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THE

BILLBOARD

"The milbnard"

DistributorsonRoller Skates. ByJam W. Hoke. Some years ago.rollerstating riots Werealltheracethroughoutthe lengthand breadth of the land, at which lime,many of the expurrsin thatlinemade enormous distances<n compelitIve races.

English people have luring aroller ;k;:te .:ewith thebicycle, 'hi-skutc being in facttwo small bicycle wheel* withpneumatictires,mountedfore andaft.Theprice.fSS,prevented any great nuuilier ofsales,huta few months ago a Buffalo concern put out n modification of thisarticlea' a lew price,somethinglike(10.andmen on bicyclerollerstates, or "Buffalo foot cycles."asthey are called,can fre-quentlybe Beenon the boulevard" of x'=-- V"'!--and Chicago, keeping pace 'speed

!e-AgentlemanIn« Western city,in-terestedIndistributingand slgn-tnck-ine.who was formerly aroller stat-ingcrank,tellsmethathe intends to equip some ofhismen with Buffalo foot cycles,and give them atrialofa " One "rftSf" claims of the skate bi-cycleIsthat whenreaching nfiiljii section,tlieskatescanbethrown over the shnnlderand ordinary walk-ing IndulgedIn.

Thisina subject that nilcht interest distri -sInlevelsections.

A walk of ten or twelve miles a day. carrying a great bundle or circulars or sarnnles.orearnsfortacking.I*n hard day's wi Mimemanm cover double the territoryInthesane length of time,and therebydistrlbnti double the quantity, there willsr liecintonnpenr n reasonable nrooi ofprofit Inthiswort.

Asidefrom theutilityof theIdea, thenoveltyofItforth°firstfew

.i-i.-c.II.-.lu.nghtil railu-rhigh

^

H |T™, ul™™ul"ivprtW?*thll'thi lmlsaidhe »wnl]«ivit.He slatedr int<inicat

_—

awbu,WRITTENpuniililfior

ininp^innd>d(u«c £°i^;;ire

liiat."liedoes noti wrong.He1;ti..-.y«mi day.''Couldn'ttelln Thisvervsamei willpny an

goad JobIfli

priceforthe writing ofanadvertli u'ent.circular,newspaperora other kind, and be paysitfreely, hewants spaceinanpwspii pays the price asked without mnr. butwhenIIcomes to distribut-ing, liewants thework donefor lynothing.Whyisthis?SimplyI] causethemerchant thinksany01

mudo distributingand doItright, tnimheismlstaten."

ipbiyed hoys for her of -earstodo bisdistrl hill ling. butfraud mat the wort did not nay him.Hiebelieve*inhouse-to-house distributing!,anilfurther statedthat

shmis. saloons,etc.He also saidIhat lieworked theeltvthoroughlyfrom house to house, and the entire distri-butioncostli IinSi.rflnorthousand.. >'oresults whatever.-Wasthisnota sad eM.erlen.-e?1

MM

Mmwhere be madehismistake,and nrovedto1dm thathe knew nothlus about honse-to-dlslriluitluv.He adiulttedlliat 1wasright.ltcf»re leaving,liesaid that heliadwatchedmy men ami had cometotheconclusionIT

*METHODS

tobuildahoi--.* and then put the foundation underit. One looks Just as sensibletomeas the other, and I thinkallexperiencedd1st rile

i--- statement, that ._.11get"It is ail good tosolicittheirtrade, and getting are two difer-The local merchant thinks aboutdistribution, lythinginthatlineI— ttsnallygoesouton the streetanil hiresthreeor four small bovs. or a cnnnle of hobotmmnsorbar-room loafers todo thework.Hethinks thaten.'sIt.Just so the matteris out of his place of ousiness.Afterlie hastriedthisthing once or twicelie concludesthatdistributee doesj>M pnv:simply because he got no results fromillsprintedmatter.Shouldhe calluponthe localdistributorfor pricesand be asked a reasonable tie-nre.vouwould Imagine, jndclnc from hisgeneral actions, that the

distribn-hundred of them areeffectiveadvertising.Then the merchant wonders whyliedoes not getanyresults.Now.iftheregular distributordidtillswork for him. he would exoeotnliout percentof the circulars to bring him

botherWilli

THE

BEXBOARD

The

Billboard,

f,

"

sisli the

snot desirable.He

iu-ResultsWorthTheFive. By tarn W. Hoke. distributingcouldrealizetileresult* obtained by Plllsbnrys VllosId Cleve-furlberdltncultyfor

from thesename wholesale druggist*. One of thorn said tohint:

