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Newspaper
Anita Tribune
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1908
Page
2
A Cass county note denounces fake prize contests and inflated business claims. It calls out advertisers who doubt publicity, warns against ill gotten gains from widows and orphans, and urges readers to support a genuine local newspaper over fraudulent schemes. The writer mocks sensational approaches and urges integrity in subscriptions and local press.
The letter urges a thorough search for hidden "blind-pigs" in the area, arguing that if gambling exists, the town should reap revenue from it. It laments lazy looters, questions ad practice by department store managers, and questions the editor’s integrity while urging enforcement over new laws. The piece also criticizes state marshall bills and notes local political discontent.
The Village lawyer finds the editor musing over ten years of losses from wasted space and unpaid ads. He tallies columns worth $10 each per issue, ads at $5 weekly, and unpaid notices, totaling $23,533.50 in losses. A final miscalculation plus 36 insertions push the deficit near $53,500 before the editor accepts a $7.29 payment.
A columnist argues that advertisers rarely understand what they buy, unlike groceries, and warns of deception in space sales. It notes Iowa’s Legislature in Des Moines near and urges readers to subscribe to The Daily Register and Leader through April 15, 1900 for daily updates.
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