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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-10
Effective Advertising.

Scribner'S Magazine; IL Is lmpefa-
tive, however, that the advertisement
be more than a mere statement OF
fact: it must also be artistic. Three
parts reason and two parts art are the
figures of the critics. This does not
mean that it should be two-1ifths pic
.ture and the. remainder text, for the
illustration may appeal to reason anu
the arrangement and meaning, OF the
text 10 the artistic sense Each ought
to be both aesthetic and rational.
If the character of the commodity
|permits, the advertisement should, ac-
cording to the critics, he digniiied, re-
fined. and free from vulgarity; for the
aim of the publicity may be defeated
by Objectionable pictures and state
.ments. How the announcement OF II
humorous magazine can be dignified Is
difficult to see. Similarly, the subject
matter of those relating to underwear
and bathroom fixtures does not permit
of particularly refined treatment. But
what is one mans meat is another
poison; what is crude to II is III
good taste to another. As yulSaflt! is
disgusting to some, refinement makes
others suueamish. In this respect, agaln,
the advertisement acts as an AUTOMATIC
sorter of readers, and, as water seeks
its own level. each advertisement finds
its own customers.
Lastly. the different parts OF the all
vertisement should cooperate In drlv-
ing home the message. This is partl-
cularly important with the picture II
the text. If they are at variance, the
person attracted by the illustration
NAV lose interest in the remainder OF
the advertisement whereas, if the two
parts reinforce each other, the appeal
is doubly powerful.
In addition to these general charac-
ltcristics of advertisements, the critics
also called attention to pleasing ana
d%iscordant clements found in head hhe.
text. trademark, slogan, and picture.
At times the head line Is placed III
tle top of the advertisement with the
picture. below and again the order Is
reversed. There seems to be little dli-
ference in the merits of the two de-
vices. Since the top OF the page mas
the maximum attention value, thal
feature of the advertisement which Is
most brief and interesting should be
mt in that position. Though II picture
is usually more interesting han Il cap
ton. the head line has other adVaii-
tagcS.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-10
Inside Facts.

Of the great supcr-dreadnaughts
flying the American flag and blowing
the seven seas. the L. S. S. Idaho Is
one of the most prominent and mos'
efficient. The Idaho is n OF tho
latest additions to Uncle Sans first
line of defense; she takes a leading
role in the war games played by ths
newly formed Pacific fleet.
The Idaho is the best in gunnery
I,arly III this year her gun pointers
established n record for ships of the
Idaho's class when they made nine
bull-eyes out of some thirty shots at
n distance of 10000 yards-nearly
twelve miles.
When we consider that it is practi-
ca!ly impossible to see the target will
the naked eye at this long range, the
palmer we can see the eNpcrtneSS OF
the men behind the guns" These
monster 14-inch guns hurl Il projcc.ile
weighing fifteen hundred pounds at II
distance of ~ miles when extreme ele-
walton is maintained. in order TO fire
at this great distance acroplanes are
utilized te direct the gun-pointers.
Startling Figures.
The owner of Il Ford AUTOMOBILES
provided he had the space in his tanks,
could drive his machine 3O.n0O.OW
miles on the lubricating oil carried i'll
the tanks OF the Idaho. One million
three hundred thousand gallons OF
l%uBricating oil is carried when TINS
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-10
TH|EvERy RAMPANT.
in GERMAN CITIES
Police Unable to Cope With
Increase in Burglar "
les.
(By The Associated Press.)

