Chester Nebraska Online Museum

Here’s a fine piece from the late 50’s, back when everyone needed a memo pad.  Of particular interest is the phone number: “1”.

Atlas Board was an all purpose wall and ceiling board.  Made from fibres in Hutchinson, Kansas.  A nice piece of sample material, which you could buy at Citizens Lumber in Chester Nebraska.

A metal thermometer from the Chester Insurance Agency, which was run by EB Van Cleef and Jack Long.  I nice metal piece in good shape and still working.

A fun little memento from an old service station in Chester Nebraska.  It was located on the south end of Thayer, just across the state line in Kansas.  People still remember going down to the station to buy their sodas.

There’s not much use for a blotter pad these days, but before the ballpoint pen, ink would need to be blotted and dried to avoid smudging.  Here’s a fun pad from Peake Transport with monkeys at the kissing booth from December 1951.

There’s not much use for a blotter pad these days, but before the ballpoint pen, ink would need to be blotted and dried to avoid smudging. Here’s a fun pad from Peake Transport with monkeys in the photo studio from September 1949.

This miniature little booklet was provided by the Piso Medicine Company and given away by the Chester Drug Co.  It shows some scenes of Navy ships during WWI.  This almanac is very small, under 2″ tall.
Piso once made a cough remedy which contained chloroform, cannabis indica and “other valuable ingredients” – as well as, initially, opiates.

Here’s a small rain gauge given out by the Citizens Grain Company in Chester Nebraska.  I think on some days would need to be emptied, only to fill up again!  Note the phone number is FAirfax 4-5475

Levels used to be popular advertising swag.  I guess everyone needed one back in the day.  Here’s one from the local insurance agency operated by GD Van Cleef and Jack Long in Chester Nebraska.