The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-01-19
SMITH BROTHERS.

No. 8, Phenic Block, RaUenna,
First Annual Letter to our Friends.
GOOD GOODS at Hone st PricesI
No Played Out Humbugs.
No Tricks upon Inexperienced Buyers.
SMITH BROTHERS respectfully announce
that the greatest success follows their efforts to
RevoIutionfze Trade,
in Portage County. On this point few words
of explanation are in order: --'
Selling Goods Below Cost
is not the way we are doing business. We want
a small profit, not proposing to so ''up in bal
loon ~ or cheat onr confding creditors. We
shall keep our credit good, and by sticking to
a Legitimate Paying Business,
we shall always be able. F a
To Buy our Goods Right,
and sell them so as to be able to buy more with
out risking loss to any one. Thus We get the
first call from the jobbers, they give their
best goods at lowest rates. and their travelling
agents and reporters never give our credit a
black eye1' on the Eastern books. Thus we
are able to offer our customers ast 4fi r.
y
A Quick Trade and Small Proft.t % 4sli
No Misrepresentation =, asr.t Etf.. .-.,l
No Humbugs or Frauds.I.. f,f;rd s-tffI
either on or behind the ceunter.9s.f3 .,zssufnru
We meet the customerson equal ground. We
all want to live and get value for value, Our
goods are always precisely as stated in style,
quality and price. No customer shall ever come
back to us with a Just complaint. We hop g our
neighbors can conscientiously say the same If
not, now is the time for them to turn over a new
leaf.
We Sell with the Aarkets.-
We are Offering goods now that can't be re-
placed at the same figures When these arc
gone we shall pay the going prices for new,
and shall haveto charge more to the customers
~ sCnrrent Rates and small Profits ton
is always our motto. We don't pretend to Offer
all our goods under costs. That kind of game
must either break any merchant and rob his
creditors, or it is bold faced fraud and decep-
tion uPonith public as2ss4zsfot ~ ll
'iG who is Going tobe Bitby Its 9.sat7'
Time win tell that. we have taken the stock
of our predecessors at prices which justify us in
closing it QUITO the great advantage of all wide
awake customers Our NEW stock is fresh, sea-
sonable, well bought, and will be well sold to
discriminating ng public who are now invited IGI
To Look at our Stocku afgsH09 yffss93o
Some Goods at Cost.9 Yfs o5 gnih4o99
More Goods at Small Profits. bae la}e9 o
. All Goods as Repres entetl. ta5Fas bnG IL
We have neither time nor space to particnlarize%
Come, See for Yourselveseln gof b
Every day we see bills Of goods below eost'
sold by our neighi,orsi which We can duplicate
at living profit toourselyeso nv g have full
stock of goods of all descriptions Hoaa i'uu
WE PAY THE RaHIGHEsT1 MARKET RATE
St@ For All Kinds of Produce. -2nN1uH
Doing business in the only way to keep on do
ing business, we invite the support of public
which issweary ofpfayed out humbugs.' Let the
heathen rage, the wicked imagine vain things
and the old fogies getgwcak in the knees -
SMITH BROTHERS hayel put the axe to the
root of more than one unwhelesome growth in
this corner eftbe vineyard and the cemniotion
amuses both US and thespablic: yiio . p bsie :
We have Moved upon the Works fIoIE
of our COMPETITORS. 1T is sad to hear their
mournful cries, funny to read their empty, de-
lusiye boasts 'Theiradvertisements remind the
readersof boys whistling in graye7yards to keep
their courage up. By-and-by when we can
count the dead and the cripples, .9sd lida b3g9
We will Have Peace, - s-----
a Legitimate Trade. i ll,lZs II a5yll
An Honorable Rivalry, f5e,,, -,rtttf=tf z
Honest Dealers can Live! .f.f,n !
Thankful for the kind fayors which the public
have already shown to their new firm, SMITH
BROTHERS respectfully pledge themselves to
yet greater efforts to m crit the patronage of an
honest and intelli igent community .3gol yI7
Ravepna, jan 10, 1871. 124-2w. 10 y}iv9Yd
bah oil Lost 4ei4ogE91 9llj : q
Between Edinburgh and Rootstown,i on Isat,1r-
day night, q Lady's MINK COLLAR. ,Any- per-
SON returning the same to the Rayenna, Book
Store. viii be literally rewarded. ~ 124-tf, @