Show T A Dime Cant Can't Bring You Yau a Bigger Value There are some Interesting reasons reasons rea rca sons why Frederic J. J Haskin d drector dl- dl rector of the Washington Information j mation Bureau of The Salt Lak Lai Telegram was persuaded to Issue a rel reliable able popular priced almanac The use of the almanac is a sort eort or of American tradition beginning in the time of the colonies All early almanacs were a a. curl curio ous combination of facts figures jokes and proverbs Millions o ot I shoddy and unreliable almanacs II are given away as advertisements each Many others year of a claptrap nature are sold at i a cheap price When pressure was brought t to bear Mr Haskin to upon issue a publication filled with material that could be relied upon he mad a survey of the situation and came cam cameto cameto to the conclusion that there was a a. afield afield field for a good almanac at a 10 low price There are several large almanacs published which are leaders in their field but they are called yearbooks and are too voluminous and expensive for the l' l average family i When the director of our Wail Was ington bureau decided to issue an h 1 almanac he consulted the copyright copy copy- r. r e right division of t the e Library of of f. f Congress in regard to selecting a r 4 title He found that one called T. T Uncle Sams Sam's almanac had b e JU I issued in the early days but ha hal had been abandoned since 1873 While tr the book he issues is a private publication it is assembled mainly Ii If from front governmental sources and and the accuracy of its contents can kL L be depended upon All AH of the calendar cal t data in Uncle Sams Sam's almanac alma A Anac nac have been double checked by l experts for accuracy The Telegram welcomes the opportunity op op- L' L Ie to supply its subscribers subscriber 1 with an almanac that will be hi satisfactory It is a service offer oller et made entirely in the interest of the reader The paper takes take no mit profit from this distribution The i I handling charge of 10 cents is is' is I 0 made to cover cost of production a and postage There are no nel advertisements ad ed I gr and no propaganda g gin rite in it It is packed with facts and ud td I figures constantly needed for ref ret t r It has an attractive colored col ree ored cover that is tough enough Ne to stand a e. great deal of handling handIng In this tight little volume J Mr Haskin brings the art of compiling tiM ing desirable information to a high level It is conceded to l be e the thel o obest best publication of its kind for tor fora fora II a dime that was ever issued jn a athis a I i the thethis this country J r rOne e eOne One of the troubles of distributing k an almanac is that n t everyone waits until the new lt arrives before placing his order and then the mail is so heavy th that thit t kles j there is an inevitable delay ia In bind nd handling it The safe way to tel dois do w wis eutis is to send in your order now and ana t sa- sa you will receive your copy of ot t tie the an l 1937 issue just before the nw new ed yea year In ordering state that you wu weSt want Uncle Sams Sam's Almanac write yO your lIUm name and address plainly s. s a dime carefully wrapped u tOil J A address Frederic J J. Haskin Hask's Di VI Director ii rector Salt Lake Telegram In Information In formation B Bur Bureau u r e a au u e ton D. D C. C Larenos' Larenos |