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New York Office Notes.
What Prominent
Say About
President R. C. Campbell, Chicago.
Itts.-l am phased to note you have got
your offices open. 1 caii'l lie quoted too
strongly in favor or an office in New
York City, We must have a representa-
tive there who is in touch with our ioter-
eats .beyond all others,
n lbs
A. Van Am i &
This t the
been In need oJ.
now puts every bill pos'ing csmcern in
the United Slates in direct touch with
the advertising public, through its repre-
sentative here. It is already conceded
aid it The undertaking has our
*g. New York Gener-
al Contracting Agent of lite Association.
—It's a good thmg and I will help push
it along. I appreciate the necessity of
this undertaking and am in accord with
successful.
/. Ballard Carroll, Albany
retary —It's a winner.
niiuocE of all our member* the best
service ever praduced is sure to follow.
It can't fail.
Reese & Long, Scranton ft'-Wt
rtnbaping tbem-
/, H' Stoats, Ijakport, N. Y. I wish
you unbounded success. I am satisfied
it will come your way. and doing so. must
Newark BUI Posting
N.J.—Wim every member or the Asso*
ciation at your back il will make bill
posting the coming fad. This ne- un-
dertsking completes the success of our
Association Better service means more
bill posting. It has our endorsement.
American Bill Posting Brooklyn
N. K— We will Lack the undertaking to
the end. Without itour Association is
like a mill run by water power, and no
water. It will gaiojhe confidence of the
advertiser; and doing that will fill our
boards with paper Good service means
plenty of work.
Jos. P. O'Mealia, Jersey City, N. /,
Treasurer— bespeak
i for the venture a
success. Millboard display advertising
has too long been neglected for uther
advertising methods, and now .that its
J. 11. Gray of WtUrmantlc Conn
addition to conducting the bill posting
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business of his city,
Logan & Nel.cn Horrall of Washing
BTnb oat-d_ ^dve)-tfs?rig.
EDWARD A. STAHLBRODT, DENVER NOTES.
OF ROCHESTER N. Y. The Curran Bill Posting and Advents
People and Flrme ingCompany are doing distributing this
Edward A. Stahlhrodt, whose portrait
It. appears ir first page, was born in
month for W. T. Hanson Co., Schenec- ill posters of the United States and
tady, N. Y. Canada. The list of those who bad not
15. *
subscribed was carefully gon
and is of German parentage. He re-
ceived his education in the public schools
sent to each of them
when at age of eleven yean he entered
are enabled to count among our sub-
the employ of the Evening Express
scribers every bill poster in the territory
Printing Company. Here he worked ten
mentioned with the exception of sixteen.
aud one Of these latter two are not interested in
mil. of all
behalf of the bill boards.
and t
*ith the
Co., New York
long
,-
subscribe. Arrunge-
will probably be perfected throngh
. there he
Mr. E<1. Stahlbrodt or some other kind
The New York Office take charge of the Enterprise office, but
remained only a short time returning to hearted missionary, where by even these
Rochester. In the fall of 18B4 be started few will receive the paper regularly before
in business for himselfat 18 Mill
our nut issue when we hope to be able
where he began the manufacture of print to state to our subscribers and advertis-
ers' roller composition. In i8SS headded POINTERS FOR BILL POSTERS. ers that we reach them all.
hearty 511 splits, comp osing
a line of printers'
t if bill posters will work The constant repetioo of the name ofa
and to* following
presses, inks, type, etc., to the advertiser's intcreil by making proprietary article which ensnes from
year began the manufacture of steam always the best show for him when his
advertising it upon the bill boards
flour paste.The same year he also start- work comes to the office, and if the char-
possesses many virtues. It fixes it firmly
