Britt man buys box of strawberries for 20 cents
Ed Peterson of Britt Iowa purchased a box of strawberries for 20 cents in a local market.
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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1928
Page
6
Ed Peterson of Britt Iowa purchased a box of strawberries for 20 cents in a local market.
A note from Stotts City Missouri reveals confusion over a box sold for fruit commission profit. Mr Peterson supplied the figure and Mr Morris replied the box yielded only 13 cents to Mr Peterson, while the other 13 cents remains disputed. The case asks who earned the remaining proceeds from the honey sale.
Public auction set for Saturday September 1 1928 to sell household furniture and other articles. Bills for particulars list items and terms. J W Van Laar owner notes location in Michigan move.
The Quinlan School House in District No 5 Rock Township will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder on Wednesday August 29 at 6 30 PM. JOHN W KLEIN secretary.
A humorous sales pitch urges car owners to bring in tires for appraisal and promises attractive offers on new United States Tires. It extolls Royal Cords and Useo Cords as sturdy options and emphasizes reliability and value in a period voice.
Mr and Mrs Paul Triggs and son visited relatives at Luverne and Jas per Minn Roy Haroldson who has been visiting relatives here returned to his home at Luverne with them Axtut Kippley who was seriously injured ten days ago died at the Hull hospital Sunday morning Mr and Mrs Frank Rogers and children of Irene S D visited in Mrs E D Rogers home Sunday Mrs Arrent and children of Dubuque Iowa visited in the Jake Brink home Sunday on their way to Black Hills S D Mr and Mrs Pin Rogers of near Alvord spent Sunday visiting relatives in Doon Mrs W S Schultz who has been very sick for the last few weeks is improving nicely at this writing Miss Gertrude Vanden ever of near Hull is spending this week with relatives here Andrew Klorstad and daughter Hazel attended a family reunion at Sioux Falls Sunday Miss Florence Kloek of Sioux Falls SD is spending this week with friends here Rine Trower of Sioux City visited in Doon Sunday Marjorie Ecklig and Doris Glissman were Sioux City shoppers Monday Miss Frances McDowell of Sioux City visited her father Sunday Mr and Mrs Al Loftus and children of Sioux City visited in the Joe Swenning home Sunday Inez who has been visiting here returned home with her parents.
A Hygeia July article by Dr. E. Solomon argues alcohol accounts for about 10 percent of mental disease, similar to syphilis, detailing delirium tremens and alcoholic hallucinosis. He notes preprohibition declines in alcoholic cases then a return to prior levels, concluding prohibition has not solved the problem.
Notice declares Frank Bauman appointed administrator of Joe Wattawa estate by Sioux County District Court. Creditors to file claims and debts to be settled. Also public auction announced at H Splear Auctioneer sale of household goods on Saturday August 25 at 2 00 PM near the public schools. Mrs Mulvey owner listed.
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