( Berlin, May 1O.--In these disturbed
days, when the, revolution profiteer'
the successor Of the war ~profiteer-
liaunts his newly acquired wealth in
the face of an Impoverished popnlace.
roiberies and hi..glar.2i III Berlin IN
crease at an abnormal pata. Street
signs are full of a~nlOunceln its offer
ing rewards for the return of stolen
goods, and in one of the Las.! % sineSS
streets Of Berlin a fancy god $40. !,
displays this notice:
"Gentlelhen burglars are re %uestcd
not to break open the shop front nor to
tamper with the locks. There is moth
ing to steal here. All property is re-
moved from the shop windows at
night"
There have been scores of hold-ups,
and the other day a man was stripped
of his clothes, shoes and hat and left
on the sidewalkNin his underciOthes.
Hotels Unsafe.
1T is not safe for hotel guests to
leave any portable property OF any
description in their rooms. Articles
Of clothing have a way Of vanishing in
Ia thin air. and hotel proprietors de
cline all responsibility. Police stats.
ties indicate that the number OF hotel
robbcries has trebled within the last
five years.
To leave typcUriters unpadlocked Is
sheer culpable negligence on the part
of the owner. The Berlin criminal
police has been obliged to organize l;
special department dealing exclusively
with stolen machines.
Cases of housebreaking have quad
ruplrd within the last three years
| Articles of clothing, bedclothes. carpets
and curtains are the objects most de
sired by the thieving fraternity.
Dishonesty among factory shands
has grown to Il deplorable extent, tho
police say. Leather betting disappears
wholesale: it is cut up II sold Il
shoe repairers.
Nor are churches, cemeteries and
museums immune from rObbcries, the
booty carried off being mostly ancien,
gold ornaments and jewelry.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-10
They Didn't Appeal to Him.

New York Times: The late Booker
L. Washington was once called to a
negro church in a small town to
straighten out the trouble between its
pastor and flock. On his arrival DR..
Washington learned that most of the
congregation were Oh the side of the
pastor, but Il group OF indictments
We're bent on Ousting him.
DIR. Washington called Il meeting OF
the congregation where the grievances
against the pastor We're discussed and
threshed ont. Most Of them upon in
veStigation proved to he imaginary and
u~nwarranted, and lie finally won Over
to the side of, the pastor all of the NAL
contents with the exception of a hard
headed old negro who vas willing to
retain the pastor on condition he would
give his spiritual services without pay.
The pastor was pititully mderpaid
and was wholly dependent upon his
meager salary for support. DIR. Wash
ington drew a mental picture OF the
undetpaid pastor and the difficulties
under which he laboreh in the Lords
vineyard which drew tears from the
congregations, but failed to move the
uncomprOniising old negro who kept
shifting his feet uneasily and mutter-
ing:
II won't pay him. l won't. / don't
care what anybody thinks
And why won't you pay him." de-
mandcd DIR. Washington, exasperated.
..AVhat is your Il for such an at
.titude? Come out with IT,"
II won't pay him. replied the old
fellow, swallowing hard, "'cause he
done preach every Sunday the same
old sermons he preached last year,
and lie amt earnin' his salary
"Oh, is that ALP commented DR..
(. -ss,.ingion, and the pastor was called
= !. 20 explain.
..e q. p!aincd that he had preached
some OF LIS Il second time be-
cause many members of the congresa-
ton were so p...Scd with them that
they had requested him to repeat them.
This explanation s.tisiicd the us
gruntlcd church mcmic.. and the meet
ing ended harmoaic!siyf.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-10
Finishing Old Peoples Home.

Boone News-Republican: The public
will be invited to the opening Of the
Swedish Old Peoples Home on which
the improvements which have been III
the process Of construction during the
past several months are now practically
completed. A meeting Of the board of
trustees of the home was held Tuesday
evening and pavement on the final in
stallments of the work was authorized.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-10
Moss Succeeds Clum.

Des Moines Register: II. h. Moss OF
was selected yesterday AT
ternoon to succeed Woodwork Clum
also of Davenport, rs secretary of tht
Greater Iowa association.
Mr.. Clum's resignation was present
ed in order to enable him to accept q
position as secretary of the United
Americanization Organizu ion OF Hi
nois, with headquarters in Chicago.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-10
Time to Go.

London Blighty: He had held forth
for so long in the subject of his adj
ventures that the entire smoking room
was distinctly bored. Finally he reach
ed India.
ut was there that I first saw a man
eating tiger" he announced, boastfully
'FoOh! That's nothing" said a
mild looking little man, edging toward
the door. II once saw a man eating
rabbit
And he sauntered gracefully out.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-10
OGDEN to Have All Nations.

Boone News-Republican Il. II. (San'
dy) Merriam, manager of the Oydei
baseball team, was a visitor in. Boone
on his way home from Minnesota where
he has been looking up ball players fol
the Affiliations nine. He has filled
all places and is confident that the
Ogden team. composed of salaried bal
players representing all nations, will bt
one of the strongest in this section OF
the state. n
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-10
Has a Real Policeman.

