Montgomery Ward marks 100th anniversary in 1922
The Telegram notes Montgomery Ward and Co celebrates the 100th anniversary of the mail order industry in 1922. It profiles Aaron Montgomery Ward’s founding in 1872 and the company’s growth to a nationwide catalog and retail network with 100,000 employees and over 2,100 stores. The piece highlights campaigns, guarantees, and expansion from 1920s into the mid-20th century.
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National Grange
Aaron Montgomery Ward
U.S
Montgomery Ward
Edward 8. O'Donnell
Wpin
Montgomery Ward & Co
Wards
Columbus
Ward
Earitt
Wth Street
Ward Auto Service
Bist Avenue
Aatot
America
Ilinois Grange
Raine
Chicago
Grange
Iivil Order
Montgomery Ward. . Co
War
Thorne
New York City
Marysville
Kan
Plymouth
Ind
Indiana
Compny
Comipany
Avery
Roosevelt
War Labor Board
U.S Army
Louis A. Wolfson
John 4. Barr
Barr
Robert E. Brooker
Whirlpool Corp
Brooker
Standard Chemical Co
Montgomery Ward Life Insurance Co
Pioneer Trust & Savings Bank
Rocky Mountain Prestress, Inc
Craftgsmen Construction Co, Inc
Englevant
Cato
Container Corporation of America
Marcor Inc
CCA
Marcor
Ward era catalog nostalgia puzzle items 1895 list
Nostalgic quiz identifies ten everyday items from a Montgomery Ward catalog page of 1895. Clues reference lamp fittings, drapery, cowboy pants, work shirts, ironing equipment, a toy puzzle, straw hats, hairpieces, and linen wool fabrics with era-typical descriptions.
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Yesteryear
Todd
Montgomery Ward
Iran
Sgt Zabawa Returns to States With Combat Medals
Sgt Tony Zabawa arrives at Fort Riley Kansas after medical care in Vietnam, where he spent weeks in Cam Ranh Bay hospital recovering from malaria and shrapnel. He served two years in Tay Ninh and Da Nang, earning the Cambodian Campaign Medal Army Commendation Medal Vietnam War Medal Good Conduct Medal Bronze Star and Purple Heart. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Tony Zabawa Jr.
The Carr newspaper announces subscription and address change rules
Fragmentary text shows subscription rates and delivery areas for The Carr newspaper. It mentions carrier delivery in Columbus Nebraska and surrounding counties, a yearly rate, and instructions for change of address to the postmaster. The readable items indicate weekly or monthly pricing and mail options, but many details are garbled.
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Columbus
Nebraska
Platt
Boone
Bytet
Colfax
Merrick
Nani
Prometly
Petity
Golumbes Telearem
Rew
Albion schools seek new facilities amid overcrowding
Albion public schools enter a reorganization to plan new facilities after the high school spaces fill up and a music science building is condemned by the state fire marshal. Students now use the soil conservation office nearby as officials cite low district valuation and tuition student ratios as key obstacles.
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Albion Public Schooll
Navy
Soil Conservation Office
Damage suit filed against City of West Point
A 25000 dollar damage suit and request for a permanent injunction were filed in U S District Court by Teamsters Local 504 and five former West Point city employees. Plaintiffs name City of West Point Mayor Dal Benre and six council members, alleging constitutional rights violations and obstruction of union organizing efforts.
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UPI
U.S
Yeamsters Union
West Point
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Nornia
Dal Benre
West Poll
Teamsters
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Use
Ito Ie Midwast Toni
Earl Baslon
Myron Warner
Ray Stortman
Allen Creckel
May Dee Stolzman
Ward catalog a window into the 19th century mail order era
A 76 page reprint of Ward’s No. 14 Spring and Summer 1875 catalog highlights Aaron Montgomery Ward’s early business practices and bold money back policy. It details fashion, hardware, and household items with vivid copy, prices, and the firm’s pioneering customer approach, including early customer letters and the enduring catalog ethos.
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Aaron Montgomery Ward
Ward
Wards
America
Amelia
Tavelin
Oriental
Saratoga
Monitor
Empress
Wari
Pullmat Palace
Shamnd
Pigskin Papers put Redskins flanker reverse under fire
Washington insiders leak reveals alleged White House documents about the Redskins playoff game with San Francisco. The faux Pigskin Papers claim Nixon hoped to back Washington, while experts warned against bias, noting a suggested flanker reverse faced strong opposition from several advisers.
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UPI
Gibson
Washington Redskins
San Francisco
Org
White House
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Fack Anderson
Anderson
Pakistan
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Redskins
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Ool
Speritt Action Group
National Pigskin Policy Council
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Peking
Moscow
Dick Nolet
Mxot
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