The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-05
Southern Kansas Business Men

! The silks and satin merchants are not
alone in pushing summer goods. J. r.
! swartzeu Of Caldwell is selling binders.
! In one respect an advertisement is bet
/ ter than the best salesman that ever
/ lived. An advertisement can not talk back
( to a cranky reader.
| George w. Wells of Klowa should
| change his advertisement reading: Free
homes bin will pass" The chances are Il
VIII not It is reported.
The Star clothiers of Hutchinson say
/ truthfully: "A man puts his hat on last
! and it makes or mars his whole appear
ance.'
Alton Brothers. who run the department
store at Milan. say it is a fact and en-
| phasize it that they did not carry a single
article in summer goods over.
/ c. II. Wardenof Lyons indites this les
! son: Make money by farming in Kan
sas and save it by buying handmade
| team harness of c. II. Warden"
| Occasionally the literary worth Of an
( advertisement is so good that people for
get what it is advertising, and then, as
an advertisement, it is next 10 worth
less.
The best way to say Watch this space
next week is to leave those words out
and make the matter so interesting that
| people viii Voluntarily watch for the next
advertisement.
| Sir. J. ". Metz Of Kiowa has a new
sign and an advertisement OF a new
/ fash ion. The sign is said 70 be a fine
/ one The advertisement reads: Ladies.
/ you can get bustles at Metz"
( The free lunch idea permeates every
/ thing. G. NOrdstrum is 70 have an auc-
/ ton on his farm near Sterling and he
ADDS TO his advertisement the pleasing
I line: There will be q lunch on the
| grounds"
5 Rochett. grocer at Milan. says. THE
entire country Is stirred up over the loss
/ of the United States battleship Maine
and I an stirred up also over the good
I trade ! have been enjoying and the pros
I poets az another good wheat crop for
Sumner county"
/ This Is from Buttrey. the shoe man
AZ Wellington. j is good Sturdy boys
/ are hard or shoes. We admit bu. they
don't need the doctor often we have a
lire q boys shoes whlch are Ike The
I Pyranids of Esypt-zlmost indestructl-
BILE Eepeated contact vita rocks and
ciaders may take the shine CT them.
{ bat lt doesn't harm the leather uut1 they
return in good wear about twice what
( they cost.
Alton Brothers q Milan again use TIE
War spirit % catch tae panllc's eye. THE
{ prospect q war. they say. rs less taIs
week than last We are mighty glad tais
IS 50. as var IS se-1cs4s ara3r. O1r
/ administration Is GoilE the proper f1lnF
- preparing for var r. tine q peace T.
Be- also the proper thing fer the people
q this country 20 anticipate fhelg Eau,a
/ for the coming sT-jnE ard s1m1er rsaE
Up OF prices ard ind where they caa o.
the best"
Joaquin miller IA E5ssakfrg ~ re dlTer-
at -1efhots q s1sho-E. aEse-ts fhat
Ws5s Whitman co1ld wits anywhs-e
even oa top % a. oDnibgs. azk q Bret
Harte - says. He once to1i rs fsat
hfs hrst liue was alzaya 3 c5Eaz. ard
sometimes Two elg@xs-" Thas - % say
ir ihe ase ca-sE ths irsrtrztiun care ~
cid6cu. ca re other & ha,3 20 - wczrsf
4 IS ire gnhs1ss- asri fsat Gsas fAs hesf
work tn advertising. sE elsewhere r.
tk,zslEsza tess ia 4ay work 10 noue acre
effectively iaaa - he Ezz2k4GE q BIB
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