New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 12, 1925, Page 22

How Mrs. Me rriwell Refurnished Her Home (As told by a friend to whom Mrs. Merriwell had related the stofy) It was just before breakfast one morn- ing that Mrs. Merriwell again broached the subject of new furniture. " “I'm just as glad as you are, Arthur,” she saitd to her husband, “that Uncle John and Aunt Florence have suddenly decided to pay us their long-deferred visit—but we MUST have the new furnishings I have needed so long.” Mr. Merriwell paused in the act of help- ing himself to a slice of bacon long enough to loose the following bit of sage comment. “It’s all very well to talk of new furniture, Helen. T've realized that we have needed it for some time. But as for buying it immediately—it's utterly out of the question. My bank balance <mply will not stand the strain.” With this he hurriedly finished his breakfast and was soon on his way to the office, leaving his wife with the conviction that she still must have the new furnishings before the company arrived—but very much in doubt as to just how it was to be obtained. Although her husband said nothing more on the furniture question, Mrs. Merri- well spent many moments in the next few days in a vain attempt to devise some plar that would refurnish her home at little cost But it was a seemingly useless quest— two weeks until the guests were due to a1 rive and she was resigning herself to get ting along as best she could with what she had. The following Monday afternoon Helen Merriwell was still “thinking new furni- ture” as she made the trip across the city to attend her regular Club meeting, and the subject stubbornly refused to he abandoned even during the pleasant hit of entertainment that the hostess had provided. Coming suddenly out of one of these reveries she was astonished to hear Mrs. Brown, one of her closest friends, speaking on the very same subject on which her own mind was centered. just when it looked as if I would NEVER get the new fur- nishings that I wanted,” Mrs. Brown w as saying, “I heard of how the little Ads in the Want Ad section of our newspaper could sell all soets of Household Furniture easily and quickly. All the furniture that I cared to sell was gone the next day after my Ad appeared—a nd it hrought a good price, too!” Helen gasped! “Why, that's 5 she said, and stopped suddenly. The way out of the difficulty at last! The trip home seemed a short one, and she hummed to herself -as she hurriedly made a list of the various articles of furni- ture and household equipment that she wanted to sell. Seated at the telephone, she called the Want Ad department of this newspaper, where a courteous, attentive telephone girl listened to her story and assisted in preparing a Want Ad for the Household Goods 'classification‘ to appear in the next day’s paper. Mrs. Merriwell said nothing to Arthur about the matter, knowing that he would be as pleased as she if the expected results were obtained. And they were! It seemed that people would never stop coming after her Want Ad appeared. Even after the goods were all gone they came—and there were several telephone calls in addition. The next day was a happy one for Helen—spent on a shopping tour for the new furnishings—and her hushand was so pleased that he did not hesi- tate to add to the amount that she had received enough to get just the things she wanted. Mrs. Merriwell’s experience is by no means an uncommon one. Hun- dreds of women have learned to use the Want Ads of this newspaper regu- larly to add dollars to the family income. And for those “in-the-way” things—the odds and ends of household fur- niture and equipment that are only taking space in the storeroom or attic— the Want Ads of this newspaper were made to order. Look over YOUR home now. Make a list of the things that you would like to sell—then call our office and ask for an Ad-Taker. You will find her as courteous and attentive as did Helen Merriwell. She has been trained to assist you in preparing a Want Ad that will reach our readers— AND PRODUCESRESULTS. And while you are about it—if you happen to need help around your home, or want to huy or sell a used car, rent a room or sell a home—you'll find the Want Ad sec- tion of this newspaper a friend indeed in any event. Read and use*the Want Ads—EVERY DAY! [ cURNITUR if @ |3 The Classified Advertising manager of this newspaper will be glad to learn of YOUR experiences in selling articles of any kind through its Want Ad columns. Write him a short letter to the Want Ad department, care of this paper, telling what you sold and the kind of results you obtained. YOUR story may he more interesting than that of Mrs. Merriwell. The New Britain Herald 12,000 Circulation Guaranteed -yl Classified Service Only Audited per in New Britain