Value in Advertising Art of Publicity In Booming Towns
The piece discusses urban promotion through press agents and advertising across cities like Seattle Tacoma Springfield and Houston. It notes prize schemes for city publicity Knoxvilles spending Spokane bonds and the broader use of mailings billboards and brochures to attract residents and investment while critiquing exaggerated claims and lack of tax rate details.
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Tacoma
Springfield
New Orleans
Shreveport
Memphis
Pawtucket
Pittsburg
New York
Greensboro
N. C
Spokane
Kittitas
San Francisco
Mass
Commercial Club
Knoxville
Tenn
Wash
Chamber of Commerce
Power City
Houston
Tex
Baltimore
Boston
R. L
Cities pursue public good over private gain say critics
The New York Times argues city leadership should emphasize public service and efficiency. Port Arthur and Galveston are cited as examples of municipal control, while Minneapolis, New Haven, and New York discuss innovations from crematories to garbage energy recovery.
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Port Arthur
Canada
Galveston
Tex
Mittsburg Chamber of Commerce
Commission
Minneapolis
New Haven
New York Times
Jersey Merchants Light Up Trade With Orange Street Glow
In Newark a group of Broad Street merchants installs a row of orange power lights along both sides for five blocks at about a hundred dollars per year per merchant. The bright glow shifts crowds to South Broad, boosting trade as North Broad loses foot traffic. other merchants tour the system with interest.
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Jersey
Newark
New Jersey
North Broad Street
South Broad
New York
Arbor Day Observance and School Co operation
Improvement societies should cooperate with schools in observing Arbor Day. Trees planted by children could be placed more suitably with proper location consideration. Improvement societies have competent judges or connections to experts, and cooperation could improve Arbor Day observance and even urge officials to rethink current planting criticisms.
Controlling Billboards in City Streets
The article outlines four methods to curb obnoxious billboards in cities. It argues billboards often stand without property owner permission and proposes using police power, taxation, trespass prosecutions, or ignoring the advertiser as practical remedies.
Tree Planting Time Season Guidance for Street Trees
The season for street tree planting is at hand with advice to choose young thrift y specimens from one to three feet high. Do not plant trees below the minimum or over three feet unless they are straight and healthy. crooked or gnarled stock should be avoided even if priced.
Women Civic Union Drives Edwardsville Clean Up Plan
Civic league and Humane Society-led effort in Edwardsville Madison county Illinois mobilizes both women and men to improve streets, feed and clothe the poor, prevent cruelty to animals, and plant flowers. A spring campaign was launched with a mass meeting led by Mrs Tadley and speakers from St. Louis. The league aims to beautify entrances, plant trees and shrubs, curb unsightly signs, promote civic discussion, and establish a rest room for visitors.
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Civic League
Edwardsville
Madison County
Humane Society
W. FP. TL. Tadley
Henry P. Hotz
W. J. Stevens
Eugene Field School
St. Louis
D. M
W. FL. Tadley
C. Terry
T’. A. Desmond
S. L. Lloyd
Kate
D. EK. Burroughs
D. EK. Burroughs, Mrs. 2. 8. Barnaback, Mrs. W. R. Crossman
N. O. Nelson
Tadley
Town Boomer. Cultivating Public Spirit and City Building
This piece argues the city thrives on collective spirit rather than mere materials. A nation's greatness stems from its people's spirit, with progress and invention mirroring that inner force. By elevating civic morale, towns and cities gain the practical progress they seek, a principle likened to a scientific truth.
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New York
San Francisco
Practical improvement societies widen public membership drive
Improvement societies invite the public to join at one dollar with seeds and plants offered as premiums. In one instance ten plants of ten kinds are given to each new member paying the dollar. The scheme is described as highly successful, and towns adopting live improvement societies are becoming noted for beauty and effectiveness in private and public projects.
Beautifying Home Grounds and Shrub Selection
The article urges careful shrub selection to frame the yard like a picture. It stresses harmony of foliage, color, and shape, avoiding patchy borders, and recommends planning flowering seasons to ensure continual blossoms all summer. It also advises noting plant size, color, and bloom times to guide fall and spring rearrangements.
Lawn Beautification Tips and Civic Club Initiatives
The article outlines making and repairing lawns at homes and public buildings, detailing soil prep, grading, manure, and seed mixes like Kentucky blue grass with white clover. It also reports formation of a Kansas City civic welfare club at Linwood Boulevard Christian church to promote public health, playgrounds, and civic issues.
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Clvb Welfare of
Clean Up Now Weed Pulling For Prime Soil
The soil is in prime condition for weed pulling and plowing. Vacant lots covered with last year’s dried weeds should be plowed harrowed smooth and kept weed free until seeds sprout. Parkways deserve band tool work and gutters and street sides should be cleared while soil is soft from saturation. Do this now to avoid greater labor later. Then a stray quote about a minister and his collection of buttons appears.
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