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Newspaper
Wakefield Advocate
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1917
Page
20
A testimonial states severe stomach distress improved instantly after taking Aderika with buckthorn bark and glycerine. The ad claims Adler ika empties both stomach and intestines, relieving constipation sour stomach and gas and preventing appendicitis, with Wakefield Pharmacy as seller.
Bradley the Jeweler offers a twenty five dollar reward for any watch that cannot be repaired. watch movements are excluded from the claim.
A long comic verse recalls mail order buys failing to meet expectations from Cross Grained oats to a rocking chair and baby toys. The sad tale ends with a costly lesson about low price ads and a humorous last line about a kind Mr Jones giving a lift to an Irishwoman to the next house.
The article notes most payments are recorded as bank debits via checks. Clearings last year reached about 180 billion dollars, but Bradstreet's shows total bank debits in 17 cities are about 2.5 times that. Including smaller cities, the annual money moving between hands runs toward five hundred billion, a prodigious flow.
Beth navigates social pressure from James Benson and Ned Gretson as a wealth driven circle vies for her affections. In a moonlit garden Beth reveals a prior romance with Ned, confirming their enduring love despite class expectations.
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