South Bend news-times., March 24, 1914, AFTERNOON Edition, Image 14

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The want ad page of a newspaper represents, during a year, thousands of advertisers. Many of them are beginners in
the great "game" of giving publicity to their desires, more generally known as advertising. Comparing want ads with
telegrams they are very much alike, especially in the writing of them the cost being based upon the number of .words
contained therein. A telegram, how-
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Chained to Your Desk?
Who's to blame? You or the work that piles up?
Supposing you had a little help a competent man or woman
to relieve you of much of the petty detail you're handling now
wouldn't you be able to put your time on bigger things?
Certainly you would!
And you'd be able to kick loose once in a while, to get out
into the air and mix with men to put ober some deals that
you'll never even start while chained to a desk.
The answer h a News-Times WANT-AD that will get you
just the help you want.
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Your Horse, Sir?
Yes, sir, just the horse you want at just about the price you
expect to pay.
cverv day the real horse bargains of South Bend are listed
in News-Times WANT ADS.
A bargain is something that you are able to buy at less than
you would ordinarily pay.
There are horse bargains all the way from $50 to $500.
Look them over now!
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A News-Times Want Ad Will
Find or Sell It
A NEWS-TIMES WANT AD is a busv little bodv. He knows
what every real estate dealer in town has for sale or rent, and
kiiwws, too, who wants to buy or rent.
Give him a chance either bv reading the real estate news
in NEWS-TIMES WANT ADS tonight or telling your needs
through them tomorrow.
Ads taken by phone,
Bills scut later.
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A Last Year's Auto Show in
Progress Every Day
Where? Right here in South Bend,
On the WANT AD page of the News-Times,
Owners who hanker tor this year's models vant to sell last
year's cars. Auto sales companies otfer last year's cars taken
in trade.
For the man who wants a car at a little price the News-Times
Want Ads will turn the trick.
ever, is directed to one person, while
a want ad is directed to thousands.
When writing a telegram you en
deavor to convey your thoughts in as
few words as possible, because every
word ads to the expense of the
message.
The same rule should apply in writing the small ads for
the wanV page. As an example this advertisement of 2m
words.
WANTED Middle ag-ed woman for hot2f?e
wvrrk. ITverythlnc1 modem In the houe.
Call between 2 ana 4. $3.0k) per week,
(rood place for rig-tit party, lftoi LaSalle
costing 54c for three clays, could be written conveying the
same meaning with 1G words as shown here:
"WANTED Middle nged woman for house
work. Modern house. Salary $3.00. 1508
IxuSalle. Two to four P. M.
The cost for three days would be 32c.
A newspaper is read practically by the same people
every day and it is not always essential to run advertisements
for long periods in order to get satisfactory results. Our
records show that advertisements ordered run till further no
tice are usually cancelled after three days, having accom
plished the purpose desired. In consideration of this we ad
vocate the three-time order. Many advertisements can be
written with 10 words and we will print
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cent a word for each day thereafter.
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Come Rain! Come Snow!
No matter what the weather may be in these piping times of
telephonic convenience, you have the News-Times WANT AD
DEPARTMENT at your elbow.
What's your want?
Reach out for your phone and call Main 2100 or Home
1151.
Tell it to the skilled operator who will answer then it's off
your mind.
Leave it to News-Times WANT ADS to get you what you
want when you want it.
This Man
Ought to know what to do with a bunch of used furniture IDce
this. Query: How long will it take this man to think of
NEWS-TIMES Want Ads? Surely not very long, considering
how well known The News-Times Want Ads are as sellers of
used furniture, miscellaneous articles, etc, etc
It would be "no time" until all this man's furniture would
be sold if he had the right thought about News-Times Want
Ads.
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Real Estate
There are many bargains offered in the REAL ESTATE col
umns of News-Times WANT ADS tonight. A number of them
will appear in the columns every day under the heading,
"Real Estate For Sale".
Get your real estate and et it now!
The News-Times has pointed the way to happy homes to
hundreds of its readers.
Up-to-Date Piano Movers
That's the title one South Bend woman gives News-Times
WANT ADS.
She wanted to sell a perfectly good upright piano.
A News-Times WANT AD which cost but 15c b
a cash customer promptly.
The piano was moved Vvithin an hour.
News-Times WANT ADS can and will move a piano into or
out of your home if you give them the chance.
brought her
Let the Little Want Ads
Bring It To You
Get the money I
Doesn't make much difference what you have to sell your
services, land, a horse, an auto, a pet, poultry, the use of a
room, or a. house, furniture, machinery or what not let the
littla News-Times Want Ads help you get the money.
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Ready and Listening
The News-Times WANT ADS are alert and eager to do your
bidding.
They know South Bend better than the dry directory knows
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Want help? They can find you the man, woman or boy yon
want
Want work? Lots of it ready for you they'll lead you
to it
Want to rent or sell? They know where tenants and buy
ers are.
News-Times WANT ADS are the liveliest Title things in
South Bend always ready and listening for your call.