Pulp Fiction, 1939 · page 5 of 116
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# This Page: Advertisement This is a full-page advertisement for the National Radio Institute's home-study radio training course, presented by J. E. Smith, the institute's president. The ad promises free first lessons and emphasizes job opportunities in the growing radio industry, featuring testimonials from men who reportedly earned $40-75 per week after completing the training. A mail-in coupon appears at the bottom for interested readers to request information.
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J. E. SMITH, President National Radio Institute Established 25 years He has directed tho train- ing of more men for the Radio Industry than anyone else. Service Nianager for Four Stores “T was work- ing in a ga- 2 rage when IL enrolled with N.R.I. In a few months I made enough to pay for the course three or four times: L am now Radio service manager for the M Furniture Co., for their four stores.’’-— JAMES FB. RYAN, 1585 Slade St., Fall River, Mass. $40 a Month | im Spare Time “T have a very : good spare time Rey trade. At times ™” <a it ts more than I can handle, I make on an average of $40 per month profit, and that is spare time, working week ends and some eve- nings.”” — IRA BIVANS, 218% §E. 8rd St., Rock Falls, I. Earnings Tripled Training T have heen cS , doing nicely thanks to N. R. L Training. My present earnings are about three times what they were be- fore I took the Course. I consider N. R. I. Training the finest in the world.’’— BERNARD COSTA, 201 Kent St., Brooklyn, N. Y¥. , "ae . barr . Pea & $ ; q ve Clip the coupon and mail it. I will prove I can train you at home in your spare time to be a RADIO EX- PERT. I will send you my first lesson FRE, Examine it, read it, see how clear and easy it is to understand— how practical I make learning Radto at home. Men without Radio or electrical knowledge become Radio Experts, earn more money than ever as a result of my Training. Get Ready Now for Jobs Like These Radio broadcasting stations. employ engineers, operators, station managers and pay well for trained men. Fixing Radio sets in spare time pays many $200 to $509 a year —full time’ jobs with Radio jobbers, manufacturers and dealers as much as $30, $50, $75 a week. Many Radio Experts open full or part time Radio sales: and repair businesses. Radio manufacturers and jobbers employ testers, inspectors, foremen, engineers, servicemen, in good-pay jobs with opportunities for advancement. Auto- mobile, police, aviation, commercial Radio, loud speaker systems are newer fields offering good opportunities now and for the future. Television promises to Open many good jobs soon. Men JI trained have good jobs in these branches of Radio. Read how they got their jobs. Mail coupon, Why Many Radio Experts Make $30, $50, $75 a Week Radio is young—yet it’s one of our large industries. More than 28,000,000 homes have one or more Radios. There are more Radios than telephones. Every year mil- lions of Radios get out of date and are replaced, Mil- lions more need’ tiubes, repairs. Over $50,000,000 are spent.every year for Radio repairs alone. Over 5,000,- 000 auto Radios are in use; more are being sold every day, offering more profit-making opportunities for Radio exports. And RADIO IS STILL YOUNG, GROWLING, expanding into new fields. The few hundred $30, $50, $75 a week jobs of 20 years ago have grown to thousands. Yes. Radio offers opportunities—now and for the future! Many Make $5, $10, $15 a Week Extra im Spare Time While Learning The day you enrall, in addition to our regular Course, I start sending Hxtra Money Job Sheets; sbow you how to do Radio repair jobs. Throughout your training I send plans and directions that made good spare time money —$200 to $500—for hundreds, while learning, How You Get Practical Experience While Learning I send you special Radio equipment; show you how to conduct experiments, build circuits illustrating im- portant principles used in modern Radio receivers, broadcast stations and loud-speaker installations. 'Fhis 50-50 method of training—with printed instructions and working with Radio parts and circuits—makes learning at home interesting, fascinating, practical, I ALSO GIVE YOU A MODERN, PROFESSIONAL, ALL- GOOD FOR BOTH 4.723" °° FREE J. E. SMITH, President, Dept. 9JA8 Experts. (Please write plainly.) Please mention Acp Fiction Grour when answering advertisementye 6) AMG MY FIRST LESSON fF Shows How 4b fratn You at Home in Your Spare lime fora National Radio Institute, Washington, D. C. Dear Mr. Smith: Without obligating me, send the sample lesson and your book which tells about the spare time and full time opportunities in Radio and explains your 50-50 method of training men at home in spare time to become Radio a ET CREE SET Se MON LT BLEEDS oF ccccstyeewscesencoenainy y ADDRESS...........-.-... ROT ee AF oe, At eae Se ee ee ee ee ee El eR OU Eee EERE ERS BEERS eee n wer LY ES EE SNE AO Ca ORM ee NS 1 Se Se STAT... WAVE, SET SPRVICING INSTRUMENT to help you make good muney fixing Radios while learning and equip you with a professional instrument for full time jobs after graduation. ALL-PURPOSE RADIO Money Back Agreement Protects You T am so sure I can train you to your satisfaction that I agree in writing to refund every penny you pay me if you are Not satisfied with my Lessons and Instruetion Service when you finish. A copy of this agreement comes with my Free Book. Find Out What Radio Offers You Act Today. Mail the coupon now for sample lesson and 64-page book. They point out Radio’s spare time and full time opportunities and those coming in Television; tell about. my training in Radio and Television; show you letters from men I trained, telling what they are doing and earning. Find out what Radio offers YOU! ee in an envelope, or paste on a postcard =a ‘ J. E. SMITH, President, Dept. 9JA8 National Radio Institute, Washington, D. C. oO iL; * “7 Siksais aneientiig Dniester Ee NOOKS, CO S