The Billboard 1902-04-12: Vol 14 Iss 15 (1902-04-12)

THE BILLBOARD A BUSINESS WOMAN. Mrs. Robert Lodwick Assumes Charge of Big Plant at Portsmouth, O. On the first page is presented a likeness of Mrs. Robt. Lodwick, widow of the bill poster of Portsmouth, O., aud who now couducts all the branches of the business. It is no common thing tor a woman to be endowed with sufficient business ability to conduct a large enterprise, more especiajly: a bill posting plant. Mrs. Lodwick, however, does it, and does it well. Alone and unaided, she has, since her husband's death, personally supervised every detail of the busihess of what is now a tourishing plant. Hier sons and other employes have no connection whatever with the olflice end. Prior to her marriage, Mrs. Lodwick taught in the Portsmouth schools, and the facue that she had never had a_ business training makes her success all the more commendable. VAUBDS. Ornamental bill boards are bound = to come, abl oanti-billboard crusade has struck Woullsuckel, at. 4. ake Vins Vouwids bring quicker results than aby baio Vth Libedsilliil. a. 22. Piyuu, OL waincuester, Lil, Verilse piilics Wilh tworslicet abdvVesuupg Dili posters uuu Sagu pauililers Wie ittvVieeu wu Litbe cllOat PeCratidbeme uu Gaess iu cure oL ae sliuibourd. aw. W. ayer & Buus, vi Muiidueiphia, are sending Yul Plyupusiuivls Ly Vill Pusteis ivr tue June pusulizg vi diive’s Moot weer. Gev. Cuehlene Is slmling a vroad aud happy sie, Lue Waiiace Slows and ue Mui Slows are Lghtiug ui Columbus. aue new ball buaru vruilance pussed in Chicugy, rescricling Lhe erecuiol Us bDoprus, Is cCuéieu “Lhe bewullucalion ordilance. AL e€LOrl is OL LYOL AL WorcesLler, Miuss., lo pul ili DOALUS VUL of Lhe LoWwhl Liicie as laclie Chahlice Ol ll vVelhby auhe, LOWevVer. bliiposcer bk, VU. burrolugus, OL Wilals, lud., imiorms “ihe ssiliboard that wau weacher is Mujuring the business in tloosierdom, current Advertising,” in its April number, presents a portrait aud sKkelcu vl Mr. Cuures Bernard, the bili poster of Sa¥anlub, Gi. cu. &. Cheuveront has purchased an inter est lb tue Parsxersburg (W. Va.) bill Posting COlupany, aud assumed Lhe Wiahuyement viet will ad puscers. vo. the culncern ob April 1 fue Jou Chapibua Company, of Cincin hau, are erecling a be lot of Lew boards. deverai spleuuia new locacions av the beart vi LOWL Lave been secured recently. due worciwesterh Auyerusimg svotective Assuclauiol is Lhe Dame OL a Lew orgaliizaluoh, ivriued, it is said, in oOpposiuen to ine National bill Posters’ assuclation. Directors of tue Cincinnaul fai restival Will use bill boards to a great eAtent i uuverlising che vig show. #osung will be uohe lb luwus in a radius Of 130 miles. M4. ty. dice, Wauager of Lhe opera louse ue Huntington, W. va., bas purchased the pourds ac thac place and will make appilcaiiou tor a Lrauchise 1 the a@ssuclallol. >. J. Cameron, Wiauager of the Sunbury Wa.) Bill Posung Company, iniorms “ihe plivoard’” that we is LOW Working Ooh a laige coutract Lor posting paper for CubanOla Cigars. al yuull quickest iu ihe Want to reach bill posters the and cheapest way is to put an ad, piilboard.’” Every bill poscer in America reads “the Billboard” every week uuu He reads every word in it, (bdrlies AUSLIL bales, publisuer rent Auvertising,’’ ana aiso olticial for the Associated ill Posters aud DVistributors of the United States and Canada, will puc out a bill posters’ directory. He wants lv assess every Dane $05. ill posters Object, cialming the scheme is impracticable. dhe Lima (O.) Bill Posuug Company was incorporaced recently by Frank Burt, M. B of ““Cursolicitor Daly, Dr. John stellar, T. W. McMahon, ol wima, and Geo. L. Channell, of Columbus. ‘Lhe capital stock is 310,v0U. The new | company has a franchise trom the } Association of Bill Posters to do in such towns as Lima, Wapakoneta, Cridersville, Cairo and Leipsic. it will handle commercial and theatrical advertising, and | Frank Burt will direct its affairs. A crusade against bill boards is being pursued vigorously in Chicago. Professional! and business men, public women and others are interesting themselves in the fight for “municipal beauty.’’ While the Municipal Art League, which has charge of the cru sade, does not advocate the complete abolition of bill boards, it believes their use should be restricted. It also maintains that the bill board can become an educational feature if merchants would try to make it artistic. A bill board was hauled around the other day to be nailed to the west side of Stutz’s candy kitchen, on Broadway, near Fifth, ‘| Mason City, National | busine ss | Paducah, Ky. The occupants of the build| ing next door objected stremuously, and raised such a kick that the workmen were | forced to abandon it until a_ settlement | could be made. It is understood a bill post| ing company has rented the wall, but the occupants of the other building claim they control everything from the bricks out, which includes the space the board would project from the wall. The questior 1n| volved is a novel one for Paducah, merchants in the vicinity terested in the outcome. DISTRIBUTORS’ NOTES. The Sunbury (Pa.) Distributing Company are putting out booklets tor Dr. Greene's Nervura. A druggist at Winans, pieces of matter putup. KE, O, Chas. W. Ind., has had 4,500 distributed and 750 signs Burroughs did the work. York, the distributor at Haverhill, Mass., also covers Amesbury, Newburyport, Merrimac, Groveland, GeorgetoWn, West Newbury and Newbury. His business was established in 1876, and he says he has no rival in his vicinity. The 8S. Lb. Erwin Circulating uting Company, at $1,000, stock is and DistribLouisville, Ky., capitalized Was incorporated yesterduy. ‘he divided in twenty shares of $50 each. The incorporators are Samuel b. Erwin, Robert M. South, Norman Cutting, Park M. McDonald and William Holbourn. Distributors are bound to benetit greatly by the sweeping changes Third Assistant Postmaster General Madden is making in the mail order papers. Papers by the score are going out of existence, and advertisers who depended on them will have to turn to the distributor for publicity. Indeed, some of the papers themselves which have been debarred trom the mails will likely ship by fre.ght to distributors and obtain their circulation in that way. Small-sized publications published anywhere in the East can be circulated by freight tnrough distributors anywhere east of the Mississippi River at than 2% cents per pound. They can obtain good ‘inside’ service at that, too. less 3 BREST ONE: a a> Se j foster Prinicrs Advertisements under this heading will be published weekly at the uniform rate of ten cents pet Hue per issue, or $4.00 per year. N. W. Ayer & Sop, Phliadelpuia, Pa. Bell Show Print, Sigourney, 1a. Calvert Litho. Cu., Detroit, Mich. Central City Show Print, Co., Jackson Mich, Central Litho. Co., 140 Monroe st., Chicago vee Buck & Co., 7 Spring Lane, Boston, Mass. Douaidson Litho. Co., Newport, Ky. Enterprise Show Print, Cleveland, O. buquirer Job Print. Co., Cincinnati, O. krie Show Printing Co., Erie, Pa. Great American Eu graying & Print. Co., 56 Beekman, N. Y. Great W. Wrint. Co., 511 Market, St. Greve Litho. Co., The, Milwaukee, Haber, P. b., Fond du Lac, Wis. lieunegan & Co., 127 E. dth, Cincinpat, O Sum W. Uoke, 205 oth ave., New Yorn. Stuudard Embossing lsod) Broudwayg, New York, N. Y. Starr Show Printing Co., Mason | Holme Show Priuiiug Cv., Ati la.—Star Show Print | Morrison Show Print. Co., Detroit, | Penn Printing & Publishing Co., st., Philadelphia, Pa Louls. Wis. City, la. liisvl, iva. Mich. HS Sanson | Pioneer Print. Cu., 214 Jefferson, Seattle, Wash. | Planet Show Print. Co., Chatham, Ontario, Canada. ex! & Morgan Show Print. Co., Cinein nati | Clarence & Runey, 127 E,. sth st., Cincin | natl, O 9 PADEREWSKI’S PICTURE ! \ ahaa | Causes a Kansas Man To Become a Raving Maniac. ) Wichita, Kan., April 7.—Harry Hager, a | prominent young man of this city, started | out for a stroll yesterday afternoon, and | paused in front of a store window, attract| ed by a gaudy lithograph Co | and the | are very much in| | | Hager continued | not the first, to stand and gaze for such a long time that he attracted the attention ol pedestrians, Who noticed that he acted strangely. He woula drum on the glass, in imitation ol a person playing a piano, and occasionally would pause, Lurn about and bow, only to resuine lus strange maneuvers. After bali an hour of this pantomimic performance, a policeman inquired of him wuaat the trouble Wus. ilager merely pointed to a lithograph ol Paderewski, and continued to ‘play.’ ihe ollicer, unable to get the man to expiain, took him trom the window by the use of force. lt was learned that his auind had becoine unbalanced at seeimg VPaderew skis picture. He had never before given auy evidence OL mental derangement, and the doctors who attended him say he will recover, it is the flirst case on record of insanity Caused by Paderewskitis. GET TOGETHER. Bill Posters Must Follow Lead of Poster Printers