From the Skidmore News (Skidmore, Missouri), April 6, 1922, page 1: Buy Cement Block Factory.The cement block factory and tile and coal business formerly conducted by Charles & Son, was purchased recently by Elmer and Lansing Reese. They have laid… Read moreReese Brothers Buy Cement Block Factory, 1922

If you needed a veterinarian in Skidmore, Missouri in 1921, you might have called Dr. H. B. Russell.

Big business news from the Skidmore New Era of Skidmore, Missouri in the paper’s December 10, 1908 edition, page 1: Big Land and Store Trade.Armstrong and Covington have traded their large stock of general merchandise to Ernest Prang for 599… Read moreArmstrong, Covington, and Prang Business Deal, 1908

Shopping news, and positive economic news for the town of Skidmore, Missouri in the November 19, 1908 Skidmore New Era (page 1, of course). The calculator we consulted said that Mrs. Ross’ $200 in 1908 would be close to $5,650… Read moreMrs. Ross Buys Household Outfit in Skidmore, 1908

Business news from the November 5, 1908 edition of the Skidmore New Era (Skidmore, Missouri), page 1: Two Firms CombinedWe want your trade. Remember we buy cream, all kinds of feed, grain and poultry at highest market price. We sell… Read moreKellogg and Pope Join Forces

Did you know that Skidmore, Missouri once had not one, but two meat markets? Here’s proof from the Skidmore New Era, October 1, 1908: The first ad reads, “An Up-to-Date Meat Market is what you want. We are doing our… Read moreSkidmore Meat Markets, 1908