Washington trip and a tailor made moment
The author recalls a Washington visit with family discovering a tailor made shirt moment, the slow shop experience, and lessons in salesmanship. He contrasts luxury shopping with a drugstore deck of cards, describes packing eccentricities like an alligator and a quiver, and ends with a patriotic reflection on America and the nation’s Constitution while driving home past monuments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
No. 2
Leuthold
Washington
Chicago
Sticks
Mother
Martin
America
Quiet Fourth Echoes in Eldora and Nearby Towns
Yesterday’s events from 55 years ago recount Eldora’s quiet Fourth of July with picnics and small town outings. Notes include a Lirger delegation at Walker grove, a local find of stolen goods hidden in a tin can, visits by Mayor Robb and Grant Tyler to Hampton, and a playful jab at city dining costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
Oor
Bampton
Radcliffe
Buckeye
Walker Scrove
J. D. Henderson
Henderson
Robb
Grant Tyler
Hampton
Ackley
Clarksville
Iowa Falls
Hardin County
Herald
Chicago
J H. Merrick
Eldora Street
Barlow
Northwestern Tracks
Robert Quick
Frank Stielow
Industrial School
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eldora Herald-Ledger
Hardin and
Adrean
Spectat
Boos
George TH
Felton
Grace Protheree
Katherine Piper
Ciewhition
Marcella Parker
Paul Mason
Marisa Peters Horne
Ninteran
Dale Ue
Gene Peshia
Patrapine
Washinton
Charles M. Proudfit
Irene Reed
Henry A. Kuschel
Eva G. Grant
J.C. Boyd
Sam Ansell
Tenth Street
Ninth Avenue
Mr. Boyd
Des Moines
Cole
Collins
Maxwell
Ames
Jefferson Highway
Ankenyson
Polk County
Story County
H.C. Bunger
Clay Township
Poplar Lane
Jaspers
VannAvers
Alden Township
Spring Wood
Booal Tessendorf
Hubbard
Frank
Cround
Frozen Food Center
Rigbert
Iowa
PONY
Marks
Jack Sprat
Sunkist
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