The Billboard 1919-09-13: Vol 31 Iss 37 (1919-09-13)

a ere — The Billboard SEPTEMBER 13, 1919 BOOKS POR MEN—Send your name and address for fee satalog. UNITED SALES @O., Springfield, IL COMPLETE COURSE IN ACTING—Sixty-five pages, formerly sold as a correspondence course for $50; cut price. 50c prepaid. CLIFFORD BROS., 438 W. 29 St., New York City. septl3 DEAR READER—If Occult, New Thought and Scien tific books appeal to you, send for my catalog; it’s free. I have books on Personal Magnetism, Concentration, Spiritualism, Clairvoyance, Seership, Will, Mind, Hypnotism, Mesmerism, Character Reading, Healing, Mysticism, Success, Salesmanship, Mechanics, Intertainment, etc. A. W. MARTENS, B79, Burlington, lowa. sept20 EVERYBODY LIKES TO MAKE MONEY—The Blue Ribbon Scheme Book tells of a hundred different ways and schemes to make money; further info tion sent free. J. B. SHERIDAN, 417 E. 15lst § New York. octll BVER MAKE A LUCKY FIND? Send 10 cents now for book which may tend to swell your pocket book. M. LUCKERT, 424 Augusta Ave., Baltimore, Maryland. septl3 FIRE KING ACT—Sword Swallowing, Dancing on Glass, Magnetic Girl Act, Ventriloquism, other Acts; all for 56c. Twe Books explaining how to build Illusions, Second Sight, Mind Reading, Handcuff Act, Chapeaugraphy, Tricks, etc.; 130 illustrations, 80c; all above $1.10. W. H. SHAW, Victoria, Missouri. GAMBLING *EXPOSED—Sensational book exposing all the secret systems, tricks schemes and devices gamblers use in card and dice games, etc.; many other schemes exposed. 200 illustrations 4 how they do it. Full particulars free. UNITED SALES CO., Springfield, Mlinois, I BOUGHT 25 $5.00 BUSINESS COURSES on The Art of Enlarging Photographs ; all typewritten; everything complete; while they last, 25¢ each. CLIFFORD, 1554 No, Clark St., Chicago, illinois = YOu CAN’T DRAW a line but can paint @ barn can teach you to make beautiful Oil Portraits in a. by a simple process with little capital and epare time. You can establish a profitable business teaching this work and selling portraits to gain you as 2 customer. I will send process and plans for working for 50c ROY GASKILL, McKittrick, California. sep20 MAGICIANS, LOOK—If you want 50 good Tricks, tell Fortunes by Cards, Foretell the Wather and a her good things, send 25c for copy of my new 64-page book, just out. Y CHESTER, Billboard, Chicago, Illinois. MEDICINE SHOWMEN ANYWHERE—You = can easily learn to be a doctor; we give you easy lessons by mail and give you a beautiful diploma. We teach you to treat all kinds of sickness. You can open ~ doctor’s office in your own home and earn $5,000 early. For particulars address UNIVERSITY ADVERTISING ag ge 24 Floor, 4250 Cottage Grove, Chicago, Illinois. sept27 MONEY IN THE MAIL ORDER BUSINESS!!! !!!— Learn about the wonderful money-making possibilities of the mail order business. Many make thousands yearly. You can start in your home or office during spare time, and only small capital is required. For real ‘‘inside’’ facts how big profits are made read THE MAIL ORDER MAN’S MAGAZENE, the leading trade monthly of mailorderdom. Full of valuable suggestions, money-making schemes and c‘ever selling plans. The big illustrated September issue, now ready for delivery, is juct loaded down with good things for the mail order man. Articles by experts, advertising talks and new business building plans. If you are looking for ideas for starting a mail order business of your own or want to learn of the latest good things in the