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m meal-ages are found there are lupin: the benefit. The people 0! Downers Grove are be- coming accustomed to looking in the averaging columns of The Reporter he melt needs. and the merchants You. Mr. Merchant. know better than anyone else that In merchandis- ing few successes are Attributable to merely offering good goods and good service. The people must be told when to find these goods and service by Adverflslng. Advertising is not only one of the surest means of producing good will that intangible asset which every mer- chant strives for, but it is the most economical Have vrm analyzed the mnditions that will mnfmni you this year and are you dotomlned to Lake advantage of the opportunities as present-Mi? You are using, or will use. the pow- er of Advertising in 1920 if yml expect to go ahead It is no longer a ques- tion of whether or not you shall Ad- vertise. Competition has madn it so that a merchant must advertise to dispmxa a! his goals. You are using, or at of Advertising in to go ahead It is wm your business an ahaad or {all bark in 1920? [I can‘t stand «cm. WHAT WILL YOUR PROFITS “E l.\' [920? ’flee of the Down Grove Publllh- h: Company :1 Noah lulu street. Downers Grove. Illinois. If you have any suggestions that?» by In rat! mat:- the Reporter more "stemming for you and a malarity of our readers, do nm 1:93“an a minute In telling "mm m Is. 7 You Dum- my am Just an union in haw nur [vapor rram hm nf newts as you arc 00 find H ”In! way Hum An N mu hw- a party "to sauna day Urn-9 hummus m In a liberal, a hell ("no and a runaway in In». just Io mkr «urn ”ml in knmv it. m" as up .04! (in us lhn details W» In In xv! I” [ha min. Ml If mvhndy'n rum ulna-’â€" "no“: slips in than! mutiny :2 wk?" h an nutmrmbflo. wt- m‘l M "ported In that it unless you (all I: about H Van. u do:- loot uh I find an HM Plum Dual ..... amutlkndmx {Km-no.0 W V. ......... In“ Mm nu "noun“ m I. Ion. Gillaph. J. D. I Co. ..... 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Puma ‘ larch-u M... Va. 01 doa- loot uh I: u run NM Mutual Bank ........... filtered at the Downers Grove Post cm“ as second dun mail matter. Advertising ates made known upbn application. Suhan’ption rates $2.00 [a year. Single copies 6c. G H. STAATS. EDITOR SUGC “TONS MIGKIE SAYS {3.23;}; 13A. 1 IT PAYS m READ m... {cm-mm 1. n. I c. .......... 2 a a Zimh‘s Pharmacy Film; A lack! ................ 'Horfln Show Shun .............. Lh’uh. 1. W ..................... sz'onh 86th Gmty Marin”. North-Wotan Colic" Glow Club l’ofler Mfg. and Laminar (‘0 ...... Power. C .................... Sam Andrew's Chunk ......... Western United Gas 5 Elev. Co.“ Yomlo. Mrs HARDWARE 36 S. Main Street Telephone No. 29 MERTZ <3 MOCHEL COAL and For {uh-co this weekâ€"0n follow- Ill (I an index of the advonhmnu. look them over NOW. Mum." Pu! Nada-n, A. R. ................. I Benin“ and Profit-bu! Cank...‘l‘ W Marti-mm- ........... ‘5 Cum-a Min ................... 2 Did. That" ................... 5 Damn 6m Baht, ............ 8 Dovacn Om Runner .......... 2 ‘mk, but nlwnya. Thu «0‘! he .- !nid to fly. when you 30 In. a Mom to boy, “I law is in thc Repor- u-r." Id! in the It puyu to lead the advertisments in the Reporter every week. Aside from their money saving vnlue. they are educational and show the pro- gress o! the community. There is nothing more true then the old ny- ing “you an judge I town by the may in! Ioal merchants Advertise in their community paper' Get Into the habit o! ruling the SPEAKERS 0F UNUSUAL INTEREST AT THIS WEEKS‘ LENTEN SERVICES. SUNDAY. 5 P. M.â€"-TIIE REV. W. W. ROSS WEDNESDAY. 8 P. M.â€"THE REV. C. M. ANDREWS. In that time Pours dropped 35 per- ceni of its total business. it cost the concern $6,500,000 additional publicity to get back where it. was before the rash 'aci.--Ansociaied Advertising. Some time ago the board or direcâ€" tors decided that. since the factory was selling all it could produce. the advertising should be cut of! as a use- less expense. It was out 0!! {or a per- Iod of six months. An hiatus in advertising is bound to prove costly. A. and P. Pears. the British soap makers. whose product- was made familiar all over the world by persistent and clever advertising. found ii. so. STOPPED fiADVE‘R’l‘lSING AND LOST TREMBNDOUSLY Calling upon The Reporter's an! emails no obligation and it may mean much to you. It you land for Disco: prom- this your, The Reporter sund- rudy 003qu you. A man will come and talk with you It you call No. 188-1. Reach out in 1920 and grasp the business that is rightfully youra. f 1113;!»ng wining Mur- M in 10!“! rob-human coo- M 80 main W the you will map this business-pulling Jaye-uncut *Adwnlolngâ€"and nut. 1630 the moat prosperous year In your store's Maury. S. Andrew’s Church WULTRY AND LAWN FENCING Full Line Of PAINTS, OILS, CALSOMINE, ETC. m, A. R. ............... ..I Am! and Pnhuhul Cum-“.1 m l Manhunt." ........... 