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THE KURA.!., NEW-YORKER 
January 23, 1909.1 
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For almost three years I have been making the most liberal phonograph offer ever known! I have given hosts of people 
cent of cost to them, 
parlors concerts and entertainments by 
the opportunity of hearing the genuine Edison Phonograph right in their own homes without a 
Think of it! Thousands and thousands'and thousands of people have been given the opportunity to hear in their own pj 
world famous musicians, just such entertainments as the greatest metropolitan theatres are producing. 
So far you have missed all this. Why? Possibly you don’t quite understand my offer yet. Listen— 
I will send you this Genuine Edison Standard Outfit (the newest model) com¬ 
plete with one dozen Edison Gold Moulded Records, for an absolutely free trial. 
I dornt ask any money down or in advance. There are no C. O. D. shipments; 
no leases or mortgages on the outfit; no papers of any sort to sign. Absolutely 
nothing but a plain out-and-out offer to ship you this phonograph together with a dozen records of your own selection on a free trial so that 
you can hear it and play it in your own home. I can’t make this offer any plainer, any clearer, any better than it is. There is no catch about it anywhere. If you will 
stop and think just a moment, you will realize that the high standing of this concern would absolutely prohibit anything except a straightforward offer. 
MY OFFER 
Why I Want to Lend You this Phonograph: 
I know that there are thousands and thousands of people who have never heard the 
Genuine Edison Phonograph. Nearly everyone is familiar with the screechy, un¬ 
natural sounds produced by the imitation machines (some of which though inferior are very 
expensive). After hearing the old style and Imitation machines people become prejudiced 
against all kinds of “ Talking Machines.” Now, there’s only one way to convince these 
people that the Edison is superior, and that is to let the people actually see and hear this 
remarkable instrument for themselves. That is why I am making this offer. 
I can’t tell yon one-twentieth of the wonders of the Edison. Nothing I can say or 
write will make you actually hear the grand, full beauty of its tones. No words 
can begin to describe the tender, delicate sweetness with which the genuine 
new style Edison reproduces the soft, pleading notes of the flute, or the 
thunderous, crashing harmony of a full brass band selection. The wonders 
of the new style Edison defy the power of any pen to describe. Neither 
will I try to tell you how, when you’re tired, nervous and blue, the Edison 
will soothe you, comfort and rest you, and give you new strength to 
take up the burdens of life afresh. The only way to make you 
actually realize these things for yourself is to loan you a Genuine 
Edison Phonogravh free and let you try it- 
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All I ask you to do is to invite as many as 
possible of your friends to hear this won¬ 
derful new style Edison. You will want to do that anyway, because you will be giving 
them genuine pleasure. I feel absolutely certain that out of the number of your friends 
who will hear your machine there will be at least one and probably more who will want 
an Edison of their own. If they don’t, if not a single one of them orders a Phonograph 
(and this sometimes happens) I won’t blame you in the slightest. I shall feel that you 
have done your part %vhen you have given these free concerts. You won’t be asked 
to act as our agent or even assist in the sale of a single instrument. In fact we appoint 
no such agents and at the rock-bottom price on this wonderful new outfit we could 
not allow any commission to anyone. 
If You Want to Keep The Phonograph —that is if you wish to make 
** the Phonograph your own, you may do so, hut 
it is not compulsory. This is a free trial. You may send it back at our expense if you 
wish. I won’t be surprised, however, if you wish to keep the machine after having it 
in your own home. If you do wish to keep it, either remit us the price in full, or if you 
prefer, we will allow you to pay for it on the easiest kind of payments. 
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Just sign your name and address on this 
coupon now, and mail it to us. I will 
send you our superbly illustrated Edi¬ 
son Phonograph Catalog, the very latest list of 
Edison Gold Moulded Records (over 1,500 
of them) and our Free Trial Certificate 
entitling you to this grand offer. 
Sign this coupon or send pos¬ 
tal or letter now. No obli¬ 
gations, just get the cata- 
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Our Easy Payment Plan 
There are so many people who really 
want a phonograph but who do not 
have the ready cash to pay for it all at once that I have 
decided on an easy payment plan that gives you absolute 
use of the phonograph while paying for it. $2.00 a month 
pays for an outfit. There is absolutely no lease or 
mortgage of any kind, no guarantee from a third 
party, no going before a notary public, in fact, no 
publicity of any kind, and the payments are so 
Trade-Mark appears on each machine very small, and our terms so liberal 
F. K. BABSON, Edison Phon. Disfrib’rs, Edison Block, Dept .aan, CHICAGO that JOU ” ver ” oti “ the 
Owners of Edisons—1909 Model Equipments l\low Ready! 
All those who already own an Edison phonograph can wonderfully improve their old machines, making them almost like the new 1909 
Machines, and can also get the SUPERB new 1909 Edison Amberol records, the loudest, clearest, most beautiful records ever made, playing 
TWICE AS LOXG as any of the records heretofore made. 
Owners of Edisons —Write for free circular AA, describing all this.—F. K. BABSOX, Manager. 