field don’t fail to get this number. Standard magazine size, filled complete with interesting reading. matter. Subscription price, $2.00 per year. Single copies, 25c each. To new readers who have never previousiy received this magazine we will send one sample copy of the September issue for 10¢ coin. Positively none free under any pretext whatsoever. Mail a silver dime for your copy at once. Satisfaction guaranteed or your money refunded. MAIL ORDER MAN’S PUBLISHING CO., 411-N Gaiety Building, New York City. ONE 50c AD brought me 37 quarters; copy of ad, plan, sample; full particulars, typewritten, 25c; no capital required; legitimate. CLIFFORD, 554 No. Clark, Chicago, Dlinois. ONLY 10c—Chemical Secrets. Light lamp with jc. artificial] gold and silver, gold and silver plating, paste resembling diamonds and 125 others. Catalog and Magazine with order. RUSINESS CHANCES, 2849 Normal, Chicago. sept20 SOME THINGS I HAVE DONE—And what @ will do for you. I won first prize, ‘‘The Spatula’’ Contest; first prize, ‘‘The Western Meaihly’’ contest; first prize. “The Business Man’s Magazine’ contest. Showed correspondence school, backed by Chicago’s leading advertising men, what ailed their sick business; local business man how to make £5,000, $8,500, $10.00 and $12,500 in four successive years. Have been g¢ditor of a business magazine, associate editor of others, New England Supt. of large correspondence school, district manager of high-class speicalty house. Have contributed to “‘System.”’ ‘Printers’ Ink.”’ “Advertising and Selling.”” and many other high-class magazines. Am author of selling course that has been used by Alexander Hamilton Institute (famous ‘“‘big’’ business men’s training schocl), United Shoe Machinery Co., Simonds’ Mfg. Co. and other big concerns in ’ gaining their salesmen. The foregoing talks. What J wll do for you is this: I will send you, for 12¢, four fine money-making plans. ‘Phese plans contain 5 to 6 pages of fine type each. If prepared especially ‘cr you would cost from $25 to $100 each. Yet ther are yours for 2c, postpaid. ‘That I may tell you of some other money-makers—is the reason why. Offer good only for limited time. Send the l2c today. Ask for “Budget D.”’ Absolute satisfaction cuaranteed or . KAESSMANN, Advertising Massachusetts. sept27 TEN DAYS—-Retter than Three Weeks: RPoccacrio’s Stories best you ever read; big seller al! the time. Gend 15c for sample book. CLASSICS PUBLISHING CO., 353 River St., Troy, New York. sep13 YOU ARE WASTING TIMBE if you are naw making $10.00 to $160.00 daily; man or woman start anywhere. Material costs 78c, retails for $45.00. Manufacturing instructions and sample only $1.00. CHAMBERS, 2620 Davenport St., Omaha, Nebraska. yA STAND TO LOSE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS this year if rou continue to buy from middleman ; it’s up to you to learn the “‘first hands’’ source of supply. Our new Mail Dealers’ and Agents’ Directory is just off the press. Tells you where to buy from first hands abeut 2,000 different articles. Tt will save you many dollars. Price $1.00. Particulars free. SUCCESSFUL SYSTEM, 6411 South Rock well St., Chicago. a Specialist, Lawrence, THOUSAND different ways of making good A CHAIN OF CANDY STANDS will net you $100.00 money. co., Book of particulars free KLICOK SALES a day. Start with two-dollar bill; sell thousands of Box 534, San Antonio, Texas. oct4 | pounds to retail stores, cnormous profit; make any place; my system never fails; get cmos now ; s