Category Archives: Advertisements

    Turn the pages of The Pocono Record back to page 6 of the Aug. 24, 1973, edition and you’ll discover a full page of advertisements, promoting the local hotpots. Here’s a look at some of the ads (click on ads to enlarge):  

Looking for an everlasting keepsake for that special person or unique present for a friend? The Pocono Record may have the perfect gift. Photos, taken by our professional staff or freelancers, can be transferred to T-shirts, puzzles, key chains, mugs, playing cards. And the list goes on. To order, click on the “shopping cart/Purchase this [...]

Easy to carry, easy to store In 1947, when the sale of washing machines increased at the Wyckoff’s store in Stroudsburg, a new laundry aid, the portable Whirldry Washer, was added to the store’s line up. Already available at stores in some parts of the country, the sale of the Whirldrys at Wyckoff’s was the [...]

In 1926, businessmen Stewart Brodt placed an advertisement in the Morning Press, a local newspaper of the time, for a “closing out sale” at his Mount Pocono store. With the sale, the general store, which had been in operation since 1910, gained new life and Brodt would continue to run the business until his death [...]

Chas. Schroeder, fixer-of-all-things ♦ ♦ ♦ In the early 1900s, Charles H. Schroeder operated a quasi-department store at 511 Main St., Stroudsburg. From his shop, he sold sporting goods as well as graphophones and records. He also sharpened horse clippers and fixed bicycles and repaired machinery of all kinds, according to an advertisement published in [...]

“A smile of satisfaction” Looking for a “guarantee” on the best overalls you’ll ever buy? Check out those labeled Headlight, which was a brand name of the Larned, Carter & Co. in Detroit, Mich. Although the union-made overalls you would purchase today would be vintage, current offers to sell and the history behind the aging [...]