The Edison phonograph monthly (Mar 1903-Feb 1904)

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EDISON PHONOGRAPH MONTHLY. MADE HERE AND HEARD IN GERMANY. "I would like to tell you about a man from Germany, who came in our store a few days ago, and had us put a Record on the Home Phonograph for him," said A. R. Ingram, manager for the Ray Co., in Cleveland, O. "When the machine was started the reproduction was that of a dog barking and howling; the gentleman explained to us that it was a Record made by his dog in Germany — a dog in ■Germany, barking in the United States. This man purchased a Home Phonograph, one dozen blank Records, Recording Horn, thirty-six inch Amplifying Horn, just for the purpose of making Records. He has an Edison Phonograph -at his home in Germany, and gave the one he purchased of us to his daughter here in this -city. His wife's mother lives with the daughter, and this old lady makes Records here and sends them to her grandchildren in Germany, where they are reproduced on an Edison Phonograph, making the interesting combination of a grandmother in the United States talking to grandchildren in Germany." WANTS HIS RECORDS AT ONCE. A Dealer at Matteawan, N. Y., states that he has a customer who had a telephone put in his house in order that he may be at once informed when the new Edison Phonograph Records arrive each month. He is an enthusiast and wants his Records at the earliest moment possible. RECORD SH1PHENTS. After striving for a year to catch up, we were able to ship November Records close to the first of the month. It is expected that December Records will go out from the factory equally early and be in the hands of the trade in good season for the holiday trade. IT BACKS THE RETAILERS. Belmont, N. H., Nov. 12, 1903. We have just received your November 1st list of Suspended Dealers. It is a pleasure to do business with a firm that backs the retailers so they can get full prices for their machines. F. C. Hall & Co. THEY GIVE THE BEST SATISFACTION. Bethel, Me., Nov. 13, 1903. I acknowledge receipt of Suspended List of November 1, also copy of Edison Phonograph Monthly, for which accept thanks. I find that the Edison machines and Records are the best | on the market and the only kind that people will buy here. They give the very best of satisfaction in every case. You may look for ! my hearty co-operation with you. C. O. Foster. PERSONAL. The out-of-town Jobbers who called at our New York office during the past month were: G. L. Ackerman, of Ackerman & Co., Scranton, Pa. ; N. D. Grirfin, of the American Phonograph Co., Gloversville, -N. Y. ; William Werner, Easton, Pa. ; W. O. Pardee, of PardeeEllenberger Co., New Haven, Conn. ; Mr. Caulkins, of the Caulkins & Post Co., Middletown, Conn. ; Mr. Williams, of the Western Electric Co., Philadelphia; Mr. Babson, of the Talking Machine Co., Chicago ; James K. O'Dea, Paterson, N. J. DEALERS SUSPENDED IN NOVEMBER. The following Dealers have been placed upon our Suspended List during the past month, arid the trade is warned against selling them Edison goods of any description: — Hopkins-Sears Co., or Hopkins Bros. Company, Des Moines, Iowa. E. M. Go wen lock, Clay Centre, Kansas. Marvin A. Cote, Saratoga Springs, New York. Bentley & Craig, Boulder, Colorado. Osborn Gillette, or the Boston Jewelry Company, L. F. Maloney, Manager, Woburn, Mass. Finch & Hahn, Schenectady and Albany, New York. F. A. McMaster & Co., Nashua, N. H. UNIQUE WINDOW DISPLAY. A Trenton (N. J.) paper wrote as follows concerning a window display made by the Stoll Blank Book and Stationery Co. of that city: Stoll's blank book and stationery store has an attractive window display of October Phonograph Records. The Records are enclosed in circular paste board boxes and arranged to represent a house. On either side of the door, right up close to the window, are two small Phonographs-. The house, which is two stories high, is onlyone of the many unique features which the firm has displaj'ed in advertising the Phonograph. RATHER HAVE EDISON AT 50 Cents THAN ANY OTHER AT 10 Cents. Carmel, Ind., Nov. 6, 1903. You can always depend on me to do my part in holding prices on Edison goods, for they are well worth the price. When the so-called Leader twenty-five-cent record came out I lost some trade, but when I got some of them that were also on the Edison List and by the same artists and then played both kinds to my customers, they all said they would rather have Edison Records at fifty cents than the others at ten cents, as they sounded just like disc records. George W. Hinshaw.