Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-20
The one-time twice year trip to

The one-time twice a year trip to the larger city, has been abandoned, for it has been discovered that our Clothiers have realized the necessity of keeping at home, and have year af- ter year brought to the city the finest line obtainable.
 Stores, Wholesale Grocers, Packers, are the largest in Eastern Connecticut.
 The writer doubts whether the ave- rage person acquaintS himself with the wonderful variety, and the loca.- tion. of merchandise in the city. Does the average person realize that Nor wich has 12 up-to-date Shoe Stores where every style and shape is car ried? Have you ever stopped to think that there are A Clothiers and Tailors exhibiting and selling Mems Clothing Do the men (of course the women do) realize the vast number of Milliners and Ladies Apparel stores there are And Grocers-Well,-th are so many good groceries in our city, that beyond a doubt the most particular customer can find what they want When in need of furniture the city can boast of five modern reliable Fur niture Stores carrying complete lines of furniture while bedding and GOT coverings are carried in over a dozen other stores.
 w fly SClo OuI w SSI TUT ct i've DOunQ catalogue when one of our large Furniture Houses offers a catalogue as large and complete with the same tempting and clover merchandise des- criptions? Buy goods near at home, and you save freight bill.
 If you want Dog Collars, Tatting Shuttles, Dairy Thermometers, Vanity Boxes, Loose-Leaf- Books, Thernos Bottles, Vacuum Cleaners, Elgin Watches. Haviland Dinner Sets, Mu- sical Instruments, Sporting Goods, Bulbs, Seedlings, Automobiles. Sewing Machines, Norwich has them. In fact Norwich carries the most complete and varied lines of any city of its size.
 The writer noticed in one of our large Monthly Magazines. a Factory to-Home advertisement of a sectional book case at $11.90, delivered to your city. Before going into the matter very far. a visit to a local furniture dealer was made and there a similar sectional case was found. with even a stronger build at $10.50. There you are-had the case from the factory been ordered. it would have been buy ing goods sight unseen" as boys say when trading jack-knives. When pur- chased locally. besides seeing the merchandise. you are face to face with the salesman.
 The other Saturday afternoon a Ru- ral-friend spoke of sending to Chi cago & Co.,. for bicycle, which comes complete with lamp, guards. bell, etc., at $40.00. Gosh. but it was a dandy" The writer suggested that we step into local Sporting Store and examine the new line of prominent makes of bicy- cles. We did and there he found a bicycle just his style at s3S.5O. $50 and freight saved. The writer sug- gested that If he expected to sell his produce locally. he must learn to spend locally.
 To these people that like to read descriptions of merchandise with ex- tra low figures following the writer suggests that persons read the adver- t1sements in our city papers. The merchants are daily displaying i'm mense lines. and varieties of tempt ing merchandise in. the columns of our papers.
 Keep in mind. MT. Purchaser and Market Place of Eastern Connecticut w. D. D.