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About Gresham outlook. (Gresham, Multnomah County, Or.) 1911-1991 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1920)
PAGE F O l'R (■KESHA M OUTLOOK. TUESDAY, DECEM BER 9 1 , 1920 Back to N orm alcy. T h ere is going to be a re a d ju stm e n t of prices and wages— it may ta k e a y ear o r two to reach th e bottom . T he inflation of values caused by th e world w ar is going to be followed by a deflation u n til re a d ju stm e n t to a norm al basis is com pleted. To av ert a panic the e ra of ex trav B eginning last Septem ber and ending laat week th e O utlook has used a t the top o f ,th e W ant Colum ns an original poetical abcdarlan acrostic, agance and high prices m ust be m e t < w ritten by th e ed ito r for th e purpose of calling atten tio n to th e opportune by in a u g u ra tin g a era of economy by t i ties offered in the W ant Ads. The lines published from issue to issue, witl^ everybody. Savings m ade now w hen th e d o llar each le tte r of the alp h ab et in ordef, presented q u ite a variety of sen tim en t and suggestion. O ur read ers may like to read at one tim e th e whole series only buys 50 cents w orth of an y th in g hence they a re here given. m eans th a t your d o lla r will buy tw ice as much a fte r re a d ju stm e n t tak es A is for ads which you here alw avs find place. S taring rig h t a t you, unless you are blind. The world m ust create a new s u r Acres and autos and anim als many plus of ev ery th in g — even money— to Offer you values unm atched for th e money. replace the cap ital and sto red w ealth B is fo r bargains, and business an d big, of th e world th a t was destroyed by One kind of cattle and the sam e kind of pig. five years war. Many things useful are offered or so u g h t— Belgium , F ra n ce and even G erm any G rab off a choice one before th e y ’re ali bought. are reported to be com ing back to norm al rapidly by th e in h e re n t sav C is for “classy-fied”— you know th e rest; T hus we a rra n g e them because it is best. ing pow er of th e people. Catchy, concise and conspicuous, too; T he norm al condition to be reached You buy of your neighbor, he buys of you. in o u r co u n try is to displace w asteful spending and ex p en d itu res by econ Do it today,” is advice good and tru e ; omy. it with p rin te r's in k ,” good advice, too. wn the old carping cavil, ‘t won’t pay; W hen tw en ty billions have been ■L-' D im Dimes into dollars grow used W ant Ad way. w asted and destroyed fo r th e United S tates by th e w ar, it will ta k e savings E's the fifth le tte r ou r alp h ab et nam es; of $200 per cap ita o r $1000 per fam i Most frequent le tte r In use, W ebster claims. ly of five to replace it. F act It’s in everythin g — money and wife, Ju st like these W ant Ads for business and life. T he m ost p atrio tic th in g fo r any A m erican to do fo r th e next y ea r is "F ee, fi, fo, fum ,” run s th e old childish sk it to economize, econom ize, an d then 'B out ’n E nglishm an’s blood— God pity th e wit! some. Here, though, you’ll find things m ore certain th an "sm ell,1 Facts, and not fiction, th e W ant-A dders tell. C ream ery M en W ise Up. Oregon cream ery men, ac tu a l and Good, gold and g rea t all begin with a G. prospective, are p lanning to en ro ll in G resham , also; fine town all agree. larg e num bers In th e eig h t w eeks' G et-together sp irit, and go-ahead ways, d airy m a n u factu re sh o rt course a t the G reat! b ik e th e W ant Column m ethod— it pays. A g ricu ltu ral college opening Ja n u a ry 3. S ep arate courses will ru n fo r th e H istory says th a t a king, facing d eath, sk illed cream erym an and th e inex H oller'd, “ F or a horse I’d my kingdom b eq u eath .” Hard fate would ne’er have befallen th e king perienced man. T he dairy d e p a rt Had he but known w hat a W ant Ad would bring. m en t h andles ab o u t 110,000 pounds of b u tte r an n u ally , 200 g allons of I stands for IT, which im plies som ething big; m a rk e t m ilk daily, cheese up <o as May be an incubator, ice box o r pig; nearly 5000 pounds of m ilk daily as Im plem ent, investm ent, Inquiry o r w hat— they can get, and a big ice cream o u t W ant Ad will show it up big on th e spot. p u t on a bran new 50-quart P erfec tion D read n au g h t brine freezer. The Judge not th e Jersey by Jingle of bell; very la test an d m ost profitable pro Fow words som etim es may a long sto ry tell. cesses in these d ep a rtm en ts will be G reat events often th e ir shadow s forecast; offered th e p racticing m ilk products Ads are but shadow s ot values th a t last. men of th e state. All in te