and “Knock” the “Knockers.” will have to get liguting. Lhe Bill posters do a ilttle to work and poster printers have already couumenced to “cut out’ those pupers abd Maguzilies hat are KhockiIng the Zaume. ‘Lhe bili posters, their employes and iueir friends wili have to do the same. This medicine hus already proved effective, anu Willi again. Here is a ciipping [rom a recent Issue vl tlarper’s Weekly: “il Was noved the olter day on this page of “the Weekly’ that our Municipal Art So clety bad urged the Rapid Transit ComMission LO Willihoiu the right to advertise in the Brooklyn Subway, and not give it up lo the colstiuction Colipaly, as bas been dohe in Manhattan, ‘the paragraph has prouipted a reader to ask i: the bhievateu cal Let be improved by the abatement ol sulme OL lls auverlisiug LUlsabces ihey are certainly bad, especially the bill boards, Which encroach upon the restricted space ol the barrow stairways and disiigure the Wailing-rooms aud plitiorms of the stations; vut it is a good deal easier to head oll a nuisance thac is not yet established than to disiodge one that exists It the Municipal Art Society ing the hievated has hopes of reliev[roig its Uluecessary disligurewents it has not yet disclosed them, tuough its Committee on ss sigus is reported to be meditating steps to have the height of bill boards reguiated by ordilance, and to stop electrical displays tor advertising hear the public parks.’ INKLINGS. The recent tire at the Show Printing Company, littie damage. ‘lhe the show paper. The committee on advertising of the Municipal Art Society of New iLork hopes to be uble to offer prizes tor the most artistic posters, advertisements and store signs. An exhibition will be held, in which artistic advertisers may display their signs. A new poster for a new enterprise is the eight-sheet which the Charles Austin Bates Agency has designed for the use of the National Food Show Company. This poster will appear in fifty-two cities during the coming year, and will announce the advent in those cities of the food show, which will be ou the road making one-week stands. In the United States Circuit Court at Cincinbati April 2 Wm. R. Martin, of Newport, wKy., brought suit against the United Stites Lithograph Company and the L. P. Hiazen Company, ‘The latter are contractors. Martin was employed by the Walton lron Works, and was at work on a building being constructed in Norwood by the litho the Erie Va., did but did not reach plant of intie, tuimes graphing company, when a scantling fell upon hiin, he thereby sustaining serious injuries. He sues for 310,000 damages. Philip J. Ryan and Thos. L. Michie, attorneys. fhe United States Lithograph ‘Company is the new company which succeeded, or rather took over, the Russell-Morgan Company. The following circulars are being sent out, viz.: TO SHOW PRINTERS. “I desire to call your attention to my interchangeable system of engraved biocks for printing dates. By this system you save wo per cent. of the time over the old way. The figures, days, months and opera house are all the same size respectively and can be readily changed, thus avoiding justi lication, hor instance, to change from Monday, you only handle same size. | Feb. 3, to Wednesday, three pieces, all being the will furnish you the entire set for Yx42 and 7x21 dates for $115. The vx4z dates answer all the purposes of 14x42 and are available for tlat l-sheet as well as 3 sheets and stands, “A boy can make out any delay. “This offer is for thirty days only; after the price will be $150. “THOS, H. MeKONBE, Inventor, S09” Campbell Ave., Chicago."’ ‘The Billboard” is inMcKone may have invented the scheme, and probably did, but for all that it is and has been in use in the Donaldson Litho Company's establishment for the past three years. Furthermore, investigation discloses the fact that W. ©. Quinby in 1891, while foreman of the composing room of the Enquirer Job Print ing Company, thought out and perfected a system almost identically the same, which has been in use in that it is a great labor-saving scheme McKone advantages and adopting them, April 2s, changes on press with there In this formed that Mr, connection concern ever since. , and Mr, is entitled to credit for seeing Its but he was hence not the Inventor. >) [Parks = | | Work has begun on a Dalhousie, Ont. new part at Port The regular opening of Forest Park, Waterbury, Conn., is set for June 18. Every aeronaut and balloonist in the United States reads ‘The Billboard” every week, . Harry