The Square Deal in Trade Editorial
This piece argues against advertising fraud and substitution in retail. It outlines two essentials for profitable campaigns: a valuable article and repeat customers. It warns that selling inferior goods as equal harms both buyers and honest advertisers, urging merchants and customers to demand a square deal.
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Postoffice
Grosse
Wis
of Congress
the Tribune
Lee Newspaper Syndicate
Barnes
Payne & Young
la Coste & Marquette
Maxwell
Nassau Street
New York City
Square
C. O. Unterfeit
E. N. Terprise
Tariff Anomaly Prompting U S Britain Talks
The House of Commons announced negotiation with the United States for most favored nation treatment for select Dingley act items. Germany gains lower U S duties while Britain faces near free entry, highlighting a paradox in tariff policy and the limits of concessions.
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House of Commons
United States
Germany
Washington
Great Britain
Sign Painter Improves Shoe Store Sign on Madison Street
A local sign painter persuades a German cobbler to let him repaint a shoe store sign reading 20 FOOT SHOES SOLD HERE. REPAIRING DONE. The cobbler agrees after hearing the painter promise a more original sign, sparking a new storefront curiosity on West Madison Street.
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Madison Street
The Last Hope and Odd Tales From a Local Paper
A collage of humorous clippings and anecdotes from small town newspapers. Skits about editors feeding the hungry tramp, a hotel misadventure, a sharp editors’ note on Taft’s banquet, and reflections on local councils and overseas newspapers. The piece weaves gossip and satire through brief vignettes from Dodge Center to Hokah and La Crescent.
Sticking to His Colors Mr Frog Debate on Currency
A lively nighttime debate features Lawyer Frog arguing in favor of greenbacks and winning the prize, while Mr Snail asks which side he took, highlighting the currency topic and the frog’s stance.
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Mr. Frog
Frog
Snail
Seven Gored Tucked Skirt for Spring and Summer Wear
Fashion note details a seven gore tucked skirt ideal for waist 22 to 30 inches. Describes ring dotted cotton voile option with two graduated tucks per seam and lower weight hem, plus material yardages for various widths and sizes. Pattern 5635 available by mail from the Fashion Department for ten cents, with optional extra stamp for quicker delivery.
Taft Speech in Milwaukee Draws Candidacy Question
Secretary of War Taft spoke at the Hotel Pfister banquet on Panama Canal topics before 300 guests. The Milwaukee Free Press notes his strong presence but limited oratorical power, saying the address reiterates known facts and does not bolster his presidential prospects. It contrasts Taft with Roosevelt, urging use of public messages to captivate voters.
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Free Press
Taft
Pfister
Milwaukee
Merchants & Manufacturers’ Association
Panama Canal
Mr. Fairbank
Roosevelt
Jamestown
Panama
Nautical misadventure told by Captain on ignorance
Capt Sealby of the Cretic riffs on tourist nautical ignorance with two jokes. A husband misidentifies the daughter’s location as the blunt end of a ship while a burlap bag anchored with stones sinks, the anchor not sinking, prompting a fix with a pole.
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Sealby
Cretic
Philadelphia Bulletin
Muggins Quips On Bjones Marriage And Finances
Muggins jokes that Bjones seems to have lost his freedom since marriage noting that nearly all things are in his wife’s name. The exchange plays on marital control and humor about finances and autonomy.
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Muggins
Bjones
The Northland Card Sharps and a Judge’s Dilemma
In Nome a high stakes card game ends in a dramatic clash as Glenister refuses to touch cards again while Cherry Malotte confronts a cheating attempt. Judge Stillman and his niece Helen face social friction at a formal ball as Nome’s women ostracize Helen, prompting a defiant stand before a promised continuation.
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Roy
Tuin
Glenister
Cherry Malotte
Cherry
Helen
Arthur
Marvel Flour Proclaimed Best by Minnesota Mills
Marvel Flour is the best flour we know of made from selected hard spring wheat grown in Minnesota and the Dakotas. The Marvel mill is kept exceptionally clean with rigid discipline ensuring pure air and minimal dust for a high quality flour.
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Marvel
Minnesota
Dakotas
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F. C. Farmer
Hong Kong Daily Press
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Alec
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