For Sale Classified Lineup in Town Ads
Multiple listings offer an array of items for sale or rent including a Gar land pasa stove a modern seven room house in Orient a pocket billiard table National cash registers a small tomatoes and corn for canning a small tractor tools and farm animals and building lots with prices and contact phones 1002 X 81R54 914 T70 W 914 502 North Sumner Street 1003 North Birch street 34 J P Hale 10838 Y and the Advertiser office
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Orient
Matt Western
North Sumner Street
A. A. Kitching
Chiropractor Dr Swanson Listings at 107 N Maple St
Dr. R A Swanson is listed as a chiropractor operating over Hester's shoe store at 107 North Maple Street. Phone office 563 residence 937.
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R. A. Swanson
Hester's Sho
N. Maple Street
Phon
Notice of office closure and local business ads
My office will be closed until Sept 1. Dr J J Hess Cornice Works 109 N lm Roofing sheet metal and gutter work Phone 204 Lower prices on Red Crown gasoline oil tires and tubes Ray Taylor Red Crown Service Station H C Hansen will leave Wednesday morning for Danberry Wis where he will spend three weeks at his cottage
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J. J. Hess
Ray Taylor
Red Crown
H. C. Hansen
Danberry
Wis
For Rent Notices From 1920s Local Ad
Multiple rental ads list houses for rent with details on rooms locations and contact methods. Properties include five seven and six room houses in North Pine Maple West Spencer Adair and other streets with varying features such as modern furnishings cistern pumps wells and garages. Some ads request inquiries at local stores or offices and provide phone or care-of instructions.
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North Walnut
Telerate
North Pine Street
North Maple Street
West End
Adair Street
HH. W. Edaburn
Auxiliary Members Bring Sandwiches to Picnic
Auxiliary members provide sandwiches covered dishes and silverware for the community picnic.
Gladioli Bulbs Displayed by I M Molby Exhibit
A misc advertisement notes blooms grown and displayed by I M Molby. It lists five percent farm loans, various insurances by A A Willie & Son, and contact numbers 226 or 344. Fi delity Abstract & Loan Company is named with J V Richardson as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. M. Molby
A. A. Willie & Son
Fidelity Abstract & Loan Company
J V. Richardson
Local residents depart and visit across multiple towns
Hugh Campbell of Lacona and Christena Peppmeier of Shannon City attend to business and return home. J H White of Shannon City travels to Creston for work. I J Nickle leaves for Osceola to judge a baby beef club. Mrs Fred Strong and sons return to Orient after visiting. Davie Bilding travels to Tingley to stay with the Hill family. Mrs J A Clifford of Monmouth and Mrs Harry Livingston of Peoria visit. James Harrabine and son from Des Moines deal with Floyd construction. Floyd Company builds a new school. Mr and Mrs L J Brownfield arrive from North Platte and plan a trip to Odonna, Illinois. James Dewit and daughter return from Pella after visiting Mrs DeWit in Ripley. Paul Kelly leaves for Salt Lake City to ride horses during a 60 day racing season after a stint in Sedalia.
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Hugh Campbell
Lacona
Christena Peppmeier
Shannon City
Hom
J. H. White
Creston
I. J. Nickle
Osceola
Baby
Fred Strong
Mark and
Frederick
Orient
Davie Bbilding
Tingley
F. S. Hill
Near
J. A. Clifford
Monmouth
Ill
Harry Livingston
Peoria
J. H. Porter
West Adams Street
James Harrabine and Son
Attention U C S P Meeting Warned For Wednesday
Important business meeting of U C S P set for Wednesday August 26 with Grand Monarch Kivett delivering the supreme meeting report.
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Grand Monarch Kivett
Augustana Quartet and Iwerne Dowie At Salem Lutheran
A Salem Lutheran church program features the Augustana Quartet and the blind boy violinist Iwerne Dowie Thursday night. Admission is 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augustana Quartet
Iwerne Dowie
Salem Lutheran Church
Los Angeles Boys Chorus Stranded in Kansas City
Fifty boys aged 8 to 22 from the Los Angeles Boys Chorus are stranded in Kansas City after a cross country tour began three weeks ago. Defalcations by tour agents blamed for the financial plight. Independence Avenue Christian Church plans a relief concert to aid the troupe tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Boys’ Chorus
Independence Avenue
Japanese Expert Will Teach How to Eat Rice
Dr. K Suginoto a rice expert at Tokyo Nutrition Laboratory a Rockefeller Foundation scholar says his mission abroad includes teaching Americans how to eat rice. He has studied rice nutrition for five years and tested 30 people.