"You people from the West come luioNewYork City nod spend alittle money,uuilexpect iwoplo tofallover themselvesIn tliclreffort togetyour goods.You load up1 druggists.Hie salesdo Izo.and you cense your advertising, nnd leave the wholesale bousesIdtbe lurch.Wltbalargestockofyour goodson their bauds, for which there

Artismerely their application.Tbe artisanmayand does blunder into and unfold new truths but tbe scientists are

During tbe month just past a

gen-f,calledatthe

was, infact, o engaging in the work of S the science himself.He has alreadydone much, very much. In

he has achieved>othfame and

for-sciencea branch of business which, i.henhe tookItup.was as unsys-tematized as advertisingnowIs.The luscnssioD which ensued was long and .At tbe outset he argued

oftheplanet Nep-tune,one of the mostbrilliantofthe scientificfeatsofthe present century, aptly illustrates our claims. For many years the planet Uranus, or ratherIts orbit,had been a soort

lyreconcilethe ancient and observationsby any one set of ele-ments,and the error increased rapidly fromyeartoyear.Bouvardearly ueotherplanet

teredseriouslyupon the task of de-termining thepositionofthe sup-poseddlsturgingplanet.Hebegan by revising the theory of Uranus at

of M. Arago.

over tbematterwith theagent for Dr.Burkhart,who happened to be inClevelandattbetime,and tbey thatboth priceswere >ne too high,and othertoolow.Asacompromise, however, one-halt tbetownwas given tothecheapman,and the other half

handed withapolite, mark, requestingthemtoacceptthis sample packageofVitus,thenew Breakfast Food,andIfpleasedwltb it.suppliescouldbe foundatthe neigb boring groceries.

Tbe othermen did not absolutely throw tbe packages Into tbe yards, but tookthemin,andleftthem on tin-doorsteps,wbichsome people would Imagine to beallthatIsnecessary.

Tbe resultsInactualsalesIntbe Moltoudistrict t

tbe thorough wayInwhichMunson hadperformedthedistribution,he loaded the druggists beavllj withall stzesofthe preparation, placing wltb 200uozenofthe 25-cent size,100dozen of the Ik -centsize,and 25dozen of tbe dollarsize,and plac-ing wllb every houseInthesame pro-portion.Upou calling on these whole-r.he wasmet

quantitiesof the goods that bad been sold,and wben he learned Just wbat stock ofgoodsbad been consignedto him,andwhat a quantity had been sold,heremarkedtoMr. Leach, that ifbebad been consulted as to the quantity tobesent,hewould have askedforpossiblyagrossofthe smallsize,and probably a dozen of thetwo largersizes.

The buyer was very much aston-ished atthe extraordinary sales that one distribution had produced.

Hisfirstmemoir on tbe subject w

theonewholed.The scientist he averred, followedafter.Hequoted a professor at Cornell In support of his position as saying, "You practical fel-;always away ahead of us

placeinoarwork-a-dayworld.A indent,also eminent In adver-tsalmost Identi-Iposition.Sayshe:

gust31,1848,and the discovery of 'he planetfollowedalmostImmediately thereafter.Hewrote to his friend. Dr.flalle,of Berlin,requestinghim

nOb-the heavens which he Indicated. This letterreached Berlin,September23, and the same evening Galle discov-eredthe planet at almost tbe Identi-calspotpointed out.Thatwas the achievement of ascientist,andallthe artistsand artisansIntheworld could not haveaccomplished itArt fol-lows close upou the heels of science, but thebitterleadstbewayiuthe search for new truths.

>ghtopay

Ido not know the name of the cheap inotBryan),nor 1withMr. Motion. Iamnot writingthis topraise one, nortorundown theotber,astbe probabilityisthattbe cheap man did allhecouldforthemoneyhe charged.

