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About The monitor. (Omaha, Neb.) 1915-1928 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 14, 1918)
Advertising Manager Goes On Vacation But Cannot Refrain From Hustling Up New Business for The Monitor Everywhere He Finds Himself. DES MOINES IS PROGRESSIVE Bert Patrick of Monitor’s Staff Gives Some Interesting Facts About Iowa’s Attarctive Capital. Bert Patrick, plodding patient and persistent advertising solic itor of The Monitor, requested a two weeks’ vacation to visit relatives and friends in Des Moines and Chicago. Whether or not he anticipated the Omaha street car strike is problem atical. He said, “Parker can handle my end of it while I’m gone.” So he went leaving Parker, who is a live wire anyway you take him on the job. So is the strike, which makes “ad” getting for even such a good medium as The Monitor a pretty tough proposition. So Patrick struck an opportune time for his vacation. But while he is supposed to be on hi§ vacation, he is so imbued with The Monitor spirit that he cannot refrain from hustling up new business for this “in-a-classby-itself” publication. He has sent in a list of subscribers from Des Moines and the following interesting letter written from Chi cago under date of December 9: Dear Father Williams: I remained in Des Moines nearly all of alst week looking about the city and visiting with friends. The people there are very hospitable and my visit there was made pleasant. Des Moines is a very pretty city, the metropolis of Iowa, located on the east and west of the Des Moines river, forming East and W’est Des Moines. The capitol building is lo cated on the highest spot on the east side having sloping green gradually melting to the beautiful surrounding pavements below, which all stretch onto the three or four very pretty bridges that lead y-ou to the busy streets of the city. Here you find unusually fine business places, stores, etc. This metropolis boasts of 120, 000 inhabitants, excluding the can tonments (Camp Dodge). Fort Des Moines is also very interesting. There 1 is located the U. S. general hospital No. 26. To this fort are returned the brave lads, both black and white, from overseas who went to fight “to make the world safe for democracy.” The Des Moines slogan is “We do things,” which well describes the spirit of the people here and justly the whole state, since the record shows that Iowa was the first in the union to go over the top in the fourth lib erty loan, also Iowa gave more men during the great world war than any other state in the union. Des Moines is proud to be the capitol of this great state. I visited the Army Club here, where the soldiers are made welcome to the reading rooms, baths, large dancing ball, cafe, soft drinks, etc., every thing for their pleasure and enter tainment. Mr. and Mrs. Wright, who have charge of the Army club took special pains to entertain me during my visit to one of the club's weekly social affairs. I feel very grateful to them for my having spent such a pleasant time. I was indeed proud to see my peo ple doing well in various lines of bnsiness. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Cous ins have a very modern, up-to-date grocery store and enjoy a good trade, and the class of this store merits all that is good. Mr. C. Bruce Santee, one of the leading photographers of the city, who was formerly of Kansas City, is doing greta work as usual and is getting the business in his line. Dr. Lowery, Des Moines’ leading dentist, has a good practice. He will report the city news for The Monitor. Des Moinites are requested to give their news to him each week. Give your subscription to him for The Monitor and read the Des Moines news each week. Others who are doing well are R. E. Handy, the new undertaker. Mrs. B. F. Crank, one of the leading hair dressers, located at 720 Center street. Mrs. Louise Cooper, proprietress of the Center cafe, is doing a nice busi ness. She is also one of our adver tisers. W. M. Smith, the soft drink man is the popular place to quench your thirst. It was my great pleasure to call at the Bystander office while here and talk with Mr. John L. Thompson, the editor. I was impressed with the good business being accomplished through their office. I arrived in Chicago yesterday. I like it here so far. Kindly remember me to your family and The Monitor staff. Fine Monitor last week. Yours for more business. Colored Y. M. C. A. B. PATRICK. SEWING LESSONS I will teach you how to sew in the shortest time and by methods with which you can do your own or others’ sewing in the best possible manner. Call or write for catalogue and full in formation. Mrs. C. Ridley, 1922 North Twenty-fifth street.—-Adv. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION HOLDS GOOD MEETING Interesting Programme Given Before Well Pleased Audience—Member ship Passes One Hundred Mark— Will Meet as Forum Each Sunday Afternoon at Four O'Clock. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People held an interesting meeting last Sunday afternoon in the New St. John’s church which is centrally located on Grant street. The meeting was called to order by the Rev. John Albert Wil liams, pastor of St. John’s. America was sung by the audience with Mrs. McCoy at the piano. The president then turned the meeting over to Mrs. Jessie Hale Moss, chairman of the pro gram committee, who had well planned this feature, and who in turn announced the numbers to be given. Mrs. James G. Jewell gave an ad mirable paper on “The Objects, Aims and Achievements of the N. A. A. C. P.” Her paper will be published in full in the next issue of The Monitor. Miss Ray Middleton sang most ac ceptably a beautiful “Lullaby,” com posed by Professor Work of Tuskegee. Amos P. Scruggs gave a thought ful address on "Knowing Your Own Community,” in which he stressed the importance of knowing the people, needs and problems of your own com munity and the necessity of so liv ing in a community that one would compel respect. Others who spoke on the same topic were W. T. Ransom, the Rev. W. C. Williams and the Rev. John Albert W’illiams. Mr. Ransom stressed the idea of unity, which also was the keynote of Dr. Williams’ ad dress, who plead for co-operation in business and professional enterprises. At the conclusion of the program, the president resumed the chair and twenty-one new members were en rolled. Next Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock another interesting program will be given. The public is cordially invited. These Sunday afternoon forums can be made an important factor in the life of the community. MISS El'DORA WARE IS SELLING PIANOS Miss Eudora Ware, the well known music teacher, is selling pianos for the A. Hospb company, working exclusive ly among Colored people. Her knowl edge of music and pianos will be of great help to those who purchase through her. Any one needing a piano or player piano will do well by having Miss Ware help them select an instru ment. Residence address, 3415 North Twenty-eighth street. Phone Webster 3573.