Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-22
Iona Newspapers
THEIR OWN MEDICINES.

The Iowa Pharmaceutical sssocia-
ton in its recent convention took
steps to request all newspaper pub
fishers to omit the mention OF the
names Of suicides and homicides and
Of the means of obstruction OF life.
When it is learned that there Is a
murder or suicide in the community
the first question the public asks il.
Who The second is, "How?" For
the answer to these questions OF news
Importance the people read the news
papers.
The best way to prevent these
tragedies, we believe. is TO prevent
them before they happen. II the
druggists would refuse to sell poison
without prescription they would not
be hurting a legitimate trade. while
a suppression Of news IN regard to the
important events which happen in a
community is an interference with a
legitimate service.
Let the pharmacists try some OF
their own medicine in regard to this
question.
BABIES AT PUBLIC GATHERING
Madrid Resister-News.]
II WAS f1SuEy warn ocdSnSt "AiO'
when interrupted in the midst Of bril-
liant. matchless flight of oratory by the
walls Of an infant, held up his hand
and stopped the mother from leaving
the hall MY dear madam said DR..
Beacher, do not leave the hall; do
not want you to leave. When can not
talk louder than your baby can cry
and retain the interest OF my audience
I shall retire from the platform"
1t is evident that there Is wide
gulf somewhere between Henry Ward
Beacher and the average chautauQua
orator.
Many mothers must remain at home
and forego whatever pleasure the pro-
gram affords them. or take their chill
dren with them. There may be, OF
course, times when the mother and her
child trespass upon the rights OF 9TH
ers in the audience, but these occa-
sions are too rare to merit any re-
marks from the platform.
II the average interruption bothers
the speaker in retaining the interes,
of his audience his message must be
Of slight consequence, end 81 he vents
his displeasure in remarks directed
either directly or indirectly toward tho
mother he aptly portrays the dimeh-
sions Of his own calibre.
THE OLD TIME STOREKEEPER
tKeokuk Gate City.1
The old time storekeeper kept his
| store as though it were secret or
der, and his merchandise az steathily
stored away as though 1t were the
| password Those were the days OF
slow and tiresome travel and the
weary customer would gladly wait and
rest while the storekeeper would look
through all the shelves. drawers and
boxes wondering if he had "any more
Of that stun left yet" Those were
the good old days OF the witherec
prunes, green coffee and sorghum
sugar. How things have changed!
Since those quiet days the saddle
bags have given away to the carriage
ana canal boat, the train and electric
car. the automobile and -hying-ma
chine. and the store, instead of havins
the auietude Of a lodge room between
meetings, ID now great emporium
OF trade, filled with business activity
that draws men to them a. 2 maSne
draws hlingS Of steel.
what brought such transformation
| Inventive genius had it, share
educational institutions were Eoos
agents: the church and neeellng-hous'
were not amoung the leaet but ssronl
1 az any. and more eMlclenG than many
! was the Newspaper WITH IT. power 2
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