The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-24
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. IkE Stems SUNDAY LETTER =

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. Dear FnendR-
Q Through delay n making up =
. Of advertisement. the matter We
; wanted TO alirise ron on did not
8 appear in the Constitution in full =
. last night
. The sale had the pleasure OF =
. rfering was atisfactory-Public
. appreciated the yalues-Here and =
8 there the writer heard few bits .
. OF KeosuE gossip-dfsconrsgsng .
. to listen 20, to one who knows his =
. business-since they we're crit
. clsms proving misguided or viii .
Q fully ignorant ideas OF millinery =
. value
Q We want 10 correct even the =
. few ferring ones tho Jim Davis
. SAYS Its damned expensive =
. thing TO try TO educate the pub .
. Iic.- we have experienced il but =
. we have grown in Des Moines =
. thru showing the same credita Die =
. merchandise that We have or dis =
. play here, tn our plant must be =
. eniarged-plans OF which are now >
. being considered
. Eight buyers and designers now =
. visit the New York market for .
. cur two stores each seasonal =
. representative New York resident =
= buyer supplies many of our mid =
= season requirement. =
. Our stocks show this intelh- =
. gence-our enlarged sales show =
. our merchandise is RIGHT .
= Our sales people are almost too =
. obliging for our proft-yet we =
= encourage It and in the face OF =
. this millinery progression and :
= millinery intelligence heard Z
= remark like this from a. well Z
. it wouldn't be quite polite to put Z
. into print my thought.
. In substance it -as a compli- 4
= ment to Anticipated Poor Delapi- 4
= dated old Quincy where I'm told 4
. some miguided purchasers are
. occasionally enticed-thru a
. cheap boat ride-Think of It'll
. Quincy. regarded in intelligent
= commercial circles as Illinois
= sleepiest backwoods town for its
. ize-hoodwinking Mrs.
. and Miss -. Mr.. Merchant
= I'm surprised you have not re-
= scented the affront-
= We waited it off because we
= know whereof we speak Where
. ignorance is bliss, etc
. In conclusion let me say that
. Stern's largest trimmed hat bust
= ness from the wholesale plant is
. today done with the intelligent
. dealer in Omaha--.ioux City
. Duluth. Minn-Portland, Ore
. San Francisco-Kansas City
. Yes some in Chicago and next
. fall we will show the line in New
= York with Mr.. VIM. Reps in
= charge
= You appreciate it Miss and
. Mrs. Practical Keokukian as we'll
. as you Mrs. Keokukian of the
= truly Smart Set, because you
. have helped me build here, the
. start of boyhood ambition that
. has been mine-viz:
. "Stern's selling their millinery
q In New York City" BY your
. cooperation you have made this
= possible
= Yes, we have had some hard
= nuts to crack-But we HAVE
= CRACKED THEM and not by
= waiting to have squirrels OF
. others do so for us-It has
= meant earnestness, honest effort
. vigilance, untiring labors ant
= overcoming discouraging circum
= stances, and we commend 1t t.
= our Keokuk brother merchants
. No excuse for such clap tral
. gossip by Keokuk people-It'
= senseless-
= To you Madam, appreciativ'
. of the best that's in millinery a
. wholesale prices we are catering
. with all our heart as of old
= We will appreciate your furth
- er business next week.
. Yours,
Az H..