WhatIparticularly wish to Impress upon the distributorsIsthatby hold-ing out forIt,theycan secure pay wbich will Justify them in doing per-fectwork; and, that after doing one perfectJob,thesi

firstorder,orIfho makes a proflt he seldom gels a second order from tbe same advertiser.

itis notedon thelabel.HeIsthenasked Ifhe has everbad any calls for the preparation,and thatanswerisLuted. Samples are alsoleftwith tbe drug-gist,and beIstoldby the distributor ofwhatIsbeingdone Inth>- neigh-borhood,with tbe further information thatallwholesaledrughousescan supplyBurkhnrt'B

AmericanNewspaperDirectory,

results secured by Dr. Burkbartfi hisadvertisingmatterplaced GreaterNewYorkbyHarry

Mun-after the distributing was ended, Mr. I*och, Dr. Bur khan's repreneotnllve. called upon the wholesale drughouses andsolicitedorders.

met with <""• J.:iiL:i-...]ii.orolhntnu B l)lj.pert

THE

BILLBOARD

listof

_FAIRS.

RA.N.Y.-ElmlraPoultry Anocli-.E.W.Andrewa,ttcj.Jan.ITto

WASHINGTON

ANACONDA,Late*.Oct.MONT.-La,im.O.juQ.•T. -715S.Hula.L,BuUe. Modi ASBURY PARK.N.J.-8UM Aniembly

Rebekahe.Oct.1.ISM.HujI-Poll 15!Elmit. Arllnxton. H. J., aecy.

WAUPACA. WIS.—Cent:

ILLIWOIS.

MT° STEHL1NO. ILL?- An"™. Brown Coun-tyFair.Aug.1lot.1*99.G. I*Broclt-man. MLSterling.111.,aecy.

kkntuc:;y.

GLASCO. KAS.-Glascom.i:I'niis.i-ccy.Jan. 6 lo J, ISM.Poultry Association. GLOUCESTER, MASS.-Caps"to Ann Poultry J*.1S*».Lorlng RidgePoultry

IN.—WinonaPoallryIIlia He«s.hcj,Jan. 21 lo 28. 1B». .MASs.-CentraiMassicbu. settsPoultryClub.C.A.Ballou.I«r. Jan. | to S. ISM.

Expositions.

Septs? to'ltluKfkSi ley,i«r. MASSACHUSETTS. MICHIGAN. D CITY. MICH.—Trl-CannlyExpoalt

b:ihCityFancier!' BertRosasecy., ICSGibraltar Building.KuniCity.Mo, KINfJKlSHKlI.OKI.MtOMA—

CentralOltls-Races.

WKSTt;l!KSTKIl,N

WINONA.MINN-WIno AgricultureAaaoclallon.Sept.Kto». ISM.W.J.Stnllb.Pro.Win.Reada, Treaa.JobDRoss. Secy.

MISBOUBI. LEE'SSUMMIT.MO.-JackaonCountyA.

audM. Society.Sept.12to 16. IBM.E.T. Browning,Pren.Lewll Lunkln.Jr.,aeci.

NORTH

CAHOIiIHA

ISM.Oeo.Green, lecy.

OHIO. LEBANON.0.-WUMCountyFair.Sept.

1!to IS.1£99.«—™" -INKSVII""

LINCOLN,'ion.NEB.-NtbrukaE.A.Pegler,aecy.SUtePoultryJan.15 YorkCity.Spring. 1900.

Horse

Shows.

.Geo.W. Cray. a^„. LLB-streetFair.Idweek

tVILLE.KY.—Kentucky SUtaPoultry

MeCOOK. NEB.-McCook'PoultryAn

Dog

Shows,

B^S^b^SS^J^i

Order'n.

Free GonsofImaL1802. BALTIMORE,MD.-Snpreme,Cornellof

BeneiolantLeague.Feb.15,leasTbOI

m^^ffffi!

10!w*

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US

Novemberlea.cE WyckoH.Irvlngton.N.J„aecy.

UOIU

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mn,

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1SSS.Geo.W.Carmll. aecy., 627NorthDa r.H,1S99.GeorgeL M

PEMTSYLVANIA. MANSFIELD. PA.-SmythaHon.Bapt. 28 lo 29,IBB. J.ParkM.CllrlA

Poultry

Shows.

Aaaoc_latlon.vJtORLEANS, LA.—Loulalanar,r.a. ^ Oeo.A^Eyrlch.tfjjTlfcala.

AT

YORK CITY—NationalBantam Aiao-toF*li.'o.ISM.E.Litbam,Fiaib'nah. U. 1.. YORK. N. Y.-New YorkPoultryand

Breeder.' AiaiclalioD."jatTloI'VSs.B^'b* Badger, aecy.,Ocaauaga,N. Y, B1NGHAMTON,N.V.—StateBaptllt

Pai-C. r A .

