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(■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
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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
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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.
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STRAUBE and HAZELTON PIANOS
Come and see them.
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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
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HOME
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Earl
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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-
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TMING. MES SO NICE THAT
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