The Argosy, October 1906 — page 218: what you’re looking at

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THE ARGOSY—ADVERTISING SECTION. ‘A Course in Practical Salesmanship Tuition FREE~ All Expenses Paid N these times of keen business rivalry, the services of the Trained Salesman command a high premium. The Oliver Sales Organization is the finest body of Trained Salesmen in the werld. It is composed of picked men, and is under the guidance of Sales Experts. In less than ten years it has placed the Oliver Typewriter where it belongs—in a posi- tion of absolute leadership. Its aggregate earnings are enormous and the individual average is high. The scope of its activities is as wide as civilization and the greatest prizes of the com- mercial world are open to its membership. The organization is drilled like an army. It affords a liberal education in actual salesman- ship, and increases individual earning power many per cent, by systematic development of natural talents. Its ranks are recruited from every walk of life. Men who had missed their calling and made dismal failures in the over-crowded pro- fessions have been developed in the Oliver School of Practical Salesmanship into phenome- nal successes. te ™ OLIVER ste Nae? VISiBLe 3. O. The Oliver Typewriter puts the salesman in touch with the men worth knowing—the human dynamos who furnish the brain power of the commercial world. Because every Business Executive is inter- ested in the very things the Oliver stands for— economy of time and money—=:ncrease in efh- ciency of Correspondence and Accounting Departments. The ___»_ OLIVER | ‘Typewriter The Standard Visible Writer is simple in principle, compactly built, durable in construction, and its touch is_ beautifully elastic and most responsive. | In versatility, legibility, perfect alignment, visibility, etc., it is all that could be desired in a writing machine. It’s a constant source of Inspiration to the salesman, as every day develops new evidence of its wide range of. usefulness. Just as the winning personality of a human being attracts and holds friends, so does the Oliver, by its responsiveness to all demands, gain and hold an ever-widening circle of en- thusiastic admirers. If you wish to learn actual salesmanship and become a member of the Oliver Organiza- tion, send in your application immediately, as the ranks are rapidly being filled. You can take up this work in spare time, or give us your entire time, just as you prefer. Whether you earn $300 a year, or twelve times $300 a year, depends entirely upon yourself. We offer to properly qualified applicants the opportunity to earn handsome salaries and to gain a knowledge of salesmanship that will prove of inestimable value. sai Can you afford to vegetate in-a-poorly-paid position, when the way is open to’a successful business career? aa Address at once, THE OLIVER TYPEWRITER CO., {57 Wabash Ave., Chicago In answering. this advertisement it is desirable that you mention THE ARGOSY. -~ ~ (EO) DOO (C@) in i»