Retailer Associations Fight Mail Catalogues Across Nation
The Chicago Tribune reports a boycott by retailer associations against mail order catalogues, with members writing to catalogues and soliciting advertising matter. Lawsuits seek to curb use of the mails in a supposed conspiracy to ruin lumber suppliers in the Northwest, citing large volumes of letters and samples sent to catalogue houses.
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Gaurt
Retail Dé
Chicago Tribune
Alstridt
Minnesota
Paul E. Hiwert
United States
St. Paul
Northwest
Theang
Asia
Waterman-Hunter Company
Minneapolis
Hwert
Gordon von Tine Company
Davenport
Mall
Tetall Lumber
Chicago
There Had Been ayo at Home. Jerome K. Tork Lawyers' Dinner
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a lawyerly scene at a dinner with Jerome K. Tork and an odd client. Details are unclear due to corruption. No clear event, date, or location can be established from the readable words.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome K. Tork
California Cities Fight Billboard Nuisance Across Borders
A Santa Clara judge rules Mast Bob Jose may prohibit all billboards, signaling a strong legal push against visual pollution. European nations, led by Prussia, move to protect natural scenery, while California cities like Los Angeles enact measures and Riverside merchants seek relief from ubiquitous outdoor ads.
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Los Angeles
Californna
United States
Los Angeles Times
Santa Clara
Bob Jose
Germany
California
Berlin
Rhine River
Spree
Dresden
Ruskin
England
Pru
Riverside
Frm
The Home Dollar Keeps Money Circulating Locally
The Home Dollar urges residents to spend locally to keep money in the community. It argues purchases at home boost business, property values, and population growth, while sending money to distant shops harms town development. Local cooperation and patronage are key to long term community prosperity.
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Eny
Jones
Johnson
Wilson
Woods
Home Beautifying Advice on Flower Beds
Practical tips from the Oblengo News on placing and designing flower beds. Choose borders rather than formal center beds, consider sun exposure, drainage, and soil depth, and mulch with rotted manure or loam in fall. Style guidance emphasizes integration with landscape and adjacent shrubs for a durable, nourished bed.
Street Tree Planting Standards and Challenges
The Los Angeles Times outlines street tree planting requirements including soil conditions location and care. In narrow or inner sidewalk streets large trees are impractical and European methods favor large trees pruned to a fixed size to fit urban space. Various groups have promoted planting, some cities assign it to government, with Washington early in Street planting showing clear benefits after thirty years.
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Los Angeles Times
Washington
Boy told police of weed cutting dispute at vacant lot
A boy told Armourdale police that a man was cutting weeds on a vacant lot and a woman urged stopping the boy from entering their property. The officer noted the dispute and considered the alleged trespass as part of the weed cutting incident.
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W. Purvig
Advertising the Town Eyes Baseball Team Venture
Lethbridge Alberta plans to form a baseball team with a publicity agent to tour northern states in summer. The town council backs the effort pending a publicity agent to lead the tour, with A W Humphries of Lethbridge named as the agent and Dominion immigration officer.
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Lethbridge
Alberta
Duluth Herald
Lacrosse
Wis
Winnipeg
A. W. Humphries
Dominion
Loyalty to Home Merchants Urges Community Duty
The Daily Forum of Bucyrus Ohio argues every citizen’s duty to support local business and patronize home merchants. It cites local taxes, schools, churches, and community well being, noting cash purchases favor locals, while mail orders shift burden and risk. It warns against storefront neglect and urges loyalty to home printers.
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Forum of
Bucyrus
America
Htis
Ohio
War on Dandelions Dandelion Day Efforts Spurred
A Spokane Spokesman-Review note cites Topeka Kansas dandelion day as a national idea. It says citizens must remain vigilant with ongoing efforts to eradicate the weed using methods from gasoline to knives, while stressing safety and shared experience.
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Topeka
Kan
Spokane
Local Merchants Urged to Advertise Against Mail Order
An expert warns that local merchants lose patronage to mail order houses because they avoid advertising. Catalogs and cheap journals flood the country while locals overlook using the local paper’s ad space to compete. Some merchants advertise effectively, others do not.
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HW. Lynch
Lich & Eaton
Meat Market
iiton _ Bros
Lynch É Bannon
P. Bannon
Ackley
Joya
la Mall
Japan
Standard | Oil, Company (Incorporated
Iowa
Andrew Ratu
Ivowe
Ben Helb
John Rath
Roprietor
A. Woody
Casmien
J. S. Rath, Asa'r. Casmian
Rath’s Exchange Bank
Bakker
Bell Phone
Roosevelt Bros
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