Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-29
Lookey-On In Iona

new use for the automobile. Taxicabs
are now so generally used that smaller
cities like Marshalltown find them
profitable investment. The auto nre
truck and engine is just as commonly
used But the other day for the hrst
time the writer has seen one SO USED
was in Eldora, where big auto truck
was filled With comfortable seats ana
a brass band of an Uncle Toms cabin
troupe rode around town instead OF
the usual band concert on the corner
And on the next day WAS another new
stunt to be seen on the SAID
streets OF Eldora. A big auto, COW
cred van. half as big as freight car
gaily painted, open doors in rear three
Young men on the seat in front and
what We're they doing? Big printed let
tiers on sides and end OF the auto-van
told everybody il was "Stumps Break
fast Food. The young men on eacn
side of the street. rang every door bell
and presented the door-openers pack
age OF breakfast FOOD F::'otsahly next
year another car viii follow giving
away pure cream. nom cakaoie sugar
and solid silver spoons.
But this advertising dodge must pay
The auto is "a thing of beauty and
10Y forever" and the system Of
covering a town is economical. The
chauffeur keeps the car slowly NOV
ing and the distributors on each side
only have to step TO the van TO gel
fresh supplies, and work" many streets
in a day.
Speaking of Uncle Toms Cabin. Mrs
Stowe, in her old age, became possessed
/ OF the idea that she vas inspired Il
write 1t just when she did. She LITTLE
thought that besides Inspiration, sils
was dealing with eternity. for the PLAY
| with three Topsy's. two Legrees anS
| ten bloodhounds is nov given by hun
! dreds of troops all over the world
/ Some of these troupes have regula
/ route and go 10 the same towns ever.
| year. They are also good advertisers
Here's the copy Of a pass given to tn
/ knights Of the grip:
! Good for Life-To the best seat II
! the house. Nothing TOO good for gu
| friends. the Travelling Men" Compii
/ ments OF Uncle Toms Cabin Company
: We eat the same horn steak. fight tn
same bugs and pay excess baggage II
I order to see the country
The writer Will no. vouch for VIVA
! follows. but he heard one man, evi
IDENTIFY the secretary OF some count
/ fair association tell another man.
! the hotel table, no sir there's no
horses enough TO go around in Sep
TENDER There's more fairs and NOR
classes 10 fill. than horses. And this
T.Sr
course a big county fair like Marshall
towns. one that brings up big purse
gets EN- and the smaller ones go shy
Now take the 2:ls trot. there WASH
ample horses just then this scrib
finished his dinner, left the dinin
room and that's all he knows abou
| horse racing.
1t Will be news TO many that Hardi
county has 5000 bridges. that Is calm
all culverts, bridges. Furthermore
Engineer Gardners office under tn
court house. is a card for each bridg'
The length width, approaches ma
terial and location OF each bridge
described on each one of the s.2e
cards. Also a map of each TOWNSHIP
showing bridges, drainage, stream
etc. This card system. enables tn
county engineer, when some or
phones in. such and such bridge y
out Of repair or was washed out la.
night" 10 start men and material
once to make repairs. He knows ea
actly what 70 send out for the card
. that bridge tells the whole stor
Query. If Hardin county has S,2'
bridges how many bridges are thel
! in sn,,pYiaS in JOwl2
The big September rains ha'
knocked down many acres OF col
in Iowa, and in addition to making
hard work to husk. many ears are
the mud and there to stay TIL q
husking commences. To Offset III
) damage, the pastures were never be
= ter in September, which of itself
5 worth thousands Of dollars TO sto
! raisers. It's too bad to see so mai
I | acres Of corn stalks, not in silos, or c
! up in shocks. This rough feed Will
: demand next spring. BY the wa
\ | what has become OF our old friel
: who worries about the frost catchil
K the corn? For many moons this scrl
K has heard him say, ooh, yes well ha
t a fair crop II the frost don't get !
v But last year and this. his voice W
not been heard. 1t is possible the
mate of Iowa has changed.
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