Family and local history for Skidmore and northwest Missouri.
Ad reads, “Hot biscuits and honey served from 2 to 4 p.m., Wednesday, June 15th. They’re free and baked in a New Perfection Oven on a New Perfection Oil Cook Stove. A special demonstration will be conducted at our store… Read moreHot Biscuits and Honey at Manchester & Dodds
Is it just us, or does it look like she’s checking her laptop? From the December 2, 1920 Skidmore News (Skidmore, Missouri), page 5: The ad reads, “Community Plate. The charm of a successful dinner party depends in great measure… Read moreCommunity Plate at Manchester & Dodds, 1920
Advertisement reads, “Christmas Greetings. It is the desire of everyone at this time to make somebody else happy by presenting him with a nice gift of some kind. We would like to make a few suggestions of gifts that are… Read moreChristmas Greetings, 1908
Remodeling the kitchen this winter? Why not add the Copper-Clad Malleable Range, for sale by Manchester & Dodds, to your design plans? From the Skidmore New Era (Skidmore, Missouri), February 11, 1915, page 4: Advertisement reads, “The Copper-Clad Malleable Range…. Read moreCopper-Clad Malleable Range, 1915
Oh, my! News from the May 4, 1911 edition of the Skidmore New Era (Skidmore, Missouri), page 1: Exciting Little Fire on Street Saturday Night Alex Wells’ Automobile Caught Fire While Filling Tank. About $200 Damage, Machine Insured for $400…. Read moreExciting Car Fire, 1911
If your to do list is like ours, you may want to join us in celebrating National Repair Week for many things beyond farm equipment. Perhaps Manchester & Dodds had a good idea in the February 14, 1921 edition of… Read moreNational Repair Week, 1921
Manchester & Dodds of Skidmore, Missouri runs a contest for a junior-sized version of the Sellers Kitcheneed cabinet in 1914-1915.
Ad for phonographs sold at Manchester & Dodds in Skidmore, Missouri in 1907.
Advertising from the (Skidmore, Missouri) Skidmore New Era, December 17, 1908 for the Manchester & Dodds store.
Business technology news, as reported on page 1 of the February 13, 1913 Skidmore New Era: Installed Cash Register The Manchester & Dodds hardware and the Barrett Mercantile Co., have installed new and complete National cash registers. These machines are… Read moreHigh Tech Commerce