ed a bill-posing establishment In 1889 ter of the work is snipe, half-sheets, one-
in the memory of the most obtuse and
these enterprises were consolidated and sbeeis or three sheets that as soon as
when this is 01
lonned into a stock corporation, known this paper is out. be should send a list of
merits or qual
as the Rochester Bill Posting Company, the . that
of which he is the manager, Becretary with it
worked with this paper
If it is stand work, then the bill poster > say j
Last November in pstsiug through should furnish the advertiser a list and briefly, tersely and tr
Erie, Fa.,he found the bill boards there the dale when all the stands were posted
so bad that he at once opened up an office so the advertiser can check his paper up.
and now has one of the fii-est plants in It is nolhing but fair and reasonable that
running order, which also inc udes the
N Y.Sec- manufacture of paste.
the advertiser should check up posting,
distributing or sign painting as well as
With the united Upon the reorganization of the old In- he would check up bis newspaper ads The boards accomplish in a' single
bill
ternational Bill Posters* Association, of We make it a rule always to furnish Has day what the newspapers are months in
North America and the general change "list of stands regularly every
of policy and name to that of that Asso- 1 that
ciation to the Associated Bill Posters'
Association of the United Stales and
posting for.— Curran Deni Some people do not like t
Canada, at a meeting held at Chicago,
111, July is, 1801, Edward A. Stablbrodt gain, a novelty or a good thing of any ziues: When you nse tbe bill boards
was unanimously elected as Preside*!. kind you owe il to the public to advertise ihey cannot help themselves, th.y are
In 1892 at Ihe Rochester Convention, and bound to see your poster and see it oien.
— again in 1893 at the New York Conven.
lion, he was re elected to the same office. Walker and Co., of Detroit. Mich., have
In 1S94 at the Philadelphia Convention, a splendid clienteles. This is one of the'
mo»t e fficient and ably eond ucted services
ecutive Committee full charge of the in the country, e. W. Walker is a mem-
Co., Newark^
business matters of the Association, and A little slang judicou ber of the Associated Bill Poster"! Asac-
Mr Stahlbrodt was elected its Chairman. Michigan Bill Poster's Asso-
times valuable, but two ciation, the
Owing to the very important turn bill of dignity which is alwi ciation and the Protective League of
board display advertising had taken, it American Showmen.
was found necessary for the Association
to hold a Special Convention at Cincin-
ELDER, JENKS & RABORG,
nati, O January 9th, 1=95, and there de-
,
Co..
'Excelsior'
Mr. stahlbrodt is a member of Monroe
Commahdery. No la. Kuights Templar :
Damascus Temple, Nobles of the mystic
Shrine; is serving his second term as
Exalted Ruler of RochesterLodge No. aj,
B. r O. Elks, and was appointed chair-
man of the Grievance Committee at the
Convention He has served
subscriptions make the publication of a
. in paper at a low price possible, the chap
who borrow* H copy practically pays for
* Unfortunately,
it if he reads the ads.
however, the kind ofman who prefers 10
borrow a copy of a paper is scarcely like- ELDER, JENKS & R1BDRG
ly to increase the valut- of nu ad to any Brush Mana$j&tor*rs
eatent, even if he reads it over forty
U7 N. Fifth Street, Cor. Cherry, PHILADELPHIA
 Billboar d qdvgrtterris^
lay.; but bow we take in a 'f 1006' a day ;
The County Fair.
nd still nope to do better. ;**
"Ai to our threat of withdraw ing front
It Is The Great, Universal. Popular
be circuit, it is of no great importance,
or all the object a circuit has in view is
o prevent a conflict of dates, so that the
hi bi tors may attend several fairi
PUBLISHED EVERY MONTH BY T. Turpiu of the Hamilton County Ohio
wi,n lhe ir ffooda.
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It gi<

