Iowa Old Press
Emmetsburg Democrat
Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa
March 21, 1917
Box Social and Play
Friday night, March 23, at the Carney school, three miles south
of
Emmetsburg, the "grown-ups" of the neighborhood will
give the play, "Dr
Baxter's Invention." This is a very humorous play of one
act, and using six
characters. No admission will be charged. The sale of boxes will
follow the
play.
Miss Georgina Kinsman, Teacher.
Mr. Quinn Pleases Thirty Boys
Saturday C.C. Quinn brought thirty of the young boys of this city
to the
basement of St. Thomas church and treated them to a sumptuous
dinner. Itis
needless to say that they consider him one of the best men in
Emmetsburg.
They often distribute advertising matter for him and he
frequently shows
them courtesies at his theater.
OSGOOD
W.A. Randall of Estherville spent Thursday and Friday at the
Charles Smith
home.
Miss Agnes Breffle returned to her school at Lake Park Monday.
Miss
Breffle's school has been closed on account of an outbreak of
scarlet fever
and she has enjoyed a vacation at home.
CYLINDER
Miss Wilma Richardson spent Saturday visiting her sisters at
Emmetsburg.
Mr and Mrs Jos. Kliegl returned Monday from a week's visit with
Waterloo
relatives.
Mr. Moore of Mason City, has been hired by the Cylinder Farmers
Telephone
company as their manager and will begin work April 1st. Mr. Moore
is a
brother of Mrs George Freeman.
Reuben Gard has purchased a stock horse from Henry Dedrick. He is
a very
fine animal.
A Stormy Week
Last week was a stormy one. We had almost as many blizzards as we
had early
in February. Trains were blockaded and business interests
suffered. For
several days snow shovels were in demand. At present small boats
would be
very useful on a number of our sidewalks.
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Emmetsburg Democrat
Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa
Wednesday, March 28, 1917
Ray M'Nally is a Tama Booster
The News Says He Has the Neatest, Best Drug Store at That Place
In order to be a real booster one must not only do his share in
supporting
public enterprises and give his time for work for the community,
but must
also keep improving his store. R.B. McNally, Tama's popular young
pharmacist
fills the bill in every detail. He is not only a very live wire,
but has one
of the finest and best kept drug stores in Iowa.
McNally, or Mac as they call him familiarly, came to Tama two
years ago and
purchased the Sperry Bros. pharmacy which was then known as the
Tama Drug
Company. Since his step into the store every day has been a day
of activity
for McNally both in his private business and in his work for the
community.
He is a booster in every sense of the word, in fact, is so well
known as an
enthusiast for Christmas decorations, work for the city and all
public
undertakings, that it is not necessary to dwell on this feature
of his
activity in Tama.
It is McNally's store that one wants to write about. For artistic
appearance, order and completeness of stock the McNally pharmacy
cannot be
excelled. McNally is the progressive merchant. Since he has had
the store he
greatly increased the stock of drugs, stationery, and supplies
and
Victrolas, and added a complete line of Ansco cameras and San Tox
preparations. During the Christmas trading season McNally
specially leads
with a most up-to-date line of fancy goods and high class
articles that go
as specialties with a pharmacy business. He is most prompt in
arranging his
store artistically and keeping things in order. It is a pleasure
to visit
his pharmacy for hte appearance of the store makes shopping
delightful, the
great stock gives satisfaction an the courtesy and prompt
attention given by
Mr. McNally and Mr. R.J. Schneider, his clerk, add to the
pleasure of
shopping.
Tama can take pride in her young booster, R.B. McNally, for as a
public
spirited business man he does much for the community and as a
merchant he
has a store which attracts buyers from near and far and gives the
satisfaction which causes shoppers to come to Tama often. The
young men do
things in the business world today, and McNally is one of them.
--Tama, Iowa, News.
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