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We notice that the Evening Journal and the Evening World are printed on Pink Paper like • THE EVENING TELEGRAM is nearer to the great mass of people able and anxious to purchase than any other New York evening newspaper. It publishes daily more than four pages of the small WANT and classified advertising that everybody is interested in. IN THE QUARTER ENDING SEPT. I, 1905. the total advertising in seven of the New York City Evening Newspapers was as follows June. July. August. Eve Telegram 373.151 lines 271,121 lines 294.798 lines Second in rank - 329,475 - 221,407 - 240.235 " Third in rank - 322,397 - 214,663 - 238.068 - Fourth in rank - 262.861 » 192,820 - 191.054 « Fifth in rank - 230,003 - 155,493 - 144.017 - S ixth in rank - 210.313 " 150,481 - 139.491 " Seventh in r.nk - 208.079 « 141,119 - 121.037 - EXCESS of EVENING TELEGRAM Advertising over Next Highest for the last three months : 147,953 Lines Or more than 499 columns— an average excess of nearly seven columns a day. NEW- YORK DAILY TRIBUNE. SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 17. 1905. Imitation is the \ V sincerest form \ \ of flattery 7 ' 7