Farragut and Vicinity Weekly News Highlights
Local notes recount baseball players in center and right fields, and lingering hometown visits from Shenandoah families. Community reports cover a Congregational church missionary meeting, social hours, and lunch, along with residents visiting Hamburg, Shenandoah, and Sidney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Grape
Alfred Clark
Glen Thomas
Rollo Jones
Shenandoah
Mamie Cutler
Mamie Bigshot
Coloado Spings
Colo
Theron Lafferty
Ruth Jean Oliver
Caldwell
Idaho
Bishoff
Mamie Crane
Theron
J. H. Clark
L. C. Clark
Ross Lamb
Gladys Ferrer
Missionary Society of the Congregational Church
A. F. Daland
W. 8. Coy
Anna Feil
Santa Monica
Galif
Mary Shoults
Marie Hamann
Gladys Ferrel
Kleeckner
Hamburg
Clark Newton
Lary
Sterling, Cole
Ike Scott
J. C. Jones
Sidney
George Gilmore
Bessie
W. W. Morgan
Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound Hair Dye Ad
An advertisement promotes Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound for darkening gray hair naturally and evenly. It claims easy home use with a sponge or brush, fades gray to youthful glossy black after several applications, and features a closing line about a Playerphone in every home credited to Chas Medford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyeth
Chas
Medford
Depopulation of Farms Oversees Population Booms
Cities boast rising populations while farmers lament the decline of rural lands and communities. The piece contrasts urban growth with agricultural depopulation, highlighting social and economic shifts across countryside areas.
Subtleties of Work and Life Discipline
A reflective aphorism notes that those who prepare for their life work will find ample tasks, while the squanderer sees his substance dwindle, underscoring the value of preparation and diligence.
Eye opener in Rock Port as coffee urn erupts in blaze
Rupe and Bartholomew's cafe in Rock Port faced a morning scare last week when a large coffee urn suddenly burst into flames. A nearby chemical fire extinguisher stopped the inferno, scorching the ceiling and leaving the urn badly scorched but saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Port
Rupe & Bartholomew
Atchison County Mail
Belt and cuff button sale with accessories listed
A local ad lists boys belts at 23 cents and men's cuff buttons gold plated, plus stick pins and tie holders priced from 9 cents up to 98 cents. The display highlights belt and accessory prices in a compact sale note.
Store Ad List of Sewing and Hardware Items
A fragmented catalog lists items including Palmolive soap and Cashmere Bouquet soap, safety pins in three sizes, pins of various types and counts, brushes, files, dress shields, lead pencils, needles, bias tape, rickrack, crochet hooks, lingerie clasps, mucilage, LePage glue, middy laces, toothbrushes, prophylactic brushes, wire and rubber hair pins, and rubber goods with scattered prices noted. The ad preserves numerous brand names and product types typical of a general store display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodbury’s
LePage
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Farragut and
Jimmy
Limberneck
Jones
Mabel B
Mabel
W. W
G. KE
William
Mike F
Mike
Eli Oppenheimer
Catherine Hall
Stella Rea
California
Hamiltton
Sam James
Miss Rea
Mabel Hart
Whisler
Guy Allen
Oriel Phipps
Omaha
Richard Martin
Congregational Church
Martin
TH. D. Herr
Dundy County
Nebraska
Benkelman Investment Company
McCague
Omaha, Nebr
Jake
Whittemore Baby Elite
Ndt White
Colgate’s Products
Colgate
Dr. Parkers
Paris
Ae & Se
Golden Rule
Japan
New York
San Francisco
Georgettes
Express
Holden B. F. Coughlan
Roy
Ml Saving Power
Iowa
Lark
der Ac
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