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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-21
Six Cents Per Meal.

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The state
board of control seems to have solved
the high cost Of living problem. The
cost OF the grub provided for the in
mates of the Anamosa reformatory is
eighteen cents per day per capita
That is six cents per meal But most
people wouldn't be satisfied with ths
average bill OF fare at a reformatory
although the food served probsbly is
ample for mans needs. And, Of
course, the board buys in wholesale
quantities and thus pays lower prices
than the individual buyer. However
the cost of prison food is worth not
ing in that it suggests that careful
management would cut the cost o.
living of many people, and still give
them an ample quantity and abpn dam
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-21
variety. The amount Of food wasted
in the state Of Iowa each day Is
something enormous.
The st,oreIrcon,.


Or. Brownsnidgitt coughed depre-
catingly as Martin Boolhollow. re-
gaining consciousness, looked around
and rubbed some Of the ether from
his eyes.
I'm dreadfully sorry. Mr.. Bool-
hollow said the doctor apologet.
ically. ''The operation was q COM
plete success, but regret to discover
that l have sewn up my operating
scissors. They cost me 1920 whole
sale. / fear shall have to operate
again and remove the scissors"
sOh, heck, doc said Boolhollow.
with the asperity natural to an In
valid. And he lay back again while
they administered the ether to him.
Half an hour later he again re-
viyed in time to see the doctor taking
the last stitches. Suddenly the sur
geon snapped his fingers in vexation.
"Tut!" he exclaimed. Here after
I've sewn you all up again find I've
left my gloves in you. must have
them, It is quite cold out OF doors TO-
day. fear I shall have to operate
lagain!"
Say, doc, really this is growing
monotonous!' protested Boolhollow
as he lay back again with an I'M
patient sigh and once more breathed
in the ether fumes.
"I'm glad I recovered my gloves
mused the doctor as he cranked W
his automobile outside, half an hour
later. Darn shame left my cigal
case in him, but he might get mad i
Il tried to open him again!'
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-21
8 Iniils

Bills.
Do you ask me whence these mis-
siyes,
When these boresome dunning let.
ters?
Listen. child, and I will tell you;
From the butcher at the corner,
From the grocer and the baker
And the cheerful old shoemaker.
From the milkman and the iceman,
From the man who peddles water,
From the teacher of our daughter,
Who is taking music lessons.
From the life insurance agent,
From the hale and hearty plumber.
Who fixed up our pipes summer.
From the pastor, from the tailor,
From the boy who runs the lawr
mower.
From the electric light experts,
From the telephone collectors.
From the guy who tends the furnace
From the milliner, the modiste,
From the dame who does the wash
Ing,
From the highways and the byways
Come these very prompt episties
With velocity Of missiles,
Hurled with aim that is unerrfng,
And the mailman, tagged and bending
Earns a large Carnegie medal.
Lugging u. Consumers letters
With the fronts that are Transparent
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-21
WAITING ADVERTISEMENTS.

Merchants who cannot aIIoru W
hire a man with special training for ad-
vertisement writing sometimes say
they have difficulty in writing advef-
tisements that interest the public. On
this subject the Canton Ledger brings
out some interesting points.
Many merchants can not write no.
tices with literary finish and smart
epigrams. But there are few basic
principles by which any merchant can
write an effective advertisement.
Sparkling English or imaginative
sentences often do more harm in an
advertisement than they do good, They
amuse or interest the public in the
writer, but do not interest the people
in the goods the writer is trying to
sell.
There are three ways in which a
person can be induced to interest him
self in an article of merchandise. as.
suming that it is some staple that be
would like to possess. The first Is &c
suggest to him that the article Is Of
| fered at low price. The second
| that it has unusually good quality
| The third, that 1t is unusually attrac
tive in appearance or style.
II merchant has customer to face
and is trying to persuade him to bu,
a certain article, he does not use flow
cry English nor does he try to be fun
ny. He states the price, believing I
/ to be low for the value. Then he tell.
in few simple words the reason
why the material is unusually good II
4 quality, or why it is particularly smar
and stylish.
4 A good advertisement mentions al
these three elements. Price Is tn
very first Importance. An advertise
ment is not usually well written ur
less definite figures are given TIL
4 next thing is to give few facts ind
4 eating the worth of the article. TIL
third is to say something about it
) style.
These principles are SO simple tina
no merchant needs to worry Decaus
!, he can not hire an advertising exper
Talk to the newspaper audience as 20
, would talk to the buyer in your stor,
Stick to the three fundamental mt
/ tives of prize. oualitv. appearances.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-21
CARTHAGE, ILL.
) : ~~>~