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-virglniaandTen -*-TclallonJan. !t to 27. 1!

rna.Law Department, 0._ BUFFALO. N. Y.-BullaloPoultryAaaoc

CAREY,

F.Laeeriy, aecy.. ~Gutbrte. u. >SKALOOOA.clallos.S aIA.—low. EuteHarrla.aecy.PoultryJu.1toAno-7.

"l i,Poallrr sesviLLB.O.-Paluesviiia poultry. Pig. iISM,andPet S'~i-»C.W. —>—«

-EatcaOllBfiaacI1833.

WM.

II.

WARNER & BRO.

MEDALISTS.

N-.434 N. gthSt..PHILADELPHIA, PA.

CRETE.NEB—BluoValleyPoultryAuoela-

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POSTERS

FROM WOOD, METAL OR

LITHOGRAPHIC STONE.

HIGH-CLASS

POSTERS

of

Any

Size,

Nature

or Description

MADE

TO

ORDER.

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FULL.

LINE

©F SYNDICATED POSTERS

ALWAYS

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Bock Beer

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S^TSr^t^i.

$

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Poultry

and

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J>

Posters for Retailers. ™™tlr

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, that suitable

O

wiU nJvetliseilwe" and1"sel y-Wehave postersforevery business under the Theywill<^su""Wecovec everythingfrom groceries to baby-carriages, from gasoline stoves

"oharnessand saddles, from clothingtopianosand organs.

Your

billposter

can

show you samples

of

our posters,

and

advise

you

how

many

you

will

require.

tWe±L66XftB.

Look Bofort Yob Leap,

F. E.SHOWERS,pi TfSDALECITYBILLPOSTINGGO.

CARDTWMMiAND LHSTN[BUTIrlO. K. TorySt.Mrs Geo,Tisdale.Prop

SANTA CRDZ, CAL. I

Ithinkthebillpastern'Directorywillbe milUrine.uSa.great helptoallbill potters.EnclosedBodBlippibparlrfilled out- ^BUIpostinghas not^been^very

Hourish-?<&

udfair dealing:laallS^riMfL*]Bnd'thi.t'Kue^tthata man wantsworkto buildup atrade,(andalittleadvertisms .labia, Iam. .errtrullKaa^

ItawlofourNoTember umber a

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HUSTLER." BILLPOSTER.DISTRIBUTOR

andGENERALADVERTISER.

Dial ri bating of ill kindsdone wlUoealatisaaddiBpilcb by C0LU1BIA (S. C.) DISTRIBDTUC CO. Ad*.**MafJam ufjimQtte Lovell,KL*

HICHARD

RUFFIN,

muia^torntxtoiottfcaralm*m~* ™r^;ioI watercolorethat 50 far Ihavenever aeen in print,andmybroUier palnteremay^beglad "^iMe^extrfni™^"!!!"onefonnof ataruh.

Udearnbeprocured atany drugstore, mil. logthedryeolorsandthe deitrlne Inabout the proportion oftwoofpaint toone of dBI-Plne.^botL«V

yM"

| 'orm:then iouhTjuold?" addjT^jTllMirH— you bAT,anoieepaintpotaaayoucould

not1bateashallow tray that holds forty One advantageorthtarecipela.the dex-trinedoesn't costooc-fonrthaamuchaagum that "will"Sold"n^hlaa™!"wIll^K^e'?hem

L °a'

UILLKOSTINQANDDISrRlBUTIMI,

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H.

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HPPLE

BillposterandDistributor

-INDIANA. PA.-iriforSamples ofBillPoster's

LETTER

HEADS.

CROSSPRINHNC CO, CHICAGO.

NEWPORT.

KY.

6.

H 6TTING &

SON,

YorkStreet,NEWPORT, KY.

WEisfeft

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COUNCIL BLUFFS, lOWA. TheNICHOLS BILLPOSTINQCO.

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toAdvertisers! r.OSHKOSH. WIS.:

GALVESTON,

SSgS:

TheGreat Seaport of the Southwest.Population 50,000.

J.E.

HOWARD,

eityBIlposter, DistributorandGeneral advertiser, 617PostenlecSt.Phone«0O.V.©.Box134. Memberofthe Aaviciated Bi'lpotierV A**oriati<%n ol the United staleiand CanadaInter national

AajodationofDhanlamua,FelMcr'-. Refjisleied Distributor. Benvf reference.