reste d a re ! invited to ask fu rth e r in fo rm atio n , K ’s a hard le tte r for poets, I’ll Bay. from th e dairy d ep artm en t, O. A. C., i Best used w ith O, m eaning Ads are O. K. K ingdom s o r kings are not here up for sale. C orvallis Few a re w orth having, b ut kino bring th e kale. Alphabetical Acrostic Features Want Ads. Catchy Attractors Used by Outlook A B C n X E F G H I J K L M N 0 P Q R S T U V W X Y Z All Gas, Oils, Parts, Accessories and Labor will be Strictly Cash This is in keeping with the policy of the Ford Motor Co. We do not want to throw any reflections on anyone’s credit. We hope you will co-operate with us in this. Terms if desired, on NEW CARS, USED CARS, TRACTORS R a k er & S o n Don’t Forget the AMERICAN LEGION DANCE, Dec. 24 G overnm ent S ecu rities in D em and. L begins lots of things little and large; b iners bring fortunes though little th e charge. Ju st a few pennies brought one man a wife; H ear him praise W ant Ads rest of Ills life. M arried or single, th e re ’s many a man Would like to wash out the gold In his pnn. Yet by Investm ent he enriches th e dirt, Using th e W unt Ads to prove he’s alert. 'N eum onla nearly the p o rt laid low. Nursing and nostrum s helped nature, you know. Business looks sick? He it acute or chronic, Try an A d-plaster, sale pill or W ant tonic. () tell me not in m ournfulest lay Odds are ag a in st you w hile life slips away. Once O pportunity opens th e door (Observe th e W ant C olum ns!) w ealth is in store. P re-historic man th e L ord saw w ithout pep; I’erlgrinated w ith slow, aim less step. Pep was injected, with persistence and cheer. Plenty of evidence in the ads here. Q Is quite quickly arran g e d into verse, Queer th a t som e folks like to squeeze a fiat purse, Q uestioning still If a W ant Ad would pay. Quick! quell the qualm s and quit quibbling today. Rum m age sales used to be featu red in ails; Rem nants, rem ovals and num erous like fads. 11. C. of L. knocked them o ut of th e rin g — ‘W ants’ ure a m atch for th e high-handed king. R eports to th e B ranch F ederal Re serve Bank at S eattle from local m em bers in d icate a stro n g in v estm en t dem and for L ib erty bonds and V ictory notes by th e g en eral public. In tw o instan ces larg e banks rep o rted th a t they w ere oversold and obliged to p urchase sm all lots of L iberty | J bonds from o th e r banks to supply the dem and. "To sum m arize th e local situ atio n h e re .” according to an official of the F ederal Reserve Bank, " th e re ure m ore buyers th an sellers of bonds of th e sm a lle r d en o m in atio n s.” Despite recessions in th e eastern • d m a rk ets, unprecedented In y ear as far as in d u stria l sto ck s and bonds are concerned. L iberty bonds and Vic tory notes are holding well to prev ious levels. Sm all Investors th ro u g h o ut th e country are ap p a ren tly bene- fittlng by the experiences of those who lost th e ir money in w ildcat ¡stocks of various d escriptions and are m ore and m ore co n ten tin g th em selves w ith th e ab so lu te safety and secu rity of L iberty bonds, which, in several instances, a re paying from 5 to 5 H per cent a t p resen t m ark et prices, w hile Victory notes a re y ield ing as high as 6 <4 per cent. A SONORA—The Gift Supreme Will be a source of pleasure for the whole fam ily-every day in the year—for years to come. J o u will make no mistake in purchasing one of these wonderful 1 honographs. \\ e have on the floor several models of this machine. » STRAUBE and HAZELTON PIANOS Come and see them. OOOWOOOOO X $ 8 WE ARE HEADQUARTERS FOR MANY USEFUL GIFTS. Among them are the following; Leather Goods, Purses, Hand Bags, Ivory Goods, Toilet Sets' Stationery, Fountain Pens, Thermos Goods, Cigars, Pipes, Perfumes, Christmas Cards and Candies, Books, Etc. . wnit for th e laggard, you know. money.” which "m akes th e m are g o .” Ad; ’tw ill give you a s ta rt. easy; strik e s n ear to th e h eart. U is for useful, unique and unite. Useless to argue, upbraid o r Invite; Users unanim ous ure in th e ir praise; Utilize dassy-tied W ant Ads always Verily, verily, I suy to thee. V irtue goes baud in band with verity. View every W unt Ad with tru th fu l In ten t— Vast thy rew ard when thy life Is well spent. W ’s for w o rth , w hich Im plies, y o u ’ll agree, Will pow er and work g ettin g busy, you see. W ishing for so m eth in g won't bring you your quest. W rite out a W ant Ad and w e'll do the rest. X denotes ten. and It often m eans tim es. X-ray these ads If you w ant to save dimes. Xenophon, Xerxes and o th e r g reat guys 'X tra dim es saved and the world called them wise. You till her, corset, you're 'round