Fragments of Classified Ads Show Local Commerce and Requests
A jumble of small ads lists requests to buy goods and services, including wares, repairs, and job offers. Notable items mention a coal company, fur and mink buyers, a locksmith, a collection agency, instrument sales, and poultry supplies with multiple phone numbers and contact names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amiscelianeous
G. A. Porter
Ford
Kara Conner
Willams
Marmot
Jap Mink
Window and fuel savings offer advertised
A sales pitch touts double windows or doors as a way to save money. The ad promises free in-home measurements and quick installation by a firm named Alther, urging readers to call for pricing on a single or multiple units. It stresses long-term value and fuel savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alther
FOR SALE Multiple antique items and services listed
Dunkelberg Leeper Gropper and Thone listed for sale items including misc merchandise. Raw notes show for sale farm wagon leather coat fodder truck and various phone inquiries with scattered misspellings and partial addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shepherd Lumber Co
4Th
Leather West
Arnaley
Trimion Radio
Carmel
Tsik Ft
Ato
Litehfield Mtg, Co
Unclear poultry listing from Iowa advertisement
Fragmentary notes describe three yearling White Leghorn faying hens and various names and contact details. Mentions Hickorydale Leg arm A. W. Mullan of Waterloo Iowa and a telephone number 4611-W.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joerg
A. W. Mullan
Waterloo
Iowa
Edar Haights
For Sale Miscellaneous For Sale Or Trade Goat Bio Cal Phone 5012
Classified ad lists a goat for sale or trade with bio, contact phone 5012 after 6. Also advertises a furnace with pipes and registers suitable for a six room house, used one winter. Includes limited details on item condition and delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sehater Music House
Lafayette
Dilney
Music House
Waterloo Theatre
Malcolm
J. Van _ Doren
Randolph
Notice of dissolution at FH. Greten Co. by M. J. Albert
M. J. Albert terminates all business collection, relationship, responsibility, and liability in the firm of FH. Greten Co. effective December 21, 1926, notifying creditors and stakeholders of dissolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thin
M. J. Albert
FH. Greten Co
Way Albert
Oelwein Post Receipts Grow While Local Hurts Noted
Oelwein Iowa reports first quarter postal receipts at 7664.96 dollars up from 7030.91 the prior year, a 634.05 dollar benchmark. Two women suffer hip fractures from falls, Mrs M E Stebbins and Mrs Ernest Leng. Miss Signe Eloist and Miss Geneva Waters receive praise at a Cedar Falls musicale. Mr and Mrs John McKenna celebrate golden wedding anniversary with a large gathering. A child, Buster Smith, injured after a fall from a car but recovering. Grundy Center holds corn husking contest entries rising to seven with a Nov 1 event planned. Real estate transfers listed for Cedar Heights and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oelwein
Falls
M. E. Stebbins
Indy
Ernest Leng
Seventh Avenue South
Signe Eloist
Geneva Waters
Geoek Island
Oskaloosa
EV Lon
Painted Room and Modern Youth in Margaret Wilson Novel
Martha Kenworthy, central figure in Margaret Wilson’s latest book The Painted Room, embodies modern youth seeking unmolested self expression. The tale follows her rebellious desire, a disastrous affair with a married man, and a motherly defense by Emily W Kenworthy, ending in a surprising conclusion. Also mentions upcoming works by Sherwood Anderson and Theodore Dreiser and a Camden hotel tribute to Walt Whitman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Kenworthy
Margaret Wilson
Martha
Bright
Kenworthy
Bob Kenworthy
Emily W Kenworthy
Walt Whitman
Camden
N. J
William G. Krieghoff
Philadelphia
Book Inklings and NYC Literary Gossip
Rudyard Kipling tops sales at 380000 copies yearly in a lively chat with John Erskine and George Hellman. Andre Maurois announces his marriage to Simone De Caillavet at St Medard Paris and Dordogne. Maurois debuts Mape The World of Illusion with Appleton. Rebecca West works on Sunflower at Antibes villa, set for Doran’s early next year before heading to America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andre Maurois
Simone de Caillavet
Rebecca West
Antibes
Doran
Ariy
America
The Judge Creator Joins New Era Author
The author behind The Judge expands its reach with a fresh project. Details on timing and collaboration remain sparse, but the move signals continued influence in literary circles.