MURPHY

&

RHQTOIM

winbiI...H.,pu.t.111,. c.p.tu, .t 1,000 Sh„„.

POPULATION.12.000.

MADISON,

IND. A.—P.O.

JOHNV.CARTER, 288 BelmontStreet,BROCKTON, MISS. DISTRIBUTOR *N0 SIGN T ACKER FOR BROCNION AMD ADJOINING lOWNS

ADVERTISERS:ItWillPay Yob To PutGREAT BENDOn Tour Lilt.J>

MAYERS

BROTHERS.

—

•

City Billpostersand Distributors, Great Bend. Kansas

THE

CURRAN COMPANY.

withes(oraMerryChrlatma.and1

CITY BILLPOSTERS

AND

DISTRIBUTORS

distributors. Denver,I'ucblo,Goto.Springs,ami ninTiiiiuwnt,

THE

BILLBOARD

AN

ADVERTISER

!*

H

Who

desires toutilizehouse-to-house distributinghasthe choice oftwodifferentways togo aboutit.

He

may

writeandselecthisdistributorsatrandom,takingbums,loafersorany old

man

thatisoutofaregularjob,or

he

may

use

the

members

ofthe

...

International

Association of

Distributors.

Ifhefollowsthislattercourse,heissureofsecuringtheservicesoftrained,experienced

men,— men

who

arehonestand trustworthy,—menofgoodcharacter.Furthermore,thetreasury oftheAssociationstandsbehindtheserviceofeachindividualmember,andguaranteesittobe absolutely reliable,—insures theadvertiseragainstanypossibilityof1

—

And

this

kind

ofservicecostslittle,if

any more,

than

the other kind.

CHAS,WOOD,

Eu'h'd 1870. Otffc

GEORGE

CRAMER,

BILLPOSTER and DISTRIBUTOR 133 W.POIKFRET ST.,

CARLISLE.

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PopulationtO.OOO.

st.

mi

andMimiPHisMsinwiMCto.

BILLPOSTERS!

Smith Decorating

Co.,

VALLEY

CITY,N.D.

Urbana.

Population O.OOO.

Ohio

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V

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SAMPLES

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AND

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UP.

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Cal.

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SO.

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MD

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J.

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. AT SO. McALISTER.

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MERCHANTS

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CHICAGO.

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PRESS-CLIPPINGBUREAU.

THE

OWEN

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—

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.A.D.I'eister's Ret-istered Distributor. Ltentiongivento allwork.Correspondencesolicited.

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DISTRIBUTORS

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BERT M. McCARTNEY,Distributor,Billposter,Sign lacker.

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o-|MS.B.

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S.

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BILLPOSTING

OR

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lardsand locationsinNew Hampshire.At Associ AssociationHS andCprices.

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Laconia, N. H.

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ROCKPORT,

INDIANA.

-fpnlatlon. 3.000.

ROBT.

M.

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BILLPOSTERANDDISTKIBUIOR.

WE WANT

YOU

...

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IT

WILL

PHY

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THE

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ill

Posting

and

Circus

Paste Brush.

The Extra Mikado Brushisthe bestmade; constructed ofALLTare. BlackChinaBristlesimportedby usforthe purpose,and especially pre-paredunder a formulaknown only to ourselves.

Weguarantee thatourCHINABRISTLES are moreelasticand more durable than any other: consequently ourMIKADOBrushwill wear longerAND DO BETTER WORKthanany other brush made. ALLOUR MIKADOS ARE GUARANTEED.Tliey arecopper wired, wiiliheavymetaledge protectorsand are great paste holders.Used by Barnum, I/orepaughanilotherleadingshows,andhighly recom-mended by Mr. R.C.Campbell. Chicago.

17?

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and

Distributors

Locatedintownswhich do not plovalloftheirlime,areIo: money by not being abletop signs.Wecare notifyoum you can paint good signs with

Letter Patterns.

Weare pulling up terns,cmfrrnntomjh1 siiesandstyles,with a vie» of doing the greatestamount of work with theleast numberofalphalwls. as follows:

iy or3to6inches— \U or3to 4 inches. Eachoutfitconsistsofmalphabetsand 5set*offigures.Price.S3. 00each.

apiece.Can youaffordtodo without them?Think a moment and consider theamountofwork you havelost ]>vnot being abletopainlsign.Wewillsend. A SAMPLE ALPHABET

for35cents. sir*from2to6 inches high.

