Automatic Age

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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