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N 20 B 8.5K C 2 E Jun 9, 2018 F Jun 8, 2018
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An amusing "advance card" that a traveling salesman could send to let customers know when to expect his visit.

For other early twentieth-century advance cards, see I'll Be There Soon to Tell You How to Jinger Up Your Trade, Zing! Coming Round Your Way, and I Am Pushing on the Lines.

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N 14 B 12.1K C 2 E Jul 19, 2011 F Apr 19, 2012
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"I'll be there soon. And say, I've the best you've seen yet. Wait till I tell you--Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha! How to jinger up your trade. Competition. Samples. A. C. No. 6. Copyright 1907. Published by K-Win, Chicago."

Unused "advance card." Salesmen, or "commercial travelers" as they were called in the early twentieth century, sent postcards like this in advance of their trips in order to notify merchants when they expected to arrive in town. They traveled by train with heavy trunks or "sample cases" (like the one that the fellow here is riding on) containing their wares, and many hotels offered "sample rooms" where they could display their merchandise.

By the way, I suspect that "jinger up" was intended to sound the same as "ginger up," so a salesman who sent a card like this was offering to liven up or spice up the recipient's business.

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N 4 B 2.9K C 1 E Apr 20, 2011 F Apr 20, 2011
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"I'll be there soon. And say, I've the best you've seen yet. Wait till I tell you--Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha! How to jinger up your trade."

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N 3 B 10.3K C 0 E Jan 9, 2017 F Jan 9, 2017
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"Coming round your way to wish you many happy returns of your birthday. Mary A. Munden. Zing."

Addressed on the other side to "Mr. Frank Draine, 1201 Poplar Street, City," and postmarked Wilmington, Del., Nov. 20, 1905.

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N 6 B 5.2K C 0 E Jun 15, 2011 F Jun 15, 2011
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Original caption: "I am pushing on the lines. Will show you a full line of samples about...."

With written additions: "I am pushing on the lines. Will see you about next Saturday if plans pan out O.K. Shall I bring a trunk? Store's not open Sat., so if you come home, come to end of line, [or?] phone from square."

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