The billboard (Apr 1897)

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THE BILLBOARD 15 Wilmington, Delaware. p °Sr WILMINCTON BILL POSTINC, DISTRIBUTING ADVERTISING COMPANY, , Grand Opera House, Wilmington, HERMAN DELKER JNO. H. JONES, tacting-ratd. tin or steel. ^ Population, jjo.m Otflc. N. W. Co/, nounl * McHeory SU., BALTIMORE, MO. Indiana, Pa. H. K. Apple, JT. 8TORK8, Da Fnnmk 8 Irlbdl»r-^»»n | a pfl Clarksburg, W, Va., Pop. 5,000 DsiMia.Ciir Bin hamr »oa MS*n- Butte, Mont. W. E. Kendriok. IJ«I poster ana alga adverllier. P.O.bn* FayBtteviUe. H. C. Santa, p 6 . N. St.. A. M. Dettelbaoh. Kill Poater. T«kDi and Iilslrthutar f.T - in. Kp. r><w«nil Kla Arriba IVt-H. nOT Lorain, O., P. J. Smith, ■ ' i'<>.-.r„, a ni.ir.m.t-r : Uncommon Descript. L Posters are a good deal rarer than a great many people suppose; you do not see them often by any means. There is no dearth ol the other kind, the ordinary, the common- place descriptive poster- You find it everywhere* performing its duty, it is true, but in a careless, perfunc- tory and indifferent manner. Have you ever seen a careless, poorly-paid servant girl at work ? Did you ever notice how she sloughed through and slighted her work f VclL that's just the way that the common descriptive poster does its work. But with the un- common, it is different. This latter, cries aloud in the throrough fares. It stands boldly on the boards, no matter what its environment may be, and drowns the outcries of competing posters, compelling attention by its perfect poise and unison. That is the uncommon, descriptive poster, the kind you cannot get at a coun- try office, in fact, there are very few offices where you can get them, for the reason, that the art of poster composition is but little understood. They may be had, however. If you doubt it, send your order to | Hennegan & Co. 3 CINCINNATI. O. For $182.00 ■ win t | Ham Hamilton count). There arc exactly II'.JJS houies. About Ijjouol if booklets should be printed iu Iknuao, to bring the best results, t know Cincinnati thoroughly, and I km.se bow to com il eaueditioualy and economically. Cincinnati families are large: they avenge five members each, ergo, yon reach 606,790 people through my house to-honse distributing W. H, Steinbrenner 4 COURT, 519 ft CINCINNATI, 0. The W. D. Husted e \l/7< . , . . , j-, VVB Advertising Co. BILL' POSTERS, OWN OR CONTROL ALL BOARDS AND POSTING PRIVILEGES IN ........ MANSFIELD. 1 the '■Northern Tier, ■"over 6,000 square feet of boards. Also have boards and posting privi- Are You in Need Or a traveling salesman to advertise your goods and take orders? One who can give the best of references and , ADVERTISES, Care The Billboard, M exican I nternational R, R, EAGLE PASS ROUTE. A passenger representative meets all trains at the burner id loot alter customs inspection and belonging to ■ I Agent, Corame™ Bldg... BROWN & WATSON Wilmington, North Carolina. Pop- -■as WT.M_|i|.l IMInr. "91 Wmi son. Iowa. Win 8. Hart ft Co. Narmimo, British Col. Pop. 7,000 A. A. tlai*sa o-ne and controF. all bill Port Wayne City Bill Posting Co. THeatrtCBl and Clly Hill Pout*re. Dlatrl- Tartlatne grtilleiTea In Denver. PuetjlD and Itilfbrd.nttaa. ^ Population. ICWC0. W. B. Cheney t-,*r... ni.trihntnr. w Sk>. Bow atr WankeBan. DL