Throughout our store we have evidence of our long history in the community of Wagener, South Carolina and beyond. Below are some advertisements from the early 20th Century.
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Seven and One-Half Cents for Your Cotton
This ad, from 1914, promotes a "Get Money Sale" and emphasizes the need for Tyler Brothers to raise $10,000 in 15 days.
The Best Cheap Shoes
Our favorite snippet from this add:
"The best cheap shoes on earth for Ladies, Boys, and children to sell for $1.00 to $2.50
they are made in the Penitentiary."
Grand Introductory Sale
This ad, from 1916, promotes the opening of a new store in Springfield, SC.
"Springfield will support a First-Class Store and we have decide to cast our lot with you."
Financial Statement - 1921
On this financial statement you can see the fancy logo that we have co-opted for this Web site. You can also see that we had four stores throughout the area
But most importantly if you look at the "bottom line" you will see that we had a net loss of $8550.52 and a net worth of NEGATIVE $3958.98