This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 3 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1921
Page
2
Editorial emphasizes Zenner’s commitment to quality and craftsmanship with the slogan If you buy at Zenner's the quality must be right. The piece warns that some goods may rise in price and notes many mills sell at near cost to keep workers employed. It invites comparison of current prices to last year, claiming average merchandise reductions of 30 to 40 percent.
An archival price list compares 1920 dress and workwear with current pricing. Items include Zenner All Wool Clothes, L S All Wool Serge Suit, Dutchess Trousers, various overalls, shirts, and women’s garments, noting original 1920 prices and present lower prices across multiple lines.
Retailers slash prices on cotton and silk dress materials from 33 percent to over 50 percent off peak 1920 levels. Yard wide muslins to imported organdies drop to 13 to 79 cents. hosiery and underwear also cut 25 to 33 percent. Strong reductions apply across silks, crepes, and laces with several items seen at less than half 1920 prices.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.