The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-26
Southern Kansas Business Men.

J. F. McMains of Pratt is in the east
buying goods
Mr. Graybill, shoes at Newton. speaks
of his wares as warm propositions"
Only one butcher in Kansas Cat Empor-
ia) thought Lent of sufficient Importance
to advertise fish.
D. w. Blaine. implements at Pratt.
makes the point that he has everything in
stock thus: NO waiting; no kicking"
Messrs. Strange and Summersby of
Dodge City should look at their calendar
They are advertising a great midwinter
sale.
The line remember the number" is no
good. People do not remember numbers
in a small town. They remember loca-
tons.
r. F. Mclaughlin & Co. of Garden City,
say: We lead in the drug business, -
Those two exclamation points will draw
no trade.
1t never pays TO say at is not necessary
to go into details" In advertising goods
it is always necessary to go into details
if you expect the best results.
Do not say in your advertisement that a
certain article has been marked down to
the lowest possible price, and then sell il
10 the customer at still less.
The First State bank at Newton says:
I'VE aim to conf1ne our business TO New
ton territory. II you intend moving TO
Oklahoma don't ask us for loan
Mr. McManus Of Newton is in the east
and it IS refreshing 10 note that those he
left in charge at Newton have dropped
their old habit Of referring TO him as the
boss"
Mr.. McMains, a merchant at Pratt
prints a scene. supposed TO be in Pratt, in
one of his advertisements, in which the
background is made up Of a big river with
several steamboats, putting along II.
Mr.. Repp, furniture. al Pratt. in an ad-
vertisement, saws cut prices twice. and
We must have room" twice. Stating "A
necessity twice does not emphasize it. The
better way is 10 state It once in an arigi-
nal manner.
Thepeople do not believe the statement:
Come and look at the goods. l. Is not
necessary for you TO buy" That this In
vitation is not believed e. shown by the
fact that when store announces a re-
ception. when between certain hours no
goods are 10 be sold, the store is always
crowded.
The New Orleans Picayune thinks that
crowds produce bad manners. l. says.
How few OF Us show any real courtesy 90
shop assistants. who yer have 20 maintain
a smiling fare and uurlflea dernea nor. In
suited - they may BE haif-a-dozen times
a day" But the crowds do not cause the
had manners. They merely draw ;be bad
manners 10 the surface. and Shsy likewise
draw out the mate courtesy
A. Briggs Of Pratt has stocked NJ heav-
uy and thus gives MS reason; All fndi-
cations point 20 an old time Kansas har-
vest IN Pratt county during the coming
season. Having al abiding f4ith il the
future OF western Kansas. aid in TIE
speedy material development - the great
resources OF Pratt county. the biR store
has been filled 70 0veThowiuE with All the !
latest novelties in spring dressWe ear" The (
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