Argosy, Vol. 85, No. 3 — page 3: what you’re looking at

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THE ARGOSY—ADVERTISING SECTION. Adjustable Paper Guide Forced Alignment Fork Co ee Platen Release : I want, through this advertisement Line S ace to establish as friendly business re- xbulator Stops Marginal Stops ° Rp Adius ment lations with you as I possibly can. Carriage a. J 1 want you to realize also, that it is Release my earnest effort and intention to give you full honest value for every dollar that you spend with me. This is the only way I can succeed. My advertisement has appeared in this magazine continuously for more than four years. ea ~ et > J I am building up my business on the i OM OS foundation of good value and square foant rahe Carriage Return dealings: Iam Baving thousands os eo. satishe Customers thousands and Automatic dollars by supplying, perfect — late style — visible writing — typewriters 85s Spacer at remarkably low prices. , All my transactions are handled Back Spacer throughout by personal correspond- ence. I assure you every courtesy and consideration, in your dealings with me. Your order will have my promp careful, personal attention. I wil be glad to do business with you. Ribbon Reverse” Stencil Cutter Tr ret 6 nace Alarny OS m othe Tabulator Bar ALL LATEST IMPROVEMENTS ee ee a | TYPEWRITER SENSATION Free TRIAL—Use As You Pay Send me only $2.50 a month until the low total price of $48.80 is paid, and the machine is yours This is absolutely the most generous typewriter offer ever made. Do not rent a machine when you can pay $2.50 a month and own one. Think of it— Buying a $100.00 machine for $48.80. Cash price, $45.45. Never before has anything like this been attempted. “visiete. Lae C. SMITH Perfect machines, standard size, keyboard of standard universal arrangement—universally used in teaching the touch system. The entire line of writing completely visible at all times, has the inbuilt tabulator with billing devices, the two color ribbon~with automatic reverse and key controlled shift, automatic flexible paper feed—automatic paper fingers, the back spacer—ball bearing carriage action—ball bearing shift action—ball bearing type bars—in fact, every late style feature and modern operating convenience. Comes to you with everything complete, tools, cover, operating §@@eaavaVaraaa=o book and instructions, ribbon, practice paper—nothing extra to buy. You cannot 4 H A SMITH imagine the perfection of this beautiful reconstructed. typewriter until you have seen e ° it. I have sold several thousand of these perfect latest: ‘style L..C. Smith machines 4 Room 319-231 N. Fifth Ave at this bargain price, and every one of these thousands<of ‘satisfied customers: had ° ° this beautiful, strictly up-to-date machine on‘five days’ free trial before deciding VA CHICAGO, ILL. to buy it. I will send it to you F. O. B. Chicago for five days’ free trial. It will . ith sell itself, but if you are not satisfied that_this is the greatest typewriter you ever FE. Ds Onoon soe saw, you can return it at my expense. You won’t want to return it after you cribed in this advertisement. try it—you cannot equal this wonderful value anywhere. I will pay you the $40.00 bal- ° ance of the SPECIAL $48.80 pur- You Take No Risk —Put In Your Order N OW / chase price, at the rate of $2.50 When the typewriter arrives deposit with the express agent $8.80 and take the machine for / permonth. The title to remain in five days’ trial. If you are convinced that it is the best typewriter you ever saw, keep VA you until fully paidfor. It is under- it and send me $2.50 a month until my bar gain price of $48.80 is paid. If you don’t want stood that I have five days in which it, return it to the express agent, receive your $8.80 and return the machine tome. I - to examine and try the typewriter. If will pay the return express charges. This machine is guaranteed just asif you / I choose not to keep it I will carefully paid $100.00 for it. Itis standard. Over one hundred thousand people own and r ck it d ret it to th use these typewriters and think them the best ever manufactured. 4 epa it i an der. urn h oO tne vive the The supply at this price is very limited, the price will probably be agent. s understood that you give the raised when my next advertisement appears, so don’t delay. Fill in / standard guarantee for one year. the coupon today—mail to me—the typewriter will be shipped promptly. There is nored tape. I employ no solicitors —no collectors — no / chattel mortgage. It is simply understood that I retain title to the machine Co — until the full $48.80 is paid. You cannot lose. It is the greatest type- writer opportunity you will ever have. Do not send me one cent. i A Get the coupon in the mails today — sure. Harry A. Smith 219231, Fifth ve. | In answering this advertisement tt éa desirable that you mention THe ArRGosy. COMICLOOCKKS. CO