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[[blue line border inside of red diamond border]] [[advertisement]] [[Bold]] If I Send You this Suit [[/Bold]] made to your measure, in the latest style, would you be willing to keep and wear it, show it to your friends and let them see our beautiful samples and dashing new styles? Could you use $5.00 a day for a little spare time? Perhaps I can offer you a steady job. If you will write me a letter or a postal at once and say: "Send me your special offer," I will send you samples and styles to pick from and my surprising liberal offer. [[Bold]] Address L. E. ASHER, Pres. [[/Bold]] [[image to right of text– African American gentleman in suit]] [[Bold]] Banner Tailoring Co. [[/Bold]] Dept. 574 Chicago, Ill. [[/advertisement]] [[line]] [[advertisement]] [[Bold]] YOU CAN GROW YOUR HAIR [[/Bold]] [[image - drawing of the back of three men's heads showing a gradual increase in the amount of hair after using this treatment. Text to the right of first head: "BEFORE". 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Name ___________________________ P.O.____________County__________ State___________R.F.D.__________ [[/insert on bottom right side of page]] [[/2nd ad column]] ^[[2013.208.6]] [[end page]] [[start page]] [[label]] This Book Is The Property of: Brenda Boyd-Walker [[/label]] [[blue line border inside of red diamond border]] [[advertisement]] [[Bold]] $3 [[superscript]] 75 [[/superscript]] SUIT NO EXTRA CHARGES [[/Bold]] Made to measure in latest style. Not $3 75, not even $ 1, not even one cent cost to you under our easy condition. No extra charges for extra big, extreme peg tops, pearl buttons, tunnel [[Bold]] or [[/Bold]] fancy belt loops, no extra charges for anything all free. Before you take another order, before you buy a suit or pants, get our samples and new offer. Agents of other tailoring houses please write, we have a new deal that will open your eyes. We ask every man to answer this, every boy in long pants, every man everywhere. No matter where you live, or what you do, write us a letter or a postal and say "Send me your offer" the big new different tailoring deal, costs nothing and no extra charges. Write to=day==this minute. [[image to right of text– African American gentleman in suit]] ADDRESS [[bold]] KNICKERBOCKER TAILORING CO. Dept. 625 Chicago, Ill. [[/bold]] [[/advertisement]] [[line]] [[advertisement]] [[image- man kneeling on ground with instrument that is supposed to be finding treasure underground-as depicted by rays from the instrument going under the ground to what look like coins.]] [[bold]] Under Ground Treasures HOW AND WHERE TO FIND THEM [[/bold]] Our instrument will locate UNDER-GROUND TREASURES in any part of the world. If you know of any place of under-ground wealth it may mean a fortune to you. Full particulars for a stamp. [[bold]] MODEL CO., 1101 Morton Bldg., Chicago, Ill. 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The left empty space formed by the crossed needles has a "T." The right empty space formed by the crossed needles has an "A." Under the chevron ruler shape is a pair of scissors set horizontally.]] [[text to right of image]] This PIN -- GOLD Finished FREE TO YOU Classy, lapel pin with your first order only 350 on hand, get yours quick. [[/text to right of image]] [[bold]] Cash Profits [[/bold]] to you for taking measures of relatives and neighbors, young Nat. Spriggs made $139 in 30 days. Buy at lowest wholesale prices for yourself. Write for [[bold]] FREE [[/bold]] samples today. Dept 324 [[image to right of text– gentleman in dress shirt and pants pointing to the word "PANTS" under $1.95]] [[bold]] Send No Money CHICAGO TAILORS ASS'N. 515 So. Franklin St., Chicago. 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We make suits to measure from $7.50 up. Just mail us your name and address and receive [[bold]] FREE [[/bold]] our agency outfit and all samples. You will want to beour [[sic]] agent. Make big money. Satisfaction guaranteed. Our references will convince you. [[bold]] Producers & Consumers Alliance Dept. 310 Wholesale Tailors, Chicago [[/bold]] [[/text to the left of the image]] [[/advertisement]] [[advertisement]] [[Bold - white print]] It's Yours FREE [[/Bold - white print]] [[image– an arrow that goes around most of the text below and points to African American gentleman in suit that is to the left of the upper portion of the text]] [[Bold]] THIS SUIT [[/Bold]] made to your own individual measure, from the finest cloth and high grade linings. It [[Bold]] won't cost one cent. [[/Bold]] We simply ask you to show it to your friends and recommend our clothes. [[Bold]] NO EXTRA CHARGES [[/Bold]] of any kind -- All the latest fancy styles, extreme peg tops, fancy golf bottoms, fancy sleeve cuffs, fancy belt loops, pearl buttons -- [[Bold]] Everything Free! [[/Bold]] [[Bold]] Earn $40 to $60 a Week [[/Bold]] in your spare time. It's the easiest thing in the world. Write at once and get this [[Bold]] new big offer. [[/Bold]] Even if you are an agent for another tailoring house, be sure and write for this new and most liberal offer ever made. [[Bold]] Don't Wait! Don't Delay! [[/Bold]] Drop us a line at once. We prepay everything. [[Bold]] Washington Tailoring Co. Dept. 101 Chicago [[/Bold]] [[/advertisement]] [[end page]]
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- "^[[---]]" = handwritten note
For 1st page, 2nd ad:
- "permaturely" [[sic]], instead of "prematurely," is spelled as in original
- "s" [[sic]], instead of "so," is spelled as in original
- "foy" [[sic]], instead of "for," is spelled as in original
For 2nd page, 1st ad:
- In "other" in "Agents of other," the "o" is almost completely un-printed.
For 2nd page, 1st column, 3rd ad:
- "s," in "cuffs," is on partially printed.
For 2nd page, 2nd column, 1st ad:
- Alligator" - other quotation marks missing in original.
- "beour" is error in original