"BILLBOARD ADVERTISING CO. Fair. "There are not that many peoph
in Ohio, but thousands come from Other
is
be] ong to a circu it
one unfair thing, though
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A woman,
There

No. II IV. EIGHTH ST.. C INCINNATI, O.

States and many go several times which
for instance, will make up a lot of Taney
jellies and snch stuff and carry it around
makes up the grand total,. Every
James H. Hennegan, Manager, ty in Ohio has a fall
* - fair to fair, taking premiums every-
makes eighty -eight
ADVERTISING RATES. some of the counties have two as for in- it'«if or
stance, Clermont, tben there is the
the genuine producers of the stuff but it
hardly looks right to let them thus take

85 SUBSCRIPTION. there'arVscoreVof these. We have" wo

the prizes.

"
Why, there are actually
farmers who raise fancy stock for no
° tn purpose than to exhibit it at fairs.
They will not sell a
this eonnty tin put up i
,

keep the same animals from year to year

equal to the county fair -in fact superior
t-> coin money with at the fairs. They
to it in many ways. Country folks b o to
start in early in the season and work a
the fair to meet friends and citv folks go to
circuit; getting often thousands of dol-
get a refreshing brnsh with theircountry
j-, h n , IWi •mniliM In all Whilel admit
cousins and thefreshair.
you might see more wonderful things
eity gen e, ther Pa- a Ills , also managis Haywards Opera
really
amusing as a county fair. It is a combin-
ation of everything. There yon see fine
horses fatpigs, sleek cattle, glossy sheep :r at Aubum N. Y. thinks B
1 spicey little sheet ifaat hi
ky and £ycle; you see big needed by bill posters.
BILLBOARD ADVERTISING CO. the choicest of fruits and
1

No. 11 West Eighth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio. d grains, and the modern
machinery which has made farming en
occupation for the aristocrat; you see
o refer to the it unless Speedily checked It bids fair the delicacies baked by the farmers'
lo-called new poster these columns
in wives and thepretty fancy work madeby
. previous issues, dismissing it each time their daughters; you see the blushing
Kith but little attention as in oar estima- girls, with their gawky beans, and the
te and wholly grangers and grangeresses. The side
devoid of real merit, it seemed to be, but show with the Circassian beauty and the
It cannot be denied that its effect so manager of the Planet Show Print Co.
a fad of the hour and as such destined to sea monster and the lemom.de and tight-
far has been decidedly beneficial The
bnt short life. Now that this style how- collectorsit has created, the exhibitions rope walker and ice' cream and sword Sauford H. Robinson manager of the
> great a degree of swallower and educated: pig and shell
to which it has given rise, and the news- American Bill Posting Company of Phila-
popularity and extended to other branch*
paper and magazine controversy and worker-all are there in their glory, and delphia, writes that Elder, Jenks St "Ra-
es of graphic and decorative art, it de- the man with whips to sell and the card
comment which it has excited, have di- borg are the best paste brush makers in
serves more than passing notice. writer and the city band, and, in fact, the
rected public attention to the advertising
It is supposed to have been origin- whole world is there to aee it The g as it does from a
ated by Anbrey fiiardsley in England, connty fair is as immortal as Pnncb and
effectively, of Mr. kobinson's standing and experi-
influenced in part by the pro-
such as they have Judy-
of Jules Cheret, whose wonder- 'It is curious to see the management
heretofore.
incogiaphy have long faira pass back and forth from the
But now the time is at hand when of the
i greatly at
further encroachment upon the dom hands of farmers to city men and back
both ofthe artist I have been a Chas. H. Day, than whom there is no
of legitimate art should be promptly i again—a continual fight
ly influenced by Jap jrigbter or versatile member of the show-
effectually terminated It is director of the Carthage fair for about
it may, the style was
original, no longer effective, fifteen years io all. I went in first in
nan s world is conducting the singularly

g but utterly 1870. There bad been no fair the year

tfork'riramBtic News.
its purpose before and the society was badly demor-
shall be glad aliied. The county owned the grounds
For the roost part it was promp
to the coun- and every building was attached by tbt
jected by real artists, but a few ci For several years we had to 10 ht
sheriff. .

with an o'er-weening fpndni fighttokeepthemoneywetookin, The tioual attractions. He

the weird and fantastic took it up
treasurer had to stand by the gate and Sin
in care of 509 Olive Street, St Lo uis, Mo.
of collections 1 fast as taken
ceeded in forcing it into The advent of March reminds us of the 1 order to save it. I remember one E.L Webster, city bill poster, at Sioux
favor which near approach of spring, the season City.Jowa, is a member ot A. B> P. A. and
year they pressed na so close the trees-
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ikg adopted to a very which invariably brings with it a general urer would take the cash, band it to one
manager Of Peavy Grand Opera House
opening np of business and an era of
Its chief exponents in the United
prosperity. The boards will soon be lonld pass it along the
States are Edward Penfield of New York aflame with the circus bills^wbich togeth- man would hide it and
and Will. Bradley of Chicago, who have er with the largely increased commercial so confused they could
the sheriffs 1