CIRCULARS

FREE.

Exemplar Sign Works

Plckerlngton, Ohio, R.H.KORGRAVE.Manager. LEWISTON. IDAHO.,;. »I!1:1. 1ll.T-f,l..n,»,.i I].,.„=(

WM.

ALLEN

SMITH,

CITY BILLPOSTER,

DistributorandSignWriter.

KIRKSVILLE. M*.

Wilmington

BillPosting andDistributingCo.,

WILMINGTON,

DEL.

POPULATIONOfCITY.75,000.

OFFICE:GRAND OPERA HOUSE.11 1willPott Bills, Distribute.Tack UpSI|os,clc. SK*Cugl*e'fefe're^ceVe*t

'

Amrava "-6E0, CLIFTON, JR., 1020*.«street, ORINNSLL,IOWA.

John

Chapman

Co.

hasallthe billboards, and most of thebulletinsinCincinnati.

We

alsodo good sign tacking and dis-tributing.Offices,

ITLOKGWORTHSTREET.

MACON,

MO.

POPULATION

6,500.

F\

G.

PARKER,

Licensed

BI LI

POSTER AND DISTRIBUTOR.

Own*nil Bill Space. OFFICE I*BLEE'S THEATRE

BILL-POSTING

OF

ANY DESCRIPTION

LARGE

OH

SKULL,QUANTITY. Sendtomy addressfarprices andparticulars. _.

-Publicity

inall(artsofthe world. Arti-c'csonailvcrtisinf; liynewspapers'. t":!^lil!ir'ir.tnns.MiXiclimen. siKnS .window displaysanilall .'iilriJUi.l)SL-:isvfurius orsecuring SulwrilMTstlironulioutCireat

M0RIS0YS ADVERTISING AGENCY

Hllll.

ENGLAND.

FRANKLIN, PA.

ALEX.

BRADLEY,

CityI

«e»iiI.Aof I>. firfahli.hcd 1!

clipping5

[IfM0!

MUM

fM<

J. S.MARTIN,':

MIDLAND ADVERTISING CO., JOSEPH RRID. H , LICENSED DISTRIBUTORS, 617 Snnd

>"

" '

Wm

CUT. MO. ,.000H. L.MILLER.

We take special pleasureInaniouuclng that we have beep elected

tomem-bershipinthe International Association of Distribu-torsatDunmore and

SCRANTON,

PA.

THE

BILLBOARD

HENNEGAN

8c

CO.

NEW

ADDRESS,

137 East

Eighth

Street,

GIINCIININ/Vr

I,

O.

-3

Now

Ready!

After

making

many

improvements, enlarging svery department, adding

new

machinery, type,etc.

We

are

now

better

preparedthanever,to

turn outallkinds of...

Printing

intheverybeststyle,

and the shortest time. Write us for prices on anything you need.

r

HENNEGAN &

CO.,

Cincinnati,

O.

TRY

ONE OF OUR STOCK

LETTER

STANDS.

THE

BILLBOARD

W.

F.

WilliamsonStiouisSignService

2

10

n 7-5T.

.'illfindthis. rTwenty-eightThousand Lineal Feet of Painted Bulletins in St. Louis.—All Star /.orations.

ANDERSON,10.,

SZoSo.

vum.

FUNK

BILLPOSTING and DISTRIBUTING CO.

withuniformedi:!Satisfactioii

guar-C.P.REYNOLDS,

Ml

Billposter.

W.

Newell.

Citj BillposterandDistributor,

NowBuildingNewBoards,

LIMA, OHIO.

^Ar^'.

o""?™fhS" w^c- t'irrillVco.

HARKNESS

•

SSirn

STOCKTON,

CAL.

HtffiWALKADDSOUTHNQRWALK,WNN. perULATieM20,000.

HARRY

B.

BUSSING,

'.CITY 4J1LLPOSTER.

Writ, forr>Sni"l« intilVinJiTol

OUT-DOORDISPL-YS.; OFIfCH. WALLST..SOUtt'ALK. CONN. M.P.SHERMAN,"distVibittor^

1

RED

BANK.N. J._

Tht A. H. Wiltt AdvartlsinsCo. BILLPOSTER*AND DISTRIBUIORS. KiRiiT.cking.mlGtntrtil *dverti.inBMM cla» AH workguaranteed, protect!.

