What sort of stuff did newspapers cover?
Newspapers covered local events from accidents to local government – Everyone was trying to fix the economy and the break out of the war was essentially the beginning of financial recovery. Want Ads – Much the same as today in many respects but on a less grander scale. Houses for rent (our house rented for $8 a month) Articles for sale used and new. Very little employment offered as jobs were scarce. The reporting was far more responsible than today and certainly there was no use of bad language or being indiscreet to sell copy. Q: What products were advertised? A: I do not recall any products that were advertised a lot. One comes to mind though for Masons 49 which was a cough medicine. It was sung (cant relate to what tune) and went like this: Stop that cough, stop that cold in the nick of time, Now don’t delay, it doesn’t pay take Masons 49 Wheeze and sneeze and even freeze, you’ll soon be feeling fine So stop at your drug store and be sure to ask for Masons 49. Silverwoods Dairy had
