Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 276, Decatur, Adams County, 14 November 1907 — Page 4

A TALK ON OUR GREAT FALL OPENING! F=I_AIN FACTS UNDRESSED — " , j orP now ready for our fall We have just finished one of the most successful summer seasons we ever had ana are The only way to do a thing is to DO IT. Encouraged by the past wehavewjuip]pedou of QUT QF best goods the market produces. All kinds of Winter Footwear to suit the taste and woi k oi . DOOR AFFAIRS. '

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OUR TRADE MUST BE PROTECTED

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No two person's feet are alike and we must study the foot, noting the toe, the ball, the length and height of arch, the breadth of heel and heighth of instep, etc. Then get the shoe that meets the conditions of your foot. This necessitates many different styles of shoes. Because you wear a 5E in one style it is no reason you can wear it in another style. , A 5E on a Patay last might crowd your foot unmercifully, while a 5E on a Vassar would be an easy fit. “Misery Loves Company but Company does not Reciprocate.”

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Felt Shoes, Fleece Lined Shoes, Sheep Skin Shoes (wool inside) Sheep Skin Boots, All Knit Boot-Ball Band, Felt Boots, Knit Mackinaw Socks, Leather Top Rubbers, 3 in. 12 in and 16 in.. Rubbers with Leggin Tops, Buckle Arctics, Storm A askus Legg • s I

These and many other kinds of winter hootwear for men, women and children. Realizing the great importance of selling honest goods and knowing that in the end, the best is the cheapest, we insist that our makers put nothing but the best quality material in all our goods. We are even more critical than ever and will not ac-

When it is a question of a few cents more to make the shoe better or afew cents less to make a greater profit, the shoe wins every time. We are here and have to meet our customers face to face so often that we feel like friend meeting friend. Were we to sell poor goods how could we maintain this friendly feeling; much less, your patronage? True at times poor stock will get worked into a single pair, unnoticed by factory or our inspection. When worn, it comes to light and if you will immediately return same, we will cheerfully rectify. We are here on the ground and adjustments can be made AT ONCE. No waiting a month or six weeks until a certain amount of red tape can he spun out.

I Buy a good article and then expect your money’s wort h—lt’s your right. But don’t buy a cheap shoe and then cuss the merchant because it don’t wear, two dollars for one. In this day and age no man gets any more than he pays so don’t think a man will sell you $3.00 shoes for $2.00 .

We fit the feet and can’t be beat In fitting those that’s tender; The ladies fair, we shoe with care Insizes small and slender. In buying shoes, be sure to choose Those made to fit the weather. We’ve many kinds for many minds In various styles of leather.

Your feet are faithful friends and should be treated well. Do you realize the extent to which a shoe can be cheapened without the ordinary person noticing it? In all hides there are parts that are not as good as the rest. The cream of the stock is selected for the best grades and so on down to the cheapest. A shoe can be made with solid leather inner soles, a two-piece inner or a leather board inner. It can have a sole leather counter or a molded counter. It can have a welted sole or a machine sewed. It may have fast color eyelets or those that soon turn brassy. A shoe may have full vamps or be cut off under the

We’ve blacks and tans for men and maids And some for f boys and ladies. Besides a line of slippers fine With pretty shoes for babies. On fashion’s heels we follow close And state what’s not bombastic, We have the latest shoes for those Who trip the light fantastic.

cept goods that not up to sample. On account of the great advance in all shoe material and labor there is a strong tendency to take the advance out of the shoe. This we will not stand. Our trade is our bread and butter and not the manufacturer's.

We have a large assortment of Footwear to select from, you can see them, handle them, fit them. Ah! there is the secret — A GOOD FIT makes a shoe wear better, look better and feel better. We are specialists in fitting the foot. You are particular about your clothes fitting properly. Why not be particular about your shoes? If your feet trouble you we can cure them by fitting them with the proper style in a perfect manner.

I If he tells you he is, something is wrong with the shoe or the man’s heart. Ask him where he expects to make his eternal resting place. The best investment is honesty. A good reputation is easier lost than won. Merit and value guard the reputation of our shoes.

With heel’s that’s high and heels that’s low, And some that’s military, Besides a line for older folks Whose feet are diliatory. Our stock is large and quite complete, W’e ask for your reflection A visit to our modern store To give a close inspection.

tip, allowing them to rip at the tip which never can be repaired neatly. It may have a whole back stay or it mav be pieced. It may be silk sewed or sewed with cotton. These and in many other ways can a shoe be made cheap, yet imitate the higher grades. But, when w'orn, the cheap article will not keep its shape, its lustre, have the comfort, nor the wear that a good shoe will. “The proof of the pudding is in the eating and not in chewing the string."

The shoes we sell are latest styles We offer no back numbers, We’re wide-awake and up-to-date And carry naught that cumbers. Our prices—not a bit too high. For values that we render; We have alittle profit, too, But always please the spender.

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