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Newspaper
The Ward County Independent
Location
Minot, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1908
Page
4
An expert optician, fresh from Chicago’s top Optical School, offers eye examinations and lenses in steel frames for $2.50. If not satisfied after 30 or 60 days, customers may return glasses for a full purchase price refund.
A back comb and two side combs are offered at a very low price. The dealer notes the items were obtained at a bargain and are now sold as a one dollar lot with several pieces included.
A dealer advertises black enameled parlor clocks with gilt trim, stating regular values of 8.00 to 9.00 dollars but selling now for 5.50 dollars each. The copy emphasizes the large implied value and invites customers to view the clocks in person.
You can buy a solid silver thimble at our jewelry counter for 20c. We offer all sizes from very small to largest. This price is about half the regular price for such an article.
A dealer touts a 39 cent special on colorful stopet comb sets, claiming they beat usual prices by about half. Customers report these are the best comb value seen in Minot, with many buyers noting the bargain compared to typical retail.
A store acquired a batch of alarm clocks and plans a rapid sale. The offer sets clocks at 79 cents each from now through June 1st as inventory moves quickly.
Paul V. McCoy & Co advertises white celluloid combs at 25c, claiming value up to 40c or 50c. The ad promotes pipes and various Lee brand remedies including Ezg Maker Hog Remedy and Lice Killer, touting strong customer reports and growing trade in Minot, North Dakota.
Advertised gopher poisons Mickelson’s Strychnine and Bille’s sold in bottles. Mickelson’s priced at 7S5e and $1.25 per package, Bille’s at $1.25, Strychnine at 25c. Publisher endorses Mickelson’s over competing products.
A shipment weighing about 4000 pounds offers around 30 Minot views titled Our pew German Imported Souvenir. Priced at 2 forth, the pieces feature natural colors and are now on sale.
A local advert urges households to trade in their old hot water bags and syringes for 50 cents off a new purchase. The shop promotes rubber goods as the citys finest at reasonable prices and explains the demand for rubber tires uses old bottles to salvage material.
A McCoy's ad touts durable packaging for Borax Alum and other goods with English labels and promises better tasting cakes and pies. Vanilla is priced at 15¢ per ounce or 2 for 25¢, noting quality over price without claiming to be cheapest.
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