Automatic Age

Issue: 1926 August

74
T h e A u t o m a t ic A ge
SALES BOARD
DEPARTM ENT
V arian t 76,224
T h e Cause o f D isturbance
“ Say, Bill, m y fa th e r’s g o t to be
operated on
and h e’s w orried to
death. W h at does the d o cto r do after
h e’s rem oved the ap p en d ix?”
“ Sew s y ou r old m an.”
The fa ir and fra g ile victim w as in
g rea t distress.
“ Oh, d octor,” she m oaned. “ I ’m so
tired I can scarcely m ove a m uscle.”
Poor Outlook
“ E a sy ”
“ W h at all w as dat ruckus gw ine on
at y o ’ house las’ n ig h t?”
“ D at? W h y, dat w as n oth in ’ only
de gem m an f ’um de f u ’niture sto’ c o l­
lectin ’ his easy paym ents.”
C A N D Y
SALESBO ARD ASSORTM ENTS
Selections tor making up your own assortments,
or made-up deals of proven winning power shown
in our illustrated catalog. All hand-dipped Milk
Chocolates at astounding prices. The largest and
best operators in the West use our goods.
W rite Today
MRS. i O M B A R D I’ S HOME M AD E C A N D IE S
2815 W. Harrison St.___________ Chicago. III.
Sell B ig
Q U IC K M O N E Y
“ Spike,” signed the b u rgla r’s w ife,
“ I ’m afraid little W illie w ill never
make the su ccessfu l man his fath er
is.”
“ N a w ,” agreed her spouse in dis­
gust. “ De kid’s leavin ’ his finger
prints on de w all paper already.”
W arn ed
“ W h ere are you g oin g , m y pretty
m a id?”
“ I ’m g o in g a-m otorin g, sir,” she said.
“ M ay I g o w ith y ou , m y pretty
m aid?”
“ I f y ou r insurance p o licy is paid.”
— O. W .
Fast
HOODWIN
S M A L L SALESBO ARD ASSO RTM ENTS
(1) A rt Photo Boards. 500 5c, Gives 10 Prizes
$3.00.
(2) Um brella Pencit Boards, 500 5c (12 Pencils)
$3.00.
(3) Photo Knivfs Board, 500 5c (6 Knives) $3.75.
N O V E LTIE S . T H A T S E LL!
Photo Items, Rings Ex. Gaod, $2.00 doz.: Scarf
Pins, $1.75; Pencils, $1.25; M irrors, 90c; Knives.
$3.00! Cigarette Cases, $1.50
New Novelties. U m brella Pencils, $2.50 doz.: Dice
Pencils, $2.50; Cigarette Holder Pencils, $2.50,
Samples 50c each.
A D V E R T IS IN G
P R E M IU M
SALESBO ARD S
and S A L E S C A R D S
All sizes. Highest grade. Low
prices.
Immediate
delivery.
That's why they all use HOOD­
WIN HOARDS.
W rite fo r price lis t
J. Ilf. Hoodwin Co.
CO.
2949 W. Van Buren St.,
Chicago, III.
159 NO. STATE ST., CHICAGO, IL L .
BOARDS OF
A L L K IN D
We Make Coir-
Boards Put and
Take or Any Other
Kind You W ant,
W rite Us fo r Prices
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A GOOD
CHEW
AND A
NUMBER
TOO
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T h e A u t o m a t ic A ge
75
Here’s Business
New Base
Ball Machine
For Somebody
The E xh ibit Supply Co., C hicago,
*s announcing a new n ovelty am use­
ment m achine w hich is an op era tor’ s
Machine, an arcade m achine and a
good m oney m achine. T h is m achine
incorporates the Base Ball gam e into
a penny ta rg et m achine f o r coun ter
Use. T he pointers stand ou t plainly
in bold relief, with a replica o f a re g ­
ulation base ball diam ond. T he case
is o f a beautiful alum inum design,
and w ith base ball characters in
raised figures plainly show ing. A s a
trade stim ulator or a m ere am use­
ment m achine it is said th at this P la y
Ball m achine is a kn ockou t. This is
one o f the score or m ore am usem ent
m achines made b y the E xh ibit C om ­
pany, and accord in g to reports from
the sales departm ent o f th at com ­
pany, m achines already in use point
to this one b ecom in g a stable m a­
chine in the autom atic coin industry.
Literature is b ein g m ailed to all op ­
erators interested.
G iven T im e
P olicem an (w ith p rison er)— Y ou r
h onor, this man w as caught picking
pock ets at the circus.
Judge— T en dollars fine.
Policem an — Y o u r honor, he has
o n ly five.
Ju dge— Then turn him loose until
he gets the rest.— Y e llo w Jacket.
Rem edies Change
B lin k : “ Tim es have changed.”
Jink s: “ I ’ll say.
It used to be
w hen a m an was run dow n he took a
to n ic ; n ow he takes an am bulance.”
— Swank.
T ry the D ru g Store F irst
“ Did you try carrots fo r the com ­
plexion , as I told you t o ? ”
“ A sked f o r ’em, bu t the druggist
n ever
heard
of
’em .” — L ouisville
Courier-J ournal.
© International Arcade Museum
W e are interested in the m achine
vending eatables and w ould like fu ll
particulars. I am in the con fection
line and am thinking v ery seriously
o f changin g and g o in g into a g o o d
vending m achine business f o r various
reasons, providin g I can get som e­
thing suitable and a m on ey maker.
W ill be pleased to hear from you.
GUS P A P P A S.
Sm ile Sw eet Shop,
4700 Mt. E lliott,
D etroit, M ich.
“Age” Is Wonderful
K in dly change m y m ailing address
from 1720 P ag s A ve. to 10609 San­
dusky A ve., Cleveland, Ohio.
W h ile I ’m at it, let me tell you
th at I think the “ A g e ” is a w onder­
fu l little paper. I am m ore anxious
to receive it than U ncle Sam ’s pen­
sion check each month.
Ralph L. Y ou n g ,
10609 Sandusky A ve.,
Cleveland, O hio.
' A w ell-kn ow n a ctor tells an am us­
in g story con cern in g a Turkish bath
he on ce had in a sm all tow n out
W est.
“ M y attendant w as a v ery stron g
m an,” he said. “ He laid m e on the
slab and prodded and kneaded and
punched and ham m ered me in a m ost
em phatic w ay. A t the end, a fter I
had g o t up, he came behind me and
gave m e fo u r terrific, resounding
sm acks on the bare back w ith the
palm o f his enorm ous hand.
“ W h at on earth did you do that
f o r ? ” I panted.
“ ‘ Oh, no offense, sir,’ replied the
man. ‘ It w as on ly to let the office
k n ow I was ready fo r the n ext com ­
e r! Y o u see, the bell’s out o f order
in this room ’ .”
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