The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-10
TRADING STAMPS
FOR EVERY BRIDE
Michigan Justice Of the Peace Ap-
peals to Woman's Bargain
Instincts.
Special to The Journal.


of the Peace Vanden Berg of Menomi-
nee begs to enter the lists with Judge
Hendryx of Bloomington, Ill, as a
contender for prominence as marry
ing Justice. AS told several weeks ago,
Judge Hendryx is the champion Of
champions in the number of marriages
performed. He has already married
5000 persons and is still in the harness
and working hard. He has fitted UP one
corner of his courtroom as marriage
parlor, and the young folks of his Sec
scribing a marriage with the word
"Hendryxed.' -a III
Justice Vanden Berg makes no claim
of having performed as many mar
riage ceremonies as has his dis
tinguished Illinois contemporary, but
he is out strong after the record. He
has not fitted up his courtroom as a
marriage parlor, nor does the sign that
swings before his office bear words to
indicate that marriages are his spe-
cialty. He is more progressive, is JUS
ing stamps with every wedding.
Now let Judge Hendryx and other
justices with long records of marriages
to their credit look to their laurels!
| The passion Of woman for bargains is
universally known. The storekeeper
who gives trading stamps has first hold
OIL the female trade. And it takes one
woman for every wedding. So there is
every reason to believe that the JUS
tice who has adopted this popular
method of increasing business will reap
the rewards of the enterprising.
Like a Friday Basement Sale.
The girls of other sections of the
country must be satisfied to get one mere
man when they marry, but the maids
country not only get man when they
marry, but-delight to the feminine
heart-they get trading stamps with
him! Couples entering into the court
of Hymen under the guidance of Jus.
tice Vanden Berg are made doubly hap
by. They are made one, and they get
little green stamps, good for anything
purchasable, on the side. Why need
one seek further for real bliss?
Advertises in the Newspapers.
Justice Vanden Berg is not the man
to let his light shine under a bushel
monial knot just as fast, neat, anC
strong as anybody in the business, ant
he is not going to let the people of hi
region remain in ignorance of the fact
So, like the wise man he is, the justice
advertises. Better still, he advertises
in the newspapers This is the "ad'
that has been running in the Menominet
papers for several weeks: ts
"Justice Vanden Berg will hereafter
give trading stamps with every mar
rage certificate. 49,
Simple and direct the ad is, but il
has occasioned no end of comment il
+ha vx,ho hoo
lated. 1t has spread dismay among
other justices and ministers who do
good "marrying business audit hal
brought delight to the hearts Of pros
pective brides. The first day after tn,
advertisement s appearance. Justic'
Vanden Berg's mail was doubled. TIL,
next day it was further increased
Within a week hundreds Of letters hat
poured in on him, all containing in
quiries concerning the ad.
Ceremony Not Lessened.
edo you mean business9' asked on
young woman, with determination ex
pressed in her scrawl. Young mel
wrote in to inquire whether there wer
any "stringso to the offer. Other
wanted to know how many stamp
would be given. The justice was KEEP
busy for days answering these letter
and assuring the anxious inquirers tina
the stamps were the regular tradin,
stamp variety, and that they went will
the regular, old-fashioned marriag
ceremony, the kind that their mother
used.
t Justice Wander Berg is an old set
tier of Menominee and has the welfar
) Of the region at heart. He knows vel
that if a country is to grow and prospe
and be great, there must be homes. An
to be homes there must be marrying
and giving in marriage among tn
, young folks. With an eye to increas
Z. the number Of weddings in Menomine
: and the adjacent country, and Incl
! dentally to add to his fees, he ha
e formed his novel plan of attracting
8 Htrade.' His business interests an
the heart interests of the young pee
pie are one. ....... .'--- II
Menominee Sighted by Cupid.
4 What prompted Vanden Berg to issu
!. his announcement was the fact tina
the young people Of his town wer
!, sadly negligent in the matter Of mar
e riages. For some reason there was n
ringing Of wedding bells in the norther
peninsula of Michigan. There was n
business for the Justice. So disincline
were people to marry that weddin
was an. event Of first magnitude. Jus
tice Vanden Berg, looking over the sit
uation and comparing his decreasin
receipts from wedding fees with thos
of the year before, saw that somethin
must be done to convince the youn
people that it was not good for ther
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