. Practical druggist and pharmaceutical review of reviews . a great number ofpatent medicines at severely cvit ad certainly did stir things up, forthe Owl store was packed for a following further referencewas made to the combine, or drug trust!as the Owl termed it, and business wasthen booming. There is a small drug store across thestreet from the Owl called the No Per-centage Drug Co. On the next Sundaymorning this competitor came out and de-nied belonging to the drug trust, and,to prove it, cut prices still lower than theOwl, whose ad appeared in the same papers.
. Practical druggist and pharmaceutical review of reviews . a great number ofpatent medicines at severely cvit ad certainly did stir things up, forthe Owl store was packed for a following further referencewas made to the combine, or drug trust!as the Owl termed it, and business wasthen booming. There is a small drug store across thestreet from the Owl called the No Per-centage Drug Co. On the next Sundaymorning this competitor came out and de-nied belonging to the drug trust, and,to prove it, cut prices still lower than theOwl, whose ad appeared in the same papers. There was a hurried consultation thatmorning between the Owls manager andadvertiser; an artist was telephoned forand a half-page ad was soon drawn, takingfor the picture one of Pucks cartoons inwhich Uncle Sam was seated on a hugecannon calmly saying. Lets have big owl was seated on his cannon saying,•Joels have war. The Xo Percentageprices were severely cut. and this big adappeared the next morning in time to greetthe army of Monday MR. R. E. MIILFK, Manager. The Owl had formerly. cut the price ofPeruna to .).■> cents. The No Percentageadvertised it at 50 cents, and the Owlreplied by cutting to -tO cents. Bulletinswere posted in front of both stores andchanged every few minutes. By 9 a. No Percentage had posted Peruna at30 cents. The Owl cut it to cents,which was immediately cvit to 15 cents bytheir opponents. The Owl then put up abig banner across the front of their storedeclaring Peruna Free. and in smallertnie. One bottle of Peruna free withevery dollar purchase. A wise buyer wasable to select his purchases so as to get abottle absolutely free. For instance, theOwl was selling Mennens Talcum Powder,2 for 25 cents: Bromo Laxative Quinine,10 cents: Cuticura Soap, 3 for 45 cents:Swamp Root, 25 cents, and many otherstandard remedies at proportionately thesame cut prices. The effect on the crowd was wonderful—the .street was practically blo
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