patronage, which has recently been di levy for it. One night
heightened its inviting ai erted to them, will bring joy to the tBey nearly captured the money box,
ires, nntilthey have succeeded hearts of bill posters everywhere. Let but it was juggled aronnd and finally
cing results far more hideous ns hope that the vision of bright promise me and I jumped into my buggy
came to
E. Montrose, who owns tbe boards
disturbing Hi- n anything their J.
which is now breaking through >he with it and drove on a gallop to the it Rock Island, Ills., one of the more
intique confreres ever dreamed
gloom and darkness of financial disaster, county infirmary and hid it. We bad a -nterpriiing members of tbe craft,
commercial uncertainty and national hard time,but finally accumulated enough
This craae which at Erst promised stagnation will prove to be the long cash to buy up all claims againat us at
me slight good by reason of its return looked for sun which will speedily diasi- fifty cents on a dollar,
o simple, expedient and primitive trest-
pate tbe fogs of apprehension doubt and '^In those days we thought we were do-
ing well if we took in f8oo for tbe ioni

ART IN POSTERS.
Buificu
1 for
viewed ir. their proper perspective, one of
il,emost noticeable features will be the
immense importance given to the art of
mh'ertlsing. No century lias seen such
.eto grow as quickly in the future as
as in recent year* is a question only
nerable by posterity. Were thecom-
pant, and often are to-day, one would
earnestly hope that posterity would an-
swer us with a "No." But fortunately,
these old. mediocre, and unoriginal ideas
are gradually becoming out of date and
the enterprising business
art, either pictorial or literary,
meats of his v-res, if he would attract
and please the public.
Dot of the most quickly noticed of the
every day sights of the city of London is
tbe extraordinary amount of enterprise
in advertising It would seem as though
gigantic poster, the night transparency,
or the tin and board announcements, of
a size convenient for the bus or tram. A
ride along the principal
a steady panorama of pill and
of cocoas, beef- teas, soaps, books and
'.
stationary, theatres, and other kinds of
business innumerable. The stranger is
naturally confused in finding the right
omnibus, when advertising placards on
tbe outside occupy larger and more con-
spicuous places than the name androute
ol the vehicle. With ihe traveler on the
underground it is even worse, since the
in of soap and baking
The question whether there is not a
remedy for this tedious monotony recurs
constantly to the observer.
to shew itself having taken
tion from the example of another
smaller in siie, but greater in art —Paris.
As conspicuous for its advertising iu a
way as London, Paris goes about the mat-
ter in quite a different method and spirit.
Seldom it ia that one's (esthetic sense is
offended.
The Parisian bus ia quite free
Irom the shrieking placards of the Eng-
lish capital,
while street advertising is
limited
to. the circular or octagonal
shaped "kiosques" ( beautiful spots of
ilur 10 Paris,and the frequency of its
presence shows with what care this city
guards againstrtfHwiMJi BUl l j. -
United States bu, it is in Paris almost
solely thai one sees his work in its proper
setting It is he who instituted the de-
parture in the art of poster designing,
and practically launched the school ol
new ideas. To-day bia followers are
many. His ideas, to those
jf ifbogd ^gdvef tTsin g^
al readystudied his productions, may not
be amiss. Cberet's aim is always to pro-
duce a poster at once striking and har-
monious, and in brilliant colors and he
therefore discards black and white, all
secondary or tertiary colors, like purples
browns and similar tones preferring the
pure primaries,— red, blue and yellow.
That his success with these isas greatas
his daring in the use of them is well'
known. The lettering of the poster is
invariably designed by himself, in order
to preserve tbe balance of the whole
i the only i
aphy i-
duction, Cheret painting the
the stone with bis own hands,—a difficult
and delicate process, requiring
than the making of the firsVdesign.
Cheret has almost invariably a targe,
; central, dashing figure, usual ly^a woman
man sees that in a striking gown, and in the, back-
and often
thoughe, however, centres on this stain
figure, whi:h explains the advartisemeri^
It would be useless t"
who has produced so much. Hi*. ajfi(h?s
mount into the hundreds.
Tbe laurels, however, in the line of
poster work do not rest alone with this
perhaps best known man. There is an
other artist, rival of Cheret, who produc-
thoroughfares es posters which are most eagerly sought
by the lovers and collectors of the origin-
al. This is Eugene Gra
known, perhaps, as Cheret,
have in them that knowledge of design
and decorative color which places his
work, in the estimation of many, on a
higher level than that of his confrere.
With the great public, who give ajjickes
bnt a passing glance, the work of Grssset
.,,:,,r
generally deeper ideas, render his work
has been at his best in such posters as
that of Sarah Bernhardt in "Joan of Arc;"
:
that of the ' Fetes de Paris,' ol the "Li-
Yourcorres- brairie Romantique," Chocolat
