Ad club conference outlines statewide organization drive
Representatives from Cedar Rapids Iowa City Davenport and Muscatine met at Hotel Muscatine to plan closer cooperation among southeastern Iowa ad clubs. The goal is new clubs in Burlington Dubuque Clinton and beyond and monthly bulletins reviewing progress. R E Choate and A J Magnus outlined educational work and alarmed against costly schemes, urging regular meetings to exchange ideas and prevent similar operations.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Davenport
Muscatine
Hotel Muscatine
Burlington
Dubuque
Clinton
United States
R. E. Choate
Associated Ad Clubs of
Cedar Rapids Club
Educational Awork
Magnus
A. J. Magnus
Truth Association Takes Lead In Vigilance In Advertising
The Truth association of the ad club in this city leads vigilance work in advertising to curb objectionable ads and expose fakirs. They plan to bring Rh Schufelt state secretary to aid propaganda, seek co operation from manufacturers and agencies, and urge local printers to improve practices or face action. The meeting, held under President Magnus and Sec West, was declared very successful with guests including R B Choate state president Cedar Rapids, Harry Spencer, C Cessna, and H E Dreier Davenport.
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Vigilance Committee
Truth Association
Ad Club
Middle West
Rh. Schufelt
Magnus
West
Board of Governors
R. B. Choate
Cedar Rapids
Harry Spencer
C. C. Cessna
H. E. Dreier
Davenport
Muscatine Considers February Automobile Show at Armory
Muscatine Commercial Club plans an automobile show in the new Armory during February 1916. F C Vetter proposed the event at the annual meeting and was named committee chair to investigate and arrange. Vetter emphasized backing by Savage owners dealers and local merchants for success.
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Muscatine
Club
Vetter
Representa
Poultry Show to Be Held at New Armory in December
Poultry show scheduled at the New Armory from December 13 to December 17. Entries close at midnight December 13 and birds must be in the show room by noon December 14. Mail or deliver entries to the Secretary by Monday the 13th. All birds will be cooped free.
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New Armory
Sandwiches and Stews Featured at Binantee Shop Ady
Descriptive notice highlights offerings from the Binantee Shop Ady with hot oyster stews, pies, and a range of garage press and local merchants’ activities.
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Binantee
Ady
Col Hepburn Improves After Rough Day
Clarinda Iowa December 7 The condition of Colonel W P Hepburn 82 a former congressman from the eighth district showed marked improvement today after a bad day yesterday He has endured two weeks of heart and kidney troubles and his life was at times despaired of.
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Associated Press
Clarinda
W. P. Hepburn
Eighth Town
Hepburn
Hull Biography Stirs Congressional Circles
In the new Congressional Directory the autobiographical sketch of Rep. Harry E Hull of Iowa's Second district draws attention. Hull describes the 1914 campaign after Rep. Pepper's death, noting he ran with ten days' notice and the farmers' support, and says he was renominated and won big. Other bios, including Tom Steele's, follow expected lines.
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Washington, D
New
Harry E. ‘Hull
Hull
Pepper
Irvin S. Pepper
W Hull
Sweet
Ramseyer
Dowell
Iowa
Tom Steele
Fairfield
Citizenship class newest thing at Y
A new English for Foreigners class at the Y M C A night school will begin likely in January with Rev. George N. Mendenhall guiding the start. After mastering English, foreign born residents will learn about American government and laws to become good citizens.
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Muscatine
Y.M. OC. A
George N. Mendenhall
Finglish
Scope of Drug Act Arguments Reach Supreme Court
Washington date reports that prosecutions under the Harrison narcotic act of 1914 depend on arguments before the Supreme Court outlining the act's scope. Assistant Attorney General Wallace explains the government interpretation that unregistered possession of opium is unlawful, as defense attorneys for Jin Fuey Moy challenge the indictment.
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Associated Press
Washington, D
Wallace
Jin
Fuey Moy
Opium Possession Case Sparks Defense in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh Pennsylvania a defendant charged with having opium contends the law targets drug dealers not users. The federal court in western Pennsylvania ruled against the government’s view noting that without Supreme Court reversal traffic in opium could shift from reputable physicians to those who pander to a lamentable vice.
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Pittsburgh
Federal District Court
Pennsylvania
Government
Supreme Court
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