Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-10-27

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his head lothian picked up his lunch basket,
| and, making his way around the fence came
down into the highway.
.Hslloo Jothaml Get in
1t was kind hearted Uncle Daniel Litter
who spoke and, with a hearty ''thanks,'
| lothian climbed to seat beside him in the
time honored farm wagon, and was soon
| joggin' towards the city behind the leisurely
old farm horse.
How in the world d you come out here
A foot?" There was a look of curiosity on
Uncle Daniels grizzly face and it was evil
dent that Jotham's unexpected appearance
had surprised him somewhat.
Il was painting an advertisement on a
fence back here"
"Fsirboy's?"
yes
Come = think ont did see somethin'
was yourn.'
lothian was convinced. Paint-pot Al
vertising was indeed far from being the
roaring success that he had fondly mag
ined it to BE-.
II haven't seen you at til store for some
time Uncle Daniel" he said, I'm sorry.
order heard you gave Jim Liveboy last
month.
"Wal, lothian I'd like t hsye bought tn
things of you. You've allus- uSed me square
an fair; bnt dismiss is DISMISS, n Jim's
prices was so much lower'n yours, felt
must get 'em OF him.
How'd you know my prices were higher
III ,n Jim's?"
I-t 7 hue ~ hos v1R
things O. you last year? paid ye good
stiff profit on 'em. too, lothian n when !
come { want some this year see by tn
Reachthepeople that Liveboy wa. under
sellin' We considerable-so went there. l
allus liked ye, lothian. but es I sed bis'niss
is dismiss
How much for a space IS big As Live
boy's?'
For year,"
Yes"
an make it the same, sl50-ab ,ut s12
a month"
why, I've paid moren that, was 60
ing to say, for haudbills."
II think likely. Quite a number do thai. y
Suppose want more space?
You can have it pro rata, or If you are
willing to let your al run every other day
it will enable you to increase your space
one-thi I'd without extra charge"
See here, Fairboy, this is new business
for me. | never wrote an ad for news
paper in my life. I could tell whether
one suited me or not after il Was made out;
but doubt if could put it in just the
.haps Id want it. I'm not such dabster
at those things as Liveboy is
"Liveboy doesn't write his ads
who does?''
We do Oar man goes over there an
lin tell. him just what bargains he vans
t, boom. We then prepare the copy for an
adj, il it suits him all right; if it doesn't
we make what changes be suggests until we
get it to satisfy him. Then we 60 ahead
with it,"
"And you will do the same for me-"
Certainly
"Weil, I'll take the every other-day space
for year. I'm convinced that it's by all
odds the best and cheapest advertising n
the world. Send your man round in the
course of couple Of hours and I'll Try and
have everything ready for him."
All this was three years ago, and the lat
est advices from Hustle Vile Germany, stale
that both Goslow and Liveboy are now do
ing larger trade than either Of them ever
did before. People never think now of
sending ont Of town for thing. in their line.
and through the efforts of themselves, and
other live business men, Hustleville nor
draws fine trade from furnishing tow ns
and vilIsges that were once deemed beyond
its reach.