New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-31


Address. The Advisor The Tribune, New York
IARLY September unidentified man called at Inc o Ola
T. to complain knitting wool sold IN department 're
refused 10 give his name ground that his wife wouldn't let l
and we respected enforced recence At any RATE ne deserves
thanks Of all the busy who Frightening the subway &
as with their bags because through ms eoma
an investigation made into the practice OF ehs "oo py e a
regardless weight and this investigation finally resulted IN r
pcv on the part practically all Of the department stores IN N
Of T S - that all wool weighing more ounces
sold in bundles hanks be sold either by linear measure
weight the weighed by the clerk in the customers presence
not necessary be marked on the price ticket but bis
all hanks bundles weighing over Wree ounces must
plainly marked indicate their weight
ACCOMPANIED by representative the Department Of Weights
and Measures Tribune investigator visited the various stores and found
and bundles Of WOOL sold without regard 10 " M
result of this practice shop offering hanks at % cents where's
demanded 50 The explanation was simply tna M b
lower price considerably under the weight OF oe @
at the higher price asked the saesg about the ws
she was hanks made pound but four OF the hanks r
GO cents not Of fact weigh more than from ten
fourteen
When the attention Of the buyers the called
f that these hanks were sold without any
thanked their nfora straghway ordered the hanks in question
to the stock room for weighing marking. Now Penelope
t GI,es mir Of yrist she buys hank of wool oahs
ticket and if she SO cents instead OF the 80 cent
commonly gd she needn't feel that hes econ0n0g because
as a matter Of fact she's getting less wool
WE'VE already published Advisor Sepcdehe dinscH
w processes cancer. We told how member Of TH
Tribune staff describing lump in her throat and asking fora
sample This Advisor appeared August 49, and on that same
day. by coincidence the Sepcide COapany wrote this heart
rending letter to her:
Something is wrong Now won't you please tell is:
.@;. va my letter. \:
idly allow disease become more deeply % every Day
rili:5, ys sy yos
directors tor 20; Of our institution your silence? Must tell them
has done for others Please ell.
oor reason o make S the mo" Ssz meeting hs M
Gsy lo" 5+s better
Sadly confess the writer of this blur6 who qG' s.s
the Of the S GmPn ft the G sufferer m question that
%D O him to call special meeting the Advx
Of August 20 and this one may be READ aloud Or this e %
sre deeply grateful him that anything in the world co.
nifed and amateursh letters written by his manager
ON JUNE I went to George Bell, FOryond Street,
purchase some sqFauo S'RE yer thd stock Ts saTe
chose pair for So than had with me at The
that he would take my S4S bought ad s n ny 1 Gd Vas
9aS f bm my check SSr and took the earrings
my ~is wearing P r pe In view Of this uded
my present has seen the earrings bought
owing to the press of business, the earrings until
June I6 I told them my story in detail and asked thsn :.
FTound that tScy had support tamgt
OF s5o said in ths
S Ss P y @oa ahdus daG hs buy
Mr. George Bell tradman Of the Old school, This he ,sss 4.
complainant sacou DO one Soa the o1 Bu to @
Mr. Bell that
oryyear be liability rather than asset Ana @
he TO
jewelry trade cash refunds Represen~
jewey houses this city assured US that there nc
the refunds that each handea 10"
dually adjusted according its peculiar merits. . H.
Bell would, 10y his admission little dfhcuIy ~.
posing of the earrings f. s will have great difficulty N mas
hardly needs be pointed out how much
improve Mr.. Bells midYicoran policy The compa
made the that he penad for paying cash IN he
he only given credit Slip not cash refund s
the Bell shop the 500 charged TO HIM would ~
have cancelled when the earrings returned
who buys the Bell shop should come 70 ~
reluctantly the transaction made, never uho
revoked.
wo1d only liz yourself into voc
Ii SUCCESS SPHERE with all the New Comforts the New
the Higher Respect s
your Friends! THEN YOUR IHC0dE V IN cnN
AND GRATIFYING INCREASE, SO WOULD lOLk.
\ FDENCE IN YOURSELF, ANp YOU WOULD BE HANENsSHi
HAPPY OVER II ALL
facilities Of this Bureau for the worthy energe, Isb
1wlO has
of Big Rewards and holds the clear vision o
bigger THRILL chat they
child their plot, their peen~'"
. the public, S biggest happiness the world
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