This was going to be a quickie post; come in, drop the images, then leave. But if anyone knows me after following this site you'll know that an old piece of paper can lead me to a place I hadn't planned on.
Today I give you two businesses that existed across the street from each other in 1908 Omaha, Nebraska. I'll let the images I found in old newspapers at the
Library of Congress tell the little stories.
Click on images to see them larger.
On the left side of the street you'll see
Dresher Tailors.
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April 20,1902, Omaha Bee
June 2, 1905, Omaha Bee
November 12,1905, Omaha Bee
April 8,1906, Omaha Bee
May 26,1907, Omaha Bee
October 13,1907, Omaha Bee
September 4,1910, Omaha Bee
October 2,1910, Omaha Bee
November 24, 1910, Omaha Bee
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On the right side of the street you'll see
Balduff's Ice Cream Parlor and Restaurant.
November 20,1897, The Courier
November 24,1898, Omaha Bee
April 20,1902, Omaha Bee
November 5,1905, Omaha Bee
July 26,1906, Omaha Bee
June 26,1907, Omaha Bee
Want ad from The Ice Cream Trade Journal in 1908
November 14,1908, Omaha Bee
February 2,1909, Omaha Bee
March 20,1909, Omaha Bee
March 24,1909, Omaha Bee
April 10,1909, Omaha Bee
August 4,1909, Omaha Bee
August 3,1909, Omaha Bee
So the ice cream parlor did not survive and was running an ad the day after the takeover of their premises. I don't know what became of the tailor.
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