Story City HeralH: StOT! Nlt! ;
police force is now fully uniformed.
1t happened the first day OF May.
Blue serge, brass buttons, military
can. silver star-thatis what you see
when Tom Omvig comes into view.
And Tom looks the part of n good
uolice officer. too. He picked his UNI
form lust as it was full grown ana
his generous body fills it to perfec-
tiou. and when YOU come down the
street and get Il glimpse of our police
man Won have Il feeling that YOU are
seeing Il sample of IL OF New 1ork ;
finest.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-10
RuyS Third Plane.

Fort Dodge Messenger: 4. J. Mel
son. '.Iowa's Flying Parson." made Z a
flight this week from Fort Dodge to
Council Bluffs. with IL new army type
Cnrtiss plane purchased from the Cur
'tiss-Iowa Aircraft Company. This
makes the third plane the Flying Par
son has bought from the local Aircraft
Company.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-10
G0csl Old Times.

New York Evening Post: Buell.
Harvey is quite an old-timer. lsht ne:
Swope-l should say 50! He says
he can remember when Il person coula
make Il statement regarding some ma
tional question and two or three men
would Immediately agree with him.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-10
The Way Most Of Us Live.

birmingham Ase-lIerald: This thfllt
expert gives some good advice"
"How'S that
He says every time we earn Il dol
lar we should save half of it.
"Umph. What are you gong 10 40
if you've already spent Sl.Io by the
time you've earned 81!
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-10
Triiie Complicated.

Louisville Cuurier-Journal: How do
you nurse Il grudge!'
We'll, you feed it from Walls Oh
wrath, | suppose"
Il see. and Il vial of wrath keeps
your wrath warm. Sort of II vacuum
bottle"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-10
One Occupant Secure.

Washington Star: Our janitor is
disposed TO be a trifie naughty
Can YOU wonder? He is the only
person in the building who has been OF.
.fered an inducement not TO move out"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-10
Not Homeless,

Blighty, London: Stage Struck
Maiden (after trying her yoice)-Do
you think / can yer do anything with
my voice?
Stage Manager-Well, it might come
in handy in ease of fire.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-05-10
Melancholy.

{: Stray Stories: HoOk-OldbOy is the
most melancholy fellow l o
Crook-You're right. He proposed
to u girl once by asking her how she
would like to become his widow.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-17
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Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-25

Ethel wraisht, s5 gold, Center school i; second prize, Mary B1ahusiak, Ss50 gold. naleville school. History of Wilmington First prize, Emily Parizek, $5 gold, Center school, s5 per cent. on test; sec ond prize, Munroe Usher, $250 gold, South Wiliington school. s2 per can't on test Spelling-Miss Frances Hall of the South Willington sohaal and Emily Pari- zek of Center school were even in the match, each spelling IA words out of the 15o given. Hall prize for sewing, judged by Miss Violet Snow of Columbus. o. First prize, Grace Service of tie South Willington school; second prize, Ruth Davis, Center school. Palmer sewing prize for grades below the sixth-First Beatrice Malo, South Wilmington school second, Josephine Kalbec, East Willing ton school Teacher receiving the SIS in gold for school making the most points was awarded Mrs. Kathryn Gahan, Cen ter school. The Gardiner Han, IT. scholarship prize of s1oo for the attain. ment of 80 per cent. standing at Wilii. mantle High school was awarded Miss Helen Poshisil of this village.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-25
SOUTH WELLINGTON

Mrs. James Service, Miss Harriett Smith and Miss Phoebe Green az'e attend ing the summer school of religious edu- cation at New London.
 Memorial church will be closed for re- repairs until flHrther notice. Sunday school will be held in the hall over the store next Sunday morning at 1S1 o'clock. Christian Endeavor service beginning on Wednesday of next week will also be held in the hall. The preaching service will be held in the church on Willin gton Hill Sunday next at 1130 o'clock.
 Miss Beatrice Malo is visiting in New York with Rev. and Mrs. W. Westerfield.
 Mrs. Elmer Matthews att ended the commencement exercises of NFillimantic High school at Willimantic last week Thursday.
 At the communication of Uriel lodge, A. F. and A. NJ, at Masonic hall. Morrow, Saturday evening next there will be work n the NJ. NJ. degree.
 NIT. and Mrs. James Service attended he graduation of their son Louis from he New Bedford Textile school last thursday.
 Mr. and Mrs. Frank Msther and son -arl and Mir. and Mrs. Albert Mather of Hartford spent Sunday with Mir. and Mrs. Walter Mather. The visitors were Walter Mathers father and grandfather
 At the graduating exercises and speaking contest held Friday evening ir the Memorial church the following pupils were awarded prizes Speaking contest First prize, won by Miss Caroline Mirtl S5, in gold, class 4, Center school sec. ond prize. Marion Wondrasek, $250 ir gold. South Wil1ington school L. C. Sta ples of Ellington. Mrs. l. T. Jewett oi Poland and A. W. Or Greer of Willirnari .ic were the judges. Class B-First prize
Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-25