Women Study How Best to Buy Food in Benton County
Local leaders in Benton county plan a second series of nutrition training schools led by Miss Uillian Swinson, Iowa extension specialist. The sessions, titled Marketing for Good Nutrition, run next week from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Mrs EB 0 Fisher, county women's chairman, asks leaders to bring one luncheon food item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Benton County
Uillian Swinson
Iowa
Fisher
Fire damages and blazes hit multiple city homes
A blaze at 1475 Bluff Street near noon damaged the home of Jake Reinstein with about 800 dollars in damage. Roof and roft were breached before extinguishment. Earlier, three other fires in the city caused by various causes were reported. A 300 bushel corn crib at Cedar Heights burned after a gasoline torch ignited the crib. A furnace at 423 Broad Way caused a run gate yesterday with no damage. Rubbish in a basement also caught fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Reinstein
Bluff Street
Cedar Heights
David Hollins
Broad Way Street
Eight States Vote on Dry Referendums in Tuesday Elections
Washington dispatch reports eight states will hold referendums on prohibition and liquor laws in next Tuesday’s elections. Colorado, California, Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin, New York and Illinois weigh changes to enforcement and definitions. Nevada votes on a constitutional convention petition and a federal action appears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Colorado
California
Man
Missouri
Wisconsin
New York
Ehlinets
Nevada
Congress
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Coa
Rae
AVS
Witlard
Cunningham
Burgess
Standard Battery
LEU, CO
Radtos
Crosley
Preshman
Davidsons
PF. S
Button Coal CO
Mulberry
Oregon
East Fourth
Josh Mn
Weel Fite
W. D. Burdick
P.O
Jerris S.C
Janesville
Jesmore
Cedar Falls
Iy Battery CO
A. C. Dayton
C. Schaper
Rt. AL
North W
Lco Electric Co
E. Fourth St
J. Handley Whit
Dilley
Waterloo ‘Theatre
Gould
Magnavon
Trumanhauser
Lafayette, Pharm
Perre
St. Francis Hospital
Michigan
Wellinghare
Michigan Appiica
W. Fairburn
Coal and Woon
Rofer Coal CO
Tennessee Gem
Black Mountain
Famond Black
Kentucky
Vtlco CO. OP
Ravine Coal CO
Walter St
Franklin County
Western Kentucky
Artificial 10H & Fuel-Co
Patoka —Bxi Furnace
Voster Coal CO
Bert
Tech
DO Coal, Os and Wood CO
Dunkelberg
Leeper
Gropper
Thone
Hickory Dale Egg Farm
S. C
W. Winder
Waterloo, Ja
H. G. Vlessner, & Smilies
Dharry
L. Furney
Luttan
Hoffman
Howie
THE
Battling Browns
Luke
His
Phorey Bolonies
South Sga Islands
Roovanl
Sene i
Reyme
Qelwein
Bay
Buster
F. D. Smith
Third Avenue North
Stulk. Grundy Center
Grundy County
George H. ‘Thompson
Castle Hill
Pee Cliffdale Heights
Ed Mundigan
A Reid
Heights
Pioneer Nat'l Bank
A. G. Reid
Seooned Ming Wees
Canfield Lunder Co
Perr FE
Anditar
Talis Ave
Mullan Ave
Grant Miller
Caroline Ryvank
State Loan CO
St—uUp Statra, Thone
Sherwood Anderson
Bonj and Liveright
Theodore Dreiser
Europe
Queen Marie of
Roumania
Country
W. St. Lee Strachey
Spectator
London
Rudyard Kipling
John Erskine
George Hellman
Helen of Troy
Menelau
Professor Tiskine
First National Bank
Waterloo, Towa
Times
Jaine
Kernsteven
Waverly Granite
John J. Yeath
Oak Ave
Waverly
Matt Gruben & Sons
Fadtarie
Central Iowa Power & Light Co
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