Helms, the magician and juggler, of Milwaukee, Wis., will play parks this season, ». KF. Maxwell, Park, at Lima, O., manager of McBeth's announces his opening May 26. A new dance hall will be among the improvements at Lincoln Park, Worcester, Mass., this summer. Lincoln Park, New Bedford, Mass., managed by Ll. W. Phelps, will open May 30 and close on Labor Day. Tony Leon’s band has been engaged for the season at Bellevue Park, Toledo. O. The season opens May 25. The Springtield & Washington Traction Company has secured an option on Lewis Park, near Springtield, O. Work has begun on a new summer theater at Lake Minnequa Park, Pueblo, Col. £ boat-house and pavilion will also be erected. Avery strong opera company will be an attraction at Chester Park, Cincinnati, this season The prima donnas will be Mme. Freda Rici, formerly of the Grau Company, and Eugenia Baker. Many improvements are Lake Chauncey, Marlboro, Mass Ex-Sen ator J. J. Flynn will manage the theater, ind has already booked twelve companies rhe opening date is May 30. being made at Heilbrun and Mayer, lessees of the Man hattan Beach Amusement Company, Den ver, Colo., want everything in the way of iegilimate concessions, Midway and = our doors attractions, Their address is Morrison tlotel, Chicago, Lil. A big season is looked for. ‘The management of the Suburban Gardens in St. Louis was decided upon last week, when Mr. J. L. Hilton was made genera manager. Mr. Clark Brown, who acted in che above capacity at the garden for the past few season and is now in charge of the Columbia ‘Theater in St, Louis, will go Kast at the close of the present season for the summer months. We sincerely hope ibat Mr. Hilton will be as successful in the inanagement of this popular resort as Was Mr. brown, the latter having made for the Suburban Garden an enviable bame = for standard and refinement, Coney Island has been plunged in gloom by the announcement that a wave of re form will sweep over the resort. Police Commissioner Partridge has decided to abridge the privilege of the islanders during the summer, and a circular letter, beaging his signature, has been read to members ol the police force, calling for volunteers to ussist in the work. In calling for volunteers Commissioner Partridge applications will be received from patrolmen of undoubt ed sobriety. Only “fearless and willing” meno are wanted, who will do “real police duty,’ and not consider the seaside assign ment as in the nature of a summer junket From all the enthusiasm manifested in Detroit, Mich., over the erection of the magniticent buildings and scenic railway at Scenic Park, in that city, and considering its desirable location, there is no doubt that it will be one of the greatest summer parks in America, as there will be no admission charged to this attractive amusement eu terprise, and with its 60,000 or 70,000 visit daily and a multitude of good attrac tions, the patrons will be well looked after, and those having concessions will find De troit a harvest for their efforts Scenk Park is owned and operated by the Belle Isle Scenic Railway Company. — —_ -—_— -—— FREAKS TO ORDER. says ors Ike Lawrence, of Eatonton, Ga., owns a number of a breed of hogs with hoofs in stead of cloven feet. A kitten recently born at Hannibal, Mo., has three eyes, two noses and two mouths, all in one head. That kit ought to be prima donna in midnight feline concerts Sanford Bellmeyer, of Homestead, O. T., has a horned rabbit The largest horn is 244 inches long and 1 inch in’ diameter There are several other horns. Leo Stumpf, a rancher, living on the outskirts of Covina, Cal., has a chicken born with three legs and four feet. The third leg joins the body immediately beneath the tail, and has two distinct feet. The limb is perfectly formed and of the same length as the others. The chick, which is one of a brood of twelve, appears to be healthy and thriving. A Doddriuge County O.) farmer has fur nished IF. C Deverick, a Salem groceryman, a wonderful curiosity in the form of an eight-legged lamb. Mr. Deverick says that the lamb has eight legs, two bodies to the shoulders, three ears, two eyes, and was foaled with a natural lamb. Soch a mon strosity Is rarely found, and Mr. Deverick has it preserved in alcohol and displayed in his show window, where it may be seen by all. NAT GOODWIN When he reaches Cincinnati, always dines at Nougaret’s Cafe, 220 East Fourth Street Most theatrical epicures visit this celebrated establishment, where they are sure to find the best.