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Show TELLING THE TRUTH Iowa publishers have devised the following supplementary provisions of the code, which we hope General Johnson will hurry up and approve. Their adoption will mean millions to us small town publishers: For telling the public that a man is a successful citizen when everybody knows he is as lazy as a government mule $2.70. Referring to a deceased citizen as one who is mourned by the entire community when we know that he will only be missed by the poker circle $10.13. Referring to some gallivanting scandal monger female as an estimable lady when every business mian in town would rather see the devil coming $8.10. Sending a hypocritical old reprobate to heaven, when we know that hell is too good for him $5.00. Referrin;; to deceased merchants as "progressive citizens," when they never advertised in their life to help draw trade to towiv-$1.00 Gazette, Stillwater, Still-water, Minn. |