Wanamaker’s Faith Drives Postwar Business Revival
John Wanamaker in his New York store argues for a year of business revival, detailing investments and expansions to restore Stewart’s legacy. He cites Parisian and British peers, urges active hiring and spending, and asserts faith in America and New York to weather the postwar downturn.
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John Wanamaker
New York
Rat That Didn’t Smell After Being Dead for Months
A Westfield New Jersey man James Sykes Butcher recounts finding a dead rat three months after placing RAT-SNAP behind a barrel. The product is sold by Dyer Jones and Wilson-M Montgomery Hardware Co with prices 35c 65c and 1.25. Also advises customers to take turkeys to White Produce Co for top cash prices.
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James Sykes Butcher
Westfield
N. J
Dyer & Jones and
Wilson-Montgomery Hdw. Co
White Produce Co
Your Grocery Trade Cheer Up and Buy Here Today
For over thirty years this grocer serves the people of the section. The note recalls good and bad years and urges readers to cheer up and buy groceries locally.
Parasol Panic Sparks Ozarks Train Arrival
An engineer on the White River Missouri Pacific line frightened Ozarks spectators on a crowded station platform by roaring the engine and blowing steam. He taunted the crowd and threatened to lose control unless parasols were lowered. After the women lowered their parasols, the train moved away. Columbus Advocate reported the anecdote as a humorous local tale.
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White River
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Ozarks
Nally
Columbus
LAXA TIVE BROMO QUININE Name and Signature Hint
The ad promotes Laxa tive Bromo Quinine claiming tonic and laxative effects with no head numbness or tingling. It urges recalling the full name and to seek the signature of E. W. Grove for verification.
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E. W. Grove
Pierce's Cafe Offers Farm Loans and Noon Dinner
Plenty of money to loan on farms. If in need of a loan, see us. R. H. May and Tom Barbee. We serve a regular dinner at noon that can't be surpassed anywhere. We want you to try it. You'll say it's good. Pierce's Cafe.
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Ninth Street
A. T. Stewart
New York
Stewart
America
France
England
Germany
Mr. Stacy
R. H. May
Tom Barbee
Pierce
Prince Albert
Three-in-One Ointment Promises Cure for Eczema
An advertisement claims itch relief for eczema and tetter with Three-in-One Ointment sold and guaranteed by Dyer and Jones. Price listed as £2.
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Dyer & Jones
Sears Auto Company Ford Deal With One Third Down
You can buy a Ford of any model at Sears Auto Company with one third down. See us about this proposition.
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Ford
Sears Auto Company
Catarrhal Deafness Cure Ad Against Local Applications
A sales circular from F J Cheney describes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a constitutional remedy. It claims catarrhal deafness results from inflamed mucous surfaces and Eustachian tube blockage, with hearing loss possible if untreated. The ad promises free circulares and offers one hundred dollars for any case it cannot treat.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
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