No Short Cut to Happiness Money Says St Louis Banker
Festus J. Wade, a St. Louis banker, argues in Rock Island Magazine that saving money fuels happiness rather than denying pleasures. He outlines work and thrift as paths, urges regular deposits from age 30, and shows a sample plan where $1 daily grows to a $17,000 nest egg by age 64 through 6 percent compound interest and safe real estate notes.
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Festus J. Wade
St. Louis
Rock Island Magazine
New York
San Francisco
The Power of Compound Interest for Savers
A short discussion urges saving early and consistently. It notes that saving $1 daily from ages 30 to 40 yields $3,650, with compound interest growing to $17,000 by age 64. It explains deposits circulate in the economy, fund production and wages, and create jobs, urging no shortcuts to success.
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Claims Bold Health Benefits
An advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as energizing and blood purifying. It asserts improved appetite and color, notes iron and quinine in syrup, and appeals to both adults and children as a pleasant remedy. The text mentions malaria germs and a 60 cent price.
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Grove
Ron
Save and Invest: A Message on Discipline and Goals
A trust company's slogan urges a steady path: work and save, set a goal, save enough, invest, and persist. The guidance stresses persistence, long-term vision, and the impact of money on business, addressing young men and women with practical wisdom from experience at the Institution for Savings.
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Institution For Savings
Seed advertisement for mixed grains and livestock feeds
An advertisement lists field seeds including Sudan millet corn seed chicken seed meat scraps pure corn chops alfalfa and sweet clover seed yellow dent and white Chisholm seed corn. Market notes a good stock of thrifty hogs available at all times.
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Sudan
Stop That Itching with Blue Star Remedy Ad
An advertisement urges using Blue Star Remedy for skin diseases including eczema ringworm and poison ivy. Sold with a guarantee by Dyer and Jones.
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Dyer & Jones
Cure That Itch with Lufkin Remedy
An ad style claim promotes a product named Lufkin Remedy promising a secret, pleasant cure for an itch with no time lost. The message emphasizes quick relief and discreet results, targeting general readers seeking immediate comfort.
No Cure, No Pay Offer at Dyer & Jones and Kirkpatrick
An advertising note sets price at $1.00 per bottle at Dyer & Jones or J. L. Kirkpatrick with the promise no cure, no pay. The terse notice echoes common 19th century sales language offering remedy guarantees.
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Dyer & Jones
J. L. Kirkpatrick
Habitual Constipation Cured in 14 to 21 Days
An old advertisement promotes LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN as a syruphonic laxative for habitual constipation. It claims prompt relief with regular use for 14 to 21 days to induce regular action, stimulates and regulates, and notes a pleasant taste at 60 cents per bottle.
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Mark
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James F
Ballard
Prap
Department of Agriculture
Originator
Lester Haile
Whitewright, Texas
Eagle “Mikado
Eagle Pencil Company
Sears Grain Co
Jas. C. Wilson
Sherman
Texas
Wilbur Carter
Kelly
R. C. Hoyle
R. B. Nall
Commercial Bank
Wolfe, Freeman & Wolfe
Sherman, Texas
G. S. Murphy
M. & P. National Bank Bldg
Ode Crowell, the Drayman
J. W. Davidson Quality Groceries
Yey
Ford
Sears Auto Co
Ford Sales and Service
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