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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1913
Page
5
A salesman touts a coordinated effort with manufacturers to cut prices on pianos from $350 to $248.75 with no interest. The pitch argues genuine savings exceed $100 per unit, emphasizing cooperation among manufacturers dealers and customers and promising superior tone durability and design at the reduced price.
A careful Omaha sale features pianos built with uncommon care from top materials by experienced makers. Each instrument is tested for tone and touch, with Prof. Jean Gilbert Jones overseeing the process to ensure a high standard. The collection claims to be the best yet offered, near one hundred dollars below market, and invites buyers to witness Jones’s assurance of quality.
How to take advantage of this unusual sale for five dollars you get a receipt credited to your co operative books leaving two hundred forty three dollars and seventy five cents to be paid The plan offers one hundred ninety five weeks to pay at one dollar twenty five cents weekly with no further payments The piano may be selected now delivered next week or next month delivery date is your choice If unsatisfied after thirty days a refund is offered
Prof Jones acts as Secretary for a large sale inspecting each instrument. W M Robinson of Orkin Bros asks test and inspection of pianos and player pianos offered at special prices with certificates issued for each inspected instrument.
The plan promises lowest possible price and extended terms up to 195 weeks. It replaces standard guarantees with a strong joint warranty by manufacturer and seller. Buyers may trial the piano 30 days with money back and no questions. An exchange option allows swapping for a piano of equal or greater value within a year. In death, payments may be canceled.
The sale offers $114 125 in total value from $160 000 retail pianos and player pianos. Four hundred buyers save $45 875. Nearly seven months to build, ten weeks varnishing six coats per piano. Each coat dries seven days with oil and pumice rub-down. Purchasers gain 27 600 weeks of extended payment time.
The notice promotes a cooperative sale offering 100 player pianos at 395 dollars with no interest and immediate delivery on payment of five dollars. Payments are two dollars weekly for 195 weeks, matching piano terms. a manufacturer and company guarantee applies, claiming strong sales in the region.
A single five dollar bill buys your choice of pianos or player-pianos sent to your home immediately. The ad promises a valuable property worth hundreds of dollars and urges immediate selection while avoiding disturbing savings. It emphasizes bringing refined music into the home now for the family.
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