Edw. Martin, who is attending Gem
City Business college, attended the
Lake Forest Monmouth game at Mon
mouth Saturday, and spent Sunday In
this city. Leo Mccarty and VIII Bow
ers, were also here from Quincy for
the Gem City game.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Byers, OF DIAL
las, spent Monday with Mrs. Byers
sister, Mrs. Jas. Roath. Mrs. Byers
went tho next morning to Greenville,
Ill.,, to visit relatives.
Mrs. Mary Harris and daughter,
Miss Nell, OF Omaha, are guests at
| the home OF Mrs. Harris sister, Mrs.
is. S. Chapman.
! Judge C. ]. Scofleld was in Quincy
on legal business Thursday.
Father O'Brien went to Chicago
Monday for the week.
I e. r. Emrick Of Aledo. was in Car
thage Tuesday on business.
Miss Elizabeth Mott, who has been
head trimmer at McClure's, departed
Thursday for kewanee.
Mr.. and Mrs G, w. Bailey went to
|Ottumwa, Iowa, recently to visit the
family of her daughter, Mrs, j. e
lWebber. Mr.. Bailey returned the
first of the week but Mrs. Bailey re
manned for longer visit.
Rev. M. l.. O'Harra was in Abing
don Tuesday In attendance on the dis
ltrict conference of Methodist men
The following laymen also attended
W. O. Foster, ]. B. Johnson, r. N
Smith, Geo. w. Bailey and j. s
Palmer.
G. NJ Mcmillan went to Chicago
last evening to attend the meeting O.
Executive committee OF the Nationa
Insurance Association.
Mrs. H. J. Ellefritz, of Keokuk
. spent Sunday with her aunt, Mrs
Geo. w. Jones.
Mrs Minnie Eesick and daughter
, Miss Lucille, who have been visitins
{ Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Hearne, returned
to their home in Chicago wednesday
Mrs. Rose McCool, who has beef
, visiting her mother, Mrs. J. NJ. Berry
since the death of her father. return
ed to her home in Peoria Saturday.
DR.. and Mrs. Barnard of Chicago
> were here Friday and Saturday, visit
/ Ing thair 5er~htar Resale and yc-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-21
SIzzsI 5 p ss2s aSuEslE0
REiKlKlh
keokuk, Iowa, s. November q, 1918
THE THANKSGIVING TURKEY.