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Tokio
K. Sugimoto
Tokio Nutrition Laboratory
Rockefeller Foundation
United States
Local residents return home and visit in town
Mr and Mrs A E Frank return ed to their home in Kansas City today after a short visit here. H B Vanderlipp of Omaha arrived here Monday to attend to business. Mrs Allen Eddy came home Monday from Hammond Ind after two weeks with daughter Mrs Raymond Dawson. Sidney Strauss left Monday for Chicago to buy goods for Strauss Dry Goods. Mrs Harry Maneeley and daughter Miss Lucile of Afton spent the day here on business and visiting. Mr and Mrs A W Tiren and family of Stanton spent Monday at the Selander home. Mrs C A True of Omaha returned home this morning after being called by the death of John C Jones. Miss Harriett Gentle, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ed Gentle, is visiting grandparents Mr and Mrs W H Gentle. Mrs Arthur Sasse and children of Griswold arrived for a visit with her parents. Mr and Mrs Harry Hartley and children and O J Oshel and James Pelton returned to Creston after visiting the Oshel family in Marhballtown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Eddy
Hammond
Ind
Raymond Dawson
Sidney Strauss
Chicago
Strauss Dry Goods Company
Harry Maneeley
Lucile
Afton
A. W. Tiren
Stanton
C. G. Selander
North Jarvis Street
C. A. True
Omaha
John C. Jones
Harriett Gentle
Ed Gentle
W. H. Gentle
North Sumner Avenue
Arthur Sasse
Griswold
L. E. Black
North Elm Street
Harry Hartley
O. J. Oshel
James Pelton
Creston
Jess Oshel
Marhballtown
Crestmoor Women Host Golf and Bridge Luncheon
The Crestmoor Golf Club women held a golf and bridge luncheon at the club after a 1 pm meal. Committee members include Mrs L D Rivenburg Mrs Scott Armstrong Mrs Ethel Sowers Mrs R A Begg Mrs Bert Hintz Mrs George Gault Mrs T Y Olden Mrs D W Higbee Mrs Margaret Ball Mrs Helen Ball and Mrs Lyle Streain.
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Crestmoor Golf Club
Golf Club
Bridge
L. D. Rivenburg
Scott Armstrong
Ethel Sowers
R. A. Begg
Bert Hintz
George Gault
T. Y. Olden
D. W. Higbee
Margaret Ball
Helen Ball
Lyle Streain
Picnic Dinner Honors Verna Western Family at South Hill
A Sunday picnic at Matt Western's South Hill home honored Mr. and Mrs. Verna Western of West Burlington. Families attended including L. Randolph, Karl Randolphs family, John Boyd group, C. Carter household, Houston and Alta Boys, L. J. Nickle family with Irene, Vern Westerns, Dallas Western, Sherman Western, and Matt Western.
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Matt Western
South Hill
Verna Western
West Burlington
L .M. Randolph
Karl Randolph
Lura Belle
John Boyd
Ernest Boyd
C. Carter
Houston
Alta and
Mary
L. J. Nickle
Irene
Vern
Western
Dallas
Sherman Western
Family Reunion At Shannon City For Brown Kester Group
Mr and Mrs Theodore Jennings and family traveled to Shannon City for the Brown Kester reunion at George Brown's home. Attendees included the Cox Coats Johnson Hittle Kester and Arthur Brown families from nearby towns. St Malachys society hosted an ice cream social at J E McCann's residence with a large turnout and dainty refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Jennings
Shannon City
Brown Kester
George Brown
Park Cox
Olive, Coats
John Johnson
John Hittle
Arispe
Eston Kester
Tingley
Arthur Brown
Lincoln, Neb
Jennings
Creston
St. Malachy’s Society of
St. Malachy’s Church
J. E. McCann
Surprise Party at Nevinville for Mrs. Showers
Relatives and friends gathered at Melvin Showers home in Nevinville on Sunday for a surprise party and community dinner at noon. A small cash purse was presented by Mrs. Charles Hosking on behalf of friends, with many neighbors from Nevinville Creston Cromwell Polk County and Dalton Neb in attendance.
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Melvin Showers
Nevinville
Showers
Charles Hosking
C. D. Showers
John Showers
Jerry Atwood
Gus Wilson
Arvid Showers
C. E. Wallace
Paul Ewing
A. G. Hosier
Creston
J. M. Talent
Polk County
Charles Bowerbank
Cromwell
Charles Talent
Lester Atwood
Arlie Ewing
Charles Hoskins
Orient
Ray ‘Seeley
W. R. Patterson
Bernice Lane
Bert Hosier
John Bowerbank
George Bowerbank
Mable Clayton
Dalton, Neb
J. O. Smith
Ackerman Claims World Record For Umbrella Travel
Kansas City Aug 25 Representative Ernest E Ackerman of Plainfield New Jersey argues he has logged an umbrella for 665000 miles across 110 countries. He joined a congressional commission touring Leavenworth prison and recalled taking the umbrella on ocean crossings and even during the 1923 Japan earthquake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City, Mo
Ernest E Ackerman
Plainfield
N. J
Ackerman
Congressional Commission
Leavenworth
Kan
Liverpool
England
Iceland
Northcape
Africa
Turkey
South America
Japan
Evolution Is Slow in Third Basemen Land
A Hartford Times quip notes that evolution is gradual with a million years of ascent yielding at most 50 capable third basemen across the land.
