Apparently when they were first distributed Cobb cards were pretty scarce.
Charlotte News July 19 1909
Cobb Ad July 19 1909.jpg
Concord Tribune July 17 1909
Cobb Ad July 17 1909.jpg
and in this clip Mr. Boyd, Mr. Murphy and the paper are asking for "pictures" of Cobb while Mr. Smith
is rewarding people for throwing them away.
Charlotte Evening Chronicle May 15 1909
Cobb Ad May 15 1909.jpg