The Edison phonograph monthly (Mar 1903-Feb 1904)

EDISON PHONOGRAPH MONTHLY. 15 Cornet, or other musical instrument; it is reproduced with that clear, sweet, natural musical tone that is free from blast and that noisy, scratching sound so often found in the inferior class of records. Put on a song Record, and whether it be a solo, duet or quartette, and you will hear the song faithfully reproduced without that awful scratch to mar the beauty of sound. It is only when the song is finished that you realize the fact that you have only been listening to an Edison Record reproduced on an Edison Phonograph. Well, to make a long story short, when my customers heard the new twenty-five cent records they said that they would rather pay fifty cents and get Records that everybody liked. They did not consider that there was any comparison. Edison Records were the only ones that gave satisfaction. I might have sold them twenty-five cent records if they had heard them first, but after hearing the new Edison Records, they concluded that they would pay the Edison price and get the best. I can conscientiously and knowingly say to all intending purchasers of Records that when you send an order for twenty-five cent records, don't expect to get a Record as good as the genuine fiftycent Edison. If you do, you will certainly be disappointed. V BEST SELLING RECORDS. Of the twenty-five new Records listed for October, the ten most demanded by the public were the following : 8509 It Was the Dutch. .. .Collins and Harlan 85 1 1 Waiting for the Dinner Horn to Blow Harlan and Stanley 8501 Always in the Way Harlan 8504 The Laughing Medley Invincible Quartette 8519 The Crowd on McNally's Back Stoop Collins and Harlan 8522 My Cosey Corner Girl MacDonough 8500 American Standard March Edison Military Band 8517 Down on the Earm Wallace 8503 Praise Ye, from "Attila" Metropolitan Trio 8515 Good Bye, Eliza Jane Collins The twenty best selling Records for the month of September from the entire Catalogue, exclusive of October, were the following: 8347 Hiawatha Band 8473 Santiago Waltz (Xylophone) . . . .Hopkins 8474 Anona Band 8425 Hiawatha MacDonough 8468 There's a Mother Always Waiting Harlan and Stanley 2018 Holy City MacDonough 19 Under the Double Eagle March Band 8308 Blaze Away March Band 8409 In the Valley Where the Bluebirds Sing Harlan 8256 O That We Two Were Maying Morgan and Stanley 8295 Marriage Bells Rubsam 8422 Refuge. .. .Mendelssohn Mixed Quartette 8475 Parody on Hiawatha. .Collins and Harlan 8435 'Deed I Do Morgan and Stanley 8480 When We Were Boys Harlan and Stanley 4 American Republic March Band 8260 Tell Me Pretty Maiden. .Edison Sextette 527 Echoes of the Forest Orchestra 621 Stars and Stripes Forever March... Orchestra LANGUAGE TEACHING BY PHONOGRAPH The following letter explains itself: International Correspondence Schools, Scranton, Pa. Gentlemen — Your system of teaching languages is certainly all that could be desired by any one wishing a practical knowledge of a foreign language. I have nearly completed the French Course, and from the first the study has been a source of pleasure and recreation ; results have been better than I expected. I have no difficulty whatever in making myself understood when speaking with French people, which makes me satisfied with the pronunciation and colloquial style acquired. The old joke about the unintelligible French spoken by an American will not apply to a student of your school who gives the course a careful study. Respectfully, A. N. East. September 6, 1903. Mr. East is General Freight and Passenger Agent, Illinois Southern Railway Co. He is only one of many thousands who have easily learned French, German, or Spanish, at their homes, in perfect ease, by the I. C. S. Language System with the Edison Phonograph. TO DETERMINE A SPEED OF 160 REVOLUTIONS. J. S. Hooven, of the Hooven Novelty Mfg. Co., Hazelton, Pa., sends the following: "Here is something that may be of interest to the Phonograph Monthly. How do you determine that a Phonograph is running 160 revolutions per minute? We found that it was a difficult job to count each revolution at that speed but by running very slow we could count them, so we ran it 160 turns, then we measured the distance the arm had traveled and found it to be 1 39-64 inches. "Now here is our rule. Cut a small strip of cardboard exactly 1 39-64 inches in length, start your Phonograph with the arm against the frame, let it run one minute and see if the cardboard gauge fits exactly between the space it traveled. It is then easy to determine whether it should be speeded faster or slower and with a few trials you can get it exact." MUCH PLEASED WITH THE GOODS. Flowerville, Mich., Oct. 5, 1903. Your September list of Suspended Dealers at hand. I am glad to note you give Dealers a list of those who you do not want to get your goods, as they have gone against your orders. I am very much pleased with the goods I have received and shall do my part to help increase the sales of the same. Hoping to be kept in touch with the Phonograph world, I am A. M. Wigton.