The Portland daily press., 1890-01-18
MISCELLANEOUS.

After "Barnum' (The Worlds Greatest
Snowman decided to visit London, England,
with his greatest show on earth at cost OF
81 200, 900, he at once commenced to adver-
tise all over Great Britain. Wait for Barnum's
Greatest Show on Earth. Wait for Me.
Wait and will give you the best entertain
ment for the money the world has ever seen.
And the people knowing his worldwide
reputation waited and were not disappointed.
They saw more for their money than ever
before and came away heartily satisfied with
their investment.
The Atkinson House Furnishing Co. pro-
pose to do more for the people of Maine on
Tuesday, Wednesday. Thursday, Friday and
Saturday of next week Jan. 21st, 22nd, 23rd,
oath and 25th than Barnum, because every
visitor to our mammoth warerooms, Corner
Pearl and Middle Streets will 60 away we'll
| satisfied with the great display of House
Furnishings and those who buy will be more
than satisfied because they will get double
equivalent for their money. Read the Daily
and Sunday papers. don't be content to glance
and say to yourself, that's the Atk inson
Co.'s advertisement but read it carefully and
thoughtfully because you may want to put
new carpet on that chamber or sitting-room
| or perhaps change your parlor carpet to the
sittngroom and put new one on the parlor
at half the cost If you want any at our great
sale Why, we are going going to sell some
| all wool extra super carpets for 50 cts, 40 cts
and 80 cts. Body Brussels carpets for go cts,
and 70 cts. Tapestry Brussels carpets for
So cts, 40 cts and so cts and velvet carpets for
| 65 and 70 cts, and Wilton and Administer
carpets:for lessIthan they cost.to weave
You naturally ask why do we do this, our
| answer is:
First we are over stocked with all kinds
| of goods.
Secondly, we have been in business here
| five years and in that time have accumulated
| odd pieces of furniture that we cannot match
up, such as odd arm chairs, odd easy
| chairs and rockers, sofas that we cannot get
| chairs to match, diysns, &c.
| These pieces are just as good as our latest
| stock but thereon they occupy is valuable
and go they must. just think of plush
rocker for:$5.00 or plush Gents chair for
$500 or a rattan chair or rocker for SO 90
or plush sofa all nicely upholstered for
| $500, yes, and small upholstered chairs in
plush for $3.50; but there, you must just
come and see them. Now don't think We
shall confne you to the odd stuff only, be-
cause we shall sell hair-cloth parlor suits on
| Tuesday for $500, pieces, and mohair
plush parlor suits for $50 90 and $500.
Thirdly, we believe there is a general stag
nation in business, among retailers of all
kinds of merchandise. That too many of US
are adopting waiting, listless policy, which
being infectious, gradually spreads to every
industry, and everybody cries "hard times I"
We may have been in the rut. but we are
coming out and shall spend few hundred
/ dollars in telling our patrons what we have
| to offer at less than half the regular price.
We think we shall see new faces in Portland
next week, because our genuine half price Of
ers on good reliable goods will be appreciat-
ed, besides, we shall pay all railroad fares
between Portland and Portsmouth, n H.,
and intermediate stations, en- the Eastern
railroad, all railroad fares between Dover,
N. H., and Portland, on the Boston and
Maine, all railroad fares between Rochester,
| N. II. and Portland, on the. Rochester rail-
road, all fares between Fabyans and Port
land on the Maine Genital railroad, all fares
| between Bethel and Portland on the Grand
Trunk railway, all fares between Augusta
| and Portland on the Maine Central railroad
and all its branches, in fact any railroad sta
tion within 81 miles, our only stipulation be-
| ing that we should expect the persons whose
fares we paid to buy goods to the following
| amounts:
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