THE THANKSGIVING IOhNGh
8 The relatives all gather round when
grandad carves the turk.
On this glad day it seems about the
finest kind of work,
To sit down at the table when the
bird is steaming hot;
1t makes Teller happy, for nes surely
got lot
OF blessings to be thankful for, no mat
ter what you say,
When ne sights the plate OF good
things slowly coming down his
way.
A Teller who is sitting near the foot
with all the kids,
When all the tarnal relatives have an
swered to their bids,
And come and filed the table UP, 1t
makes it kind of late
Before he gets to carving up the thing
that's on his plate.
It's pretty slow in coming II he has.
by any chance,
Been seated far away beyond his
uncles and his aunts.
When he has been a-saying up his ap-
petite week
And is so tarnal hungry that he finds
it hard to speak.
After all, it sometimes seems it's mid
ding hard work
To have SO many relatives when
granddad carves the turk.
When granddad carves the turkey, he
perspires at every pore,
And half the time he has the tooth
some bird upon the floor.
He helps all of the company and ther
the home folks last;
Sometimes there amt an awful lot re
mains then to be passed
And when us fellers at the end ar
asked what we will have,
1t seems a good deal like granddad 4
spreading on the salve.
Every last one wants leg, but grand
dad pays no heed.
Except to say, You kids must thin
this turks a centipede."
So one of us will get the neck, anothe
one the part
That's always last to clear the fenc,
another one the heart,
And little gizzard and the wishbon,
almost hare,
just to jolly him along and make hi
glad hes there.
But there is plenty of,good stuff tn;
travelsSwith the bird
That makes us kids feel thankful tn,
the dinner has occurred.
The fine Thanksgiving eatings v
have Meier been known to shir
For it's always good to be arour
when grssndad carves the turk
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-21
Iowa and Money.

Sioux City Journal: Iowa taxes are
high, but the county treasurers nave
listed comparatively little property
for tax sale. Several counties report
clean slate, and many counties nave
very little II anything to offer IN the
way Of farm property. The insurance
companies carrying loans on Iowa
realty report that Iowa is the banner
state in the matter of taxpaying.
Two or three things are worth not
ing. Iowa people are able to pay
their taxes, high as they are. Iney
are confident the property is worth
while, and they are thrifty enough TO
avoid penalty for delinquency, That
shows progress, and help Is afforded
to sustain the fact that Iowa Is
progressive state.
Another thing Is deiucable. AS
Iowa carries the banner in meeting
obligations imposed by the assessors,
why should not Iowa have recogni-
ton in the important matter OF inter
est rates? It would seem the 1nsur-
ance companies should recognize the
merit of prompt taxpaying, whereby
the confidence of the holders is
shown in their belongings and faith
| is displayed in the upward tenGency
OF the security. The danger OF loss
being reduced to the minimum, why
should not the interest rate be re-
duced to the lowest point? In fire
Insurance the liability to loss is con
sidered in figuring the rate. Why
should it not be SO In placing money
loans on Iowa soil?
4 There is no better security in the
world than security based on Iowa
j farm lands Insurance companie!
and other lenders ought not to com
bine to hold up prices.
! What Iowa wants is more capita
for the development of Its natural re
sources, and the money is wanted 81
a sound business basis.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-21
SUGAR CREEK.

q = e. - - . q A. a : = a q = y
Miss Kate McNalley and the Misses
WOODS of Revere we're over Sunday
visitors with Joe Loveless and fam
lily.
Fred Zinnert and family spent Sun.
day with August Zinnerts near Way
land.
G. c, Mckinney spent Sunday with
Rub Mckinney near Wayland.
Geo. Allen and wife spent Sunday
evening at the home Of Sam Brown
in Clark City.
Mrs. Sailie Combs of Idaho Is Wis.
iting her sister Mrs. Ben Clark.
Mr.. and Mrs G. e Walker spent
Sunday with their daughter Mrs.
Harry Brammer and family.
Homer Callisen and family spent
Sunday evening with Arthur Clark.
Miss Myrtle Walker spent Monday
evening.
Herbert Hume and family spent
Sunday with Linn Humes and family
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-21
a SINGULAR Case.

