Local Holiday Notes and Merchant Ads Promenade
Clippings report community notes from Merry Christmas greetings to illness and visits. Local merchants promote ornaments toys and holiday treats while churches plan Christmas trees and readers await page six features like Santa Claus and the G Side of the News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Jacobs
Gartland
P. Ellerbrook
Sioux City
M. E
U. P
P. McKellar & Son
Knapp & Co
Milnaugh
Ideal Bakery
Orcutt
Shannon Bros. Ad
N. J. Brown
Mrs. Malm
Eastern Town
Local shop updates and holiday sales in Rock Valley
Eldredge offers half price bargains on clothing and premiums to attract Christmas shoppers. Miss Anna Foppe and Miss Lizzie Foppe seek gifts in Sheldon but find Rock Valley stocks richer and cheaper. The Inwood Herald features strong ads and clean content, while a 1901 Butler calendar arrives. A new marriage unites George Darlow and Bess Weld at the M E parsonage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo C. Pas
Orange City
GC. A. Morris
Boyden
E. Hoeven
Hospers
H. Prins
Hull
J. T. Lickel
Dakota
Miss Stella
Dodds
P. Mahler
Sheldon
E.D. Rogers
Spencer
Pioneer Store
Calvin. Hook
State Bank of
Rock Valley
Edith Hazard
Kent
RE. Roantree
Chandler
M. EB
Anna
Lizzie _Foppe
E. Eldredge
J. W. Butler Paper Co
Chicago
Jerusha
Vitzthum
M. E. Parsonage
George Darlow
Bess Weld
Inwood
W. Avery Richards
Tax Ferrets Begin Delinquent Notice Campaign
The tax ferrets in Sioux County Herald began last week sending notices by registered mail to suspected delinquents. About 800 cases of tax omission were found. One man paid 475 dollars at the treasurer’s office and receipts exceed 500 dollars from such sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux County
Meeting With Rock Valley Officials Seeks Special Trains
City business men met in the First National Bank parlor Tuesday evening to confer with W. S. Bratt of Mason City about securing special trains and excursion rates for the Rock Valley District Fair next year. The conference produced encouraging prospects for concessions on rates and trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank
W. S. Bratt
Mason City
Bratt
Rock Valley
Christmas Advertising in Iowa Newspapers Shows Prosperity
The Journal notes a boom in Christmas ads across Iowa and national papers, with merchants offering wide stock and low prices. Firms like Eldredge's and Knapp's Pharmacy advertise specials, while articles highlight strong consumer demand and the belief in a Christmas duty to purchase. Lost items and local shop promotions appear among the notices.
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The
Journal
Iowa
Sioux City
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Shannon Brothers
J. A. Gartland
J.L. Finch
Jeasie Lickel
Orcutt’s
Congress
J. P. Orcutt
Hoeven & Speelman
H. C. Baumann
Pember
C. Bunting
Mullen
F.M. Bunting
Mya
John Grossenburg
Plymouth
Dicken
Eldredge
Inwood Herald
Herald
Foppo
Pioneer
Noble
Foppe
Vertise
Rolfé Reveille
Knapp’s Pharmacy
Sam Bellesfield
Hartley
Belle Quinlan
Eldrdge
Jady
Nours
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