In Leaps of Ten: A Six Decade Tour of Seasonal Ads from The Clarke Courier, Berryville, 1928-1988 - The UncommonWealth

Thanksgiving 1928

1928 Grocery #2

1928 Highest Prices

Thanksgiving 1938

1938-Norfolk-Western

1938-Grocery

1938-A-P

1938-Phone

1938-Ramsburgs-Grocery

1938-Shk.-Grocery

Thanksgiving 1948

Mast-1968

2-1948

Norfolk-and-Western-1948

No-Va-Power-1948

Thanksgiving 1958

1958-Grocery

1958-Norfolk-and-Western1

Thanksgiving. Sometimes it’s work. Who needs a drink? Four of the six liquor ads from this 1958 issue.

1958-Bellows-Bourbon1

1958-Old-Stagg

1958-Apple-Jack

1958-Alcohol-ad

Thanksgiving 1968

Mast-1968

1968-Bank-of

1968-Car-Dealer

1968-Clarke-County-Motors

1968-Safeway

Thanksgiving 1978

Mast-1978

1978-Bank-of-Clarke

1978-Farm-Credit

1978-The-Barn

1978-Mens-Wear

Thanksgiving 1988

1988-Food-Lion

1988-Bank-of-Clarke-County

1988-Black-Penny

1988-Chevy-Turkey-Shoot

And the Christmas encroachment begins…

1988-Christmas-Open-House-528x1024

p.s. One more from 1958. Something to consider when you’re deciding whether to leave your phone in your pocket or on the Thanksgiving table…

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Henry Morse

Project Assistant Cataloger

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One Comment

Pete and Gini Chapman says:

November 27, 2014 at 11:49 pm

These ads are fantastic — Wish the Courier was still publishing. Miss it.

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