PLAN No. 469. TAKING ORDERS FOR WALL PAPER
One woman, who has good taste in the matter of decorations, derives a good income from taking orders for wall paper from the home-owners of her community. She visits a home, notes the furniture, finishings, etc., and shows samples harmonizing with the same.
The effect is usually so pleasing that she is generally given an order for wall paper or wall stains, of which she also carries samples supplied by a reliable company, and every order means a handsome profit to her. She often visits neighboring towns and takes many orders, as her good taste is recognized and her samples are greatly admired.
PLAN No. 470. CABINET MAKER FOR U. S. SEE [PLAN No. 217].
PLAN No. 471. TINSELLING POST CARDS
It was a mere boy who worked out this little plan of making money during his spare time, and found it paid exceptionally well for the small amount of time, labor and capital involved.
Possessing some artistic talent, he sent for a tinselling outfit, that was advertised, and inserted a few small ads. in the local papers, to the effect that he would tinsel post cards for 3 cents each, or ten for 25 cents, and do better work than could be obtained in the stores selling the cards.
Many orders were received, and the work he did was so satisfactory that orders were repeated in most cases, and it was not long until he had cleared $87 on the work that required but a few hours of his spare time.
He has now decided to give his entire time to this line of work, as he can easily make from $100 to $125 a month, which was good for a boy.
The best tinselling outfits can be purchased for about $1.50 each, and very quickly pay for themselves, after which the returns are practically all profit, although he tinsels up to five words on each card, all for 3 cents per card, while the stores charge 5 cents each, and then only put on the name of the town desired.