The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-04-12

Who spent his cash in pool halls,
bowling alleys and picture shows, and
bought his groceries, dry goods cloth
ing and hardware on credit. Who
cassed the merchant for thigh prices
bit v attempted to take advantage
of cash discounts. Who spent so
much time calculating the number of
bushels his corn would yield per acre,
that he had none left to cultivate it
the third time.
The above is a word picture of tie
ardent exponent of "hard times" ana
his home is not alone on the farm.
You may find him among merchants,
professional men, mechanics and labor
ers, but wherever found he carries
calamity with him and transmits it to
all who come in cor tact with him.
Now, don't angry if some OF these
random shots hit dangerously near
your home, but take it as a gentle re-
hinder to correct past MISTAKES. We
know whereof we speak. We speak
from experience, bought ind paid for
dearly, and We give it to you free of
charge. We have been hit with hard
times. We have made SOME of the
mistakes and are seeking to correct
them" We have ceased to speculate
on those wonderful large crops. We
are content with much smaller but GER
tain profits. Our cash system of cash
rebates is just and sensible. We are
not offeringimore things for nothing,
but are giving onr,customers the ben
eft of savings in labor, interest and
loss of accounts. Our system does not
appeal to the gambling instinct of
man, but it does appeal to the good
busin ess judgement of the consecutive
buyer bent or paying for what he gets
and getting all that he pays for. The
discount of u per cent on small pur-
chases may seem trivial, but will sur
prise you on the amount of your one
years purchases. Should you see a
dime, a nickel, or even a penny in the
street you would certainly step out
of your way to pick it up. So why
should you ignore the opportunity of
picking up this sure and easy money?
If you are SO overcome with ''pros-
peril" that these rebates are too tri-
vial to claim your attention, leave
them to your little boy or girl to look
after AMI watch their little savings
bank fill up. They will keep you re-
minded not to forget the leash slips
and GU will provide them with q source
of income whic'i may seem small to
you, but large to them without any
extra expense to ! yourself. besides
cultivatlng their desire for saving-so
necessary for their future success in
life.
If you are in the habit of sen ding
away for goods to save money, just
write out the order and hand it to US
with the money and we will be pleas
ed to duplicate it without any extra
cost to you. Never fear that by so
doing you might "bust" Sears, Roe
buck& Go. up, and thus destroy COM
petition, as there are plenty of others
with less sense, to keep them in bust
ness. But if you are doing ii to beat
US out of the profit, why. we have no.
thing further to say On the subject.
We are not asking you for your sup
port because WI live in the same town
you do, OF belong to the same lodge.
or vote the same ticket, or tend the
same church, or because your cousin
married our cousin. We are asking
for your business because we can give
you the best service for your money.
This is q plain business proposition
betw e you and Us, and if you be-
Elieve tt at we will do as we say, kindly
remember the place when in need of
anything in Harware, Harness, Paints
and Oils, Wind Mills, Pumps, 9anks.
Pipe and Fittings, Gas Engines, Tin
Work, Plumbing ant Heating.
Our goods are frst-class and our
work the best, and We will at all
times be pleased to serve you.
STEDRONSKY BROS. CO.
Notice 10 Clean Up.
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