sg: make a thousand during the holida complete sys Business Opportunities tem and formulas, postpaid, $1.00. J. PAUL RRIGHT3o WORD, CASH. NO ADV. LESS THAN 25e. MAN, Candy Specialist, Birmingham, Alabama. NCH MANAGER WANTED by old established | FORMULAS FOR ANYTHING i Chicago céncern. We furnish full stock of goods, want in formulas; we have them; list free. UNION advertising matter, and equip store completely, in | MFG. CO., 458-B Parker St., Roxbury, Mass, oct25 good location, all at our expense. We allow you to . draw out $175 a month and will also pay you liberal | GOLDEN NUGGETS—Tells where to buy most any Write us what you For Sale—Second-Hand Goods 2c WORD, CASH. NO ADV. LESS THAN 25c. ANSTERBU RO STRIKER First-class condition. First So dollars gets it. JNO. MeMULLEN, 812 Rob) St., Grafton, West Virginia. ” BALIAIONS, Cut-Offs, ete SON BOs,’ Parachutes, Inflators, Search Lights, ; full line; prompt shipments. THOMPBALLON CU., Aurora, Illinois, TOBACCO CO., Paducah, Kentucky. WANTED—Party with some Amusement Devices and sept20 a —_ ICE! ICE! 1CB—Three common, cheap chemicals to be procured at any drug store, when placed in Small Capital to join me and take the manageNic come ice bill wl ment of Reservoir Park, Paris, Illinois, for next seaaioe” 8 Satisfaction’ yg a ge. Reservetr ake, one end one-belf mile frum the) ©O%_17% Kings Mountain, North Carolina, septi3 city of twelve thousand inhabitants; city electric e PREPS e line runs to park; fine boating and fishing: plenty og ITA—-The great CocaKola — of doats of all kinds, including @ steamer 15x65 feet, | 95 rink name .. oe ginal ore a; large enough for dancing parties: all in first-class a -00. ALC il — od “13 shape; steamer electric lighted; bathing beach and | ~ “ rhs i fine site for water carnivals; park lighted by electric aohier ~~ Nights; large pavilion for dancing and skating, and all| M4KE CHOP SUEY—Chili Con Came, Hungarian necessary buildings. The only nice recreation spot Goulash; all are wholesome, savory and satisfying; within a radius of fifty miles; plenty of fine spring made at a trifling cost. All above guaranteed rewater. Present owner shortly leaving city. If ineeipta, 25. FRANK WARD, Box 503, Baltimore, terested come at once and look it over and get my Maryland. sept20 sit . C. W. ISRAEL, ‘ . yn Paris, Illinois. sepl3 | \foNEY-MAKING TESTED FORMULAS, 25 cents x < 1 IN RUSINESs a each. Face Powder, Nail Polish, Freckle Cure, Corn gp anny hs | IN = aaa eg hemor Cure, Hair Tonic, Shaving Lotion, Razor Paste, Hair operating our “New System Specialty Candy Fac| Restorer, Syrups, Lemonade Powders. | SOUTHERN Sotlas”’ eayetiors. Opportunity Tifetime: booklet FORMULA CO., care Mr. Stanton, 330 Tucker, N. free. RAGSDALE CO., Drawer 98, East Orange, Chattanooga, Tennessee, New Jersey. oct4 WOULD YOU LIKE TO START A BUSINESS THAT ORIENTAL CREAM will positively cure chapped hands, lips and face and will make your skin as REQUIRES VERY LITTLE CAPITAL? Send ten | soft and smooth as a baby’s; perfectly harmless; eents for particulars, HURRICANE ADV. COM| sent by mail for only 30¢ (silver). GEM SUPPLY PANY, 322 Grove St., Waterbury, Connecticut. co., “Onelaska, Wisconsin. sept20 JUST A FEW FIGURES to convince you of The Billboard’s dominant position as an advertising medium in the amusement trade paper field. Note the increase in advertising, both display and classified, published by The Billboard during the first eight months of 1919 over the same period of 1918. No other amusement trade paper approaches The Billboard in the publication of authentic news, volume of advertising carried or the num ber of copies sold. DISPLAY ADVERTISING Total Display Advertisements, Jan. 1, 1919 to Sept. 1, 1919...... Total Display Advertisements, Jan. 1, 1918 to Sept. 1, 1918...... 