. The Old Racket Store showcases holiday goods with affordable, varied options including toys for children, watches, smoking sets, damask tableware, and gloves for brothers, all on sale for the season.
Labor Commission to Handle Pittsburg Plate Glass Strike
State labor commissioners summoned to Elwood to settle the Pittsburg plate glass strike. Two hundred polishers and finishers are out, risking plant closures at nine sites. If no settlement, all 800 workers at Elwood may walk out this week, affecting 7,000 workers across the company’s plants. Local ad notes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as pneumonia preventive.
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Pittsburg
Elwood
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A. M
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Lewis
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Amelia Hector
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Miss Smith
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Cleveland
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Des Moines
Tede Langdon
Neola
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Vinnie Todd
LaSalle
Colo
Suaw & Crombie
al Tharnish
Stuart & Robinson Opera
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
M. E. Church
C. A. Meredith
Elm Street
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W. A. McWaid
J. W. Cuykendall
H. Duval
John Mandelkow
Hood
Chester Boiler
J. W. Gray
Frank Perry
Eatata Perry
Humphreys
Gov. Stanford
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E. D. Morgan
Humphrey’s Company
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New York
Harold
Bert Lynch
Heaven
Grandpa Lynch
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Dr. King
la Grippe
Cowden
Pana
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Salvation Army
Captain Comstock
Salvation Army Hall
J. E. Locke
Salvation Army of
Blanche Cox
Gro. A
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Our Children's Department
Theo. G. Steinke
Royal
Dyal Baking Powde
Oyal
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Pete Christensen
P. T. Stafford
The
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Dan
Mae
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