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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1925
Page
7
Short classified item lists product prices and a phone contact for delivery from a Montgomery Street business. The text mentions a local address 113 East Montgomery Street and a phone number 751, plus small price points 10 25 45 48 25 cents.
Numerous items offered for sale including a 1922 Ford touring car a gas stove a Swiss bull kitchen cabinet livery buggy hens and several Ford vehicles plus furniture and a two story house all featuring contact names locations and prices in a dense midwestern classifieds page.
Classified items seek 5 percent farm loans for Adam Pickett and a housework helper, wallpaper cleaning services, and abstract company referrals. Also include used car or 90 acre land offers in Iowa, mail orders for neckwear sales jobs, and Watkins product sales opportunities with guaranteed weekly earnings.
Advertising copy advertises opportunities to sell Madison Better Made shirts directly to wearers with no capital or experience required. It claims many earn up to 100 dollars weekly plus bonuses and invites applicants to mail age occupation and references to W T Rawleigh Co department LA 2213 Freeport Illinois.
Six room house at 503 West Summit and a modern furnished apartment available. Willis & Son advertise five room and six room houses with optional unfurnished rooms at 509 West Jefferson Street and 102 South Spruce. One nine room house at 906 North Cherry Street comes with water and lights. A new modern six room house with garage near the north school, plus a room for rent near Spruce street, are also offered. Lost: bill posters brush. reward offered.
A collage of early 20th century classified pitches offering easy at home work and sales roles. Promoters claim high profits, no experience, free samples, and cash commissions for selling candies and stylish shoes with addresses in Toledo Cincinnati Chicago.
Mr and Mrs Art Penkert and son Raymond join Ray Meadows for a day in Des Moines visiting relatives. Charlea Meadows of Syndicate Clothing will leave Sunday for Cedar Rapids to attend a convention. Miss Catherine Dowlin and Miss Imogene Madden of Lenox tour Creston en route to Des Moines to spend the weekend with friends. Mr and Mrs L A Hester and family plan a Des Moines outing to visit relatives. Mr and Mrs Charles Hickok return from Excelssor Springs Missouri after four weeks away for Mr Hickok’s health.
Mr and Mrs Art Ward Leon ard McCann and Carroll McCoy will leave Saturday for Williams Iowa to visit Mr and Mrs E J McGoey Mrs McCann who has been here the past two weeks will accompany them home They plan to drive over.
Thos. L. Cheetham & Son, Optometrists, offer properly fitted spectacles to improve eye comfort and vision. Their service emphasizes precise lens fitting and professional eye care.
A Creston exchange announces a modern automatic call distribution with direct line signals, eliminating listening by operators and reducing wait times. Subscribers are urged to cooperate for efficient service while the company highlights ownership by local stockholders and a commitment to fair rates and reliable community utility.
The Creston Mutual Telephone urges subscribers and the public to support its service and aims to secure approval for its telephonic communication improvements.
The Creston Country Club warns poachers at Sunmit Lake to stop fishing and hunting on leased lake grounds. It invites new members, listing directors and urging applications to join for boating and other privileges. Miss Naomi Griffin leaves tonight for Orient to visit her parents, Mr and Mrs Griffin.
R. Harper returns to Corning after a brief stay. Allen J. Peterson goes back to Council Bluffs following a short visit. Omie Hixon of Macksburg returns home after visiting here. Mrs. G. F. Door of Prescott spent Friday shopping and visiting friends.
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