caine," and others. His designs for va-
its inspira-
rious holiday covers for Harper's Bazar
cily, and Weekly may recall his style to some,
otherwise unfamiliar with it.
this field, of whom one might name
GuMaunie. Steinlin, and Willette
What has been the effect ui all this on
the vulgarity of British advertising?
What will it be on America, working
through the many students and con-
these things?
etl-orl.
show
with a feeliugof pleasure that one
amid a desert of most ordinary
posters, such an original one, for instance
a. that of Dudley Hardy announcing ihe
St. Paul's ilfag,i;ine, It is a simple al-
most archaic, figure ot a woman hold ng
a lily, while a decorative line of smoke
cnrlsbehindher. Thewords 'St Paul's"
in red, old English type at the top. form
the only letteriugon the sheet, while the
who have not
The ability of such bills as this and
all its neighbors. others of its kind to catch the eye at a
Dudley Hardy, an English illustrator, great distance and hold it to closer ex-
;
admittedly drew bis chief inspiration in amination is the secret of their success.
poster work from tbe pioneer, Cheret, but That America has produced some credit-
he works out his own ideas in a personal able posters must be admitted, but that
way. "Simplicity,'' he says, in a short there is still a wide field there vet un-
article iu an English magaiine, "will be worked. is true The improvements of
found the secret ot success. For exam- the future must be along the lines of
ple, single fiigures are more effective greater simplicity, fewer and richer col-
than a group. . . . Neither do 1 believe ors, the use of less black in the pictures,
in the necessity for a background." Red and a wider knowledgeof design. That
is Hardy's most effective color, and be there- has been almost no demand for the
also considers yellow admirably adapted sort of work such as Paris has been turn-
of r ing out for a number of years in one
lend a needed charm to one of the features
more skill With Cheret, Dudley Hardy hold: imely, our bill-
tue doctrine of having-tne lettering done
He is much snperior to Cheret in the A Wont to Circus BUI Posters.
style and shape of his letters. The post-
1
er designs of the "The Yellow Girl,'
The entire "The Gaiety Girl," in red, "St Paul's," o the public the latest ni
and To-day"
'
are conspicn
every man in the advance brigade Now
given herewith of the
orkofAi'
lir, though by no means is no idle admonition, for the man who is
lampleofthe style of this mi industrious and steady is bound to obtain
r of _fin.de- siec/e artists. His doctrine a better position next season. To day
there hardly an agent of any promi-
advertising is ai absolute neces- is
sity of modern life— is indeed a true one,
and his theory— that if it can be made
'
beautiful as well as obvious, so much the
beiter for the makers of soap and the
public likely to wash"— is likewise good.
widely
Aubrey Beardsley has produced more in
his posters
the line of book illustration than in post-
er work ; and this, in fact, may be said of
many of the most sncce-siu] workers in
thislatter field His productions have
the men engaged in it -
decried by the American critics for one ought to feel prondof it. Thewriter ol
The ac- this article isno preacher, but he has
tn dwell farther upou it here
compa ling illustration is to x 30 inches, been in all stages of life, in amusement
st flaming the colors being dull red in the dress, circles and he knows whereof he speaks,
so boys when the call is sounded in a
dark orange-yellow in the hair, and bright
green for the leaves of the tree. Beards- few weeks, start prepared to do your
ley can be seen again on the cover of the level best and your reward will surely
come. Let's all puH together for a good
a future for every one of yon, if yon
is
Mexi- but try and keep a trying all season; yon
wi.I be thewinner if you but persevere
the field hold that the design need not
necessarily have any distinct relations to
the article of merchandise whose virtues
it is supposed to publish The main ob-
ject is to catch the eye by a beautiful spot
Of color or an agreeable arrangement of
form The legend on the poster furnish-
es oftentimes sufficient mercantile in'or-
be found Neier use cuts to illustrate your wares
right red figure moving along a street
unless the cut reflects credit upon them.
t a short distance away, visible through
I n prepar ng copy remember it's the way
i.livi.lsial-
: trees The eye could not escape
you say it, that counts' You may say a
thing a thousand limes without deriving
any great benefit therefrom, unless there
when it was seen to be a poster of Jules
is a convincing ring to your statement.
Cberet's displayed on one of the street
aiiver.isiug carts, pushed by men. Tbe Mauberret's Printing House of New
Orleans, the largest of the show printers
of the South has recently been merged
ficiallyfrozen ice may be indulged in at into a Limited Company with Victor
;
any time; and it showed a dashing skat-
ing figure in a brilliant red cloak. The
background of ice and atmosphere was
was rendered in one or two simple tones
of blue, which threw out the ikatinggirl
with wonderful effect.
 The Winchester, Ohio, Fair Board has

