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The Orkin Bros. Piano Club plan saves you over a Hundred Dollars
THE BI3K: OMAHA, MONDAY, JANTAKY fi.
These club pianos are worth $350
The Orkin Bros, club price is $257.50.
These instruments have been sold right here in Omaha and
surrounding territory for years and years at $350. Hundreds are being
sold now, every month, all over the United
States at $350 And they are worth $350.
Measured by the standard of any other piano
sold in the country for $350, they are worth
$350. They are worth it on our floors or on
the floors of any piano dealer in the country.
1F The Orkin Bros, club price is $257.50.
The price includes everything. There are
no extras of any kind, Nothing to be ad
ded for drayage, scarf, stool, interest, or for
the life assurance feature absolutely no
extras. Two hundred and fifty-seven dol
lars and fifty cents is the price, and the price
includes everything even to 202 weeks9
time in which to pay the $257.50.
The club terms are easy
$5 when you join, then $1.25 a week
$ These 500 pianos, which were bought expressly for this big club,
will be sold, $5.00 cash, then $1.25 a week. The $5.00 payment made
when you join the club is cred
ited to your account, leaving
$252.50 to be paid.
The piano is delivered im
mediately. You do not have to
wait until the club is filled. vYou. get
your piano when you join. The re
mainder ($252.50) is payable every week. Club members do not
have to pay more than $1.25 d week. This gives them 202 weeks
in which to pay for the piano, and still get it at the club price of
$257.50, as there are no extras to be paid for.
The guarantee we give in writing on the Orkin
Bros, club piano is as strong as words can make it
3f Almost any piano can muster up a guarantee of some sort. Some
pretty poor pianos sometimes are backed by fairly good guarantees,
while on the other hand some mighty good pianos are handicapped
by poor guarantees. But almost without exception, all guarantees
are vague and misleading. There are a whole lot of "ifs" and
"ands" in them.
F One guarantee will read, "If there is the presence of rust, it is an
evidence that the piano has been exposed to dampness,'' etc.
F Another reads, "if the varnish crazes
or checks it is due to climatic conditions
over which we have no control," etc.,
etc., and so on through them all. It is
"if" this and "if" that, until a great host
of piano guarantees means absolutely
nothing.
Your money back is the letter and
spirit of the Orkin Bros, piano club
Oft We say, in speaking of and advertising this big Orkin Bros, piano
club: "If the piano is not satisfactory after 30 days9 use we will
give you your money back.
J This is not a "catch-penny" scheme. This
is not done as an inducement to get you to
join the club, then not live up to it. We
mean to give you your money back if you
ask for it. We have no other intention
never have had nor never will have.
Husband "I bought you an Orkin Bros. Olub Piano today."
Wife "Oh, you're a dear.
IF If you are dissatisfied with the Orkin
Bros, club piano after 30 days' use, all you
have to do is to say so, and we will send and
get the piano and return your money.
ff We know this piano we are selling to this
club. We know it like we know our A B
C's, and in order that you and the public
should know it, we hit upon this old time
honored proposition of "Your Money
Back" though as far as we know this is the first time it has ever been
applied to selling pianos.
But we go still further
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then
Vo Interest
to Pay
If 25
Privilege of exchange of Orkin
Bros. Club Piano
Privilege la Riven the purchaser to exchange
Orkin UroM. CIAJll PIANO (NO )
within ONH VliAK from hite. Tlio exchange, If
made, Hhall 'he made, for any now piano ho1 by iim
of equal or greater value at the. tllno exchange Is
made, nil payn,cntn inado on the piano herein men
tioned' being plarcd to the credit of tho price of
lnxtriiment for which It Is exchanged,
tfi'lgneil)
week
Club members get a
full year's trial
Cf It is our belief that a person cannot get a satisfactory
frill rf inn niinn o l rli nr donrl nr hurl, in 30 davs. If.
however, a thirty days' trial dissatisfies a club member, we will give him his money back.
On the other hand, we have arranged a trial for each and every club piano that will tell
the tale that will show whether or not this club piano is worthy of a permanent place
in your home.
Cf Printed right across the face of the contract is an
agreement that gives to each and every club member the
privilege of exchanging his club piano, at any time
within one (1) year, without one penny's loss.
ff It is just like this:
CJf You join the club you then, as a club member, be
come entitled to all its advantages and privileges.
Who should join the club
3rd-
1 nt Young married folk Hhould Join tho club.
2nd--Voting ituiplen AHOUT TO Mi MARRIED
nhould Join tlio club.
-Young perilous who aro anxious to lourn to
nlav tho nlano. but who. through force of
clrciimntancpji, will huvo to buy and puy for
their own InntrumentH.
4th Music teachers who aro JiiKt starting thulr
professional career should Join.
5th Societies, clubs, lodgeH and Sunday schools
that have small stated Income should take
.advantage of the easy conditions of tho club.
Orkin Bros, club piano
Five Year Guarantee
We guarantee Orkin Bros. Club Piano
(No ) to be freo from dtofectlvo ma-
terlaJ or workmanship for tho period of five years
from date. Should same arise within that time,
wo agreo to repair It or replace It If necessary
with a new Instrument without charge, upon Its
return to us.
