Historic Advertisements from Pomeroy's Past
From a May, 1920, issue of the East Washingtonian
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The late Teens and early 20's saw a lot of changes as the nation recovered from The War to End All Wars. Prices went down as the men returned to production and the supply increased then prices went up as we started feeding and clothing much of Europe and the supply in the U.S. went down while demand contin ued to incease. This advertisement from "Pomeroy's Greatest Store" reflects the times. Cash certainly was KING.