The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-01
HELLO FRIENDS!


This week | start a new department
in the Review.
shall at all times endeavor to not
only have items of news in this de-
partment interesting to the farmer,
but also to other members of the farm
home. am going to be surprised
if the residents of the towns do not
give it once over as well. | snail
visit the farmers in their homes and
report on their varied activities.
I am going to try to improve this
already good newspaper. 70 improve
it means work. yea, much hard work,
but the harder the task, the greater
the victory.
had the choice of six mighty good
newspapers. and selected the Review.
! did SO because it is recognized as
one of the largest and best county seat
r"wsnapers in Iowa, and its large list
of subscribers will enable ~"
many more than | could through any
other newspaper published in this sec
ton of the state.
1t will be impossible for me. to sue
coed unless l have the cooperation
of the farmers. l ask your co-opera-
ton and support which ! shall strive
to merit. | will consider every person
benefactor who contributes news
that will make the department more
interesting. | trust no one will feel
the least hesitancy in giving me the
news.
The Interpretation of the feeling OF
the farming community is that they
want all the news. farm news as we'll
as town news. This the Review is
going to do relying upon the people
to approve its course through Sener-
Gus patronage. The department will
be permanent. and, | trust both inter-
esting and useful.
In the past, about the only time
many of the farmers would see their
names in the newspaper, was when
lightning killed their live stock, the
rosy checked daughter married some
poor city trash, Or some other hard
luck visited the farmer. Publishers
who think they can spend nearly all
their time and office expense in gath
ering town news and neglectlng the
farmers VINO representa- least halfthe
uhscribers-without the farmer catch
ing on, are only fooling themselves.
The farmers are as wise as the town
business men,. and they know very
we'll wheIS tn y are receiving their
share of the melon. That canned
stuff some newspapers are printing
-and-calling it farm department, is
Joke. The farmer wants the same SER
vice publishers are giving to the town
subscribers. Publishers in the future
will not get to first base with any
other kind of service. The farmers
are waking up to the fact that they
have been neglected for 10, these many
years, and they will swat the news
paper as quick as they will the mos
quito who sucks their blood, but gives
them nothing in return.
i want to fraternize with the great
family of readers of this newspaper,
and | hope there will be welcome
sign on the door mat when l call at
your home. BE not forgetful to en-
terrain strangers, for thereby some
have entertained angels unawares.'
Now don't make mistake when
you see me approaching in my mighty
Ford and think | am lightning rod
agent or candidate for office, de-
sirous of spreading brilliant sunshine
around about me. and longing to kiss
the babies. You cant make a mistake.
l am the possessor OF a nose just six
inches long-standard length for
smelling newsstand measure five feet
and nine inches from the top OF my
bald head to the bottom of my bare
feet. You need not fear me, for | am
as playful as a kitten and as gentle
as a lamb. will not bite, or even
growl, if you show your appreciation
of this department by plankinS down
another years subscription to this
great family necessity.
Yours respectfully,
IT,. JNO. H. d. GRAY.