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Newspaper
Telegraph Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1910
Page
11
A vintage ad touts a $5.60 monthly Pay-As-You En plan offering home ownership at lower cost than renting. It highlights a comfortable house layout with vestibule parlor sitting room three bedrooms bath, notes front and rear views, and claims homes can be built in various locations on narrow lots.
Two of these stylish houses are completed and ready for occupancy priced at 2200 and 2500 dollars. A third is under construction at 3000 dollars. The pictured features include two bay windows front hall parlor 12 by 14 sitting room 14 by 14 kitchen 12 by 12 and three bedrooms with a bath. Also noted is the general description.
This ad argues home ownership saves rent and moving costs while avoiding landlord neglect. It promotes independence and family savings, stressing secure savings and future prosperity as city growth raises home values. It ends with a call to action that you can wait no longer.
Voelker's new homes advertise a pay‑as‑you‑can plan with average interest around 5.60 per month on a £2,000 loan. Homes cost $2,000 and up, include lots and modern improvements, and are sold through wholesale building operations to offer lower prices. The plan allows flexible payments, interest reductions as debt declines, and balances tracked in a receipt book, with ownership touted as cheaper than rent and a safe investment due to growth.
A Voelker Pay as You Can plan advertises new homes at $2,100 total on corner lots. Features include parlor or sitting room, kitchen, large pantry and three bedrooms. Ready to move into with vacancy noted.
Advertises a cottage design with five rooms on the first floor plus bath and attic storage. Mentions built in china closet, partitions to create three more 4 room spaces with full height ceilings. Promotes monthly payment option and security for savings under Voelker’s Pay As You Can plan.
A 1910 article projects a banner era for Dubuque with a bright outlook for construction and growth. City leaders and developers expect a surge in building activity throughout the year, signaling renewed prosperity.
Dubuque foresees a record year for construction in 1910 with over 1.5 million dollars in projects. Key plans include Carr Ryder Adams Co. five story warehouse and power house, Farley Koetscher Co. factory, and St. Marks Lutheran church, with costs for nonchurch projects totaling around 150000 dollars.
Carr Ryder Adams Co to move from Eighth and White to Seventh and White, building a massive concrete brick five story factory at Eighth and Washington streets and a vast power plant across Jackson street. New warehouse on 11th and Washington will be six stories high, fireproof, and capable of extending to two factory blocks, with extensive brick and concrete construction and modern facilities.
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