Want Ad Rates and Misc Notes From A 1940s Page
The page outlines want ad pricing: up to 25 words cost 25 cents per insertion, over 26 words 1 cent per extra word, plus a weekly handling charge for mail orders. It discusses payment by telephone with end-of-month billing incuring 10 cent per line, plus a chilly mix of makeup tips and linguistic notes on ivory towers, streptomycin origins, and varied Q and A items on dairy rest, food buying, and word accentuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Want
Steel industry drives postwar U S recovery drive
The Steel industry in Pennsylvania is described as a billion dollar sector that will funnel millions into the nation to back Savings Bonds. Its output in this state rivals that of any nation, with mills producing materials for ships railroads and reconstruction. Treasury Department praise noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Treasury Department
Henry W. Seigel
Albert Gallatin
the Treasury
Pittsburgh
U. S. Transuey Department
Hangers Compared Wooden Plastic Superior to Wire Cardboard
Wooden or plastic hangers are better for clothes than wire or cardboard options. Wire hangers may rust in damp weather and stain garments. Cardboard hangers become limp and lose shape sooner.
Town and City Nomenclature Across Regions
The text notes that New England towns function as corporate municipalities while New York uses city status for urban areas, with the rest of the United States following these two naming patterns. It highlights regional naming conventions without specifying states or dates.
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New Egland
New York
United States
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Ugee
D. R. Peasley
National Farm Loan Association
West Union
Iowa
Ford Henninger
Elgin
Torkeison Bros
Dial
Raymond Benson
Carl Schori
Rawleigh
Freeport
Max Hunsberger
Elgin i
C. J. Mulford
Lyle M. Olson
Dia
Guernsey
Éow
Edwin A. Krueger
Cléermont
Echo Office
Jack Heinen
Trumbulls
R. P. Strauch
Elgin Echo Office
Tip
Winkler Stokers
John M. Tillotson
Gotham
New York City
England
Gabrielle
Latiner Syndicate
WND
Los Angeles
Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve
Count de Vigny
Vigny
Julius de Gaultier
Leonard Bacon
Comet Union
School of Engineering
Army
Jansky
Potos
Ress
LEO V. Boleyn
West Union Rendering Works
Enterprise
America
Lergers
Merry Christmas
Christa
Leo Falb
Postville Rendering Plant
PostvillepPhone
Yorg
DR. D. E. Tinker
Elgin, Iowa
Santatio
Geayue
Reg Pervice
Torkelson Bros
Coffee Cup
Land Bank Cooperative Credit System
Land Bank
Ig Land Bank Loan
Pioneers
Animal By-Products. Co
Chysler
Plymouth
The
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