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title: Mr. Druggist [1]
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/canada-mr-druggist-signature-pad-instructions-1939/
description: A printed instruction sheet on a signature pad tells druggists how to get stamps and sets a goal of 2,000,000 '25 Club' members.
section: Collection
---

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[![Mr. Druggist \[1\], 1939 Canada poster: A printed instruction sheet on a signature pad tells druggists how to get stamps](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/canada-mr-druggist-signature-pad-instructions-1939.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/canada-mr-druggist-signature-pad-instructions-1939.jpg)

# Mr. Druggist [1]

A printed instruction sheet on a signature pad tells druggists how to get stamps and sets a goal of 2,000,000 '25 Club' members. It is a plain instruction sheet with little persuasion; the nearest fit is bandwagon, in the membership target presented as a collective objective.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Bandwagon](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/bandwagon/)

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
MR. DRUGGIST
This signature pad is the keystone of your campaign. Before all the sheets in this pad are used, secure another pad from any Drug Traveller.

YOUR WAR SAVINGS STAMP SUPPLY
You may obtain a supply of stamps from any bank or post office. Your Drug Traveller can also supply you with stamps and additional "25 Club" booklets. Keep an ample supply on hand.

YOUR QUOTA
Aim high—Our objective is 2,000,000 "25 Club" members, $600.000.00 in War Savings Stamp sales. Detach your figure from the gummed sheet enclosed in the kit, and attach to the space allotted on both No. 7 objective disc and operational display No. 9.
```

[← Mr. Druggist \[war savings booklet page, ten cartridges\]](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/canada-mr-druggist-bullets-1939/) [My Safety Pledge →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/canada-my-safety-pledge-1939/)

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