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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1906
Page
7
The Strasburg's Greater Store is described as one of the largest department stores in Eastern Ohio and the largest in America, located in a town of about eight hundred residents with annual sales around 800000 dollars.
The Garver Bros No 4 Cash Buyers Union of Chicago, a major mail order house, failed recently. An assignee invited an investigation into a new proposition after which buyers purchased a large quantity of goods. Customers know only top quality items were handled and prices quoted promise value. It paid to travel to Chicago and also to Strasburg to view bargains.
A catalog of fiction books and bindings with prices from publishers and discounts. Includes Be Sl 50 Our Price, Panete sets, library editions, reduced rates for various editions, and leather edition poets titles at bargain prices.
A catalog listing housefurnishings with listed prices and Our Price figures. Items include 6 pint nickel plated copper coffee pots, tin wash boilers with copper bottoms, self tilting enamel kettles, japanned crumb pans, tea frays or waiters, large Savory Roasters, Ideal Steak Pounders, steel spiders, carpet sweepers, stove brushes, slow-cutters with one blade, bath tub seats, oak hangers, and rubber guards. Prices show small discrepancies between listed price and Our Price.
A fragmented advertisement lists small doll items for Santa helpers with various sizes and prices. Entries include brass doll heads with moving eyes, tiny heights from 1 to 4 inches, and price comparisons noted as their price and ours. Some measurements are unclear but the general pitch is inexpensive items for Christmas gift use.
Local ad lists various clock shelf models priced around 48 cents with catalog terms and cooperative pricing notes for bulk purchase.
An advertisement lists German Family Bibles with item numbers 13956 priced at 3.90 dollars. Testaments with item numbers 18594 priced at 0.55 dollars and 13608 priced at 0.65 dollars are offered. The copy contrasts their prices with ours.
A local merchant claims prices are lower than larger town stores due to reduced operating expenses. The business reports sales totaling $300,000, enabling better pricing than smaller town retailers.
A list of toy items with marked prices and sale prices. Items include Electric Magnetic Machine at 98c, Universal Spelling Board at 8c, Numeral Frames at 6c, Checker Boards at 2c, Indestructible Dolls at 75c, and Children's Wrist Bags at 15c.
A price list of children's books and gift volumes with our prices. Titles include Young Peoples Natural History Birds and Animals Child's Story of New Testament Bible History and Young People's History of the World Also Our Baby Book for keeping baby records and Laurel Gift Books No 3818 popular classics. Prices shown range from 23 to 55 cents with typical lines noting Our Price.
Catalog style sale listing No. 4002 black cheviot suits at 4.13 Our Price. No. 4697 grey cassimere suits at 9.90 Our Price. No. 4016 corduroy double breasted suits at 59.50 Our Price. No. 164 union suits piqua pure wool at Our Price. No. 5156 plush caps Havelock style at 5c Our Price. No. 4178 fur caps driver style at 3.50 Our Price. No. 2394 calf steel quilted gloves at 89c Our Price.
Their No GA 1120-36 in high, made of quarter sawed oak, Golden finish, hand polished, has a 12 in. round top. Their price $2.25, Our Price $1.73.
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