Galesburg Republican-Reg The
case of the Connecticut woman con-
demned to be executed for murder is
a most singular enc and IS we'll cal
culated to excite pity. She seems to
have been an unfortunate one In the
first case. Then she married. brutal
husband whose lineage was not of
the best Along came a man who
treated her and her children kindly
for the Interior purpose of Leading
her astray. Kind words were to her
something unusual and most gracious
and the favors shown her two chill
dren affected her simple mind great
~ The man who led her astray and
who with her is awaiting the inflic-
ton of the death penalty comes from
an ancestry tainted through and
through with crime and that has fur
nished probably more criminals than
any other family in the country Al
times large numbers of the descend
ants have been In the prisons and
penitentiaries Of the east Crime
came in the blood. was natural. has
not been educated and refined out
and the enormity of it he could not
appreciate. OF the value Of human
life he had little real conception
| Now whether the woman was an &C
complete or not, there is little doub'
Of his part and he may have had {
/ physiological influence over her tina
induced her to consent to the murde,
Of her husband toward whom she hat
no affection because of his coarse AM
/ brutal treatment of her. So there 4
something to the cloud of misfortune
that surrounded her. 1t is therefor
not so remarkable that the women o
that state who have become famila
!, with the history Of the case shout
rebel against the idea of woma
thus surrounded, persuaded, induced
compelled by born criminal, to a.
sist in crime being executed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-21

A writer in the Survey says that to
most persons the negro problem
means the problem of negro men, but
there are the women as well to be
considered Negro women are demon
strating their efficiency as trained
nurses, as nature seems to have en-
dowed them with special ability IN
that direction. Before the war the
nurses of the children of the south
were always colored women, and as
these women have progressed in edu-
cation, the writer thinks they would
succeed as trained nurses as we'll.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-21

AS noted In these columns the other
day, the corset statesmen Of Chicago
say that the tango and its allied
dances develop the hip bones exces'
sively, throw them forward, cause
rolls of fat to accumulate in various
places, and that 1t would make a po
tato sack of a Greek goddess. The
best corset cannot beautify the tango
figure. Therefore, all young ladies who
wish to preserve elegance Of form will
beware of the debutante SLOUGH, the
tango, the bunny hug, the turkey trot
the one-step and all other related
dances.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-21

Now that the navajo Indians are
on the warpath eastern manufacturers
will doubtless make the fact an ex-
cuse for raising the price of Navajo
blankets. War is always just what
General Sherman said 1t is.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-21
THE DAILY GATE CITY

mine A vast amount OF fresh air Is
required hourly by human being,
and the important thing is to have
constantly admitted to the sleep ng
apartments fresh air.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-21

Suggested by the Burlington Hawk
Eye:
1t must be great sensation Of re-
lief to Congressman Kennedy to have
Mayor Norton take the job off his
hands in distributing the First district
pie and getting all the kicks of the
disappointed fellows.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-21
Boost Iowa.

MASON CITY. Nov. 81 Boost
Iowa. is the word that goes out to-
day from the annual convention Of
the Iowa League of Commercial clubs
which opened a two day session here
today. Nearly every speaker men
toned a loss Of population to the
state as shown by the last census and
fall of them urge that the merits OF
Iowa as, an agricultural and manufac-
turing state should be brought home
/ to the citizens of the state and adj
ivertised throughout the country.
I, A lantern slide lecture on Iowa's
Assets. is to be given under the
auspices of the state publicity com
mission formed at the Davenport
meeting of the admen. e. b. Harlan
curayor of the state historical de
tpartment, talked on Making Capita
of Iowa Resources, and George De
lany Of the Clinton Commercial club
spoke on Seeing Iowa by Daylight
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-21
osIam" at the Surgeon.

Jacksonville Courier: The great
clinical congress at Chicago went to
the extreme Of demanding that sur
gecns be competent before being per
mitted to practice their profession. A
splendid suggestion. for it is a well
known fact that as a rule the sur
geon is responsible to no one but God
and at times he forgets the obliga
ton
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-21

It is stated from Washington, &C
cording to the Philadelphia Ledger
that federal ofTiceholder has been
compelled to resign for active and
offensive partisanship" A search OF
all the returns of the Republican par
ty in the recent election will fail tc
show that he or any other Republi
can was guilty.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-21

The Marshalltown Times-Republi-
can suggests that perhaps Congress-
man Pepper came back to throw a lit
tie of himself on the stove around
which the Fred Whites are caucusing.
Kerchoo!
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-21

