Does Advertising Pay An Advertiser Tells All
JL Tiede of Elkport Iowa argues at Eagle Grove that advertising is a practical asset for newspapers and merchants. He contends advertising builds readership, boosts local business, and keeps money at home, citing hand bills and newspaper space as effective, affordable tools for reaching customers and strengthening the community.
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Upper Des
Upper Des Moines
Eagle Grove
JL. Tiede
Delmon
Jargess
Gene Merchandise
Ong
Solic
Tiedé
Elkport
Jowa
Adve Dng
Pes
Mez Waly
Lilis
Tate
Wnor
Archaser
Piain
Devel
Svota
Beveridge the Senator from Indiana nicknamed De Pau
A distorted reminiscence recalls Beveridge elected senator from Indiana and nicknamed De Pau. The piece notes his early oratorical fame in a town where a poster campaign drew laughter that turned to awe as he spoke. It lauds him as athletic, vigorous, and self assured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beveridge
Indiana
de Pau
Ilinois
Vitality of Sols and the Desert Snail Power
An Egyptian desert snail revived after immersion in war water and four years glued to a card in the English Museum. Some snails revived after death, and snails frozen for weeks in ice recovered when thawed. The eggs resist destruction and remain productive after extreme drying.
The Verb to Jew Deleted From Webster’s Dictionary
The word to jew once appeared in early Webster editions defined as cheat and play with. It was removed at requests of Israelites, but it actually derived from French jou and jouer meaning to play or cheat, not from Hebrew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bat
Warren
Maryland
Electric pumps to drain English coal field proposed
A large English coal field covering about thirty-two square miles plans to power its pumps by electricity. The pumps would be wired for single-point switching to activate all at once, a striking use of electric distribution and control technology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Geneva man showcases remote telephone to Paris Academy
Successful New Telephors MM. Dusand of Geneva describes a new telephone. From a distant laboratory he sent messages clearly heard in a large room before an audience of about 100 people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MM. Dusand
Geneva
Paris Academy of Sciences
Congress Debates Appropriations and Treaties in February
The report covers March era proceedings in the Fifty-Fifth Congress with mentions of a military appropriation bill, debates on a treaty with Spain, and procedural rulings in the Senate and House. It notes responses by Cockrell Wheeler and Williams, a rejected amendment, and adjournments amid post office and sundry civil appropriations discussions.
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Spain
Wheeler
Kentucky
Williams
Hepburn
Wits
Wa Quorum
Army Beef Inquiry Opens With General Miles Testimony
The Miles court of inquiry opened with General Miles denying forged interviews but admitting discussion of beef issues. Witnesses described canned refrigerated beef as often decomposed and unpalatable, while beef on the hoof was urged as a better supply. Other testimony covered commissary methods in Cuba and Porto Rico and a large property loss from insurgent fires in Maxita.
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Ara Miles
Iseford
Jaqud
Miles Court of Inquiry
Yesterd
General Miles
Muel
Ome Missary Department
Connec
War Department
Jarre Tivo
Amiy Beacharbers
van Busnes
Minor
Jackson
Miles
Los Val
Artay
Cork of Inquiry
Guba
Cuba
Porto Rigo
Daly
Stadt
Woodruff
Ite
Ailes
Filipinos Concentrating Near Manila in Rebel Stand
Reported movements indicate rebels massing south of Pasig river in front of General Grenshine's lines while American entrenchments stretch from the beach to Pasig. The hot, humid weather worsens field conditions as fighters from Lagana and Cavite provinces converge.
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Manila
Mor
Pasig River
Grenshine
Vicinitt
Thesormts
Lagana
Cavite
Pasig Ry
Missouri War Governor Endorses Peruna Remedy
The note cites Governor Thomas O. Fletcher praising Dr Hartman Peruna for catarrh relief. It quotes his testimonial about feeling renewed after one bottle and recommends the remedy to sufferers. It frames catarrh as a national issue and urges public trust in the medicine.
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L.C. Foererrr
Thomas
C. Fletcher
Missouri
Colums
Bus
Ohio
Hartman
Thomas O. Fletcher
Sweet and Clean Clothes and Manila Hemp Exports
The article notes Diamond C Soap uses as a slogan and quotes dialect speech about hat parsing and duty. It also mentions Senator Spooner, Catfery, and a line about reading from the Constitution. It adds that nearly half of Manila hemp in the past decade was exported to the United States for sailcloth and cordage that resists sea water rot.
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M Spooner
Gaffery
United States
Manila
Scenic Line on the Minneapolis and St. Louis Route
The notice highlights broad tourist cars with upholstered seats on the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad. Scenic trips depart Tuesdays via the Southern Route and Thursdays via Omaha Center and Salt Lake, with through berths at $6.00 and reduced rates. Addresses included for full information. A stray exchange mentions railroad rate rumors denied by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Mrs. Julia Dent Grant is described as aging and frail in Washington. Minnesota farming prospects along the line are noted with decent wheat yields and crop stability, urging buyers to consider Lac Qui Parle County land.
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California
Minneapolis & St. Louis RR
Omaha
Center
Salt Lake
Rocky
Cascade
GCP & Tal
Neapolis
Minn
Baltimore
Chicago
Austin
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
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Fribads, de
Fietlion
Waether
Shnatie Mugton
Jeb
Arawley
Weukieut
Alul
Cockrell
Senate
Washington
France
Jeresidant
St Washington
Howse
House
Ics
Coclerét
Wired Informa
Stat Sabe
Fareavell
Wolcers
Morrill
Anany
Guiervwood
Sa Ae Lea
Bonteile
Army Beef
Tts
Mons
Mn A. P. ClegurtverLiar
TL & Kilgore
Henderson, Lowa
Vaiwable
Iowa Waters
Bes Moines
Iowa
Thomas G. Orwie & Co
Sean
Jones
Brown
Jess
Bank of England
Napoleon M1
Empress Exgenic
Bruddren
Sistah
Bevan God
Chas
Jon Sevral
Dhess
Doreu
Texas
Julis Dent Grant
General Grant
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