Now this is how you support literacy. I came across this deal in The News Tribune of Tacoma, Washington for the purchase of the very same News Tribune . The Friday, January 20th, edition of 1905 offered a deep discount on a combination board if you subscribed for a year’s worth of papers. Note the prominent place of Crokinole on the list.
From Newspapers.com…
If you are wondering what that costs today, you get the board immediately and pay a nickel for forty five weeks for a total of $2.25 which is the equivalent of $77 today. Based on the coupon, it looks like the deal began in 1904 but extended to the next year. As for today, good luck finding an actual physical paper to subscribe to, let alone getting a game board at a discounted rate.