m ore th an 1; You tell her, hairpin, you’re always n ea r by; You, tell her, m irror, reflect what you see — Yo-ho! a W ant Ad will reach her. b'lieve me. Z ends our alphabet, also o u r rhyme. Zigzag we've w andered th ro u g h space and th ro u g h tim e. Zenith and ^pdlac, zone-circled, by gads, Zero's your num ber if you d o n 't read th e ads. E X PE R T REPA IRIN G . Any kind of Pyrex Oven Glass m akes Ideal auto or tru ck G enerators and m agnetos a specialty. Sherm an C hristm as gifts. A larg e assortm ent McCarter, corner Powell and Maple to select from at L. L. K idder Hdw. streets. G resham . Phone 851. < Co. F ashions in C h ristian nam es are changing. P am ela, according to a London clergym an, is th e nam e of th e m om ent in E ngland. “ I have been looking th ro u g h my •What S h all It •roflt a M an.” parish m agazines of 20 years ago,” If he earn s big wages b u t saves he rem ark ed . “ I find In th e bap none of it? tism al en tries th a t M uriel, Gladys. If he g ets money only to let it m as Daisy, Madge, M arjorie, Doris, Ethel te r him ? and Maud are fav o rite nam es. If his pay envelop be fat and th e " J u s t before th e w ar th e re was a paying off of debts m akes it flat? g reat revival of old-fashioned nam es If he hides his m oney u n d er his — Mary, E lizabeth, C aroline, Ann, P rudence, Jan e. P riscilla anil M ar pillow, an d Is robbed of all he has g aret. B eautiful nam es from th e saved? If he builds an Imposing financial Bible, such as Rachel, D eborah, Dor- i cas and Naotnl, and so on, w ere very s tru c tu re and falls to put a p ro tec t ing roof o ver it? I p opular "N ow ,” th e clergym an continued , If o p p o rtu n ity knocks at his door; w ith a sm ile, "a ll th e m odern young and he h as no money saved to accept m o th ers w ant to have th e ir girls her In v itatio n ? called Pam ela. W hat set th e fashion If he g ain s the only woman in th e ) I d o n 't know perh ap s it was a ce r world and has no safe financial pros-1 tain novel whose heroine was called pects to offer her? | Pam . Jo an is an o th e r favorite. Pene- If he g ain s a fo rtu n e and loses th e lope Is liked but when such a lovely i nam e is attach ed to a G rub o r an vision of usefulness and responsi- i Onions I fear for th e fu tu re of th e blllty w hich it en tails? If he lays by a fo rtu n e fo r his chll-1 ' u n fo rtu n a te child. "B oys’ nam es,” he added, "c h an g e d ren and fails to see th a t they are train ed In th rift? : very little. P aren ts do n ot go to I G reek mythology o r to se n tim e n tal If he w astes his money and then I ! novels for ideas for th e ir sons’ nam es. w astes his tim e w ondering why he I Jo h n . W illiam . R ichard and H arold was ev er so foolish? ! are as beloved by p aren ts today as they w ere by the p aren ts of 20 years F ash ion ab le. I ago.” E dinburgh Scotsm an. "D r. F illers seem s to be a fa sh ionable physician.” A Give-Away. “ I should say so! He has p atien ts "W h at m akes d in n e r so late to- j day, so n n y ?” asked th e sum m er at som e of th e most expensive h ealth • h o ard er at th e place w here only reso rts In Am erica and a w aiting list hom e-grow n food was served. of people whose h ealth will give way "M other lost th e can -o p en er," re as soon as they get money enough to plied th e lan d lad y 's boy.— Boston consult h im .”— B irm ingham Age- Globe. Hern Id. X BUT THE ALTITUDE /W A S SO HIGH W E JUST lOULDHT S T A N D IT - HOME SWEET HOME by Earl Hurst ? Gresham Drug Co. B y-Product» o f th e I'lines. Send In your W ant Ads by mail or by phone. Simply suy w hat you would sell or would own. Someone will buy o r will sell w hat you need; Service supplied, satisfactio n w ith speed. Time does not ’ Time is w orth T ie to a W ant T u rn s the trick Commencing Jan. 1 Phone 721 THE REXALL STORE CHOOSE GIFTS THAT SPEAK YOUR THOUGHTS A visit to o u r sto re will help you to select C hristm as g ifts th a t convey a m essage of good cheer and friendship. E lectrical A ppliances are ap p ro p riate as g ifts and will be ap- p re d a te d beyond all others-.—they are a lastin g rem in d er of your tho u g h tfu ln ess. The choice Is wide, percolatere, chafing dishes, to asters, vacuum cleaners, table lam ps, and m any o th e r appliances, b eau tifu lly de signed and handsom ely finished. Make your selection now and have it p ut aside for you. ELECTRIC STORE ELECTRIC BUILDING COAL WOOD Ekstrom Truck Service A Truck for Every Kind of Work Cor. P ow ell and M aple Grexham HAI 22. 1 Ash Street P ortland Bdwy. 2OS2 W E PUT UP TOO - BUT M Y MUSGAÑO NEVEP COMPLAINS ABOUT THE COST OF ANV- s TMING. MES SO NICE THAT W A V.
