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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1908
Page
6
A brisk survey of how presidential campaigns were run in the past. It notes the roles of national chairmen, the cost and structure of campaigns from Lincoln to Harrison era, and the shift to broader fundraising and targeted state strategies. It highlights figures like Hanna Hitchcock and Mack, and outlines the machinery behind party campaigns.
A historical view outlines party chairs shaping campaigns with local headquarters acting as the nerve center. It notes vast spending, chiefly by Republicans, for polling, publishing, and publicity to win key states, while new laws restrict corporate donations and emphasize individual contributions.
The article recalls how early campaign finance rested on the national chairmen who sometimes funded urgent needs from their own pockets. It cites Benjamin F. Jones in 1884 and Calvin S. Brice after 1888 as examples of large outlays to cover deficits when contributions fell short. It notes money was harder to raise then than now.
London report by royal commission praising U S care and control systems for feeble minded persons and institutions. Commission finds American measures more advanced and successful than Britain. Also notes lunatic asylums designed, managed cheaper, and run more effectively in the United States. Mehmed Ali Going to Europe ex U S Turkish minister sails from Montreal to Europe with family, by Dominion liner Ottawa.
J. K. Luce, a prominent farmer six and a half miles west of Palouse Washington, brought to town a lemon from his yard tree that weighs one and a quarter pounds. The tree was grown from a seed and bears several lemons each year.
A proposed damp proof wall paper in Calcutta uses raw copper as its base, varying in thickness from 0.012 to 0.006 inches. The material is claimed insect proof and damp proof, capable of lasting six to seven years without cleaning.
Victoria B C Aug 21 Another Japanese sealing cruiser the Efuku Maru has been seized by Russians for raiding Copper Island seal rookeries in the Commander group of islands according to news brought by the Shinane Maru The seized schooner was towed to Vladivostok on Aug 1.
Chicago Board of Trade quotes show mixed wheat and corn futures with various May and December positions. Cash and futures prices for oats, hogs, cattle, and sheep are listed, alongside live stock receipts and ranges for Buffalo and East Buffalo markets.
iOCAL NEWS S. M. McCleery made a business trip to West Liberty yesterday morning. Miss Katie Evans came from Ainsworth yesterday morning for a visit with her friend, Miss Eunice Atchison. Miss Florence Wright, who has been visiting friends here for a few days, returned to her home at Keota yesterday morning. Mrs. J. N. Sage returned to Keota yesterday morning after having visited here for a few days at the C. W. Barham and Captain Gray homes. Mr. and Mrs. KE. E. Foshier returned to Harvey, Iowa, yesterday morning after enjoying a pleasant few days’ visit at the home of Dr. and Mrs. A. A. Sandy. Mrs. G. W. Brode and daughter, Miss Hallee, who have been visiting at the Harry Whitaker home, departed yesterday morning, the former for Peoria and the latter for Lake Okauchee, Wis. “Dan Cupid,” which appears at the opera house the 28th is a musical comedy with tunefully descriptive music embracing a plot that holds the fixed attention of the audience until the final drop of the curtain.
An ad claims Foley's Honey and Tar provides immediate relief for asthma sufferers and has cured cases resistant to other treatments. It touts use for coughs colds and chest trouble and markets through Lemmon's Pharmacy without harmful drugs.
A dated advertisement claims Foley's Kidney Remedy benefits elderly people with kidney and bladder troubles. It asserts the product stimulates the primary organs, corrects irregularities, and tones the system, urging immediate use from Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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