Ober in Chicago Heads National Clothiers Convention
H B Ober of Ober Clothing Co visits Chicago for the United National Clothiers of America convention. He says the association leverages bulk buying to cut costs, keeping prices down while maintaining quality. The group claims 400 plus members from 28 states with over 2.5 million dollars in purchasing power, aiming to offset rising prices this season.
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Ober Clothing Co
Chicago
United National Clothiers of America
Association
Mr. Ober
Wilson
United Clothiers
United National Clothiers
For Sale and Wanted Items in Local Classifieds
Household furniture and fittings including gas range heater coal heater beds chairs tables and cabinets offered near Indianapolis with contact by W J Leatherman. Sale announced for October 15 at Frank Miller location. Plus employment ad seeking a man driver delivery and a young woman for wrapping. Other sale notices mention Overland electric lights and starter and a bargain sale of a house at 1205 Conn Street. Also two coal heating stoves and a lost gold watch with a Praceler trademark.
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Indiana
Yor Hargning
W. J. Leatherman
Frank Miller
Hurd
Thomas
Delvery
Weaver's
Overland
Lawrence Buick. Co
Bell
Neem. Houas
Conn
Telephone Directory Changes Daily Stelephone Notice
Daily telephone directory updates list changes and corrections for numbers called frequently. Includes names such as W A Hinesley and Mrs E J Meadows with various numbers and notes on daily watch. Mentions Kansas Telephone Co and night school offerings at Business College. Weekend guest Lt N Rogers at the Stout home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I Hinesley
W. A
Black Mays
E. JD. Meadows
J. E
Red Beery
B. E
Bluc
Wellman Evans
Isa
White Oder
Geo
Black Simmons
A. E
Black Donnely
Urs
Lizzie
Black Stone
Hon
Norton
B. J
Hultz
A. P
Pendleton
Will
THE
Kansas Telephone CO
Xt N. Rogers
Mrs. TL. Stout
Mother’s Friend Promises Easier Childbirth and Health
A vintage advertisement extols Mother’s Friend as a safe external preparation aiding three generations of childbirth. It claims the product relaxes abdominal skin, eases breast soreness, reduces morning sickness, and promotes future health. Readers are urged to write Bradfield reputation dept for the book and to buy at local druggists, applying nightly and morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradflelt
Lamar Ruddije
Ananta
Motherhold
You Can Shake Loose from The Tortures of Rheumatism
An old advertisement promotes S.S. 5. as a fifty year remedy for rheumatism. It claims the disease germs reside in blood and that the product purifies blood by eliminating rheumatic germs and strengthening the system. Readers are urged to contact the medical director at a department address for guidance.
Residents travel briefly as Kansas City visits noted
Local residents and visitors are listed as traveling to Kansas City for business and visits. Names include J. Barrow, H. M. Light, Ralph Bennett, Mrs. D. C. Webb, Miss E. Lindenberg, Elwyn Cowgill, G. F. Benson, J. M. Jonson, Mrs. Fritz Meyn, J. W. Morgan, J. C. Sproull, Evelyn Clark, Mrs. S. G. Clarke, Marguerite Gregory, Mrs. S. M. Putnam, John Chao, Chas. De Groot, Mrs. George Rising, Miss Margaret Medill, R. C. Johnson, Miss M Musselman, W. H. Pepperell, and Dr Lydia Hutt.
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Barrow
Kansas City
H. M. Light
Weaver
Ralph Bennett
D. C. Webb
R. S. Davidson
E. Lindenberg
Elwyn Cowgill
Leavenworth
G. F. Benson
J. M. Jonson
S. G. Clarke
Fredonia
Kansas ‘City
Loring
George Rising
Margaret Medill
Lawrence
R. C. Johnson
Noata
Okla
M. Musselman
Lin- Wood
W. H. Pepperell
Wichita
Lydia Hutt
Bowersock Theatre Season Attractions Announced
The Bowersock Theatre lists upcoming shows for 1917 18 with changes likely. Highlights include Anna Held in Follow Me on Oct 16, The Flame on Oct 30, Howe's Pictures on Nov 2 3, San Carlo Grand Opera on Nov 1, Fair and Warmer on Dec 15, Nothing But Truth on Dec 26, Her Soldier Boy on Jan 5, Bird of Paradise on Feb 1, Good Gracious Anna on Feb 18, Otis Skinner on Feb 26, Howe's Pictures on Mar 12, The 13th Chair on Mar 22, plus water ad copy and a note about city utilities.
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Bowersock
Bowersock Theatre
Anna Held
the Flame
Howe
Ae Ist
San Carlo Grand
Annahhalla
Lawrence schools Report Book Day success with 577 items
Principals report strong participation in Book Day with 352 books and 225 magazines collected. Schools like Lincoln Pinckney Quincy Te Central Cordley and McAllister contributed numerous items including 100 magazines at Cordley and 100 books at Central. The haul included old spellings and recent fiction.
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Lawrence
Lincoln
McAllister
Pinckney
Quincy
Central
Cordley
Telephone merger in Lawrence to finish by December 1
W E Nottorf reports all materials for the Bell and Home Telephone merger in Lawrence have arrived and labor shortages easing. Two hundred phones already cut over as work proceeds, aided by new workers. fire chief Reinisch and colleagues travel to Wichita for Kansas fire chiefs convention.
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Bell and
Home Telephone
Lawrence
University
W. F. Reinisch
Wichita
Fire Chiefs of
Kansas
E. J. Holland
Charles Prosser
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Ober
Business College
East Lawrence
John Doe
A. CG
Bryant
Perry
John, Adair
A. Batson
Linwood
Ott
Lelee
Green’s Chocolate Shop
Albert Noller
Mass
W.L. Douglas
Zoe
820
Fritz Retreads Tires
Express
Lotia Miles Tire Co
Grand Ave
Kansas City, Mo
F.H. Kruse
New York Street
George Kruse
Frank Kruse
C. A. Sima
M. Neville
Wentworth’s Bell
Guaranty Law
A. F. Brockman
Concordia
Missouri
Frank Rippy
Sedalia
New York ‘Street
Stauffer
Oak Hill Cemetery
WM. Quelch
Kenneth Quelch
McNish
J.bell
Tota Bey
Arunk
Journal-World
Main Street
Goli Wateh
Praceler
Business” College
McCulloch
Otis
Skinner
Howe's
Ige
Arkansas
Logan-Moore Lumber Co
W.E. A.nottorf
Green Bros
Jaedicke
Briscoe
Atuchen, Mizshige
B. Vincent
N. Hest
Coleg Lawrence
Fos. Weatherby
Western Railway Legraph Co
Ali Agle
H. L. Winey & Sons
Peoples State Bank
Lawrence National Bank
Lawrence Building & Loan Association
Barry Reding
Geo O. Foster
Jd. M. Adams
Geo. W. Hackman
C. Stevenson
Shawnee
Eriksen D. Coen Byrn
United States
Liberty Loan
Ment
Joan
Watkins National Bank
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