Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-21
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Vail, Jan. 21.--Mr. William Byrnes,
Of this place, who has been the UNDER
taker of the town for several years, re-
ports that within the past few years,
the demand for baskets for children has
fallen off at least one-third. Further
more he says that the travelling agents
for the wholesale undertaking csiab-
lishments, report Il similar condition OF
business all over Iowa, which of course
forces the inevitable statement that
much less number of Iowa children
are dying yearly. The idea is, that
with increasing prosperity, parents buy
their children more suitable clothing
suited to each recurring season
quarantine in infectious diseases, this
with better treatment, both In the way
of nursing and medical services, and
last, but not least the ability of par
ents to call physicians almost univer-
sally by telephone, thus securing a
Doctors help when needed, !. e., at
once. All this has resulted in lessen
ing the number Of children's deaths, to
the degree noticed and mentioned. Now
IL somewhere, we can get some relia-
BILE comparative statistics, 1t will be in
teresting reading for the Iowa public.
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While it is fresh In mind, the writer
wants to mention hotel office Para
disc. There was a crowd present, but
one could hear himself talk, and as
Pat would say, could actually hear
himself think. Both are impossible In
the average hotel office In Iowa. In
this Paradise, the landlord spoke low
pered to the clerk, and the clerk made
motions in talking to both Of them. In
using the telephone, 1t was impossible
for curious guests to know what they
We're talking about, so low-pitched
were their voices. And the guests
caught on and actually conversed with
one another in moderate tones. AL
most seemed like funeral going on,
this in comparison with other hotels.
And as the landlord, who is RESPONSE
BILE for this agreeable condition Of af-
fairs is going out of business, 1t will
not be considered as "taffy' If 1t is
mentioned that all this occurred in the
Cooper house office at Denison.
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Speaking OF hotels, an old game was
recently worked in this town. A rather
seedy individual came to town, and
at the hotel noticed the register was
nearly used up. He told the landlord
he was in the hotel register business
and "if he would keep him while he
one" This offer was refused, and
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go with him to help work lads" The
landlord also turned this proposition
down. Then he cut a leaf Of adver-
tisements out of the old. nearly used
up register, and agreed to do the whole
business himself free Of all expense
or time to the landlord. He did. He
worked the town a whole day. Then
he left, paid his bills like little man.
Also wore away a new suit of clothes
and carried a new grip. Gave the adj
dress of his house -, Mason
City, Iowa. 1.-THE hotel register would
be there in couple Of weeks" Many
moons have passed. The landlord has
written $500, Mason City, and let
ter came back, mot called for" And
gradually it is being found out how
many firms paid for their advertise
ment in advance" The landlord has
ordered another register.
Sioux City is nothing If not enter
prising. They are having fire sales"
galore these days. One store had to
close its doors at 10 a. m. and call
the police SO great was the crowd.
And it would seem the masculine mind
is as intent in securing bargains as
those much-abused feminine bargain
seekers, for the mems clothing fire
sale stores, are so crowded women
shoppers cannot even get in the doors
after 2 o'clock in the afternoon. In
the rush of business naturally some
mistakes occur. A lady week prev
ious to the fire bought dress pattern
in a store only lightly scorched in the
big fire. But they had fire sale just
the same. This lady needed one yard
more. Going to the store now having
fire sale, she found the price ten
cents yard higher than when she
bought the dress pattern. Evidently a
mistake or goods getting scarce.
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