13 Interesting Headlines/Ads From Success Magazine in May 1906

It's fascinating to see products and services being advertised 116 years ago, that could still be advertised today.

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1. Learn To Write Advertisements



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2. Earn Money With Your Camera



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3. How To Breathe For Health Strength And Endurance



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4. Leaves From The Diary of the LATE John Smith

Using fear...poor guy kept meaning to get life insurance but he didn't and died.



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5. I Will Make You A Prosperous Business Man



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6. Get Out of The Shell

An ad for Grape-Nuts



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7. This Book FREE

Tells how to preserve the natural beauty of the hair.



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8. A Victor For Every Purse



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9. We Ship This High-Grade Buggy and Harness on Approval

I'd love to know what % didn't pay and how they got them back.



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10. $1282 A Month Writing Expert Shorthand

This was a HUGE amount of money to earn in 1906. My grandfather was a stenographer in the early 1920s and made $1200 year!



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11. $513 Clear Profit in 51 Days

Ad for box ball bowling alley set up.



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12. Fasten your papers together securely by using Washburne’s patent adjustable OK paper fasteners

It's like if paper clips were taking out ads in magazines



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13. It Pays Big To Amuse The Public With Motion Pictures



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