D. D. Cottrell's Subscription Agency

“ ADDRESS ALL ORDERS TO D. D. COTTRELL, NORTH COHOCTON, N.Y. [Note that The D. D. COTTRELL company NO LONGER EXISTS!!!]
MEN AND WOMEN, THE SENSATION OF THE MAGAZINE WORLD, DESIGNED FOR MEN AND FOR WOMEN—THE ALL-AROUND HOUSEHOLD MAGAZINE. No success is attained without great merit, MEN AND WOMEN has great merit, hence its remarkable growth. ”

“ Healthy outdoor pictures, expressive photographs, brilliant drawings, thrilling tales of travel and adventure, distinguished and exclusive contributors and a broad human appeal to lovers of the outdoor world—these are but half the magazine. ”

“ A NEW STORY BEGINS EVERY WEEK So that any time you begin reading the paper, you can always find in it the opening chapters of a fascinating romance by a famous American author.
[Illustration: Front page of "Golden Hours".]
SPECIAL OFFER TO NEW SUBSCRIBERS TWO PAPERS FOR THE PRICE OF ONE. If you will send us one dollar for a four-months' subscription (17 weeks) to the NEW YORK FAMILY STORY PAPER, we will send you FREE OF ALL CHARGES in addition to the paper, a copy each month for a year of GOLDEN HOURS, the GREATEST ILLUSTRATED FAMILY MONTHLY MAGAZINE published. ”

“ Its special articles on live topics of the time are written by men of authority and distinction; it has always been celebrated for its short fiction and verse. SCRIBNER'S MAGAZINE is a progressive periodical, and it presents not only the best work of celebrated writers, but the interesting new things in literature. ”

“ SUBSCRIPTION REGISTER We have an agent's register with space for 300 names, ruled for entering all subscriptions. By using this register you always have a complete record of the names address, name of periodical, date sent, price received, etc., of all orders you send to us. No agent should be without one of these registers. We will mail one for only 10 cents, or one with space for 600 names for 15 cents.
RENEWAL NOTICES, we furnish postpaid for 10 cents per 100. They will be a great help in getting renewals from subscribers whose orders you have taken before. ”

“ TO SUBSCRIPTION AGENTS ONLY A COMMISSION OF 25 CENTS WILL BE ALLOWED FROM MY SPECIAL PRICE OF $1.25 PER YEAR with the stipulation that the first order for this magazine forwarded by an agent must contain at least TWO subscriptions for it for which the subscribers have paid my special subscription price. A single subscription will be accepted only at $1.25 unless previous orders for it have been received this season. Must not be taken in club with other publications, at cut rates, nor given as a premium. ”

“ Good stories and good pictures to amuse the grown-ups and their children, good articles about the serious and the lighter problems of the home, the bringing up of children, education, higher thought, music, art, etc. ”

“ It has always been the leader in fine color work, and both in the distinction of the artists represented and the quality of the reproduction and printing of illustrations it leads in the field of periodical literature. ”

“ Every number contains one or more beautiful pictures in color.
A booklet containing many letters from mothers who have had LITTLE FOLKS in their families (telling why they like it) and a sample copy, free. Price, $1.00 a year. Agents wanted.
HALF PRICE TRIAL COUPON [Illustration: cover of "Little Folks" magazine.] _To introduce LITTLE FOLKS to new families and make them permanent readers, a six months' trial subscription will be given for 25 cents. This offer applies only to families where LITTLE FOLKS has never been taken. ”

“ For sample of weeklies costing over $2.00 a year send 1-50 of yearly subscription price. For all monthlies send 1-12 of yearly price. Quarterlies 1-4 yearly price. FOREIGN PERIODICALS CHARGE FULL PRICE FOR SAMPLE COPIES.
RULE 11. PREMIUMS, &C. Most publishers who give premiums, extra numbers, etc., will allow us to do the same at our wholesale price. If the publisher charges extra for these, add the extra amount to our wholesale price. A few publishers do not allow any discount on periodicals with premium. ”

“ This was a catalog from a magazine subscription agency MANY YEARS AGO. It is presented in order to show a cross section of the periodicals for the general public, and some professional journals, published in the USA at that time, and the kinds of subscription prices they asked. Obviously, the offers are NO LONGER AVAILABLE and most of these periodicals are no longer published! The only other thing I know about Mr. Cottrell is that he was apparently an avid player of horseshoe pitching.
The booklet had 40 octavo size pages and there were two forms inserted loose into its pages ”

“ SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $2.50 A YEAR THE SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT ESTABLISHED 1876 is a weekly publication of the same size as the Scientific American and contains articles too long or too technical for the parent paper. Lectures and Papers read by famous scientists before learned societies are published in full or in abstract ”

“ If you want REAL enjoyment, send ten cents for a copy of the best publication, HUMORIST. Address: Publisher Humorist, St. Louis, Mo. In ordering your reading matter, don't fail to include the Humorist in the list.
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[Illustration] Farm Live Stock Its care and management. Pictures of all the breeds. Reports of fairs, horse shows and meetings, by best writers, published weekly in The Breeder's Gazette, Chicago, Ill. $2 a year. Sample copy free if you mention this paper. Liberal terms to subscription agents.
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Best Value of the Year One Dollar Per Year. ”

“ Union Gospel News ................ 1 yr. .50
Vegetarian ....................... 1 yr. 1.00
Vick's Magazine .................. 1 yr. .50
World's Events ................... 1 yr. 1.00
Young Americans .................. 1 yr. .50
Any Three $1.25
ANY ONE with any one in Class A $1.25
ANY TWO with any one in Class A $1.50
ANY ONE with any two in Class A $1.75
ANY ONE with any three in Class A $2.25
Any two in Offer No. 3 may be substituted for any one in Class A, in any combination providing no more than five periodicals be ordered in any one club. ”

“ Name and address of subscriber. 5. Kind of remittance.
RULE 9. OUR RESPONSIBILITY. We hold ourselves responsible for all money received until we have paid publishers for the full time for which periodicals were reordered. If publishers fall or suspend, the subscriber loses just as he would have done had he ordered direct from the publisher.
RULE 10. SAMPLE COPIES. Most weekly papers costing $2 per year or less will send sample copies if requested by us to do so. ”

“ Personal Checks are accepted without any charge for collection. Remit at least twice each week, if possible, as it will save complaints from your subscribers.
Be careful to fill in this blank according to the printed headings. ”

“ DEPOSITS. Agents who wish can deposit $5.00 or more with us and then send in their orders by postal card as they are received. Any balance your due will be returned at any time on request.
RULE 3. CASH WITH ORDER. The subscription business is strictly a CASH BUSINESS. Publishers will not enter names for periodicals without payment in advance. ”

“ The new fairy story by the author of "The Wizard of Oz" begins in November,—superbly illustrated in color; runs through the year. One of many attractions.
St. Nicholas For Young Folks
[The following is a form inserted loose into the booklet. It was to be used by agents or subscribers when sending in their orders directly to D. D. Cottrell.]
ALWAYS USE THIS BLANK WHEN SENDING IN ORDERS. Three Months' Subscriptions cost 5 cents more than 1/4 and Six Months' Subscriptions 5 cents more than 1/2 the price to Agents for one year.
D. D. COTTRELL Periodical Subscription Agency, NORTH COHOCTON,
N.Y. ”

“ DOUBLE NUMBERS 50c, REGULAR ISSUES, 25c. $3.00 A YEAR.
Send me only $4.50:
World's Work ..................... 1 yr. $3.00
Country Life in America .......... 1 yr. $3.00
Send me only $3.00:
WORLD'S WORK ..................... 1 yr. $3.00
Success .......................... 1 yr. $1.00
Leslie's Monthly Magazine ........ 1 yr. $1.00
or any one in class A page 2
Send me only $3.25: WORLD'S WORK ..................... 1 yr. $3.00 Good Housekeeping ................ 1 yr. $1.00 or any one in class A page 2 American Boy ..................... 1 yr. ”

“ Everybody's may be added to any club for One Dollar .25 Housewife, N.Y. ......................... m Lit. .25 .50 How to Live .................................. m .40 1.00 How to Write, Detroit ................... m Lit. .75 1.00 How to Help Boys, Boston (F.P. .25) ..... q Lit. .95 2.00 Hub, N.Y. (F.P. 1.00) ................... m Com. 1.70 1.00 Human Culture, Chicago ....................... m .75 2.00 Humorist, St. ”

“ Nicholas ..................................... 4.75 with Scribner's ....................................... 5.10 with Etude or any one in Offer No. 5 .................. 3.25 with Harper's Weekly or Monthly ....................... 5.50 with Country Life or Craftsman or Theater ............. 4.50 with World's Work or any one in class B ............... 3.75
Four Track News
Will be sent in clubs as follows:
with Pearson's or any one in class A .................. ”