I've read that Mr. Kratz was also a maker of fine remedies and tonics, so if anyone's got an old tonic or remedy bottle from Kratz's, we'd love to see pictures. *grin*
The Most Sanitary Restaurant in the State. Now that's saying something. Also, note the amazing deal transients got on their board.
Note that Mr. Cline will make a photo That Looks Like You! As opposed to today, where people want their photos to be airbrushed to look like someone completely different.
The only reason I post this one is so that we may chuckle at this being printed in a high school year book. I wonder if a tobacco store would be able to do that, today, without someone making an amazing stink. *grin*
While the jeweler/optician combo may seem really strange now, the professions went pretty much hand in hand in the beginning of optometry, and the majority of early opticians were jewelers first.
I hope you've enjoyed our stroll through commercialism, 1908 style. *grin* If you've got any weird, funny or odd adverts from early Angola, feel free to let me know. This is something I'll periodically throw into the middle of our historic strolls here, if folks are interested, so please, let us know if you like our blog posts! :)
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