Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1867-02-07
miscellaneous.
A GREAT SECRET EXPOSED |

A GREAT SECRET EXPOSED |
Yielded at last to tn wishes of friends Tim e
and again has the following proposition been
made; but never exposed until the present.
FIVE YEARS IN UNREVEALED Sc
CRET!
NERVE YOURSELF FOR THE -sHoCK
First proposition to be made public
FRIEND NELSON First l would say, ac.
cording to the best calculations, in the Borough
OF Towanda, there is sold yearly one hundred
thousand dollars worth OF Boots and Shoes,
mostly slop work of the most inferior kind,
and the people generally are sick of it, And
now say TO your again, as | have before, en-
large your Store make it neat and commod ious
and keep good stock OF Boots and Shoes, and
you shall be sustained. Most OF the people be-
gin to feel little above buying their boots and
shoes at Dry Goods Stores it looks verdant
and outlandish. Ne do not ask to make your
goods if it is not convenient. The facilities in
some other localities, where a better choice of
sto ok and workmen can be had, may be still bet
ter And you have always been in the business
and better understand this one point and i'm
portant branch Of the Merchants art, than
those that deal in Silks and Muslins, and they
believe, would be glad to let this business go
where it belongs that they have done it hereto
fore to accommodate the people 4; | do believe if
you would open a irst-class Shoe Store the
people would not.go to Dry Goods Stores to buy
Shoes any more than they would to Drug Stores
for Oats
Stop stop.l what are;you talking about has
not any one the right to sell what he peases? 1t
may be, bunot in justice is it right in so large
place as this, where practical men are engaged
wholly in this business, 1t has been given up
in every other place, and according to custom
it will be here.
Two thousand five hundred propositions
made from customers. is, TO bring more of the
same kind OF Boots and Shoes you brought with
you when you came in town seven years ago.
have neYe seen a good Shoe before nor since, is
the language OF them all at the same time
Raise thy feet gently
And think it SO queer
That the Boots ! sold then
Should wear them year
| now yield to the above propositions, and have
promised TO sell Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars
worth OF his Boots and Shoes if he would make
them as good as those / brought here seven
years ago. and the answer is l will ! l will
Well friends, your proposition made
And I've consented to the trade,
So will sell you Shoes both strong and neat,
To please the taste and suit the feet.
have Ladies', Misses, Boys and Mens'I
From fancy down TO coarse brogans.
Come one and all, do as you agree,
And buy your Boots and Shoes of me,
Come Come I say, where you can iud
Boots exactly to yJur mind
A il you was never here before,
You'll find it is the very Store,
Come Ladies' Gents, have goods lor all,
Buy your goods Of me this Fall,
And when Spring comes | will the cry,'
- at l.. &. NELSON'S will buy!"
There is one thing more I'll say to you,
I'm in the old Store made over new
II any read and stand the shock,
My place You'll find joins Patton's Block.
GENTS, CALF BOOTS AT BARGAINS.
MINERS .
KIP u C0WHIDE &"
Gents and Boys Metallic Corrogated Perfora.
ted Plates A great saving.
Terms Cash, no credit. Small profits for
money is the motto. L. c. NELSON.
Towanda, Nov. 20, 1866