—Adv. AVOID EPIDEMICS INSURE YOUR WAGES AGAINST SICKNESS AND ACCIDENT WITH THE CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY I A. PLUMMER. AGENT, 300 BEE BLDG. E. A. LAWRENSON, I MANAGER, I 300 BEE BLDG. 1 | CLAIMS PAID IMMEDIATELY J The Monitor Office 304 Crounse Block M I Sixteenth Street | ii il II OPPOSITE POSTOFFICE || II It | il yy j;,i, AX •*••*••*•+**•**•**•**•*****+**•*••*+•**•**•*++****+******•*••****•+**•*•**•+** £ .{• 4 4 K*K*K*K**l*K**l**l**l**l**l**l**l**l**l**l**l**l**l**t*K*K**t**t**t*K4 % •;• 44 4‘i In ii I H '{{ We have moved our office Down Town Right Into Heart of Business District ft ii f :: II “ r rrrrrrr^rrrfflt^^^tttttaott^yc rrrrrrrrrrrr. ADVICE TO “FLU" CONVALESCENTS SPAIN AND ENGLAND REPORT INCREASE IN TUBERCULOSIS AFTER INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC. U. S. Public Health Service Warns Public Against Tuberculosis. One Million Cases Tubercu losis in United States—Each a Source of Danger. Influenza Convalescent* Should Have Lungs Examined—Colds Which Hang On Often Beginning of Tuberculosis. No Cause for Alarm if Tuberculosis Is Recognized Early—Potent Medi cines Not to Be Trusted. ★★★★★★★★★*********** ★ * * Beware tuberculosis after In- ★ * fluenzn. No need to worry If * * you take precautions In time. ★ * Don't diagnose your own con- * * ditlon. Have your doctor exam- ★ ■k Ine your lungs several times at k k monthly Intervals. Build up your k k strength with right living, good ★ * food and plenty of fresh air. ★ * Don't waste money on patent * * medicines advertised to cure tu- k k bereulosis. * k Become a fresh-alr crank and ★ k enjoy life. * * * Washington, D. C. (Special.J-'-Ac cording to a report mnde to the United States Public Health Service, the epi demic of Influenza In Spain has al ready caused an increase in the preva lence and deaths from pulmonary tu berculosis. A similar association be tween Influenza arid tuberculosis was recently made by Sir Arthur News holme, the chief medical officer of the English public health service, In his analysis of the tuberculosis death rate In England. In order that the people of the Unit ed States may profit by the experience of other countries Surgeon General Rupert Blue of the United States Pub lic Health Service has Just Issued a warning emphasizing the need of spe cial precautions at the present time. “Experience seems to Indicate," says the Surgeon General, “that persons whose resistance has been weukened by an attack of Influenza are peculiar ly susceptible to tuberculosis. With millions of its people recently affected with influenza this country now of fers conditions favoring the spread ol tuberculosis.” One Million Consumptives in the United States. “Then you consider this a serious menace?” was asked. "In my opinion It Is, though I hasten to add It Is dis tinctly one against which the people can guard. So far ns on^ can estimate there are at present about one million cases of tuberculosis In the United States. There Is unfortunately no complete census available to show ex actly the number of tuberculous per sons In each state despite the fact that most of the states have mnde the dis ease reportable. In New York city, where reporting has been In force for many years, over 35,000 cases of tu berculosis are registered with the De partment of Health. Those familiar with the situation believe that the ad dition of unrecognized and unreported cases would make the number nearer 50,000. The very careful health sur vey conducted during the past two years In Framingham, Mass., revealed 200 cases of tuberculosis In a popula tlon of approximately 15,000. If these proportions hold true for the United States ns a whole they would Indicate that about one in every hundred per ' sons Is tuberculous. Each of these constitutes a source of danger to be guarded against” What to Do. In his statement to the public Snr geon General Blue points out how those who have had influenza should protect themselves against tuberculo sis. “All who have recovered from In fluenzn,” snys the Surgeon General, “should have their lungs carefully ex amined by a competent physldun. In fact. It Is desirable to have several ex aminations made a month apart Such examinations cannot be made through tfie clothing nor can they be carried out In two or three minutes. If the lungs are found to be free from tuber culosis every effort should be mnde to keep them so. This can be done by right living, good food and plenty of ! fresh air.” Danger 8lgns. The Surgeon Oeneral warned ospe ’ dally against certain danger signs, : such as “decline" and “colds which hang on.” These, he explained, were often the beginning of tuberculosis. “If you do not get well promptly. If your cold seems to hang on or your health and strength decline, remember that these are often the early signs of tuberculo sis. Place yourself at once under the care of a competent physician. Tuber culosis Is curable In the early stages. Patent Medicines Dangerous in Tuber, culosis. "Above all do not trust In the mis leading statements of unscrupulous patent medicine fakers. There Is no specific medicine for the cure of tuber culosis. The money spent on such medicines Is thrown away; It should be spent Instead for good food and de cent living." +-—\ “Distinctive” Dry Goods / Thomas Kilpatrick & Co. i *_ _MMIMaaaanaiB|n|iaiaiamHHHHnaaMaBBHnHHaMBBHnHanH>MMMBn*naBMBr Boost! 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