(Signed)
flf The thing to do when buying a piano is, first, to look to the reliability of the
house with which you are dealing and then to look at the reputation of the piano
itself. With these 500 Orkin Bros, club pianos, we ourselves guarantee them. We
are sponsors for them.
CF We have gotten up the strongest guarantee we know how to make. If the English
language can make one stronger, we are willing to sign it. We have eliminated every
"if" and every "doubt." The language of the guarantee is the spirit of it, which is
to give each and every person who joins the Orkin Bros, piano club positive and
absolute protection in his investment. We print herewith a copy of the guarantee
which is handed to each and every member in writing, over the signature of the Orkin
Bros, the moment they join the club.
jT One of those privileges is A year's trial of the piano, hi other
words the club inenibor lms one full year's time to fully satisfy him
self as to the character of the piano ho is getting.
Cjf Suppose that year's trial is not satisfactory what then!
We will exchange the piano
f The club member can come to our store and make another selec
tion. Ifo can select a piano of equal grade or a better grade. What
ever money he has paid, whether it is $40, $50, $60, $100 or whatever
the amount, will lie credited to tho prico of his hqw piano, and wo
will take the original club piano back without tho loss of a single
cent to him.
The Crowning Idea of the Club
-"the life Assurance feature
f "If the signer of this contract should die during the life
thereof, and all weekly rentals have been paid when due, the
remaining installments will be canceled forthwith, and a receipt .
in full for the piano turned over to the family of the deceased."
Cf This is a simple statement without any frills that covers tho
whole story, and it is made in writing, right in tho face of tho con
tract. "Wo want this club to be co-operative and helpful to each and
ever- member in it. "Wo want, the saving to each and ovory member
to bo tho greatest possible. Wo want every protection that wo can
think of to go to all its members, hi short, wo want this big deal,
with which to inaugurate the naming of the Orkin Bros, club piano to
be a standing advertisement for us as Jong nfl we are in business, and
this life assurance idea is its crowning feature.
Cjf If tho head of the family dies if tho bread winner dies if the
source of inoomo is stopped by death the piano is not lost to tho
family. Tho family does not have to work and worry to meet the
remaining payments. Thoy aro immediately canceled and a clear
"receipt in full" is given to tho family of tho deceased. Isn't this
h, comforting and reassuring idea?
Orkin Bros,
player-piano club
We have inaugurated a plnycr-plano
club In connection with our 000 piano
club. Tho price of thcso l'liiycr-planos
in j5 dollars tho terms are I) dollars tlio
first payment and il dollars u week without
Interest ndded. Thcso l'luyer-plunos havo
nover been sold for Iobh than G50, with terras
of $25 down and $15 a month, with interest
uddod at tho rato of G per cent. This 1b the
first time, so far as our knowlodgo goes, that
such trustworthy Instruments hav'o been of
fered for sale upon such popular terms as 0
dollnrw tbo first payment mid 2 dollars a
week without Intercut added.
Thcso riayer-plnnoH are rttaiidurtl 88-uoto
players that is, these Club Player-pianos
piny overy note on the piano when tho music
roll Is in motion. Wo give you an uncondi
tional guarantee with these Club l'layer
pianoK, 1. The l'layci-plnno club will consist of
100 members.
U. Tho Player-piano for club members Ib
one of tho best .Player-pianos on tho
marKet.
Tho Player-piano club prico is 395
dollars.
Tho saving in price to each Player
piano club mombor Is 156 dollars.
The Playcr-plano club member has no
interest to pay.
Tho terms to I'lnyer-plnuo club mom
bers aro 9 dollars cash and 2 dollars a
week or, putting it in another way,
Player-plnno club members havo 193
weeks in which to pay for tholr Player
piano. Each Plnycr-plnno club member has the
use for one year of 1,000 rolls of music
freo.
Pluyer-piano club members secure tho
free uso of the great Orkin Bros.
Music Itoll Library the largest Music
Roll Library in Omaha.
If a Player-piano club membor dies
during the life of his contract wo will
immediately cancel all future payments
and send a receipt In full to his family
for tho instrument.
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Copyright, 1912, by Stone & McCarrlck.
Unauthorized use in whole or in part or colorable sum
maries thereof forbidden.
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FLOUR MEN PLAN EXHIBITS
Nebraska's Eminence as a Hilling
State Will Be Demonstrated.
EIGHT OE TEN ENGAGE SPACE
Schuyler, Hastings, Lincoln, Crete
anil Other MI1U to Show at
"Made-t n-Xeltraaka"
Exposition.
While every line of manufactured arti
cles will be represented by some exhibits
of some character In the coming "Made-in-Nebrajka
Show," to bo held In the
Omaha Auditorium In March by the Fed
eration of Nebraska Retailers, It would
appear from the present engagement of
(pace that the flour industries of the
state will be more thoroughly represented
than any other.
The tpndlng rolling and flour mills will
make a special effort to illuatiato the
tatt, that Nebraska is one of the best
flouring Industry states In the union.