A Davenport grocer claims to have
found boa constructor five feet long
in bunch of bananas. Such wild
statements are wholly unnecessary.
Everybody knows Davenport isn't
dry town.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-21

Thomas H. Macdonald. state high,
way engineer, is to speak on Road
Improvement and Efficiency" and Jos.
H. Long, editor of the Roadmaker on
Making the Town Community Cen
ter Fire Prevention" will be the
subject discussed by Ole O. Roe, stata
fire marshal.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-21

Richard, who are attending college.
Mrs. H. f. Brunsr Of Galesburg, ar
rived Saturday to visit her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lou Scott.
Mrs. J. B. Johnson went to Macomb
Wednesday morning for visit and
to attend the Methodist convention
in Peoria.
| Mrs. Brownlee Of TT. Madison, ar
rived Saturday evening to be the
guest Of Mrs. John Treuthart.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-21

THE time should be past" says
Norman Hapgood when we are afraid
Of young men" 1t certainly should.
But as long as they continue to drive
automobiles through the streets at
forty miles an hour it is simple pru-
aence to- give them wide berth.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-21

They have found in California that
the tango has a quieting effect on the
insane In other words. it corresponds
with their state of mind.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-21

@All that a lie asks for" observes
the Sioux City Journal. sis a few
hours start That's true, and 1t al
ways gets 1t.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-21

It was Senator Hitchcock of Ne
braska who put the hitch in the cur
rency committee.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-21

There's no objection to Mexico for
the Mexicans." Nos one else wants it.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-21

THoUGHTsFoR THE DAY.
Diligence is thesmother of good luck
Franklin.
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02

At Sis o'clock tomorrow night the for
NAL opening of the Home Products ex-
position, under the auspices of the Bir-
mingham Ad club, the first exposition
of it's character to be held in Birmlng-
lam, will occur at the Gypsy Smith audi
forum on FIRST avenue. The doors of
the exposition will open at . lock
and every exhibit and booth will be ready
.for fine crowds.
The auditorium will be heated through
out the exposition, Reports to the con-
trary ha e been circulated, but Presi-
dent John Sparrow of the Ad club an
nounced last night that arrangements
had been completed by which the big
building viii be heated The opening viii
be marked tomorrow evening by adj
dresses by City Commissioners James
Weatherly, President w. P. G. Har ling
Of the Chamber of Commerce, President
49, B. Burton of the Business Mems
league. President Harry Wheelock of the
Rotary club and in the absence of PresI
dent Shelby of the Board of Trade. a
.iepres entative of that organization yet
to be named viii make a short speech
A novel feature is being planned In
connection with the official opening to-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02

ern Face Brick exchange, H. Marengo
(cafe), Birmingham Brick company, Ala
bama Engineering company. Southern
Steam Carpet Cleaning company, Bat
terton Coffee company, Thomas Crate
Bar company, Farmers and Ginners Cot
ton Oil company, Avondale Stove COM
pany, A. Be. company Alabama Gro
Gerry company. Isherwood Chandelier COM
pany, Southern Sewer Pipe company
Birmingham Packing company Standard
Portland Cement company, Birmingham
Macaroni company. Birmingham Paper
company, George F. Wheelock company.
birmingham Mattress company, Birming-
ham Publishing company. Cuban Cigar
Manufacturing company. Enterprise En-
craving company, Roberts & Son, Inter-
national Harrow company Birmingha m
Nut Products company. Southern Coupon
company. Fowlkes & Myatt Birmingham
Railway, Light and Power company.
Doster- Northington Drug company. H.
Abel Wagon company. Jefferson Powder
company, Birmingham Ledger, Birming-
ham Age Herald, Birmingham News.
hite-Blakeslee Co.. American Textile
company, william Cosby Flour and Grain
company. Cato Shoe company, Birming-
ham Candy company, Bragan Bros Tin
shop, Perfection Mattress company. Biz
mingham Trunk factory, Phillips-H end0n
company (overalls).