The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-12-24
ADVERTISING GARRETT COUNTY,
A Descriptive Article of an Exhibit
At the Recent County Fair.

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The Bulletin of Pharmacy published
at Detroit, Mich, for December has an
article which we transfer to the columns
of The Republican. 1t is as follows:
ADVERTISING A DRUG STORE Alta
COUNTY FAIR,
In the early part of the fall thousands
of prospective customers had their
attention directed to some of the lead
ing lines of merchandise featured by
the Oakland Pharmacy, Oakland, Md.
The occasion was the second annual
fair of Garrett county. held at Oakland
In one of the buildings devoted to
display purposes, Joseph E. Harmed,
proprietor of the pharmacy, had an
exhibition booth built IN the form of
rectangle twenty feet long by ten feet
wide. This booth was attractively
trimmed with the colors of Maryland.
A settee placed just outside the
exhibit served as a convenient resting
place for the many tired pleasure
seekerswho were looking for moments
respite from the joys of the midway.
The centre of the display was &C.
cupied by large pyramid covered with
mirrors, brushes, combs, trays, and
various other toilet accessories in the
popular white ivory.
A line of hot water bottles, syringes,
ice bags and similar rubber goods was
shown in one portion of the booth.
Cameras, photograph supplies, sargical
dressings, thermometers, perfumes,
talcums, toilet waters, and other
specialties featured by Mr.. Harmed in
his store neutrality-suspicious. positions
in the show.
Perhaps the.part of the display that
attracted the most attention was an
exhibit of number of spices, such as
nutmegs. cinnamon, ginger, ETC.. both
in the whole and ground conditions. Mr..
Harmed makes speciality of the spice
business, and a display at such time
brought this line to the notice of
hundreds of people who were in the
habit of going to grocery store when
they wanted anything of this sort.
One end of the.booth was given over
to a completely equipped soda fountain
where thirsty crowds could obtain salts
flying drinks as relief from the yer
mllion-hued lemonade to be found on
the fair grounds.
The booth was in the care of three of
Mr.. Harned's assistants, ever ready to
show and explain the numerous articles
on display Many souvenirs and samples
intended to impress the public with the
desirability of trading at the Oakland
| Pharmacy were given out. There
were roses fof the ladies', lead-pencils
| for the children and attractive calendars
| for all. For farmers. who were present
| in large numbers, Mr.. Harmed had
samples of Kreso Dip and literature
concerning it. An excellent handbook
on First Aid to The Injured was
also distributed.
This article was Illustrated by half
tone, 31x53 inches, of Mr.. Harmed S
booth. Mr.. Harmed received a cash
prize for the best trade article appear
| ing in the December number of the
largely circulated magazine.
This article is a splendid advertise
ment of Garrett county, of the fair, and
of MIR. Harneds store and shows to the
country at large that Oakland has a
first class pharmacy. 1t certainly gave
Oakland large place on the map. The
Republican congratulates Mr.. Harmed
in the publication OF this artic lie in The
| Bulletin of Pharmacy.