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g} W. L.DOUGLAS 

 PEGGING SHOES 

 AT SEVEN YEARS 

 OF AGE 





The stamped price 

 is W.L. Douglas 



personal guarantee 

 that the shoes 



are always worth 



the price paid 



for them 



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You can save money by wearing W. L. Douglas 

 shoes, the best known shoes in the world. Sold by 106 

 W. L. Douglas own stores and over 9000 shoe dealers. 

 W.L.Douglas name and the retail price stamped on the 

 bottom guarantees the best shoes in style, comfort and 

 service that can be produced for the price. 



Since 1 883 W. L. Douglas name and the retail price has 

 been stamped on the bottom of the shoes before they 

 leave the factory. The stamped price is never changed ; 

 this protects the wearers against unreasonable profits 

 and has saved them millions of dollars on their footwear. 



The stamped price is W. L. Douglas personal guarantee 

 that the shoes are always worth the price paid for them. 

 The prices are the same everywhere — they cost no more 

 in San Francisco than they do in New York. 



W. L. Douglas $7.00 and $8.00 shoes are absolutely the 

 best shoe values for the money in this country. They are 

 the leaders everywhere. W. L. Douglas $9.00 and $ 1 0.00 

 shoes are made throughout of the finest leather the mar- 

 ket affords, with a style endorsed by the leaders of 

 America's fashion centers; they combine quality, style 

 and comfort equal to other makes selling at higher prices. 



W. L. Douglas shoes are made by the highest paid, skilled 

 shoemakers, under the direction and supervision of expe- 

 rienced men, all working with an honest determination to 

 make the best shoes for the price that money can buy. 



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Best in the World 

 $4.00 $4.50 $5.00 



CAUTION 



Insist upon hav- 

 ing W. L. Douglas 

 shoes with his 

 name and price 

 stamped on the 

 bottom. 



If W. L. Douglas shoes 

 cannot be obtained in your 

 vicinity, order direct from 

 factory by mail, Parcel Post 

 charges prepaid. Write for 

 Illustrated Catalog showing 

 how to order by mail. 



President W. L. DOUGLAS SHOE CO. 



130 SPARK STREET, 



BROCKTON - - MASS. 



'Mention The Geographic — It identifies you' 