Among the many endorsers for CI- NOT in Norwich is MT. Harry Lahn who is too well known to need any in troduction. He says:-
 For long time have been bother ed with my stomach and my food did not seem to agree with me and the consequence was that I had no ap-
 petite and lost flesh and felt tired out
 most all the time and I tried many things to get back to my normal con-
 dition but nothing did me any good, I happened to have a friend of mine
 who had gotten wonderful results from CINOT and I gave it trial and am
 mighty glad I did for it sure put me
 on my feet and I feel just great" CINOT is being demonstrated in Norwich by m expert at the H. NJ Lerou Drug Store, POS Main st. It Is | also for sale in Dayville by w. E. La | Belle; in Mystic by the Wheeler's Drug 1 Store; in Greeneville Station, Norwich | by Pitcher & Service; in Taftville by The Taftville Pharmacy; in Jewet City l by Chas. R. Carey; in Central Villas ge | by H. Elmer Lewis; in Plainfield by | The Mercier Pharmacy; in Baltic bJ | The Baltic Pharmacy; in Moosup by J 1 w. Tuckerman; in Danielson by Bur. | roughs' Pharmacy; in Putnam by Jas | F. Donahue, and can be obtained at al 1 first class druggists.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-25

men in the costumes of the lands in whose interest they were taking parts There were various scenes in pantomine music by an orchestra of women play CTS and various other features to round out an interesting afternoon.
 The invitation of the clty's business houses for people to shop early Thurs day seemed to be more generally accept ed yesterday than has been the case heretofore on half holiday. Inciden. tally, the business people drew a pleas ant Thursday afternoon this week fol their half-holiday and there were sev eral parties on outings to favorite re sorts in the vicinity.
 A petition of Danielson members o Putnam lodge of EIks for charter fol lodge of the order in the neighborint town has been denied by higher author ities of the Organization. There are abou four score members of the Putnam lodg' who live in Danielson and vicinity.
 Upwards of half a hundred school chil dren have received certificates from al agent of the state board of education and will be permitted to work durin; the vacation season.
 St. Bernard council, K. of C., of Nortl
Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-25

Grosvenordale has another class of can didates preparing to receive the degree of knighthood.
 About s3.O00 has been expended in making more safe and aiassable the de- tour on the state highway between this city and Chepachet.
 E. l.. Davis has opened his cottage al Lords point for the summer. It is already indicated that this sea- sons travel on the Bar Harbor and State of Maine expresses which run through this city will be extremely heavy.
 Mrs G. A. Shepherd of New York. is at her summer place near here for the season.
 Matthew Chase of Pomfret Landing. is patient at the Day Kimball hospi-
 tai suffering from a torn eye ball and
 wound in the face. the result of being struck by a flying bit of wood hurled off a stick by a circular saw about which | he was working. | An opportunity is to be given durinf
 the vacation period for every pupil ol Putnams schools who desires to be or erated upon for removal of tonsils to re- ceive attention from New York special ist, who will be in this vicinity.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-25