21,582 16,386 5,196 923,122 605,979 re Increase in Advertisements ee oe Total Display Advertising Lines, Jan. 1, 1919 to Sept 1, 1919..... Total Display Advertising Lines, Jan. 1, 1918 to Sept. 1, 1918..... Se I ROE: sc uhedisedge i occe 9s seat aeuiseevencns OED PAID CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Total Classified Advertisements, Jan. 1, 1919 to Sept. 1, 1919...... 14,966 Total Classified Advertisements, Jan. 1, 1918 to Sept. 1, 1918...... 9,986 Increase in Advertisements 4,980 Total Classified Words, Jan. 1, 1919 to Sept. 1, 1919...........+.. 516,048 Total Classified Words, Jan. 1, SOLS to Sept. 1, 1918.0. cccccccvsee S84,206 SUCROROG GM THEN sale cccrdsccdwicsesevevecccaccees. WOREEE 4 POOLE SOS OSS OF OSS FF 09 666666666606666666666666666 — A CHAIN of “Candy Stands’ on a capital of $2.00 per stand; big money in a clean, legitimate business that is booming. How 1 started a chain of candy stands on $2.00 and formulas sent Exchange or Swap 2e WORD, CASH. NO AD. LESS THAN 25c. EXCHANGE—5-part Uncle Tom’s Cabin feature, | Postpaid, $1.00, with free advice as to towns, loca $150 worth of -advertising for tent and outfit. Ad| tions, ete. J. PAUL BRIGHTMAN, The Candy dress C. MORRIS, Mason City, West Virginia. King, Columbus, (hio. septl3 HAVE 3 MANDEL POST CARD MAC HINES Hare | WE HAVE the Famous inGuenes ‘Preventive For not seen much use; leok like new. What have you mula that prevented thousands from getting the in exchange? GEORGE CHANDLER, 500 N. Clark | “Flu” last year. Don't delay Send $2.00 at once 6&t., Chicago, Ilinois. septl3 for the Formu'a and don’t get the ‘Flu,"’. which is coming hack MA-KOL-OT CHEMICAL CO., TrenWILL TRADE FILM FOR PICTURB MACHINES, ) ton. New Jersey. ots Compensarcs, Lenses, or any Moving Picture Show share of the profits your store earns. Work may be thing first hand; how to make sneeze powder, apit| BARGAINS IN USED MAGIC, C. BLAIR, 44 MerStarted in spare time. No investment, or previous ex| fire, rubber stamps, inkless pens, renew dry baceries, chant St, Newark, New Jersey. perience necessary. If you are a hustler and want an | metalize flowers, resilver mirrors, ofc. Contains seven opportunity to make $5,000 or more a year, we want | mail order plans and collection of rare formulas, | BARGAINS IN NEW AND USED MAGIC Illusions, you, and will pay you well from the start. Send } rice, 10. TRUDEL, 5241-B Moody, Lavell, Mass. mindreading, — escapes List for stamp. OTTO your application today. S. LEVY, Manager Dept. 821, octhL | WALDMANN, 1450 First Ave., New York. 329 8S. Franklin St., Chicago, Illinois, sept27 _ HOW TO MAKE HERB MEDIOINES and where to | CONCBSSIONAIRES——-Hand-dipped, assorted Choco REAL HOMEMADE TOBACCO—Ib., 68c¢: 5 Ibs., find all kinds of roots, herbs and barks Book, lates in real flashy boxes; half pound, 18 cents: $3.30; 10 Ibs., $6.30, postpaid; free flavoring with | postpaid, 25c. F. D. STARK CO., 3036 Indiana] pounds, 25 cents. Cupie Doll Dresses and Hats $5.00 smoking tobacco. Write for particulars. RANDOLPH | Ave., Chicago, Tlinois. sept20 | hundred. Cash must accompany order, IL, CONLON, 644 Woodand Perk, Chicago, ELECTRICAL STAGE EFFECTS—(ouds, Ripples, Fire, Waterfalls, Spotlights, Sciopticons, Clock