Odds and Ends From Lincoln to Colorado Springs
A mix of small town notes from across the region, including a substation opening at the State University building, a Danbury farmer fencing eighty acres, tea shipments arriving in Omaha, a Unadilla man catching a nine and a half pound carp, a mom and granddaughter eating the corn they picked, and a Lincoln Prohibition advocate mobbed in Swanton. The piece also profiles Winfield Scott Stratton, a labor day marcher and mining success story, arguing luck favors the persevering and detailing Stratton’s rise from carpenter to mining student and investor with patience and study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State University
Danbury
Japan
China
Omaha
Darnell
Lincoln
Swanton
Anti-Saloon League
de Soto
Colorado Springs
Carpentera’ Union
Winfield Scott Stratton
Stratton
Independence Mine
Colorado
Colorado School of Mines
Battle Mountain
Local Store Sells Staples at Discount Prices
A historical grocery ad lists numerous canned goods, baking supplies, coffee, tea, flour, sugar, and other staples with prices such as tomatoes at 10 cents a can, 15 pounds sugar for 1.00, and various 2-pound packets. The sale promotes Walter Bakers cocoa, Libby products, Kingford corn meal, and several tobacco and soap items with pricing scattered through the catalog. The entry notes store hours open evenings until 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Bakers
Ohiah Reef
DCMM
Libby ‘& Me
Kingsford
Kingafoad
Arbuckle's
Dwight
Gothenburg
We Have What You Want in This Line
A terse advertisement asserts the store offers everything consumers seek. It highlights stock variety and prompt service to attract shoppers. Local readers are invited to visit and compare selections.
Teacher Roy Ericcsen Begins Second Year in Platte Valley
The Platte Valley district welcomes Roy Ericcsen of Maxwell as he starts his second year as a teacher on Monday September 9. Ericcsen previously served in education in Maxwell and now resumes duties in the Platte Valley school system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holtry
Sutherland
Wm. E. Shuman
Beatrice
Brady
Doolittle
Canyona
Ceater
Oklahoma
Roy Ericcsen
Maxwell
Platte Valley
Broeker's Offers Latest Fall Patterns to Ready Orders
They require garments to be progressive with new fabric patterns cuts and fits. Broeker's makes clothing to order and reports the latest fall patterns are ready for customer orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broeker's
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North Platte
GC. A. .Howe
Joseph Hershey
Locust Street
North Platte, Neb
John Bratt
KR. Coodman
John Bratt & CO
Efere
North Platte, Nebraska
Schmalzrie
TOWN
D’s
The
North Platte Pharmacy
Sherwin & Williams
A. F. Streitz
M. L. McCullough
Chicago
Cheyenne County
Bayard
Henry Abshire
Lutheran Ladies and Society
David Minehall
Cleveland
Lexington
Opera House
3. T. Club
Will Otten
Postmaster Reed
Shelton
Reed
Shelton Clipper
Scott Bluff
Sterling
Bridgeport
Scotts Bluff
Tea Rivers
Gilman
A. Gilman & Son
New York City
F. Seeberger
A. B. Goodwin
Hershey
Seeberger
Leonard Laubner
Buffalo
Carpenter
Herahey
Misa Louise Seeberger
A. F. Beeler
Joe McConnell
J. H. Hershey
C. J L. Patterson
Hinman and Nichols
Farmers & Merchants
L. Funkhouser
J. F. Ware
H. Newberry
McPherson County
W. J. Shinkle
Louis Tollion Baw
Nichola School
J. Ht. McConnell
Jas, Wilson
James Crawford
Concord
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