domestic animals The dogs that were responsible for the arrests had not been registered and in some instances were roaming about
 At the annual state convention of the order of Eagles held this week at New Britain, George Lewis, Jr., of this city was elected inside guard of the state ae- rie. Mir. Lewis is the only state officer of this organization from this section of eastern Connecticut.
 There was interest here in the story relative to rear-end collision in which Willimantic jitney owned by Stokes Watson, formerly of this city and a truck owned by state highway depart ment figured. Although three passengers who were riding with Watson were in- jured, he escaped without being hurt. His car was wrecked in the crash.
 Included in the mass of matter that is now being written about political cam paigns, past and present, is mention of the fact that the late John Addison Por- ter of Pomfret of Hartford was a pioneer in the Mckinley movement in. Connecti- cut which has long had a Mckinley as- sociation, holding annual dinners on Mo Kinley's birthday. MT. Porter became secretary to President Mckinley Putnam may see one-man cars in op- | eration on the electric railway, although that is not definitely promised yet. One | of these types of cars is at Central Will | lage now and will get it's tryout on the | Central Village e-Moosup branch of the Connecticut company's lines in this part of the state Revenue for the road from | passenger carrying is not heavy on the Putnam lines, and the one-man cars will | help reduce operating expenses, although man operating one of these cars will get more than is paid to either e mo- torman or conductor operat 2 the carl in present use.
 Following are the newly elected off cers of the Putnam Delphian society re- gently organized President, Miss Editf NJ Kent vice president, Mrs. Georgt 1 Rawley; secretary and treasurer, Mis: Emma Roberts. The organization vii
 not hold any more meetings until Sep
 tember.
 A missionary pageant was held on tht lawn at the home of Mir and Mrs. F J. Daniels, Ring street, Thursday after noon In the first episode the character appeared in colonial costumes and rep resented the period at the opening of tn
 nineteenth century, when, in 1903, a Southampton, Mass, the foundations fo
 the Congregational Woman's board wer
 laid.
 Another episode of the pageant wa , intended to emphasize the fact that one !; half the world is without doctors, tn ! claims of many countries for medic 7 service being rer-s sented by young wo
Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-25
EAST KlLLNCLY

Friends of Mrs. Clarence Smith hung her June box Thursday evening. After the round up the evening was passed very pleasantly, playing games
 A. M. Paine has commenced having on the Battey farm, recently purchased by him.
 Several from here attended church at North Foster, R. L, Sunday afternoon.
 Mir. and Mrs. A. E. Sayfes and chil- dren of Rockland, R. l., were weekend guests of Mrs. Say1es' parents, Mir. and Mrs. J. Albert Brooks.
 Mir. and Mrs. Harold Brooks and e;.,I. dren werein Providence Tuesday.
 The schools have closed for the sum- mer vacation.
 Miss Olive Aldrich has been the guest of friends in North Oxford, Mass, for several days
 Miss Heather Sheldon is i'll.
 Mfr. Nichols, father of Mrs. Walter Wood, has gone to Greene, R. l., for the summer.
 MT and Mrs. Ralph Smith have moved to their new house on the Pike.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-25
DANlELSON AND PUTNAM NEWS
PUTNAM

A ponderous 5-ton truck owned by The Interstate Trucking company, of New Bedford, plunged off the state highway out on Kil1ingly avenue, Thursday at noon, crashed through fence bordering the state highway and brought up with a front wheel jammed solidly Between two boulders. The driver, who stuck to his wheel, was not injured, and the truck es- capped with no more serious damage than a bent forward axle and other minor in juries.
 The truck was bound for this city when the accident happened. How it came to plunge off the highway on the | left hand side of the road was not among l the things that the truck crew were To- quacious about. The best explanation | obtainable was that the driver lost his | control when the wheels on the inside rolled into soft dirt and caused the big 1 truck to smash through the fence ant | down a little en1bankment into mass oi boulders. There is solid macadam sur | face to within foot of the fence 1 through which the truck plunged. 1 Three other big trucks owned by thu Interstate company were on the scene
 within a few minutes after the accident 1 these vehicles usually travelling in fleets 1 and they hooked onto the ditched vehicle
 and hauled it back into the highway, af | ter some difficulty.
 While they were operating in the sal wage task the state highway was block ed and a string of cars lined up at eacl side of the scene of operations.
 The truck that went off the embark I meht had no load Once back on tn I state road the truck was able to Jim off under it's own power. The fleet 0 trucks was engaged in hauling mill sup l plies to Danielson.
 Four men who are residents of tn
 town of Thompson were before Justic Charles Johnson at North Grosvenordal
 Thursday morning to answer to charge
 that they had violated provisions of tn
 dog laws. All pleaded guilty and pal fines of s2 and costs each. The mel
 Joseph Galaskil Rudovic Desaulniers
 William Johnson and Joseph Dechamp
 were arrested by State Officer Howar I Elliott, representing the state bureau