CITYBILLPOSTINGAHD DISTRIBUTING. AddressA.ADAIR, Cambria Theatre.

Jotin

stow

rta --P*.

A SPECIAL OFFER

Business

f

' The OffklF'jpcr Send15Cents for a Three Months'

TrialSubscription.

ISi r*eHJuiltieH"mmn°l!Sul3"bi»e in'lil.

subscriptionticoon year.

JOHNT.WILUAMS,

SECRETARY

AND MANAGER.

".

Nortt)Westerr> glUposting

Go.,

H.

F".

TODD,

Assistant Manager.

MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DISTRIBUTORS.

34-6

MORRISON STREET,

po

_^

L

oAoTolON

PORTLAND,

ORE.

SOUTH

BOSTON,VA.,

NICHOLS k TERRY, SoleBilpjstrs,Distributor**t»lSig- Tackera. GoodWort Guaranteed. First-ClassReferences.

TRBCKEE.

CAL,.

ANDDISTRIBUTOR.

leCity.SERVICES

RANDpISTKJBlTTOkI.BUDTOSVILLE.I.Y.

We Want

Distributors.

Sendforour propositiontofurnish yon a specially designed letter head, halftone cuts orany kind of engraved work.Noexpenditure of cash.Any distributorcan earn good pay in this way.Sendforthe propositionand judge for cialty.

The

HDTCHIHSOH,

MUSIS.

Kansas

BillpostingCo. OwnallBillboardsinCity.

HOOPES

&

McGEE, Managers.

JORDAN ADVERTISINGCO.,

23.00O.

CARD TflCKKR

ana

DISTRIBUTOR,

W

1

PARKER.

Pconmion, S.OQO.

IRESS CLIPPINGS

M

Iare valuable to the editors ofclassandtrade jour-nals,toprofessionalmen,to students of science -or history, andtoeveryonewho wants a collectionofthoughts'or facts onanysubject.We'rerather proud of the fact thatour ser-vice is so completeand satisfac-torythat our circle of subscribers toour press clippings steadily widens.May we add yontothe list?

NEW

ENGLAND

NEWSPAPER

BUREAU,

GOOO SERVICE

I

GOOD BOARDS!

GOOD TOWNS!

—

—

i

THE

AMERICAN

CO.,

BillPostersandDistributors.

^^^SS^SS?^

*c(mnce:

i^£SS?^L^oTcX™.

m,

t^o.

LockBox32,BOWLING GREENE, OHIO.

Billposters*

Paste

Brushes.

SEND YOUR ORDERS TO

The nonaldson

—

"

Litho. Go.

CINCINNATI.

•»

g

S

IThisbrushismanufacturedespeciallyfor

W

wJ

s

Sod'

s&

srrwSSs-^

THE

BILLBOARD.

Business

is

Booming

Prosperity

is

Here.

Cet your posters, then send forme—or. Send formeand then getyour pewters.

Imakeposters

—

strong, business- build-ing posters—Hiekind of posters that stand outon a billboard iieadand shoulders above thegeneralrun of posters.

Afteryou haveorderedyour posters I willplace tliem for you anywhere in America, on the best billboards of thel>estbillposters attheirregularlowest prices.

As

to

New

England

—

Every cityandtown ofNewEngland ;of10.000 populationand over can be thor-oughly—evenheavily—postedwith4,000 8-sheet posters,leaving a sufficientnumber to renew for thirty days.

Iwill lithograph4.WWS-sheet posters, infourcolors,theverybest postersthat canbemadeatany price.Iwill pay the expresschargeson th<-seposterstoall towns.Iwillpostevery cityofJO.000 andover,foraguaranteed, listed80-day

ALL

FOR

$3,492.

Don'tmisunderstand

—

Iknowyou have beentoldthatbillpostingisan expensive method of advertising,andyoumaythink thereissometrickinthe above estimate. Thereisuocalch ofany kind;thesimple factis

—

billpostingisthecheapestmethod ofadvertisingaswellasthel>estmethod. Andtheestimate aboi'e calls for agenerous allowance of posters inevery cityandtown inNewEngland,andno charge for any portionoftheservicethatisinanyway unsatisfactory.

LeaveAllDetailsto.

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