There seems to be a sort of concerted
action among the mills people or elso
the spirit of amiability prevails, because
so far there will be some eight or ten
flour exhibits In the "Made-ln-Nebraska
Show."
Prominent among these Is the Wells-Abbott-Nleman
mill of Schuyler, Neb.,
which will have a splendid showing of
mill products, Including whole wheat,
graham, cornmcal, patent flours, roller
process flour, pastry flours, prepared
flour package goods, one of the best and
most complete lines of cereals and flours
ever shown In any exhibition. The booth
will be In the form of an old wind mill.
Attractive dempnstratlons will be given
lu the booth, and biscuits and cakes will
be served.
Another fioo.l Hxbllilt.
Another attractive- exhibit will be that
of the Gooch Milling company of Lincoln,
which will form one of the central fea
J tures of the Lincoln manufacturers' ex
hibit The Crete mills of Crete have pur
, chased an exhibit space and will make
a very thorough and rnmnrplirnnlvn ,11s
play of floura turned out from tholr mill.
Another flour display will be that of
the Gibbon Roller mill hi charge- of Roy
A, Davis of Gibbon. Mr. Davis very
wisely has secured the space near the
model grocery store, where, many hun
dreds of retailers no doubt will pay their
respects to his exhibit. Gibbon mill prod
ucts are sold throughout the state and
especially are well known In South
Omaha and vicinity through agencies. The
Fremont Milling company's exhibit also
will be a very good one.
Ilaktluara' Exhibit.
One of the best exhibits In the milling
line will he that of tho Hastings Roller
mills. It will be one of the central at
tractions in the 1,000 square feet of ox-
hlhtt nnnpit tmtii?lit tiv tn'univ Tr.Btlnv.
iimiiiHuciururB. n is expccieu mat tne
Ueatrlce Rolling mills will take space,
also the Updike Milling comanv and
others lu Omaha,
The Kede atlo.i of Nebraska Retailers,
i.lii' h lias liiu ' Made-ln-Nebra&ka ' show
In charge. Is congratulating Itself on the
securing of Miss Nelly Jacobs and Mrs
M, N. Jacobs to talfo charge of the
lunch stand In the Auditorium during
the show.
Construction of tho booths that will bo
placed In the Auditorium to hold ex
hibits during the show will be begun
immediately. Experienced men. like Al
Scott, Lee McQreer and Gus Renze have
the contracts for building these booths.
They will be made In sections, ready to
put up the entire outfit In half a day's
time. Exhibitors are permitted to select
their own colors for decorations to har
monlze with the colors of their goods
or packages.
A beautiful electric sign, "Made-ltt-Ne-braska
Show," turned out by M. H.
Clark, who will have an exhibit of th
new Economic sign In a very handsome
booth, will be Installed In front of tho
auditorium to advertise the exposition.
Tho I'einl&tcnt and Judicious Use of
Newspaper Advertising Is tho Road to
L I tl.il i' 4 Success.
Colorado Miner's
Mind Blanked, by a
Shock; Sought Here
John L. Wclsner, a coal miner missing
from his home near Colorado Springs,
Colo., and who Is believed to be suffer
ing from amnesia as the result of being
touched upon the head by a live wire
several weeks ago In a mine near that
place. Is being sought In Omaha by tho
local police and his relatives.
Wclsner has been unaccountably miss
ing from his homo for over threo weeks.
Search In hospitals In Colorado Springs,
Denver and Omaha has failed to locate
hlni and his relatives are distracted, lie
Is a member of tho Woodmen of tho
World and that organization Is also seek
ing him.
When tho wire touched the miner, all
( knowledge of events in his past life was
taken from him. He recognized none of
his family, did not know his own namo
and even forgot his occupation, Ills con
versation, however, appeared rational
and physicians hoped for a cure In time.
Several days after the shock, he disap
peared and although careful search has
been made, his whereabouts arc unknown.
Welsner is 28 years old, five and one-half
feet tall and weighs about 160 pounds.
Ho was smooth shaven when last seen.
His hair and eyes are dark and has
scar under the left eye.
LIFE UNDERWRITERS ELECT
NEW OFFICERS AT BANQUET
At n hauuuet at the Paxton hotel last
night tho Nebraska Life Underwriters'
association in annual meeting elected of
ficers for the coming year. The following
wero selected: President, G. W. Noble;
vlco piosldent, Tom S. Kelly; secretary,
Clarence W Anderson, treasurer, Krul
U. Karle,
Floral Decoration
Auto Show Feaiure
Clarke G. Towcll, secretary of the.
Omaha Automobile Show association, Iipii
made arrangements with tho W. a.
Colling company for the earning out of
tho entire decorating scheme of tha
eighth annual automobile show, whlcu
will be held at the Auditorium the mlddla
of February. A considerable expendlturq
In thla year's decorating is already con.
tracted. The decorative effect will h-j
something entirely new to Omaha. Mr,
Colling Is already at work on an outllno
In green and white, the chosen colors oi
this year's embellishments. An elaborate
flornl decoration will be part of tha
scheme. Mr, Colling Is not ready to an-
ncunco his plan in detail.
The Persistent and Judicious Use oi
Newspaper Advertising is the Road to
Dullness Success.