Movements, Lenses and General Supplies; save fifty per cent. NEWTON, 305 W. 15th St. New York. novi FIFTY SLIGHTLY USED SAMPLE SHOE TRUNKS Size 16x38240; best and strongest road trunk made: worth $45.00 each; these trunks will last a lifetime: will sell for $10.00 each during Sept. only; Oct. Ist pricg goes back to $15.00 again. WALLEN & CO., 2088 N. Clark St, Chicago, Illinois, FOR SALE—6x6 Tent, nickelplated, open center, set Spindle; ten Watches. Everything new; used one day. $55.00 takes all. A. HAASE, 4015 Grace st, Chicago, IlMnoia, seqn0 FOR SALE—400 pairs Union Hardware Roller Skates; in first-class condition. J. S FOX & SON, Richfield Springs, New York, sept27 = SALE—Power’s Rheostats: One 110-volt, new, $18.00; one 220-volt, slightly used, $20.00; Gundlach 5-inch Focus Lens, 17-inch Steréopticon Lens to match, both $16.00 JAMES WICKHAM, 85 A St.. S&S E, Washington, District of Columbia. FOR SALE—Cretor’s Popcorn, Peanut Wagon, iike new; cost $1,350; price now, $550.00. Write or call MRS. H. F, SANDERS, 2121 Milwaukee, Chicago, Ilinots, FOR SALE—Tent or Camp Outfit for small show or medicine show 40x00 top and wall, all poles six sections seven high circus seats, 12x14 stage. mask off curtains, 4 American gas machine lanterns, light top up swell; five 10x15 hip roof, waterproof, 7-foot wall tents; all poles painted different color; full floors in all five tents; folding slat chair in each tent painted color of poles; beds, springs, mattresses, sheets quilts, blankets, feather pillows; beds complete, 5 of them; cookhouse, 3-burner gasoline stove, all necesSary cooking utensils, dining table, side table: com plete cookhouse Siake puller, engine turned ironbound stakes, tome extras; entire outfit new this season and in good condition. Come and see it in the air If you buy [ will pay your car fare one way Am going to the Western Qoast. Sept. 7th and week am at Trimble, Ohio. DR. JOHN E. FOYE FOR SALE OR TRADE—1 Millard le Ball Gum Vender, 1 Pix le Ball Gum Vender, 1 Perfection lq Ball Gum Vender. 1 Mills Electric Machine. 1 new @?.00 Foot Drum and Cymbal Beater, 1 Chinese Wood vrum, new cost $1.50; 1 $3.06 Snare Drum Stand All used about 1 month, but in perfect -ondition. Must be sold at once. What do you offer on one article or on the whole It? JOE G PAYNE. 915 N. Jackson St., Danville, Dlinios. FOR SALE—Regina Spring Orchestran; plays 7 tunes; cost $600.00. Will sell for $150.00. Good for new; also Edison two-pin Machine and booth, $40 1 set 4 Curtains and Wings, 12x20. PARKER'S PICTURE PALACE, Merdm, Indiana. GENUINE COWHIDE TRAVELING RAGS, 18-inch. English style, purchased from a wreck on railroad 4t a fraction of cost; some are slightly stained on outside, but are perfect oherwise: while they last $7.50. J. REDINGTON & ©O., Scranton, Pa. sepl3 IF TOU ARP BUILDING A NEW THFATRE re member we can furnish you with most anything to complete a theatre from top to bottom at greatly reduced prices; Opera Chairs, standard make Moving Picture Machines, ete. At least give us a trial and be convinced. CHICAGO THEATRE WRECKING EX., 5014 Cottage Grove, Chicago. LIGHT PLASTER KEWPIFS, handsomely finished. direct from factory, 25¢ each. any quantity: sample, 50c, prepaid. PERFECTION DOLL CO., Evanston, Ilinois. nor?) MAGICIANS’ TRICKS, Tables. Costumes: priced sto sell. CARL LOHREY, 50 Garfield St.. Dayton, 0 MINSTREL SUITS $2.00: Tuxedo Coata, $1.50: Spangies, 2c a 1.000; Send stamps for reply. Chicago, Mlinota, Rrown Shoulder Wigs, $1.59: SCHMIPT, 920 N. Clark & sept Property. QUEEN FEATURE ‘SERVICE, Birmingrf ham, yama. oct : Formulas BOOK FORM, PAMPHLETS OR SHEETS. 