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About The Nebraska independent. (Lincoln, Nebraska) 1896-1902 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 8, 1898)
THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT. Dec. 8, 1898 PO1 OUR COMPETITORS DO NOT KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS, BUT OUR LARGE AND GROWING PATRONAGE KNOWS ALL ABOUT IT. THE MAN WHO IS ANXIOUS TO SAVE MONEY, THE MAN WHO IS LOOKING FOR HIS MONEY'S WORTH, THE MAN WHO IS A JUDGE OF GOOD &i . . MAnnrtvK (.mrr re trm r MAT tit? MICI En DV TUO TDV AI? TT GOODS ANDUJKJKC.1 aiXLW WU-uiwi uurawi-iium uu-wt wi , f) 6 6 WOLF! WOLF 9 9 8 i 5 Plo Jew Business With. Us! No Effort to Hoodwink the People! No Marking Goods Up and Then Down THE PUBLIC HAS LEARNED BY OFT REPEATED EXPERIENCE THAT WHEN THE ARMSTRONG CLOTHING CO. OFFERS A SALE THAT THIS SALE WILL BE JUST AS ADVERTISED, And that the cry of "stop thief" is made always by the merchant who is getting the worst of it. When In the presence of justice. So it is with some of our more modern Shylocks; they winch before wholesome, honorable competition, who strive only to deal plainly and squarely with the people. Kit is true, as out competitors openly admit, that we have made the clothing business unprofitable in Lincoln it only goes to show that it is the Armstrong Clothing Co. which stood, and now stands, between the people and exorbitant prices. It is the policy of this store to make small profits and give the patrons the ben efit of all careful under-buying. For instance: THE BIG SALE NOW IN PROGRESS Is because we prefer to rive the people of Lincoln and vicinity the benefits of our purchase of the immense wholesale stock of S. Brafman & Sons of Baltimore, which we bought at 42 1-2 cents on the dollar. We do not hold this stock of clothing for a large profit, as we might do, but in our liberal way have offered the general public the full benefit of our big deal. The extravagant display of goods on our counters at 'unheard of prices are good and sufficient proof of our public and private statements and the people know it. HERE ARE THE PRICES: Mens' Suits, usual retail price $5.00, Brafman's wholesale price 3.00, our price only 1.60; Men's Suits, usual retail price $6.00, Brafman's wholesale price 4.50, our price only 2.25 ; M6n's Suits, usual retail price $7.00, Brafman's wholesale price 6.00, our price only 2.75; Men's Suits, usual retail price $8.50, Brafman's wholesale price 6.00, our price only 3.95; Men's Suits, usual retail price $9.00, Braiman's wholesale price 7.00, our price only 4.89; Men's Suits, usual retail price $10.00 and $12.00, Braftnan's wholesale price 7.50 and 8.50, Q our price only 6.98. 'f Q : S Tix .dLdLitioxL to tlxe Above P t wv ali,' r.ifivr. ni.'u tijmt mcrmiMT rM ai i miD tJiMr: crnri" nu ciiitc a kti rwr i?d rr atc uruirMi auu maim: iiv ctrim hi nrn rr Jfcr KJ AND HART, SCHAFTNER & MARX. ao PER CKNT DISCOUNT ON ALL OUR HANDSOME STOCK OF FURBISHING GOODS AND HATS: g ALL HOLIDAY NOVK LTIKS ARK IN AND SUUJICCT TO THIS DISCOUNT. 0 f 8 ft 1 Ifafof Mm jjj I IU L JLJ vLi(J VJuCl rilH3iD STREET. n TIiaA r niirtiiiuiwau u 1 tJiii 1 mf til II 0 wm w LIN L 1 0 9V