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The Edison! The Latest Style EDISON Phonograph in Our Grand New Outfit — this superb entertainer, Mr. Edison’s latest, final improvement of phonograph — shipped ■ Yes, free. I don’t ask a cent of your money I don t want you to keep the phonograph— I just want to give it to you on a free loan— then you may return it at my own expense. f~!ead the Offer: i~s isun. side Model,with oncdozcn , v , , Gold Molded and Amberol rds. You do not have to pay me one cent C. O. D. or sign any lease or tgages. I want you to get this free outfit—the masterpiece of Mr. Edi s skill—in your home. I want you to see and hear Mr. Edison’s final and rst improvement in phonographs. I want to convince you of its wonderful superiority. Give concert, give a minstrel show, music, dances, the old fashioned hymns, grand opera comic -all this I want you to hear free of charge-all in your own home-ondus free loan offer. { .MY REASON—My reason for this free loan offer, this extra liberal <^cf oTTffc^/hUCSt ■ talking machine ever made—see below. I I MR. EDISON Says: “I want to see a I I Phonograph in every American home*” I 7?1® Phonograph is the result of years of experiment; it is Mr. Edison’s pet and hobby. ■ He realizes fully its value as an entertainer and educator; for the phonograph brings the pleasure ■ of the city right to the village and the farm home. Now, the new Fireside Edison Phono 9 of our Grand Outfit improved Model, is the latest and greatest improved talking machine made by this ^rcat ■ inventor. Everybody should hear it; everybody must hear it. If you have only heard other talking machines ■ pelore, you cannot imagine what beautiful music you can get from our new outfit. This new machine is ■ just out and lias never been heard around the country. We want to convince you; we want to prove to vou 9 that this outfit is far, far superior to anything ever heard before. Don’t miss this wonderfully liberal offer. IIUIV Reason 1 do?1 want you to buy lt—A don 1 ask you lo buy anything. But I do feel that if I can send I ■ W-W ■WVMW you this great phonograph and convince you of its merits, of its superiority, you will he glaj to inv.tc your neighbors I * , and fiends to your house to let them hear the free concert. Then, perhaps, one or more of your friends will be e'jd I month-”" ml rnnntt n?'\ Y°U C3n adl y<?ur friends that the>\can *?« a" Edison Phonograph outfit complete witl/rceords for only $‘> 00 a 1 month $2.00 a month—the easiest possible payment and, at the same time, a rock-lxjttom price. Perhaps you yourtelf would w*nt a pi,„„ if * I tend to get a phonograph, now is the chance to get the brand new and most wonderful phonograph ever made, and on a most wonderfully li! .<■? * It t if , I nor vour friends want the machine, tl i is O. K.; I simply want you hr have it on a free loan, and perhaps somebodv^rho heard ihe .n ! , ' . i ..J * .,'‘tc,lhc? yi'u I vJn^)S^nd-li0,113 friee 0311 offer aMy way. I will take it as a favorif you will send me your name and address so 1 cansend you the cat '".'i* u 3tcr* Jfn 1 dfcl^e whetlher you want the free loan. There are no strings on this offer, absolutely none. It is a free loan that is all I ,sk . ',c 'C"A. 1 V ^°ne Cent of your 1 only say if any of your people want to buy a phonograph, they may get one for U(W amonth! 3il.cy *!.!?k W T. f \ ^ ^oly» remember, nobody asks for a cent of your money I want every responsible household in the ay I Write for the FBEE Edison Catalog 1 of music and vaudeville entertainmc its. y Q I You can pick out just record^^^^^ ^^^B then you can decide whetfieror not xfe you Want a free loan and when \ oii x 7. ■ want it. You can also decide just the music you want. V^CN3\ I kemember, I will appreciate it as a favor if you will give 1 me the opportunity of sending you this latest styk ,na- \ / i , I ^ chine-the cmnax of Mr. Edison's skill—on this free Kin \ ^ . JU8l B offer VI v\: I appreciate it especially if you will send me \ \ sign and I your name and address anyway right now, so 1 . an fully \ / „ , I ^ and clearly explain our metlMxfs of mapping the Edison / mail the COU- I • ^ *>IliiljllKr2iil1 o“ a free loan offci. SIGN THE COU- Y „ , .. , , 1 ^ 1 ON TODAY, Do it right aiow. pon at the left, 1 ^ F. K. BABSON, K,V' ,and get thi* FREE I V \ \ m CANADIAN orricc- J.J Portag « Avenue, Winn#,,. catalog. Write TODAY 1