Complex sentence: J. Wilkie was founded in the early 1870s by James Wilkie and bought in 1894 by William George Somerville, originally a stationer and bookseller, and operated from Princes Street until its amalgamation with Coulls, Culling & Co. in 1921.
Split into simpler sentences: J. Wilkie was founded in the early 1870s by James Wilkie, and bought by William George Somerville in 1894. Originally a stationer and bookseller, J. Wilkie & Co. operated from Princes Street until its amalgamation with Coulls, Culling & Co. in 1921.