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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1907
Page
6
The notice urges shoppers to buy locally offering good goods and up-to-date styles at comparable prices to city stores. It argues lower city expenses justify savings, warns against credit, and promises refunds or exchanges if goods are not as represented.
June warmth cooled with a splendid rain on June 11 and light showers earlier in the week. Wheat heads as crops benefit. Horse Heaven real estate activity increases as families seek homes. community notes include gatherings, visits, and church Sunday School attendance around 55 to 60.
Richland notes show L A Amsbury moving to a new south town residence. J T Wooddy pours a concrete foundation for a new house. Charley Wilson and Charly Garret work on Benton Water Co building. F B Kriedler visits Kennewick briefly. J W Randall plans a seven room residence by the school. G W Lund to start work with a hay press. U S Montandon erects a large barn on a sixty acre tract. L C Michner installs a wagon scale, a long awaited necessity.
The Chicago Fair store paid the Chicago Daily News $114,690 for twelve months of display advertising through March 31, 1907 plus $3,087 for reader ads. The total exceeded $117,000, a record for a single newspaper. The notice promotes The Courier in Kennewick Valley for local advertising and mentions Chamberlain’s Pain Billet as a remedy for rheumatism. It notes the Columbia Pharmacy as the seller.
A section describes key chains match boxes cigarette cases seal rings and a great assortment of gifts for men plus new and desirable jewelry items. It notes fine repair work on delicate jewelry and watches by a watchmaker and jeweler.
The advertisement touts lamb and mutton, beef and veal, and seasonal poultry. It emphasizes tenderness and juiciness, urging epicures to try a joint and noting that low prices are the main selling point.
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