News ^^20^0^COMMENTS.
Fairs. again reconsidered its dates and now has
fij.ed on
A new County
Sept. 18 to 20.

organized at Greensburg,
Fair Association was
His., a short
NOTES. HAPPENINGS. time ago.
The Colut jus Fair Association has
FAIR DATES FOR 1895-
Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 1 to Not 30.
been organized at Giecnsburg, Ind.
Flora, Ind is earnestly engaged in
The Worcester East Agricultural Sod Avon District Agricultural Society, perfecting a fair organization UNITED STATES AND CANADA,
ety at L Avon, His, Sept 17 to ao. GreensDotg, Pa, has organized a new
The Worcester North Agricnltuial So-
Highland Agricultural Society at Mid ciety at Fitchburg, Mass., September
September 4 and 5.
[UeGeld, Mass.,
Spencer Agricultural Society at Spen-
cer, Mass. September 19 and 20

Tbe Housatonic Agricultural Society

The Donaldson litho Co.. O'neinntfi, 0,

Beautiful, Attractive, tip-to-date. host of friends.

 The Rochester Bill Posting Co., THE ERIE BILL POSTING CO.
ED. A. STAMLBRODT, Manager. ED. A. STAHLBRODT. Manager.

Bill Posters, Distributers and General Advertisers. Bill Posters, Distributers and General Advertisers,
No. ,6 and >S Mill Street. ROCHESTER. N. V. No. io North Park Row. BRIE, PA.

PORTRAITS 4 POSTER PICTURES. Publishers' Corner.

Among the Agents.
Geo Cuumiings is hard at work look-
There was a remarkable art exhibition
at the Union League Club recently. .'It is The success attendant upon our special
SpegfaT OFFgr*
ing after the hilling of Palmer'* Theater, rtMy a doable- exhibi lion, and should be offer to bill posters has been so pro- FOR
New York. It is whispered that George considered as such, otherwise the iucon- nounced, that we have decided to reduce
has landed a good si rrjob. gruous juxtaposition of portraits by early
American painters and posters by the
most advanced exponents of the new $3.00 We will send jsn the

le billboards
demonstrates their value, and creates
n of Japanese themes and methods,
itsorigin in Prance Er gland look to this form of adveriis- Donaldson Guide
Joe Hild, of the Bijou in Brooklji

u Manager Harry Kennedy, speak; Year's Subscription to

the highest terms of his able HeoH

Charlie Zimmerman, the hard working Billboard AdYertisii]g.

