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Newspaper
Grayson Tribune
Location
Grayson, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1908
Page
8
A Chicago firm Uthman & Co offers a free pair of tailored trousers with any suit priced from 20 dollars or more. The offer promises a guaranteed suit at regular price with fit style and workmanship warranted or money refunded.
A Winona correspondent describes a curious theft of an advertising card by a squirrel while mail carrier Martin Daszkowski was on his rounds. The creature seized the walnut containing the card, then dropped both after realizing the nut was not what it wanted, and the items were delivered intact.
A narrator recalls visiting Nellie Patlow and her brother Albert Sidney who rigs a Waterbury clock to strike for hours. The clock runs wild, delivering some 39 back strokes and an eventual reveal that it was a joke, leaving the narrator dreading an imagined future with Albert Sidney as a troublesome brother-in-law.
Promoters tout a Kentucky lithographic stone claim with a 260 acre hill, a nine and a half foot ledge, and a potential natural monopoly. They offer 100000 shares at 50 cents, urging investors to investigate using a coupon. The pitch highlights global demand and Bavaria’s exhausted quarries to justify high profits and stock value.
The speaker asks readers who faced success and reverses to consider a security purchased for about a thousand dollars that could yield an annual income comparable to former tens of thousands. The idea is presented as a compelling financial opportunity for steady earnings.
The notice targets busy professionals and businesspeople, inviting them to request particulars and literature on an investment plan offering higher profits than any local stock. It suggests using a broker to investigate if needed.
An appeal targets earners with modest income, claiming investments as low as $10 to $500 can yield 80 to 500 percent annually. It promises steady income to cover family necessities and future needs, stating big money can come from small sums.
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