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A letter from Bert D. Morris is Cucamonga, California to Edwin G. Hart in Los Angeles, California. 7 April 1914.Entry/Object ID
2017.41.1.429Description
A letter from Bert D. Morris is Cucamonga, California to Edwin G. Hart in Los Angeles, California. 7 April 1914.
A typed letter on letter head from The Cucamonga Times, and a newspaper advertisement. The letter is asking Edwin G. Hart to run an advertisement for North Whittier Heights in The Cucamonga Times. Bert Morris writes that they are located in the heart of the best citrus lands and their paper reaches people in that region. People in their area have plenty of money and are inclined to spend it. The Cucamonga times will run the enclosed ad for 1 month at $8, or if want it ran for 6 months it will be $7 per month. They will make sure to send a free copy of the paper to Mr. Hart, while the ad is running. Mr. Morris writes that if they are interested in advertising in their paper, to send the advertisement they would like ran. The article headline reads "North Whittier Heights / 'is the cream of' / Orange, Lemon, Grape Fruit, Avacado and / Walnut land subdivision." The advertisement goes on to say that North Whittier Heights is some of the best citrus land currently on the market and if someone is interested in investing, they will be happy to have them come out and investigate their claims. The property is being sold in unplanted tracts of 5 to 50 acres, Planted land is being sold at 5 or 10 acres. They will also contract to have the groves cared for, at a small fee. Please contact the company if you are interested in investing in North Whittier Heights and a descriptive folder will be provided.
The letter head for The Cucamonga Times has the company information at the top of the page. It reads, "The Cucamonga Times / An Independent Newspaper for All the People / Bert. D. Morris, Editor and Publisher / $1.50 per year in advance Advertising rates on application."
The newspaper ad (a) has a crease along the bottom from being folded, rust damage near the top left corner, as well as tears and folds along the top. The letter (b) has an acid burn on the front, heavy creases from the letter being folded, a tears on the right side, discoloration on the right side, abrasion damage along the top edge, and the back has rust damage in the top right corner as well as abrasion damage along the folds. This object is in fair poor condition overall.Lexicon
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