GAZEADDS.
MR WINDROSS 'S GAZETTE WAS ,LIKE ALL PUBLICATIONS , DEPENDANT ON ADVERTISING
REVENUE TO KEEP GOING & IN MY COPY OF DEC.31.1896 THERE ARE NO LESS THAN 108 ADVERTS
COVERING 40 DIFFERENT CATEGORIES. IT WOULD SEEM THAT ALL TASTES AND NEEDS WERE CATERED
FOR BY LOCAL SHOPS .FOOD..CLOTHES..DRINK.FURNITURE.. SHOES.. POTTERY ..STATIONERY...
FISH ..MEAT..CLOGS..BIKES..PLUMBERS.. HAIRDRESSERS.. ETC ..ETC.,. WERE ALL THERE. IN VIEW OF THE
FACT THAT KELLY'S DIRECTORY OF 1897 LISTS A STAGGERING 73 PUBS IN TOWN IT'S NO SURPRISE THAT
THE GREATEST NUMBER OF ADVERTS WERE ALE OR SPIRITS RELATED. HUDDLESTON IN THE MARKET WAS
OFFERING WHISKY AT 14/-. MOSSOPS IN THE MARKET PLACE HAD A XMAS BARGAIN OFFER AND THE
TOWER BREWERY ON INKERMAN WAS PUSHING IT'S PUNCHEON ALE. THE CLEATOR MOOR BREWING
COMPANY AND MAXWELL'S OF SCOTCH STREET SEEMED TO BE CONCENTRATING ON THEIR VARIETIES
OF ALES BUT QUOTED NO PRICES. EVER HEARD OF KOPS ALE BEFORE??
A COMMENT OF THE SITUATION IN TOWN PERHAPS!!!!
OF ALL THE 108 PUBS MENTIONED ABOVE ONLY FIVE REMAIN IN LOCATION AND NAME.
OF ALL THE 33 SHOPS ADVERTISING IN THE GAZETTE IN DEC . 1896 ONLY ONE REMAINS IN BUSINESS AND
THAT IS DONALDSON'S BUTCHERS IN THE MARKET PLACE.
ADDITIONALLY , THE ONLY ONES THAT DATE BACK TO MY YOUTH ARE.......
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