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Newspaper
The Ward County Independent
Location
Minot, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1908
Page
2
Advertises fountain pens as best on the market with prices 25c below most dealers. Claims to buy top quality items at inside prices and sell quickly at close prices. Emphasizes quality first, then price, and asserts always the lowest prices.
Eyeglass and spectacle repairs offered with reasonable pricing and right workmanship. We duplicate broken lenses exactly from the parts and replace frames bows and other components. A full line of gold filled and solid gold extras is carried and the optical department is staffed by experienced personnel.
Diamond rings priced from nine dollars, with fine small stones and solid gold rings set with swill cut diamonds offered at 2900 dollars. Various prices listed from 12 to 50 dollars and up to 845 dollars, advertised as first class value for the price. Call to view the collection.
The ad promotes solid gold wedding rings at 25.00 and an 18 Herat McCoy ring priced from 2600 by weight. It offers a cheaper solid gold ring at 5.00 with full guarantee. The seller claims the largest stock of jewelry watches and diamonds in Minot.
A magazine cut describes an Edison Records rack holding 100 cylinder records for quick access. It also touts Harmony Violet perfume as superior to imports and suggests DIY hunting pictures with an Eastman camera kit.
Fragmented ad copy notes purses bill books and card cases with mentions of McCoy’s stock and guaranteed razors priced at 2.50. It references exchange privileges but the text is garbled and partly unreadable.
The Minot advertisement offers a $10.00 gold prize for the best letter on why to trade at McCoy's. Entries must reach McCoy's dock by October 10 1908 and be under 250 words. Letters may be published, addressed to Paul V. McCoy, Minot North Dakota.
A fragmented message derides the reader and urges visiting a preferred druggist. The tone shifts between garbled phrases and mock instruction, implying dissatisfaction with generic advice and prompting confusion about the source.
Advert shows a sale offering razor strops at large discounts. It claims 334 percent off a regular price of 87, reducing a strop to 60 cents and another to 1.40 dollars, with promotional language incomplete.
McCoy's promotes reliable optical service after training a clerk at a top optical school. It advertises sapphire birthstones with rings in gold settings and price ranges from 3.50 to 825.00. The store highlights quality, fair pricing, and conservative advertising practices. It also features stationery and writing papers from Eton Hurlbut with affordable boxes and envelopes.
A fragmented notice describes remedies for aging residents involving leaky syringes and hot water bottles. It hints at a local aid event and a caretaker action but lacks clear details or dates.
An unclear ad style notice claims a solvent product named Your Money Back Af Ll's Corn Solvent fails to perform. The text mentions Raxail Corn Botvent and an assurance of a money back offer, with fragmented phrases about refunds and satisfaction.
Summary could not be determined from the provided text due to heavy garbling and missing context.
Rexall remedies are advertised with emphasis on reliability and nationwide availability. The notice highlights stores in the area and urges shoppers to choose Rexall products for quality health needs.
The store announces new Victor Records and a large restock of 20 inch records from the Victor Catalogue. Customers can buy on the payment plan with prices ranging from $10 to $99.30 and up.
Local dealer promotes Edison phonographs offering lower Minot prices than Chicago, with free oil can and screwdriver. The ad claims mail order houses overcharge freight and includes Edison records in a payment plan. Machines and records available for five dollars down and six dollars a month.
Local shop promotes pocket knives at very low prices with small profit margins. The firm claims steady annual sales exceeding a thousand units and encourages Saint cakes as part of the promotion.
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