The New Racket Sells Everything at Far Below Market
An ad touts a shop clearing stock with drastically reduced prices. It highlights starting over a men’s wear line, offering shirts at unusually low prices to attract customers and run a sale.
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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1918
Page
5
Frugal 75c Item Promises Low Price Guarantee
A brief notice claims a 75c item is offered at a price not beaten by competitors. The short ad emphasizes value and affordability with a stated 85 cent ceiling for comparison. The snippet suggests a generic sale pitch.
Advertiser touts 19c Percales and 5c yard savings
The notice pushes fabric prices for percales and ginghams at 19 cents and five cents a yard, claiming a saving on staple goods. It adds that wool sweaters are selling, listing 22 ready sweaters with large shawl collars priced at six dollars and fifty cents.
Caps on sale with varied prices for men and boys
The ad promotes men’s caps at $1.25 and boys’ caps at 60 and 98 cents in two grades. It notes prices for 19 large shapes and hints at 96 more specials if space allowed.
Ireland enjoys prosperity and abundance in peacetime
A correspondent from Ireland praises the nation as prosperous beyond prior generations. He notes no conscription, cheap food, no food or drink restrictions unlike England, and new U S potato shipments sold cheaply in Ireland. He observes falling emigration, thriving livestock, and improved living conditions, ending with a note about H C Lighter returning to Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
England
United States
America
Oak Ridge News Sketches From Audubon Area
Oak Ridge community notes include visits from Leiv Walker and Geo Graham in Audubon, New Years gatherings, club meetings, sick lists, school travel, and ongoing subscriptions. Residents like Miss Helen Woodman, Mrs Arch Bain, and Geo Graham appear with relatives, neighbors, and local events across Oak Ridge and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leiv Walker
Geo. Graham
Audubon
Grandpa
Grandma Bain
Oak Ridge
Helen Woodman
Hugh Farrell
Ed. Hackwell
Maud Smith
Arch Bain
Geo. Bain
Adair
Self Improvement Club
Levi Walker
Roxy Kelsey
Ruth Graham
Will Kirkham
Massena
War era letter from curley mcafek describes camp life and health checks
Royce Vernon writes from a military camp about fireman duties, heart and lung examinations, trench training, and pay delays. He notes Merle Wilsons illness, Red Lowdens success, letters received, quarantine prospects, hunting memories, and local stopgap news from The Record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Papa
France
Merle Wilson
Anita
Red Lowdens
Kirksville
Missouri
Vernon
Congregational Church Notes and Wartime Council Change
The note details a Sunday attendance effort at the Congregational Church amid cold weather, urging continued yearly participation. Upcoming topics include Life's Investments and Unbelief the Cause of Failure. The Bible School, Ladies’ group, and annual church business meeting are announced, with a wartime County Council of Defence meeting and expanded Military Committee plan. Grant township contingent to meet January 20 at the Victoria Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of God
County Council of Defence
Atlantic
Wis
County Military Committee
Grant Township
Victoria Hotel
First M. and Church Notes
Storms kept many from church but plans invite all to attend next Sunday. Sunday School aims for 100 percent attendance. Women's Home Missionary Society meets with Mrs. Dean on Thursday at 2:00. Report notes. a soldier-bound distribution of New Testaments by Fred Woods to soldiers. a birthday party for A. J. Joy. editor received a chicken prank. Green announces naval academy selection exam on Feb 14 in Council Bluffs with eligibility and contact details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's
Tlome Missionary Society
Als
Fred Woods
Lincoln Center
A. J. Joy
Thosy
John McCormick
Ralph
Griswold
A. W. Joy
H. ‘J. Joy
Congressman Green
Government
Council Bluffs
Naval Academy
Annapolis
W. R .Green
Washington, P
Young bridegroom Fred Dennis causes stir with cryptic remarks
The Chicago arrival Fred Dennis left tangled statements about his wife remaining in Illinois and plans for an early spring reunion to make Anita their future home. He will resume duties on the oil wagon with Old Rock Johnfellow. J D McDermott, once in Finly Sanitarium at Atlantic, is now cured after sulphur baths and a feeding program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Dennis
Chicago
Fred
Ilinois
Anita
Old Rock Johnfellow
J.D. McDermott
Finly
Atlantic
J. OD
Jim
Skit of Poetry Sent to The Denison Bulletin
Carl Schroeder a 17 year old resident near Hornick Iowa submits a short satirical verse to The Bulletin. The poem references Germans cops Jews and a Kaiser with provocative lines about wars banks and money and ends with a question about who made the Kaiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison Bullentin
Carl Schroeder
Hornick
Iowa
Sauerckrone
Sparchetti
Red
Wilson
H—L
Kaiser
For Sale of Potatoes and Local Notices
FOR SALE. 400 bushels of early Ohio potatoes at 1.50 per bushel. Enquire of JussE Meek Lferesh Rev. Ricnle. 2 t1. Co. A. Smith, Berea, was a welcome caller at the Record office Saturday. Harley Homan, Corning Iowa, undertaker, visited his uncle Jas Broadfoot near Berea. He fell ill from pneumonia the next morning. De. Becker Anita and De. Johnson Corning attended and pronounced him in bad shape. House for rent See or py i rhane. Bert Willison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arly
Ohio
Jusse Meek Lferesh
Ricnle
Co. A. Smith
Berea
Reecord
Harley Homan
Corning
Iowa
Jas. Broadfoot
de. Becker
Anita
de. Johnson
Also Mentioned on This Page
H.C. Lighter
Ft. Collins
Colorado
Andrew Lighter
Bell
Fred. Bell
H. Graham
Oak Ridge Club
Rob. Coover
George Graham
Theo. Franz
Alfred
J. C. Gightfoot
Stuart
Fred Saunders
Des Moines
John Steinmetz
Guy
Carter
Andrew Hansen
de TZ. Heek
EH. C. Bangham
W.P.G. Club
L. C. Robison
Mike Metz
Wiote
Wm. Edwards
HG. Wighley
Warne Kelloway
Co. C. Porch
Roy Ineix
A.D. Todhunter
Guy Todhunter
Vivien Perrine
J. L. Stalcup
Leschuitsky
Charley Graham
Harold Cooper
Kansas City
Milo Brink, Jr
J Brink
Brinks
Ben O. Carleton
Roy Eneix
Iobiston
L. G. ‘Robison
Allroad ‘Company
Tritivdad
Royce Vernon
Camp Pike
Arkansas
Royce
Ted
Chet Wagner
Elsworth Parker
Record Office
Sherm Luxford
F. O. Naylor
Ruth Lovell
Curley McAfek
VOGUE
Congregational Church Notes
H. J. Wilkins
Bible School
Robison
C. FE
C. P. Richards
Veryone
Kup
A. Thomas
D. B. Harrison
Revorp
Com. Spry
Anita Route 1
Clarence B. Spry
Fort Worden Washington
Wm.’ Armstrong
Wiota
Aucorp
Citizens Savings Bank
I. D. Forshay
M. Blakesley
D.R. Forshay
John W. Nichols
Ernest Sto
Leek
Nichols
Manager Insurance
W. R. Spence
Gashiers
Ment
rRhane
Bert Willison
Caddock
Bonner
C.p.richards
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