Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-11
Your Christmas Booze.

Have YOU ordered your booze on
which to celebrate" the birth OF
Christ?
You have probably received special
inducement from some Of the many
mail order whiskey concerns; they are
all appealing for orders for their
Christmas poison.
If you are puzzling over the annual
problem Of making some one or some
ones happy. why puzzle longer? Why
not spend your Christmas money for
booze, make yourself happy and
forget the others? You would certain
ly make the booze seller happy, the
I'd booze maker happy, and perhaps the
doctor or even the undertaken might
get some Of the gain and thus be hap
pier
II you are thinking of delighting the
heart Of your wife by an unexpected
gift of an article for which she yearns
and which you feel that you can hard
- saASAN ~ way ioI SCI oSCI tIlC quCSllOIl
in the quickest way possible by buying
booze with the money? Perhaps your
wife would get something out Of 1T
beating or murdered, for such things
happen every Christmas
II you would squeeze out few dol
lars with which to buy things for the
children-all for the sake Of witnessing
their happiness-how much better to
answer one Of the appeals of the
booze sellers, indulge your personal
liberty "be man." for you work
hard and deserve change and relax
ation) and let your children get their
happiness when they grow up and earn
lt-and you are-where?
Just how any human being can pos
slbly observe the day that recalls
Heaven bears to earth good WILL"
without booze. is more than the booze
makers and sellers can understand
They make special inducements in Or
der to secure the privilege Of "satis-
tying the demand"
Below we publish a specimen letter
emitting the firm name and address
and Bowdoinham mans reply to the
same:
Louisville, KY, Dec. T. 1916.
MY Dear Sir : -'1''
Tho Christmas Holidays are almost
n ee LIS - is the season of hospitality and
ms 1amlIy and his friends, for the usual
Hoiiday festivities. For this festival Won
WI, VIII want some fine Old Kentucky wins
key and when you mention Straight Ken
lucky why not have the BEST-good
OLD -WHIsKEY is the most popu-
lar asr straight Kentucky Whiskey on the
pleasing. palatable and refreshing. Lei
this Whskey be your choice for the HnIi-
Gays. Tor you will have to admit il is the
greatest value offered in America There
can be no mistake when you order from
us. Tor we only have the ONE BRAND
ONE PRICE-and ONE QUALITY.
we 90 not want to hurry you-but we
wcuid hKs TO nave your order NOW-so
GET the goods to you in good shape at
once before the Express Companies are
swWamped with Christmas business.
assortes may MAJ SEND you different kinds of
you take our advice and order OLD -
straight Kentucky Whiskey. and you will
not be disappointed. 1t is certainly fine.
r.cH ripe mellow. just the thing for your
ess-nog or old time toddy and dandy
appetizer for your Christmas Dinner.
Same old price-$2.9O per gallon and one
quart Free. making FIVE FULL
QUARTS for $3.50. or two gallons and two
quarts Free, for $3.50 express paid
Our goods must please you or your
money back in full. We guarantee safe
delivery. so order from us TODAY. as
surfing yourself of getting a pure unadul-
terated Straight Kentucky Whiskey.
something that you will be delighted
with.
Thanking you for past favors and with
best compliments of the season, we beg
to remain,
Very sincerely yours,
--Distilling Co.,