Classified notices rates and writer requirements in Georgetown
An old newspaper fragment lists ad pricing for obituaries and personal notices, including 50 cent per line for subsequent insertions and five cents for notices per line, with a requirement to sign with real name. It notes manuscripts rejected will not be returned and money orders payable to the item Co. W. Rouse as manager. The piece marks second class mailing in Georgetown South Carolina in 1870.
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MAI
W. Rouse
Teachers Face Ten Months Of Tireful Labor And Low Wages
The piece argues teachers in the 1908-09 session face nine months of work with modest pay and high expenses for attire books and meetings. It urges school boards to raise wages so teachers can save for a rainy day and cover true costs of profession. It also notes political forecasts on Bryan in Ohio from two Taft-aligned papers.
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Ohio
Bryan
Chicago Record-Herald
Cincinnati Enquirer
Taft
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Democrat
Steele-Moses Company Dry Goods Ad
Full stocks and very attractive prices on dry goods dress goods and novelties offered by the Steele-Moses Company. oct 7-8
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Steele-Moses Company
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