Direct Factory Pianos Offer Quiet Savings to Mr. Smith
Sullivan Indiana letters promoting piano sales claim direct-from-factory pricing, no agents, with prices from 175 to 400 dollars and savings of about 50 dollars on agents' fees plus maintenance of service. It asserts two extra departments fund lower prices, urges in-home purchase, and lists Dr. Freeman J. W. Hunt and O. H. Crowder as satisfied customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Smith
Smith
Dr. Freeman
J. W. Hunt
O. H. Crowder
Destine Bland, Sullivan, Ind
R. R
No 2-Graphaphone Offers Direct Piano Sales From Home
An advertisement presents a home piano sales plan avoiding agents. It claims savings of 100 to 150 by buying directly from manufacturers, with pianos offered at actual production cost plus a modest profit. It stresses guaranteed quality, direct comparison, and long‑standing store honesty.
Direct Piano Sales Cut Costs via Manufacturer Direct Deals
Mr Reed calls to inquire about a piano agent but is told Reed and Bates does not visit homes. The Sullivan Indiana firm says it sells direct from its piano department, guarantees manufacturers warranties, buys cash from producers, and promises savings of about half the price versus agents. Mrs Edward M Davis of 546 South Court Street signs the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hello Central
Mr. Reed
Mr. Smith
Smith
Doe
Charlie
Joe
Edward M. Davis
South Court Street
Sullivan, Ind
Reed & Batey
Sullivan
Indiana
Direct piano sales cut agent fees claims Bland ad
Mrs H A Bland informs Mr Smith that no agents sell their pianos, a direct-from-store model saving 100 to 150. They buy direct, sell from a music room, and incur no rent or clerk costs, offering seven brands priced 175 to 400 with easy payments or cash discounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. M. Gambill
Richard Park
C. F. Briggs
Mr. Smith
H. A. Bland
No 5-Mandolin Clarifies Piano Department Policy
The store explains it cannot send a solicitor to Mr. Smith because the music department is one of three divisions and only a portion of time can be allocated. Maintaining field agents is costly, so customers benefit from in-store high grade pianos at lower prices without extra agent costs. They invite Mr. Smith to visit the store for prices and courtesy service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Smith
Bela
Mercer
Jim
Bella
Bubbles
Jimmy
Rothberg’s
Father
Kit
Jack Manning
Max
Europe
Reggie Wolfe
Anne Brown
Wayer
Anne
Selina
Needies and pins Needles and pins in a tangled social farce
A narrator recalls Jimmy Wilson, a gifted painter, whose stalled career and erratic charm draw friends into a web of gossip and jealousy. Bella Knowles, his wife, and Kit recount how rumors, a claptrap conspiracy, and a Japanese butler trigger a public scandal and a broken marriage.
The Way It Began and the Violet Portrait
The narrator recalls a tense social evening at Jim’s grand uptown house with the Dallas Browns and the Harbison figure. Bella’s portrait by Jim, set beneath violets in a silver cage, stands out as a poignant, tangible memory amid talk of love, art, and social pretenses.
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Mercer
Brougham
Bartlett
Loke
Jim
Dallas
Anne
Harbison
Bella
Kit
Nile
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Chapter
Dallas Brown
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Hargrave
London
Bella Knowles
Farmington
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Duke of Belford
Grieg
Beethoven
Harry Bayless
Senha
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