The Washington times., 1916-02-08
Signs of the Times.
Editor 49, THE TIMES.

To -" Editor "f THE TIMES.
Sirc'. Mail PHv letters show'uc ~
'Errlish as she i~ rotc' in some -
O ur loc0I advertisements s"ou 10 hc &.
order this winter. ma" follow s''it AM
add my humhlc uuo,a to his entortai:
lnS collection whit" the adding is r"or
| Jus: after tho nuh'ication Of \ forrur,
Times letter on This inspiring theme. =
st0r.' that Uas uUouIrinC - blossom.
ont with = rev front assured nI'
na ss"ra-hv that thor" would ho ~ IT,
i"rurtion to Buian"S- t"orrcctod ',tcl
howcver> One Of tho Plaza huiidirua
now torn down used 20 inform the ur,l-
lie thai a certain r"nular drink pc
leivcs FatiG,.o." white thc next hui'dtrr
10 It sought Ia iInnrov" matters Nv
revised version to III" effect that n,
drink IN question "Releavos Faiir,Io.''
and this sam" Interesting hevora"r. H.
"orninE TO a big sign on North Carttcl
street Rtorc. is "Exhilcratiuc A drug
store on G street. which does not IN the
least resemble /. : nmt otter.
"Hullion &c a Drink which. conSid,.r-
ing the current rates ror gold and st}r"-
is cheap. An advertiser with apnstrorh"s
10 barn, assures Us in regard to another
thi'st uuenCher, that "lts Long Record
Proves It's Merit" whilo Hn,thr-
apostronhe expert notified the public by
means Of store window that santa
'la's visit" had resulted in large stock
" goods for sale We have all doubt
loss read and smiled over the sign on
tn" o!" delivery wagons thnt used to ad-
N"rfisc certain ECntlcm9n'E Mot
Mothers Bread" and nov wo can cat
II with "Pastuerized Mill5" dolivcred at
our doors. Local residents will he glad
to know that "EverVhodv Is Elligable'
AZ n ,Ft J, h.
that they can get their Smokey Chin
news cured" at a lamD hospital on
Ihirte"nth street; can nerticipats In a
Quiet game at n "Billard Table" on q
street; can get bargains in "OVercots"
I on the Avenue. and have an art studio
on Ninth street 'develope" their phot0-
graphs while hey fetcherize "pasteries'
NJ either Of two places on + strert-and
ing a downtown law firm kindly offers
to Adjust Patent CLAIMS" which might
perhaps be eaten as n side dish ANY
ON" Interested might like TO know that
ne can rent a store IN a central location
on 9 street suitable for Delicatessau
She p" or. If he is morbdlY inclined, he
can engage the services of another
business house TO do "AItaring and
l'Vlne' FOR him. For daVS a huiIdins
ncar the Patent Office was adorned Uith
= sign visible to the naked eve for AZ
least Nv" blocks. announcing Roach
GAl" Tickets for Sal""--and il had nPvlr
eith"". A RECENTLY disco ,od brand cr
collar will. according to the ads now
| ornamentnG the upper regions Of ovr
, street cars, allow tieing space fer
CraNats;' and a cleaning emporium on
fift'"n.h street advcrtisrs to "elImina,,
,Irc,S" an offer which. with a eIicrI
tnrther orth"GraDhiC alteration. migi,
prov" or interest across the watcr d..
Ing our recent G. A. r onCannmo,,
theT" seemed TO he nothing left rIndo.r.
fwr the Accommodation" Of our visitors
II We may believe the various board
noise signs: while the services vli,-
al sorts and conditions Of huslnrS-
noueeS are NearrinC to perform ''I',a.
l-adlC $ and Gents" are too numerous =,
NersitN extension course micht ho Irs,,
tn'"G through ~, Mail Rac column f.,
me oeh"ht Of the absent minded advr.,
'l''lS' resulting in a little unlJ Wur.
on some OF those signs of THE TTNrI',
GERTRTDE +. MAGkENTIE
Washington. Feb. 5.