Subscription rates and political notices mix in Iowa clipping
The item lists subscription prices for a newspaper and includes political ticket choices for Governor Sullivan and others. It also cites editorials from the Register and Leader criticizing the campaign, plus a prison population report from Anamosa, Fort Madison, Mitchellville, and notes on the California World’s Fair architecture and a Wisconsin dairy lunch plan for the St. Louis fair.
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Register and Leader
Iowa
Cummins
Oskaloosa Times
It Pays to Advertise in Business Growth
It pays to advertise as a key to success says John Wanamaker who built a fortune in Philadelphia and expanded in New York. He plans a new building costing over 3 million dollars to sustain trade through smart advertising. Col A A Pope, a bicycle magnate, shows faith in ads after a trust interrupted his sales and plans to resume advertising to revive the business.
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John Wanamaker
Philadelphia
A. T. Stewart
New York
Broadway
Wanamaker
Col
A. A. Pope
Mr. Pope
Potato Fungus in Iowa Warns Growers to Act
Ames Iowa experiment station warns potato growers that Phytophthora infestans has appeared in the state for the first time in years. It outlines spraying with Bordeaux mixture copper sulfate lime and advises immediate vine treatment, early digging, and not using diseased tubers for seed. Botanist L H Pammet requests specimens to map distribution.
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Ames
Iowa
L. H. Pammet
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Three More Airships Enter World Fair Contest
Three more airships vie for the $100000 prize in the World’s Fair aerial tournament. W M Morris of Monte Vista Colorado claims a 30 by 150 foot aluminum craft that will fly 100 mph without tilting and will omit a gas bag. Denver’s EK Kindler shows a model expected to run about 80 mph with safety flaps and a battery power plant. Streator Illinois promoter Reiferscheid schedules an airship with a six horse power motor and hydrogen balloon. Santos Dumont reports a successful test of his latest model with controlled return flight.
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W. M. Morris
Monte Vista
Colo
EK. A. Kindler
Denver
Colorado
Ninois
Reiferscheid
Paris
France
Santos Dumont
Advertising builds customer loyalty and sales
conspicuous instances of men who made fortunes through advertising. Others are doing the same thing. People are much more inclined to patronize merchants who advertise than merchants who do not. When a man places his products before the people through the newspapers he is sure to find customers. They are reminded of what they need and who has it for sale. -Davenport Republican.
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Davenport
World’s Fair Hotel Plans For Six Thousand Guests
The largest hotel ever built for an exposition will rise on the World’s Fair grounds in St. Louis. A signed contract outlines European plan rates from 1 to 5 dollars per day with four room classes and at least 500 rooms per class. Meals available at 50 cents breakfast, 50 cents lunch, 75 cents dinner, plus 50 cents daily admission tax. The hotel may expand if advance bookings warrant.
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St. Louis
Exposition Grounds
Evansville Race War stirs fear amid lawmen clashes
The Evansville conflict pits order against mob violence. Whites fired at jail guards and state officers while a drilled volunteer Black company reportedly marched, threatening whites. The episode highlights tensions after a murder by a Black suspect and raises questions about protection of state institutions.
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Evansville
Electric Hitters Advertised For Rheumatism Relief
A Colusa California reader touts Electric Hitters as the greatest medicine for rheumatism after claiming 15 years of pain vanished. The ad promises relief for liver and kidney troubles and general debility at 50 cents with satisfaction guaranteed by Henry M. Langerak. Also notes music for the Iowa State Fair by Reed's Fourth Regiment band of Sioux City and a Mitchellville girls' orchestra.
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Joe Golobick
Colusa
Cal
Henry M. Langerak
Reed's Fourth Regiment
Sioux City
Mitchellville
Board of Control
No Pity Shown and Travel Fare Notice Selection
No pity shown from F A Gulledge of Verbena Alabama who overcame a terrible pile condition with Bucklen's Arnica Salve after other remedies failed. Cures burns and aches. Available at Henry M Langerak's Drug Store. A special Round Trip fare for the state fair August 21 to 29: Western Passenger Association offers reduced travel with valid from the day before opening. applies to all roads in the state.
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F. A. Gulledge
Verbena
Ala
Bucklen
Henry M. Langerak
Western Passenger Association
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