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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (July 7, 1921)
TIIE ONTAMO AllfltJS, OOTAllIO. OKIWON, THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1121 gBmiiMmj m , I,, Iimmli i, j I, nJSmiim i llliBil " Illira i E ' A 1 a "'i ' i :.i t - i 'i i $ UK i' r-f L J3 k Li if; ' .- II 53 S3 ARE LEADING THE WA1 A REPLY TO THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSIO The woods are 'full of amateur economists who claim that the price oi Clothing, "Underwear, -Dry Goods, Groceries, Meats, Shoes, Furniture ' Hardware, Drugs and Sundries will shortly return to pre-war levei WILL THEY? YES, THEY SURELY Will When railroad fares are back to normal When modern houses rent for- $20 a month WJien a square meal is back to a quarter When gasoline is back to 5c a gallon When a shoe shine is back at 5c M When telephone rates are back to $1 25 a month When skilled labor, now $1, Is back at,35cand' and 45c an hour When shaves are back at 1,5c and haircuts 25c When freight rates are back to normal When milk sells at 5c a quart Aren't we Americans all in on this proposition? Haven't we got to fight it. together? Well then, haven't we, the retailers, gone' much faster than the 1 . , average in reducing prices and making readjustments WE CERTAINLY HAVE ' fm VI We're ahead far a head of the procession. Now let the railroads, the Standard Oil, the Rent Hogs, tn Coal Barons, the Candlestick Maker, and the vast multitudes of others catch up -with us When we can secure merchandise on better terms our- custom ers will be-given full advantage of changed conditions We are doing our part to get conditions back to normal. To prove it and to enlighten those people who. .col unuauy insist mat prices are not coming clown the following comparative articles (and there are . many more) are given MEN'S FURNISHINGS Suits $50.00 NOW $25.00 Overalls 3.00 NOW 1.25 Shirts 3.00 NOW 1.50 WOMEN'S FURNISHINGS Coats $75.00 NOW $50.00 Suits 50.00 NOW 35.00 Millinery at least 25 per cent reduction GROCERIES Sugar $26.00 NOW $8.00 Flour 3.40 NOW 1.50 Coffee 65 NOW .40 SPORTING GOODS Swimming Suits 33 1-3 per cent less than peak prices FURNITURE Ranges . .. .$130.00 NOW $100.00 Dressers ... 36.00 NOW 25.00 Talles 43.00 NOW 35.00 DOMESTICS Ginghams .. ..$ .50 NOW $ .25 Erc,ales 45 NOW .25 Muslin 60 NOW .20 ' HARDWARE j . .25 to 30 per cent less than peak.. prices SHOES Men's or Women 's$18.00 now 12-00 MEATS A substantial reduction DRUGS AND SUNDRIES From 15 to 20 per cent reduction from highest levoi. Better business for the Merchant Makes better times for you. After reading the above, most people would not want prices back to the pre-war level, when wages and other things have to come down in proportions. Why should we not feel contented? ' 1 BOOST YOUR TOWN-1 Boost your local Merchants andj boost yourself ALEXANDERS BOYER BROS. RADERBROS.. TOGGERY BILL THE MERCHANTS OF ONTARIO i . illVl JJJX X 06 UU, ONTARIO PHARMACY f A fT A own INDEPENDENT MARKET MORRIS MILLINERY AND ONTARIO MEAT STSSSdSSr "K.wnn miJLiijiJNJRY ' i I 1,1 mm , iTft FriiliiiifllltltltltltlllMMIlltllllf lit ItlMIIIMMMf TllirMMlMMtltlMtlTMMItllllllr 1 1 M 1 1 II t M 1 M I f 1 1 1 M M I II 1 1 1 1 f I ( T I M 1 1 1 1 1 M 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 M Til 1 1 1 1 f 1 T 1 1 T T I M 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ri r I 1 1 1 1 T 1 1 1 1 T 1 r 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 t 1 1 . , . , , GOLDEN RULE 8JJR THE STYL1 m ' ONTARIO FURNITUWjJ lllllli