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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1917
Page
8
A shop promotes a Christmas line of high grade diamonds and jewelry, touting lasting mementos over cheap gimmicks. Expert jeweler E. J. Bunting offers engraving and repair services while emphasizing low prices, a money back guarantee, and twenty years of honest Akron trade history.
A catalog style list showcases Ansco cameras films and supplies along with leather goods albums tablets pocketbooks and books. It touts ladies purses chains bracelets rings pins lockets la vallieres and a broad range of jewelry including high grade cut glass china and imported hand painted pieces as acceptable gifts with prices noted for vallieres from 1.25 to 926.00.
December calls for a 16 million member push as the Red Cross highlights its vast wartime aid. It notes 43 hospital units serving 26,000 patients, over 12 hospital units in France, and major distributions of garments, canteens aiding 18,000 French soldiers, and tuberculosis and refugee care. The appeal stresses loyalty, urges every home to display a service flag, and invites renewals and new members in Akron, with meetings and packing plans continuing into January. Plymouth county leads Iowa hog counts with 235,542, state total 8,922,316, per assessor reports.
A list notes several births near town between December 7 and December 12 1917 with parents and locations. A subscription notice warns delinquents of a second notice and a price raise to 2 per year starting January 1 1918 while advance payments stay at 150. Ray A Smith publisher.
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