The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-11
GREEN q BENTLEY DRUG co
Jobbers Of Drugs and Druggist sum
dries and Proprietors of the
Model Drug Store of
the ~ est

| OF one OF the most complete JobDlng
drug houses in the West; the firm of
Green & Bentley Drug Co, is progress
i've, aggressive and thoroughly up-to-
date in everything it does; the class of
goods handled is always. reliable: their
stocks are unusually large and divers
ifedd, and tthlie;T prices are equally as low
as those quoted by Chicago houses; in
fact, one OF the keynotes of thei. sue
cess has been their ability to meet ccnl-
petition No order is too small, none
too large for them TO quickly and salts
factorily FILL They have been engaged
in the jobbing line for ten years and
cover all of central Iowa. They are
pharmaceutical jobbers for Parke Davis
& Co., John Wyeth & Bro, the Mallins-
krodt chemicals and pay especial atten-
ton to the jobbing of sundries and holi-
day goods, in which lines they do an
immense business, Mr.. Bentley goes
each year to New York and spends
much time and pains in the selection of
these goods, bringing home line cred
liable and popular in the extreme.
The chronological history of the COM
pany is as follows: In 1880, F. E.
Green and N J. Bentley purchased from
H. L. Briggs & Co., the retail drug
store located at 1903 West High avenue
and began business under the firm name
of Green & Bentley; in 1890, they en-
tered into the jobbing business; in 1892
they formed a stock company, incorpor-
ating under the firm name of Green <
Bentley Drug Co.; in 1896, owing to
loss by fire, they completely remodcled
the store, making it the most artistic and
handsomely fitted drug store in the
state. At the same time they purchased
a complete new stock, comprising all
that was fresh, pure and unquestion-
ably good in drugs, chemicals, cigars,
smokers sundries, paints, oils, etc.
Eight months ago they occupied all ad-
joining room, adding a complete anil
modern stock of wall paper, books, sta
tionery and art goods. This gives them
two rooms, 1903 and los West High ave-
nue., each I2ox2o feet. They also o.
cupy the three floors of one room and
part of the second floor of the other
room with their large stock.
The interior arrangement of the drug
store proper is artistic, ornate and beat
tiful; modern in every respect, it pre-
sents an appearance most inviting to its
patrons In fact its reputation is not
only local but national, and is appear
ance attracts the favorable attention of
all travellers and strangers and wins
words of fattering comment from all.
Mr.. Bentley was in the east soon after
the fire, and visited many of the finest
stores of New York City and gained
many splendid ideas as to arrangement,
etc The store is fitted throughout with
selected, handsomely carved mahogany
fixtures, shelves, cases and desks, AMI
color-scheme, or harmony, has
been observed that is delightful to the
artistic sense. The bases of all the ,lCr
ble-length plate glass cases are Of Alp
Green marble, and the same shade of
green shows in the floor thing and ap-
pears again in the wall and ceiling pa
per, harmonizing perfectly with the ina
hogany fixtures.
Near the entrance, on the right hand
Of the door, stands large perfume case
of mahogany with plate glass shelves
and lifting plate glass door and mirror
effect backing. On the opposite side is
large pier glass; both perfume case
and pier glass are supported by an
Alps green marble slab, six fees in
length, for which they sent especially to
Genoa, Italy, as it is almost impossible
to get a slab that large from that par
ticular kind of marble
The handsome soda fountain merit,
special mention. 1t is of pure Mexican
onyx with grotto center and mirror cf-
fects. Improved "draft-arms," portal tt.
porcelain syrup jars; with a mahogany
superstructure, supported by onyx col
umns. Mahogany tables, chairs and
leather upholstered settees for seating
the patrons of the fountain while bling
served complete this handsome outfit.
The store throughout is il keeping in
all its details with the splendor we have
so briefly described and .he patronage
is of the best in the city.
The other room, devoted 20 the book
store, will soon be fitted along the same
ideas and the two will form . combin-
alton of modern utility and beauty Of
which our citizens will, naturally, be
proud In books, Green& Bentley Drug
Co. carry all the latest publications, as
we'll as the standard books, all kinds Of
Office supplies and artists materials,