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Levin Daily Chronicle, 20 December 1917, Page 1

• Vi. GErT. y SMHEr M> 'U y :: YES! CET YOUR SHARE » OF :: Drapery arid Clothing :: WHILE THE : : : PRICES ARE LOW : AT : : CLARK'S, Levin's Best Store. AS YOU WOULD TEST A MELON ! TEST this Store as you would test a melon. Strike it anywhere to prove its service and its quality. The stocks are big and the varieties are charming. The Store is good all through. It is not perfect —according to our notion of perfection. But we are keeping it unquestionably BEST, and working steadily towards perfection. Test the store for yourself NOW. Test it at any point. Your own experience will readily answer the question why so many people call t his MY STORE. IP"" The accompanying photographs of CLARK'S STORE will give an idea of its steady growth during the past 2-3 years. The photo block shows five stages of improvement in the front, but the interior and back improvements are not shown owing- to want of printing space. When this store was first opened—on September 22, 18&4, a billiard room was utilised 'for the purpose,—the original building can be seen on the right hand corner of the photograph. The building was surrounded by logs and stumps, and civilisation had not effected any tangible progress at that time in Levin. As business developed cnlargem ents to the premises had to be effected. The original shop had a floor space of 450 square feet. Later on a further 400 feet were added. Then a further 550 additional feet, together with a verandah, were found necessary, and subsequently the store was increased by 210 square feet. The fifth addition was the special store built for Men's and Boys Meicei} and Clothing, giving an extra floor space of 1120 square feet, making a total of 4102 feet in all. The store is now practically ten times the size of the original building. This is certainly not an abnormal growth compared to many businesses in the larger centres; nevertheless, the progress of CLARK'S STORE indicates that the residents of Levin and district have given their loyal support to the local drapery establishmentLarge as the premises are the store is still handicapped for want of space. Since the war began, now over three years ago, the stock has gradually increased. Heavy purchases have been made of all standard lines that will shortly be unprocurable, the selling-price of the stock now being well over 4>1G,000. It is no exaggeration to say that there is no shop between Wellington and Palmeiston that is so well furnished with goods bought at bed-rock prices, or that lias a better display of General Drapery, Mercery, and Clothing than will be found at CLARK'S STORE. A critical public have been satisfied by the values received for their monetary outlay when purchasing at this store. A\ e invite all our old friends and customers to inspect our Christmas stocks, and shall be pleased to make the acquaintance of all new residents "who have not already paid us a visit. W M CLARIv WISHES ONE AND ALL A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND MAY THE NEW YEAR BRING PEACE AND HAPPINESS OX EAR Til, AND THE SAKE RETURN OF OUR BRAVE MEN EROM THE FRONT. , CLARK'S, Levin's Best Store.