100 years ago today : Want Ads
By AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
United States
February 25, 2021 9:10am CST
This was borrowed from Hickory daily record. [volume] (Hickory, N.C.) 1915-current, February 25, 1921, Page PAGE SIX, Image 6 Found on chroniclingamerica.loc.gov
I think my favorite is one not pictured here. Further down this column is a notice / reminder (printed in the paper once already -some pages back) of taxes due. No one wants to pay taxes, but surely everyone would see the notice! 
$1.00 in 1921 is worth $14.61 today. A few ads on this list mention room and board, so $1.00 for a room and meal would be $14.61 today. What a steal!
$1.00 in 1921 is worth $14.61 today. A few ads on this list mention room and board, so $1.00 for a room and meal would be $14.61 today. What a steal!5 people like this
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
25 Feb 21
See? Inflation *has* gone crazy!
Did I know you were near Hickory? I used to live in Boone and in Shelby.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
25 Feb 21
I'm actually not too close to Hickory. I live in Winston Salem.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
26 Feb 21
@spiderdust I haven't really looked for the older papers here, but I think we had two since Winston & Salem were two different places at one time.
I haven't really looked for the older papers here, but I think we had two since Winston & Salem were two different places at one time.1 person likes this
@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
25 Feb 21
@ScribbledAdNauseum That's ok, I know where that is too!
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@Tina30219 (82978)
• Onaway, Michigan
25 Feb 21
Yes definitely what a steal for sure.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
25 Feb 21
I don't think I'd trust a place like that today, though. Even if it the room and board were reasonable for today's standards.
@Tampa_girl7 (54715)
• United States
25 Feb 21
I enjoy looking at old newspapers and clips.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
25 Feb 21
Oh, notices for those not paying their taxes? Yes, you are right.
