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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1885
Page
8
Waterbury watch offers and subscriber incentives with wares
Historical advertisement listing various premiums for subscribers. Offers include a full plate Waterbury watch with chain, a Re. CONDER year subscription, and a range of silverware, spoons, knives, scales, and a gold fountain pen. Substantial prices and package deals paid by subscribers, with postpaid delivery and warranties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Re. Conder
Distribution of 300 Valuable Gifts Ad
An extensive list advertises a distribution offer for 300 valuable gifts from Americas' ad ve ITS, including commodities such as One Lewine Machine The New High Arm Avery, a Goto Warcu, a Coamper Suite, a Silver Warten, a Companion OrGAN, a Cotton Planter by A. B. Farquhar, a Metal Finger Grain Cradle, family scales, Wood's Corn Shellers, fly fans, combined milk pails, a French China Tea Set, a Perfection Study Lamp, silver plated ware, textiles, clothing, bound books, calico patterns, shoes, hats, jewelry, and other items. goods shown at Geo Stapleton's store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Best
Geo, Stapleton
A. B. Farquhar
Macon
Light giving lamp and cutlery offers from Northfield
Advertisement lists nickel plated lamps capable of lighting up to 20 candles at a cost per evening, with prices and shipping terms. It promotes Northfield Company cutlery and a Reconpen premium, detailing varied blade and handle styles, postpaid pricing, and subscription offers for a dictionary and a larger catalog, urging remittance to the advertising office in New York.
Manner of Distribution for Subscriptions
The distribution uses two boxes one with subscriber names and one with presents. Names and presents are drawn by a committee after audience mixing. Readers call out name and present, no blanks in the presents box, ensuring each name receives an article. Remittances by postoffice order or registered letter. Subscriptions earn a free paper copy for clubs of ten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oresto- Daving
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the Waterbury
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Windsor Knives
Windsor
Chicago Scale Co
Miiel
POU
Americas
Northfield
Rogers
Northfield Clipper
Columbia
Jenny Lind
Hie
R.coxhEn
Wood
New York
Hrniggie
W. L. Glessner
Americus, Ga
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