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Hartford Times
Waterway for West Defended
Washington argues that Great Lakes St. Lawrence project favors smaller cargo vessels. The association says the 30 foot channel serves many ports and refutes the idea that giant liners like Leviathan or Majestic must reach Duluth Chicago or other ports.
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Associated Press
Washington
Leviathan
Majestic
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence
Duluth
Chicago
New York
Boston
St. Lawrence
New Orleans
Galveston
Houston
Detroit
St Lawrence
Welland
St. Lawrence Canal
Celtic
Great Lakes
Philadelphia
Wilmington
Baltimore
Charleston
Savannah
Jacksonville
Mobile
New
Orleans
Kneller Perry Wedding Unites Creston Pair at Presbyterian Parsonage
Laurena Kneller daughter of Mr and Mrs C H Kneller and James Perry son of Mr and Mrs J L Perry both of Creston wed at the Presbyterian parsonage with Rev W L Cain officiating. The bride a Creston high school graduate class of 1923 has worked as bookkeeper at Boyd Creamery. Perry is a farmer with his father in Union county. They plan a short wedding trip and will live at 315 North Jarvis until March then move to Mrs Perry's father's farm seven miles north of Prescott.
Genuine American Princess at Strand Theater in Creston
Manager Metzger brings Princess Fawn Eyes & Co to the Strand for Thursday evening shows with special scenery and light effects. They come from Riverview Park Des Moines and will appear with Haro'd Bell Wright's The Son of His Father as the feature.
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Metzger
Strand Theater
Princess Fawn Eyes & Co
Riverview Park
Des Moines
Specia
Creston
Princess Fawn Eyes
Harmony Redskins
Haro'd Bell Wright
Coats Family Visits Friends Then Return Home
Mr and Mrs Oliver Coats and his mother from Shannon City with relatives Mrs L Stickler and sons pert and Dale of Green Bay Wis returned home this morning after ten days visiting Catherine Martens at 301 South Elm Street.
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Oliver Coats
Mr. Coats
Shannon City
Comfortable homes for Spitzbergen officials debunk rugged image
Spitzbergen residents at Barentsburg Longyear City and Ny Aalesund enjoy well appointed administration buildings and housing. Coal company heads provide steam heated, furnished living spaces with libraries billard rooms and art. Director Dresselhuys’ home stands as a northern replica of Dutch luxury.
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Preas
Barentsburg
Green Harbor
Spitzbergen
Longyear City
Ny Aalesund
Wiere
E Spitzbrgen
Dresselhuys
Hague
Amsterdam
Carnations Used as Bait For Rats in Los Angeles
Los Angeles authorities discovered pale carnation blossoms act as bait for rats in the hall of records and court house buildings. Chief janitor L. Robinson led weeks of inquiry revealing the plant’s surprising appeal to the rodent population.
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Los Angeles
Hall of Records
Court House
L. €. Robinson
Factory Girl Evidence of Pinkham’s Vegetable Remedy
Lititz Pennsylvania resident Mrs Charles R Shue testifies that Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound eased back and side pain and nervousness after factory work left her unable to move for months She says 98 of 100 women reportedly benefited from the remedy and invites letters from readers The ad also notes widespread use and claims of eradicating rodents through traps and poison in a separate anecdote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Paina
Lydia E. Pinkham
Charles R. Shue
R. F.D
Local Residents Attend Business, Visitors Stay at Home
A. C. Green of Orient spent Monday attending to business. Miss Rose Ehrlick of Lansing arrived and stays with Mr. and Mrs. William Geller at 319 North Sumner avenue. Ehrlick formerly taught commercial arts at the local high school.
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A. C. Green
Orient
Rose Ehrlick
Lansing
William Geller
North
Sumner Avenue
Miss Ehrlick
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Consumers
Kraft
Kenneth W. Rowe
West Montgomery St
Athearn and Coyle
E. F. Tackett
Optometrist
Adams St
Irving School
North Birch Street
J. P. Hale
Sycamore Street
Advertiser
Chas. A- Kayden
B. M
W. Mille
Fred W. Doge
Butiher
E. Montg
Adem Pickett
Earl Moreland
Agnew
West
Spencer Street
van Camp’s
Swift’s
Kirk
Per Sk
Pillsbury’s Best
Wilson
Grocers
Paul Kelly
Mary Kelly
Salt Lake City
Cleve Coakley
Waldout
Salt Lake
Paul
Sedala
The
the Asociated Press
A. E. Frank
H. B. Vanderlipp
Waterway
Creston's Food Center
N. W. Corner Elm and Monty. Sts
Prunes
Bartlett Pears
Crawfords
Kelly’s Market
California
Tne Associated Press
Factory
Rumford
Trimmer
Creston Hotel
F. M. Trimmer
Kwood Boulevard
Guy Martin, Greenfield
Lowa
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