August Coat Sale Opens at Montgomery Ward
Miss Ena Wilson of Des Moines assists Mrs. Mc Avoy in a beauty shop. Montgomery Ward & Co advertises an August coat sale with coats from 14 75 to 59, inviting purchases with weekly payments. Frank Sage and son Robert vacationing at Lake Okoboji. Ice cream social at Pleasant Hill church Friday evening. Everyone invited.
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Ena Wilson
Des Moines
Frank Sage
Robert
Lake Okoboji
Pleasant Hill
C. F. Long
Laura Tone
Marion Shearer
Camilla Rider
Fairfield
Fred Rohrer
Conqueror
Montgomery Ward & Co
H. W. van Horn
Sor Toe
Dunlap
Iowa
Tobin
Ainsworth
Ody
Poote
A. N. Amrine
Doss van Winkle
Maggie Burger
Will Brannon
Joe Graber
Trenton
Chris Pohren
Jacob Pohren
Pleasant Plain
Carl
Dave Baldosier
Max
John Baldosier
Eldon Fair
Andrew Zihlman
Milton
Lewey Zihlman
Lockridge
Elmer Reshley
Crawfordsville
Keota
Lone Montgomery Ward & Co
John Baer
Tillie
Keokuk
Fort Madison
J. W. Morton
Jefferson Street
Social Notes From New York and Nearby Communities
It reports Kate Buckley returning from New York City with times of departure and arrival. Mrs John Buckley and the Smths receive visitors. Tie Smiths of Los Angeles are mentioned. Soda Rogers of Red Oak visits Washington friends and works on a weekly paper. Sylvia Warren travels to Pontiail and then to Stanbaugh Michigan for school, after visiting aunts Ella and Sylvia Warren.
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New York City
Kate Buckley
John Buckley
Ralph Smith
Tie Smiths
Los Angeles
Red Oak
Sylvia Warren
Pontiaell
Stanbaugh, Mich
Ella
Merrimac Social Roundup Highlights Local Visits
Aug 25 reports Dora Shuppy visiting Merrimac residents including the Amrines and Shafer family. Attendees saw a Wayland outdoor picture show. Hogs were delivered to Wayland and the Goldsmith reunion held in Wayland park. Motorists toured Amana colonies. several households hosted guests through midweek.
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Merrimac
Dora Shuppy
Doss van Winkle
Harry Anderson
Roy Eshelman
Andrew Zihlman
Lester Kientz
Glen Shafer
A. N. Amrine
Carl Amrine
Chris Polven
John Hyde
John Baldos
Wayland
Will Brannon
Earl Smith
Eshelman
Elmer Reshley
Goldsmith
Wayland Park
Jake Burger
A. N. Armline
Harold
A. J. Riley
Cecil Riley
John
Will Griffin
Amana
Harry. Bennet
Fairfield
George Shuppy
Leser Kientz
John Mann
Montgomery Ward and local notices from Joliet area
A jumble of local items notes visits by Chas Doxsee and family, former Rock Island signal foreman, and Mrs Pease family plans. Montgomery Ward advertisements promote fall fashions hats and home goods, furnace sales, and a summer sale.
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Chas, Doxsee
Joliet
Doxsie
Signal Service
Rock Island
Washington
Montgomery Ward & Co
Montgomer Ward & Co
Montgomery Wards
T. J. Pease
Wareloo
Fred Moore
Davenport
Labor Day coach excursion to Chicago advertised
The Burlington route offers a low rate coach excursion to Chicago and return over Labor Day leaving Washington at 6 p m August 30 and arriving Chicago 6 10 a m August 31 Return not later than September 1 Fare 5 00 Longer return limit two weeks tickets on sale August 30 returning to Washington by midnight September 15 Fare 10 86 Half fare for children Details from agent Also listed are local notices on community events visits and moving notices and a new state capitol crime bureau range for training and practice in Des Moines.
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Pearl Hamil
Penney
Burlington
Chicago
Washington
Detroit
Tigers
Sox
St. Louis
Cubs
Art Institute
Field Museum
Garfield Park Conservatory
Shedy Aquarium
Hazel Sibert
W. C. Huston
Winfield
Marian
Helen
McFarlane
Crawifordssville
Clyde Huston
Hope
Crawfordsville
Bontrager
Katona
Will Davison
Ed Foss
Peoria
Ill
A. B. Schmoeller
Delavan
Arlene Calis
Ainsworth
Joe Dougal
William Matthews
Estes Park
Colo
J. A. Mair
John Matthews, Jr
Bell Boys
Hotel Stanley
H. A. Moore
Allan
Burdette
Donaldson
East
R Benton Dicken
Dicken
South Iowa Avenue
Benton
Rock Toland Railroad
Methodist Church
Jesse Roth
Wayland
Black Hills
South Dakota
Jennie Atcheson
Eunice
Iowa City
Prof
C.H. McClorey
Columbia University
New York City
Emma Pine
Lilovd
North
English
Ward
Montgomery Ward & Co
Jennie Gardenier
Keota
Hattie McCullem
Helen Wylie
Maggie Foster
Leona Allen
Amani
Sam
Washington P. C
H. M. Groendycke
Rubio
Althea Montgomery
Miss Montgomery
LKR Cole & Company Motorcycle Sale in Washington County
A fragment notes L. K R Cole & Company once sold motorcycles in Washington County in a past era. It mentions fashion trends and the arrival of Arrowhead silk hosiery with a double guarantee and new fall shades offered at a set price per pair.
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L. KR. Cole & Company
Washington County
Kokomo to Plant 269 Vacant Lots as Summer Gardens
Kokomo Indiana plans to plant more than 269 vacant city lots with truck gardens this summer to provide work for unemployed residents. The initiative aims to create employment through urban agriculture and sustain local food production.
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Kokomo
Ind
Window repair ad with glass replacement offer
The ad notes a smashed window but promises new glass and frame installation once the sash is brought in. Weather report mentions cloudy skies with showers in the east and central portions.
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V. F. Macos
Richard Barthelmess
Doug Fairbanks, Jr
Metro Goldwyn-Mayer
Vitaphone
Eagle
Western Ice Cream Co
Doss van Winkl
Waldo
Joe Dilley
Kenry Crafe
Four Corners
Andrew Zillman
Willis Wellingtons
Mr. Pleasant
Shafer
Amos Christner
Oakland
State Capitol
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Eaity
E. Eeeden
A. E. Atchison North Side
Jessie Sage
Gho
McDantel Druggist
Graham
Nancy Carré
Richard
Lois Wilson
Rita Laroy Allen Kearns
Eadics
Lovn
Romeo
Washington Cleaners
South Side Square
Wisie Long
Pachange
Cherree
Farmer’s Co-Operative Exchange
Avenue
Letha Taylor Beverage
Hollywood
Calif
Walter Peterson
Westphal
Pat Ote
John Shields & Sons
the Legion Auxiliary
Graham Theatre
Hans
Val
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