Adventure Magazine Cover, August 18, 1921 — page 3: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

ADVENTURE I PYeta-a buy Your Oliver Typewriter SAVE Direct from the Maker No need to make a deposit. No need to risk a penny. We send the Oliver to you for five days free trial. You can be your own salesman and save the $36 that it formerly cost us to sell you an Oliver. | For $64 you get the identical Oliver priced at $100 before the war. Not a single change. And remember, it is brand new — our latest model. Not second-hand, not rebuilt. . This great saving is due to our new and simplified plan of Wea Ss $ 1 O00 distribution. We no longer require buyers to pay for the High Cost of Selling. The New Way Instead of having a costly chain of branch houses throughout the country, nO si SD te a eg instead of having an expensive staff of ‘died eibae ae salesmen, we now sell direct to the Schltr eea calli de public. The coupon-below brings you Stig cee eye either a Free Trial Oliver or further information. This new way saves you the $36 N ; 64 you’d otherwise have to pay to have an OW Oliver sold to you. Now you become your own salesman and pocket the $36. No Money in Advance own. Then if you agree that it is the finest typewriter, regardless of price, and want to own it, pay us at the rate of only $4 per month, until the $64 is paid. If you want to return it, ship it back at our expense. We even refund the out-going transportation charges. So you can’t risk a single penny. No plan could be more liberal. Or simpler. All you do is mail the coupon and then judge the Oliver. You are not put under any obligation to buy. We depend entirely upon your decision. The Oliver must (¢ sell itself. . : Os | ; ) . The of Se8 You Be the Judge OLIVER ee ’ mcr ices AWG Typewriter Gmpany oo RO _ Examine the famous Oliver. Note its 73B Oliver Typewriter Bldg. ve? 7 o® de 8 simplicity of construction. Observe its Chicago, Ill gi of es SE, fine printing qualities. See how speedy it : a ¢ é Be” or oe is, A finer typewriter is impossible. Over 900,000 Olivers have been sold. Some to the leading concerns of the coun- try, some to individuals. The Oliver is used by the U. S. Steel Corporation, the N. Y. Edison Company, Hart, Schaffner & Marx, Encyclopedia Britannica, Hole- - proof Hosiery Co., American Bridge Com- pany, and a host of others who insist upon a finer typewriter at a fair price. Don’t rent, don’t make a choice until $ you've tried the Oliver. You'll remember } <, a the day you sent in this coupon and saved 8 Os oo @ 9 e ° } > & o Pa o $36. Your Oliver will be a constant re- EOD © SKEWNESS ad Lg! - os > Y o .e » ° aS Ce. ) ra re Oo oS ad o mirider of economy and service. so fe) ADVENTURE Published twicea month by The Ridgway Company at Spring and Macdougal Sts., New York “Volume 30 A 18th.1921 City. Yearly subscription $4.00 in advance; singlecopy 25 cents. Entered as second-class ugust Lsth, matter Oct. 1, 1910, at the post-office at New York. N. Y., under the act of March 3, 1879. ‘Number 4 COMICLOOlKkS.cO When the Oliver arrives, put it to every test. Use it as if it were your =