3e WORD, CASH. NO ADV. LESS THAN 25¢. For Sale—New Goods Se WORD, CASH. NO ADV. LESS THAN 25¢, FOR SALE-One #@7-key G Broder Organ, key Berni Scale Organ, 42-key all play standard Berni music; one 46Berni Scale Or one 25¢ BRINGS THE FOLLOWING “ORIGINAL” FOR . . : gan; excellent condi MULAS: Champagne Cider. Lemonade, Orangeade, tion and tone: 2s sala > aaa -— <4 me; one Wurlitzer 65-note Blectric Pano, «Itch Powder, "Sneeze Powder, “Transfer Fluid, with violin pipes and mandolin attachment Will Perspiring Feet,’’ “Polishes, Cleaners. Perfumes, ete. Thuy any Organ or Orchestrion. State condition mak, (All personally typewritten.) CLIFFORD, 1554 No. | gna price, all in one letter. GIBSE BROS., 57 W Clark, Chicago, Illinois. ist St., Bayonne, New Jersey. septl3 s 3.000 FORMULAS 490 PAGES—Tells how to make FOR SALE —Deagan all kinds of Drinks, Soaps, Perfumes, Inks, etc.; attire” ee Be. apr egg rpg ee a S ae a “taves : ve “ absolutely news at “ start your own en book and 12 time subscripinstrument for one desiring to do a aaie scheme tion to Opportunity Magazine only $1.00 Prepaid ; act; can be seen any day: bargain FRANK J 1,000 Formulas with subscription, 56¢: Sample MagaHENRY, carg M. Slater, 126 West 341 .. Nev Y rk zine and Book Catalog, 10c Moneyeback if not satCity. 7 re + isfied. BUSINESS CHANCDS, 2849 Normal Ave., Chic . Iiineis EE S13 | KNIFH RACK MEN, NOTICE I have moved from APPEARING AND DISAPPEARING TATTOO Battle Creek to Marshall, Mich Knives on hand MARKS vanish instantly, Chameleon Liquid, Can-|teady to ship. One kind in assorted colors. $35.00 dies Lighting spontaneously, Burning Water Trick, | P& — “, _t8 other kinds, $65.00 per Secrets, Formulas and full Instructions for all four | |.9. o_o Ww. "Sewn agers, $10.00 and $11.00 tricks, 25¢. L. MORRISON, 47 Lang@en St, Care| Pf? “oven Marshall, Michigan bridge, Massachusetts sept! sept27 FLOUR, Meat, Cheese Saving Compound. Formula, PANAMA CANAL, WAR AND OTHER SLipEs— sample, advertising + og A. FOUCHE, Outfits, Bargains in Lecture York. 603 Humboldt Bank Bulldi Ave., New WYNDHAM, 24 7th sept20 ix Answering Classified Ads, Please Mention The Billboard. J MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS straps and large Centropots ‘Botet Sleighbells, 12 SMITH, 50) Musical floor rack, $25.00 Kansas City, Missouri. RARTENDER— Flood. Doves. Topes, stakes and balls: used only two weeks: cost $80; $50 takes it; $15 with order, balance C. 0. D ROKERT GRANT, 382 Fast Rich St., Columbus Mio. septls err "MF vp AGAIN, SWELL SILK, SATIN SUTTS—5 to set. Send stamp Cc FAL ES, Chittenango New "york STANDARD MAKE ELECTRIC PIANOS ANT) OR CHESTRA PIANOS, in first-class ona at "2 cents on the dollar what new cost, CHICAGO THEATRE WRECKING EX., 5014 Cottage Gro Chicago TATTOOERS, ATTENTION! Rig assortment of 155 designe on display sheets, 135 stencils. initial stencil¢, stencil powder, $10.00, PROF, MASSEY, = sth St., Fast Liverpool, Ohio. utd THIRTY BY FIFTY .PUTFIT complete, with fen >* fourteen Heing tent. and .Brerything except dishes Show runs up to Oct. tat. $150.00 takes hedding. “BARNARD,” Box 36, Arlington, Maryland. it all, TRADE For Skee Ball or Bridge Ball Alleys (2) Whirl-O-Ball Alleys. ong Automatic Picture Machine, JAMES SITRARS, Norman, Oklahoma. TWO ITLAISIONS tn Enclose stamp. B. BASTWOOD, 243 Front Frees ese Portsmouth. Ohio.