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Sept. 1, 1923: We will extract teeth for 25 cents

Even adjusting for inflation, it's unlikely any dentist today can match the low, low prices touted in this ad from the Minneapolis Daily Star. Note the promise of "NOVOCAIN" and the presence of a "Lady Attendant."

September 1, 2012 at 8:51PM
Sept. 1, 1923: Dental ad
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Eviction filings up in Minnesota amid ICE surge

FILE -- A rent deposit slot at an apartment complex in Tucker, Ga., on July 21, 2020. As an eviction crisis has seemed increasingly likely this summer, everyone in the housing market has made the same plea to Washington: Send money — lots of it — that would keep renters in their homes and landlords afloat. (Melissa Golden/The New York Times) ORG XMIT: XNYT58
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