advertising agent of the Ejipire 1 heater The Donaldson Guide contains the
Indianapolis la making a Wrong bit for only accurate and complete list of
daintiest expression in the French,
sketches. -Eccentricity rnpplants imag • 1 Show Prii of
ination in the work ui the Englishman, ever been pub-
is of this lished.
1 It also contains the complete
The Americans, as usual in art. take their possess advantages of peculiar value to_ code ol the Donaldson
cue from the Frenchman. The exhibi- Cipher, by the
bill posters, poster printers, aud general use of which great saving in the mat-
tion comprises sketches by Cherel, dash- advertisers In the first place, every one ter of telegraph tolls may be had. The
ing and spirited; bySteinlen, clever, re-
of its subscribers are in' nested in adver- regular price of the Donaldson Guide
rising in some manner, and many are alone is $j oo, hence, we afford you
Charlie
away
Welch
to the
still manages to keep
front at Hoyl's Theatte,
directly interested in postet advertisi —
»** *- : " —
New York He is one of the few modest as carefully filed away for future refer-
men in the business that positively re- and by Rhead, effective in lines and en „Thirdly, the widely varvi'ng cbar- Now la the time to Subscribe.
fuses to allow his features to be por- curves. Tbe bill boards are beginning actrI „ r il5 subscriber,. places upon B
trayed in print. He presides over the to show the adaption of lhe:e striking psr wltQ any publication catering only
door of that coiy house, and woe to the designs in their proper tunclions of ad-
" ca o Iribnnc.
to M
called 'general reaedrs." For these
£ H. E. BURCKEY,
Sam M. Dawson, of Heurk's Opera
Hoose, Cincinnati, has been engaged as
speciHl agent for h. W. Washburn's Big
SCENIC MIST,
Allied Shows, and will .
mind that Billboard Advertising i:

work about May ist. Sat

propose to loaf in sunrai

bountiful portion of fots, a cir-

.
ODce Id Donaldson LIU10. Bldg., Cincinnati,
0.
nce by the way which seemingly
Jan's in St. Louis, affords him but small concern as he con
lo lag, and e wry tinues to pursue his chosen avocation
This Journal Free — Preaent subscrib-
BUREAU OF THE
ers to this journal may obtain their own
is to better bis sbowii paying but scant heed or attention lo his
copy fur another year free by doing a
detra
little work among their friends If you
(SSjlTritei-riaitcnaT
rolific id brilliai
(JPr-oFsjssionaT
viable station of influence anil popularity
eal
which it wielded and enjoyed in the days '

^ Register,
before fiuancial disaster first overtook it:
DONALDSON LIIH. BLDG., CINCINNATI,
0.
Death of J. Harry Crowell. The catalogue ol Hie reelBter will be
nubiisnet, m lb. next 3Kncontain
of ilia
After an illnets of tin days J. Harry "P 1 IJ..BAI.D.OS "Ulna and
Kerry Meagher, of the Haymarket
Crowell, advertising agent of the Colum P M
bia Theatre, died February 4th JS95, in 6cr" era are stricken rrom the list at tfc
telling licks for his house, and all the
e Hotel St GeorEe. end of the term paid for. Renewal
agenta uy he is trie of the best men in
•nX in promptly s
it be missed or r.

R M.
newspaper space in point of
Far Twelve Three Months'
ing value, as many papers affect to believe
why is it
" Subscriptions to

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it to your newsdealer, as you prefer. t>
 Billboard 3dvgrt'S"l3-

Detroit,
Michigan.
PUT
DETROIT
ON YOUR LIST.
EVANSVILLE, IND.
BILL POS ERS,
WALKER & COMPANY,
l

OFFICE, 43
GENERAL ADVERTISERS
ROWLAND STREET.
Population
Finest Bill
75.000
Posting Plant
PUT in the South=West.
DETROIT
ON YOUH LIST.
Detroit, More Boards and the Best Located o. any City in the Country.
We know the value ol advertising and always strive lor results.
In making up your list, don't lorget Evansville.
The great success the-

Has lead
"SHY" POSTER
txs to
of

get up another, which is even

RM. GROVES,
BILL POSTER.
better. It Is the

YES!
Poster, being a one-sheet, with figures on either Special,—
side, reading in centre, can also be used as TWO TO
HALF SHEETS. poster,
APPROPRIATE FOR ANY BUSINESS. .
fgsm
Write for circular and sarnple,
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PBICE 60 C, EACH, SENT POSTPAID TO ANY ADDRESS.
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HEUNEQAN & CO., Cincinnati, 0.

Poster's Ciuciooati -fliDasenjent- fl4wi|,

* The Queen City at last boasts of a solid and per-
FAIRS manent exchange, and a reliable dramatic, musical
Supplied and variety agency.

Brush- wit.
Books Artists .in* All Lines.
.Furnishes Talent for all Classes of Entertainment-
Vl
Copper bound and steel riveted. Manufactured 1,1
w Represents the Leading American Dramatists.
expressly for the Donaldson Lithographing Co., and and Parts Tvpe Written to Order.
guaranteed the rr\ost durable brush on the rrjarKet.

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