The Edison phonograph monthly (Mar 1903-Feb 1904)

EDISON PHONOGRAPH MONTHLY. JAPANESE RECORDS. In the Advance List of new Records for June reference was made to fourteen Japanese titles. We shall issue a folder in August concerning these Japanese selections, and will then be ready to fill orders for them. The selections are as follows : 12813 — Kimigayo. National Anthem of Japan. Sung by Sokichi Kudzuoka. 12814 — Suruganaru. Song of Mount Fuji. Sung by Sokichi Kudzuoka. 12815 — Imayo. Song of Four Seasons. Sung by Sokichi Kudzuoka. 12816 — Hotaru nohikari. " TheFirefiy's Light." Air of "Auld Lang Syne." Sung by Sokichi Kudzuoka. 12817 — Ukikumo. "Fleecy Clouds." Sung by Sokichi Kudzuoka. 12818 — Omoi izureba. A Student's Thoughts of Home. Air of "Bonny Doon." Sung by Sokichi Kudzuoka. 12819 — Ware no Kami ni. "Nearer My God to Thee." Sung by Sokichi Kudzuoka. 12820 — Kappore. Dancing song. Sung by Otake Tanaka. 12821 — Suiryo bnshi. Two love songs. "Think It Over," with Shamisen accompaniment. Sung by Otake Tanaka. 12822 — Komori uta. Japanese lullaby. Sung by Sokichi Kudzuoka. 12823 — Hitotsutoya. Japanese New Year's Song. Sung by Sokichi Kudzuoka. 12824— Kii no Kuni. Song to the God of Rice. Sung by Sokichi Kudzuoka. 12825 — Dodoitsu. Three Love Songs. Sung by Sokichi Kudzuoka. 12826— Kappore. Dancing Song. Sung by Sokichi Kudzuoka. Selections 12822, 12823, 12824, 12825, 12826 are accompanied with an instrument similar to the mandolin ; the others are accompanied with piano. AS BUSY AS IN WINTER. The demand for the Edison product this summer has broken all records in the history of the National Phonograph Co. The falling off in business that we naturally expected in July and August has not materialized. We are as busy at our factory in Orange as we were in the height of the winter season and orders continue to come in in a surprising manner. Instead of cutting down our factory force as usual at this season we have made large additions to it, and this number will be still further increased as soon as we get our new buildings completed. The popularity of the Edison Phonograph, with its improvements, and the Moulded Records, is increasing in leaps and bounds. PHONOGRAPH INCIDENTS. "Some odd things happen in connection with the sale of Phonographs," said L. Kaiser, Assistant Manager for Douglas & Company, Jobbers in Phonographs, New York city. "Some days ago a native of Finland came into our store and asked to be shown a Phonograph. He could only speak enough English to make his wants understood, gestures forming a large part of his conversation. We showed him a Phonograph and played two or three selections upon it. He did not, however, seem to care for the music. We then put on a Recorder, and got him to sing a song to the machine in his own language. When we put back the Reproducer and re-played the song for him, his face brightened and he clapped his hands in joy. A moment later his pleasure gave way to tears. He finally bought the Phonograph and a supply of Records and Blanks." "Another odd incident occurred in connection with a resident of a suburban town. We sold a Phonograph to a resident of the place and heard nothing from it for several weeks. One day the wife of the purchaser of the instrument came into our place and said that the Phonograph had completely changed the nature of her husband. Before he bought it he was of a morose, moody disposition. Now, she said, he has learned to hum and whistle the airs played on the Phonograph and has become a veritable "Sunny Jim" in character. He goes to his work with a smile on his face and returns in a cheerful manner, and his home life is the reverse of what it was before he bought the Phonograph." "Goodness, Maria, was that Phonograph open during a dog fight?" "No, I turned it on last night when you were sleeping. Perhaps you will believe now that you snore?" — Talking Machine News. A JOBBER'S "ANTICIPATION" OF FALL BUSINESS. The following letter tells its own story in a most suggestive manner : DOUGLAS & COMPANY, Edison Phonographs, Wholesale, Export, Retail. 89 Chambers Street and 71 Reade Street, New York, July 24, 1903. National Phonograph Co., Orange, N. J. Gentlemen : — Herewith find our order for five thousand Phonographs, as per specifications marked thereon, all to be shipped pro rata, as promptly as possible. The entire order to be delivered before December 20, 1903. The above is in addition to orders for immediate delivery now on file, which we trust you will forward with the utmost possible dispatch. Very truly yours, Douglas & Co., A. C. D. Loucks, Mgr. Have you signed the new agreement, Mr, Dealer? If not, do so at once.