The Argosy, August 1905 — page 8: what you’re looking at

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—— ——————— THE ARGOSY—ADVERTISING SECTION. SS 4 ee crn from $25.00 LOT $100.09 a weel siccessful,or increased the success ¢ . < et ; _ 5 those already at the top in their vj Ve aS < , ee & > Ee rious lines, is the school to teach yor SS eee eos Follow successful men—not fal ™ y «=sowwres. « AKE this the best summer of your life. Spend your spare hours in the delightful work of getting up advertisements—it’s days pass | | positively 2 | you will be gradually learning a business that can put you in the class of men earning from | $5,000.00 to $10,000.00 a year and more, You can do this work by correspondence, and never miss an hour from your regular business. There is just one way to learn advertisement- writing and that is to study with the '‘ Original School '’—the one that graduated Frank R. Z Fuller, the well-known advertising man of New York ; Ed. C, Barroll, the independent ad-writer of Southern Missouri; J. B. Westover, the chemist, of Houston, Texas; A. E. Wildgoose, the Dye-Works advertis- ing manager of Philadel- phia; Mr. S. Ford Eaton, of Tacoma, Washington ; M. Seelig, of Pittsburg, Pa.; W. S. Brown, of San S. B. Fahne- stock, Secretary & Treas- McPherson Col- lege—these and hundreds of other men, scattered from coast to coast, some in high positions when they enrolled, and others who rose through our training from the most ordinary positions to posts of responsibility with correspondingly large salaries. The school that has made men lrancisco ; uter of J. W. FtsK Advertising manager for E.. Erickson, veneral meér- chandise, of Escanaba, Mich. He was a window trimmer its Deadwood, 8S. D., whep he began the gtudy ol advertis- ing with the Page-Davis Co. dn answering this advertisement it és joined our desirable that yo mention (GO) mic boo Sr (e You have as much time at your di posal as a street car conductor had, wt was working 12 hours a day but found time ’ study advertising with us and is now gettin $3000.00 a year as advertising manager. You can spare the money as easily asa your man did who received only $8 a week, $6 which he used to support his mother; but] school and his income is ne $4000.00 a year. You have as much natural ability as a bund wrapper we educated for this business who now advertising manager of a large conce on $1200,00 a year. You are as well educated taught to write advertisements who is now the head of a $250,000.00 corporation, You have as much practical business expe ence as a physician we enrolled who is ne making over $5000.00 a year as advertisiy manager. as a newsboy 1 This is not a machine- like institution where all are put through identi- cally the same course of study. Each student’s qualifications, education and past experience are taken into account, he is given the training he individually needs to make and F, M. HENRY Adv ersing mansger the Jno. ‘Tea, Delabay Ch pany, of New Orleans When he enrolled to course of study with Page-Davis Company he! - a clerk in a tea store. him a success in this business. For those who are weak on English, we have a special course they must first go through. all the things you think are drawbacks y will find easily overcome, + Some can learn it more quickly than othe: co