The Edison phonograph monthly (Jan-Dec 1911)

Edison Phonograph Monthly, Dec, 1911 13 The Other 13,000 The Edison in Ontario Here is an interesting picture of the store of E. M. Foster, Edison Dealer at Port Coldwell, Ontario. It isn't in a "Fifth Avenue" location, to be sure, but that fact does not deter Mr. Foster from being enthusiastically Edison. How many people do you suppose there are in his town who do not see his big Edison banner every day? Not many, we are sure. He is new at the business, but is "getting the money," and that, after all, is what counts. cover my expense and I am doing it as an advertisement, hoping you will decide to buy one of me, sometime. If you do decide to buy one of me, and we can agree on terms of payment, I will then give you back your dollar and you can apply it towards paying for a machine. Now isn't this a fair, square, good offer? You_ don't want "something for nothing" and I know it. I If I were to offer to send one absolutely free, you 'would not like to put yourself under obligations. But if you want one at all you will gladly pay one small charge of a dollar for a whole week of musical entertainment, for the whole family, and for all the friends you want to invite in. Some of you, who are reading this aditorial, have already decided to accept this offer. Have you? Then bring your dollar, and letter of introduction, right away, to-night, or to-morrow, so that I can take the phonograph and the records to your home, in time so you can play it all day Sunday. Don't wait until other people have got all my machines. Get some one to sign this letter of introduction if it will make things easier for vou. W. D. Wilmot, Dear Sir: It gives me pleasure to introduce to yon, because I have always found him (her) honest and trustworthy. Yours truly Now, please read this aditorial all through again, and then bring it to me and accept this fair offer. I thank you, and promise to do all in my power to please and satisfy you. This offer is good for people and homes within ten miles of here. W. D. WILMOT. Here is another unique advertisement by W. D. Wilmot, Edison Dealer at Fall River, Mass. He has produced a number of fine ones in his experience with Edison Phonographs, but this strikes us as being among the best: WILMOT'S AD-ITORIAL Friday, Oct. 13, 1911. HELLO, MUSIC LOVERS! WHO WANTS A PHONOGRAPH? Will you pay 15c per day, just one week, for the use of an Edison" Phonograph for a whole week? The regular charge for rental is more than that for a single day. But for an aditorial offering, and to give musichungry homes a whole week's musical entertainment, at a bargain, I am making this special offer, good for a few days. • 15 cents a day, makes $1.05 for the week, but bring just an even dollar, and in case you are a stranger to us, or if you don't feel very well acquainted, get your grocer; or your landlord — someone you trade with — to give you a letter of introduction, or to sign the coupon below, introducing you and bring it with the dollar. This will make it easier for all of us. Then I will pick out a nice playing machine, and a dozen records you like; take the whole outfit to your home; teach you or some one of the fa nily to use it; leave it at your home a whole week, and then come and take it away again unless you want it a little longer at the same price — 15c per day. This little charge of $1 for the use of the outfit and all the time and service I am offering will barely The advertising for Edison Phonographs and Records by Fred E. Huffaker, our Dealer at Visalia, Cal., continues to be of a high order. Recently he stocked what the Visalia papers called "the largest shipment of Phonographs and Records ever received by a local Dealer," and it goes without saying that the sales, resulting from the fine publicity he is giving our line, will be proportionately large. B. F. Haus, the Edison Dealer at Upper Sandusky, Ohio, exhibited at the Wyandot County fair in September. A Circassian walnut Amberola in his booth attracted much attention, and was given a notice in the Upper Sandusky Daily Chief. An Amberola concert was one of the features of an entertainment recently given by Lyle McGuigan, to old soldiers in his home town, Washington, Iowa. Among the selections rendered were "America," "Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground," "Our National Airs," "Tramp, Tramp the Boys Are Marching," and "Marching Through Georgia."