The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-09-25

big business Instead of each lumber shop competing
with lumber shops in the town they organize
to compete with the twenty-eght wood substitutes.
year ago they conducted campaign to get slogan
by which they intend to popularize their product be-
fore the buying public.
General Motors spends in the neighborhood of
$30,000000 annually for advertising. One cigarette
brand spends $12O0O,0O in propaganda to convince
smokers that their brand is the only good one The
National Outdoor Advertising company claim they
keep message before 48, $4,000 people in 352
cities for 80 days at cost of $89, 135S0.
The shoe sole manufacturers would have us stand
more and the trouser manufacturer would have us sit
more.
Almost every movement during the past few
years has been of propaganda. The movement to
bring the boys back from Europe and bury them in
their native soil propaganda sponsored by the
morticans, told.
Andre Maurois in commenting on the power of
propaganda in the Forum relates how the people in
the United States could be stirred to such an extent
that Congress would vote $1O0,O00,OO to make war
against the moon
At first that seems absurd but in reality it is not
far from the truth James Creelman, the greatest
war reporter of his time, in his book "On the Great
Highway" writes, ct has been said by those calm
students of human events who untroubled by the
cries of oppressed Cuba that the between the
United States and Spain the work of the yellow
newspapers yellow Journalism was blood
guilty 1t had broken the peace of the world It's
editors enemies of society and it's correspondents
ministers Of passion and disorder. It's lying clamors
had aroused the credulous mob overthrown the dig
nied policies of government, and dshonored interna-
tional law"
If some club desires to get their name before the
public in good way if they desire legisla-
ton favorable to their individual they instgate
publicity campaign propaganda
Kenneth Roberts in his article on "Mal Order Le-
gislation' says that "this is the age of causes
great, sacred, passionate that sweep through
entire communities and and mighty gatherings and
conventions like tidal waves prairie fires, and fill
everyone that they touch with blind and Unsuitable
craving to kick someone in the shins.'
Nearly every trade profession, fad business
union trust, and league in America has established
national headquarters in Washington where they
prevail with propaganda to gain their end.
There two types of propaganda. One is for
good and the other is for evil If all were for good
propaganda would be blessing But the other exists
and because of it's power has become danger and
tht should be studied and then curbed-North
wood CIa.) Anchor.
TWO COURTESIES
Mark Forkner of the Langdon, N. D., Republican
calls attention to two courtesies which the city should
extend to it's business visitors. The opportunity is
wide open to every other small city,
"Langdon people have an excellent opportunity
to show their business visitors and of their
business at least two courtesies says Mr.. Fork
ner Zone might think that they would be unnoticed
in Langdons Saturday evening jams, but they will be
noticed and they will be appreciated.
First Langdon people should declare five day
week for themselves Not because they work hard
but because they shop at the wrong times With the
stores open every evening of the week. there should
no 10 for div Tho
stores Saturday nights when hundreds of out-oftown
people seeking service. and most of them
xous to get started for home while business
busy they scarcely know which way to turn. Sat-
urday evening is not the best time for Langdon
housewife to be standing in grocery store bordering
as to whether she wants to serve peaches pears
Sunday Neither is it the time for the Langdon moth
to take her little girl down town to try on hats
and dresses.
"That sounds as if all the shortcomings should
be charged to the ladies of Langdon but here is an
other just bad, the Without larger bust
ness district, Langdon not have any business
streets, the several blocks which do have should
be turned to visitor Saturday evenings Lang
don business should walk to work Saturday eve
nngs if possible but if compelled to drive they should
park their side streets or in back of their
business place. Let the customers drive the front
door and they more apt to in and show their
appreciation of your thoughtfulness.
"And all this applies to Langdon men who shop
on Saturday evenings and who park their cars
down town the busiest evening of the week.
Morris Tribune
small picture and twelve lines of type
in Twin City paper Sunday announced presi-
dent Of the University of Michigan would
take over his duties this week.
Had the item concerned a football coach to
take the place of Yost it would doubtless have had
ten times the length However, the paper alone should
not be blamed. It attaches to its items the same
relative importance as is given them by the reading
public.