Minot Memories is a blog that pertains to the city of Minot, ND. It is brief glimpses of people, places, things and events of Minot's past that will provide some insight into the history of Minot. This photo Main Street looking south from the railroad tracks about 1940
Friday, March 28, 2014
1942 - Advertising
1942 Classified Ads – classified ads in 1942 were, by today’s prices
quite economical. A seven line ad for one day was 70 cents… for one week it
was$10.50. ads promoting fortune telling, clairvoyant practices, matrimonial
and selling stocks was not allowed …. Looking through some of the classified
ads these struck me as unique. A three room house on East Central Avenue -
$12.00 a month….a five room house on Valley Street - $21.00 month….
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