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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1917
Page
3
The General Store promotes fast service and cash sales to offer small profit pricing. It highlights a country ham, fresh vegetables delivered daily, and a promise to price compare to beat competitors. The ad urges customers to phone orders and mentions Plyler-Pfundberk & 66 Hoe as contacts.
Merchants press clubs and plumbers advertise on this page inviting you to use the telephone for prompt, satisfactory service. They promise to handle your business quickly, with cash discounts and delivery. John Henry delivers the goods and SHUTT grain cradle remains $5.00. see it before you buy.
A message urges a team to phone their grocer about Forkock bread and RR Flour priced at 8 cents a pound while loaf bread costs 10 cents. It claims the loaf offers value surpassing other items like pies and cakes and asks what else could match a single pound loaf for 10 cents.
A short notice fragment includes an advertisement for a malaria tonic offering five or six doses to break fever and act on the liver, claiming no gut irritation. The piece also recounts a humorous anecdote about a French preacher who jokes about being blind after misplacing a lamp, ending with a tale of his wife reacting to the lamp’s disappearance.
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