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Newspaper

Western Kansas World

Location

Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 1901

Page

4

Where was the Marshal at Verbeck's Big Store

A man had his pocket picked yesterday in broad daylight at George S. Verbeck's Big Store. He lost 11.64 but recovered the pocketbook. Mrs Brown used her husband's pocketbook to pay for three dress patterns nine pairs of socks twelve hose five pairs of shoes one shirt waist a hat and a suit for Georgie all for 11.64. George L Verbeck advertises that his sales beat them all.

George S. Verbeck Georgie George S. Verbeck’s George L. Verbeck

Crowds Turned Out for Gala Shopping Day at Verbeck's

The scene at Verbeck's drew crowds from far and wide with clerks traveling by post office to witness the show. Shoppers praised REAL VALUES and BIG BARGAINS, predicting tomorrow will offer more bargains for everyone, with 25 to 50 percent savings seen as equally good for all.

Verbeck’s Stotes

Great sale opens in Wa-Keeney with low prices across goods

Crowds packed Verbeck's as week opened with 30 day sale promises on children's handkerchiefs socks shirts and shoes. Prices claim to beat any local store in Trego County with bargains on suits shirts and tea drawing strong shopper turnout and stock dwindling quickly.

Trego County

20th Century Plan Store Bargains Across the Entire Stock

A long advertisement proclaims a 30 day sale with every shelf discounted. Standard calicoes, ginghams, and muslin drop in price along with linens, towels, crash, and ready made sheets. Hats, millinery, and a wide range of trims and notions are offered at notable bargains, with emphasis on value and full store-wide reductions.

Slater

Ladies Dress Goods Sale in Wa-Keeney Weekend

All the Ladies of Trego County invited to a four day sale August 13 to 16 featuring deep discounts on dress goods. Hundreds of yards of brocades serges henrietta cloths chiffons and suitings offered at prices marked down to pennies per yard with a focus on attracting distant shoppers to the major mercantile establishment in the region.

Ste Wa-Keeney Sox Sc King Trego County

Bargain Hat and Suspenders Sale Promises Bar Gains

A local ad promotes men's suspenders priced 14c, boys suspenders at 5c, and hats originally $1.50 to $2.50 now offered at $1.27. It touts a 42c overall value that sellers claim rivals cannot beat during wartime price cuts.

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George I. Verbeck Kansas Jersey Chase & Sanborn Timmons Wa-Keeney, Kansas Geo I. Verbeck
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