The Edison phonograph monthly (Mar 1905-Feb 1906)

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EDISON PHONOGRAPH MONTHLY. HOW FATHhR OUTDID EDISON. "I'll bet you that I'm not kep awake until midnight by that gabby Clarence." ^ ^ TEN O'clock f^ .. GO ^ ,-ImBI And he wasn't. Courtesy of Talking Machine World. COULDN'T RESIST ITS CHARMS. I sold a Home outfit recently to a man that said he would not have a talking machine in his home. I said to him, "Yes you would if you heard an Edison Phonograph." He said, "No I would not have one." "Well," I said, "you let me bring an Edison Home machine up to your home and you will be delighted so much, and so surprised, that you will buy one at once." So he consented to let me bring it to his home. I took it with the latest Records and I sold him the Home machine, a large horn and stand and three dozen Records, and he is now one of my best customers. I won him over to the Phonograph completely. He told me that he was delighted with it and would not part with it for anything. W. H. Dyer, Frederick, Md. BOUGHT THE WHOLE LIST. As it may be interesting to you to note the value of your methods of advertising, we relate an instance that was quite interesting to us, which happened a few days ago. A gentleman came in with a full page from McClure's Magazine containing the Edison advertisement, wherein any one interested was requested to call upon the nearest dealer and hear several select numbers. After hearing two or three pieces, he requested that we wrap up the entire list without exception. This is rather unusual, but quite satisfactory. Southern Phonograph Co. Birmingham, Ala. GREAT AID IN MISSIONARY WORK. The following is an extract from a letter received from the Rev. J. H. Pettee, for twenty-seven years a missionary in Japan : "I am constantly using my Edison Phonograph to the great delight of foreigners and Japanese, civilians and soldiers, missionaries and merchants, adults and children, Russian prisoners and Japanese wounded soldiers, Buddhists and Christians, and the public generally. It is a great aid to my missionary work." DEALERS WHO ADVERTISE. Interesting advertisements setting forth the merits of Edison Phonographs and Records have recently been received from the following: Merrill Bowers, Le Roy, Minn.; BallFintze & Co., Inc., Newark, Ohio; Buckeye Music Co., Rudolph, Ohio; Bennett & Co., Cloyuet, Minn.; Theo. F. Bentel Co., Pittsburg, Pa. ; Peter Bacigalupi, San Francisco, Cal. ; Christianson Bros. Co., Racine, Wis. ; T. B. Davis, Logan, Utah; E. F. Droop & Sons Co., Washington, D. C. ; Eastern Talking Machine Co., Boston, Mass. ; Foster & Foster, Spokane, Wash. ; Finch & Hahn, Albany, N. Y.; W. P. Herms, Hemstead, Texas; Household Furniture Co., Providence, R. I. ; J. E. Harding & Son, Norfolk, Va. ; Dan Irick, Rushsylvania, Ohio; Kramer's Music House, Allentown, Pa. ; F. I. Lamson, Rockland, Me. ; J. B. Lawton, Phenix, R. I. ; H. L. Miller, Oakwoods, Texas ; J. B. Meiler & Son, Dayton, Ohio; C. C. Mellor Co., Pittsburg, Pa.; Fred C. Morgan, Pine Plains, N. Y. ; McGreal Bros., Milwaukee, Wis. ; C. E. Osgood Co., Boston, Mass. ; R. L. Penick, Montgomery, Ala. ; J. F. Schmelzer & Sons Arms Co., Kansas City, Mo. ; Aaron A. Snow, Orleans, Mass. ; Springfield Music Rooms, Springfield, Vt. ; Shadow Town Co., Baraboo, Wis. ; E. F. Shad, Jacksonville, Fla. ; Spratt & Corcoran, Watertown, N. Y. ; J. Samuels & Bro., Providence, R. I. ; Superior Phonograph Co., Superior, Wis. ; R. E. Snipes, Selma, N. C. ; Simons Music Store, Ottawa, 111.; Texas Phono. Co., Houston, Texas ; Thos. Wardell, Lowell, Mass.; H. O. Wiles, Sidney, Ohio; N. G. Woodward, Defiance, Ohio. A FINE BUSINESS SHOWING. Spratt & Corcoran, of Watertown, N. Y., became Dealers in Edison goods on December 3, 1904, with three machines and 150 Records. At that time there were several other Edison Dealers in Watertown. They at once saw the possibilities in the business and began to push the line in a most aggressive manner, becoming large advertisers in local mediums and using other up-to-date methods. On July 19 they reported that their business for less than eight months was as follows : 13288 Edison Records. 7 Gem Phonographs. 198 Standard Phonographs. 54 Home Phonographs. 2 Triumph Phonographs.