7 fled 11mm ................... 2 c. “‘7' ................... I'D M" Gm Bah" ............ 8 .1“. ON" RIpoMr .......... 2 Co"! B. ‘ c. .................. 3 .u‘ ‘ MI 00 ................... I m In. IL ............... ...G ‘ Immu- But ....... I “out! Dunk .............. O m V. .................. 7 I}. Garden and Field Seeds THE ADS. Ooh mm Into Ha... mam-"y.“ «Id Somme 80 (Imm. “a non stuns m a lead" and tin-n In! tn :0 II"! a" Ms might I. hoop u "to hva «of Ms awn pm” nun-n «mm m mm "US; "or: u! Ann-flu!" w' lu- hnMs I "Imu- nnd oIlmIifiml gunman- (‘afln I”. run". V It was the lit-Non at II: “no to try to point [ml [rm-m hon IN. ho had m- Mnuboml lo mum II.- nll. mrtm‘ mu a (mo mutant", ‘0! (Min; all" that ml], lawn-10d Nu. "n H; mm:- l- «N ”label. that be «mild. no: In pm mm mm» um: the ml pink". sink» In him-M! I’m {mm 0M mu and; Comm-boar Hall" mod b all- pun to the ml min mow-x «bu mm. 800. 1910. 0a roll all Contain-know Muller. Anus. Bryn and layer Barber voted Aye. Nay: m . lotion carried. 1 Amun. "all" and lnyor Barber and An . Nun non. loan or- Commissioner Bryce moved {or the final mo of on ordinance Intro- duced by resolution under date 0! February 23rd. 1920. entitled "An 0r- Illuuce grunting to tho Chkm “‘0'." phone Company certdn mm- in the Village of Downer: Grove. County of DuPont. Sun at Illinois, And In!» mum aid ordinance to the voters II the out ngulnr Vlum election to be held on Apr" 20th, I920, and told onflum L- homby ordered to ho ”bulked molding to law. a l- l . RESOLUTION Resolved, That. inasmuch as the Village of Downers Grove, Illinois. did on the first day of December 1919, issue its warrants. numbers 515 and 1746 respectively, to the order of the T Busch-Solar Bros. Diesel Engiu. Co., for the sum of $3,500.00 each, and m ‘ said warrants the sum of 31,000.00‘ ($500.00 each warrant) was charg- ed to the Department of Public Afâ€" fairs, now be it further resolved that the Village Treasumr. C. Fold Davin, be and is hen-by authorized to change said charge. by charging the sail sum of $1,000.00 ($55.00 each war~ rant to the Department of Public Property. instead of the Department of Public Affairs, and be it further iesolved that the Village Treasumr be and is hereby authorized to trans- fer $1,000.00 from the Department of ‘Public Affairs to the. Department of Public Property. 0n roll call Com- missioner: Austin. Bryce. Hullcr and Mayor Barber voted Aye. Nays none. Motion carried. On to" all Commit-boner! Light Department. Pub. light 13. 05 Pumping Bill ............ 479. 43 On roll call Commissioners Bryce. Austin and Mayor Barber voted Aye. Nays none. Motion carried. Commissioner Austin presented the following resolution, and moved for its passage: Busch~8ulaer Bros. Engine . Co” No. 2071 Comp. Note No. 8 ............. V. Fredenhagen, March rent ”Tami-n” ’ONE 00. . LEGION POST, GAVE mncmsn use. [muons TO ONE ED BY v11. BOARD NOT MEMBER cm I. "Itch. Winn (“Jerk (Continued fmm Page @h "mo. and Ind-HM L, Feb. 21 . 1) 7.? as 93.50 23.81 Phone 90 “Boâ€"Io. II, don't you (17 to In I [cod um. it!!!" "I do It, "may lard.‘ “BI! you dour! mum very welt." "Why. mum-r. Juli (Mal how bad hi to It I didn't try I! guru-um A ("I mnu mn 0! Rap!»- In I plan blown to all tourluu. tho “Hallu- In." It I. doubllm the min of a nearly "and volcano. 81am curry- Inx I “my «to! of Macao“. duel than urlom «win: In the wound. and Ibo nub. for u wfluhk too. will ml! you (amok an m In the not} And um I. why a former lieutenant colonel. I captain, - llauteml And so enlisted men~â€" member: 01 the 1. Ivan Dapper! l'ootâ€"marrhed sadly five miles through I Mann! In honor 0! Private mu Robb. At the hospital I! was found that one 0! his tee! had been frozen and other parts of his body Iflecled by the cold. During the night be contacted pneumonia. He died I few days ago. He waned an hour more. finally the General arrived and Bill's chin was up and his chest out and his gun as straight at attention as any of the old timers In his platoon. Then the word “Dismissed" came. And Robb «mam. who" Nature lamina the Nut A half hour passed. Bill's feel. he- came numb. His hands were almost lrozen. But he am not complain. Ask for relief before all those veterans? Not Bill. IIMlem'eMnWwwrmx-h I" our”: stoma-d pm in new "an. until min mm atom is fairly baking with moo-bk men-humu- for the min; spring and summer bani: «can. Every ml Macs mm" diluent that hm-loâ€"fon you have had Co go to the fit] lo buy. You an audio"; invited b pay an I visit. whether it is with the Intention of buying or m. Ind look th'r our sum». pnrfmyw ycm wm Mu! thing! here of imam: to you and WP feel nssuml that you will agree wifll us tint our [Mm are right. in which they are offered assures you of finding draperies to har- monize with any color scheme, yd. The weather was below zero and Robb'a squad was far down towards the end of the line. Ho succeeded In enlisting last Sew (ember and was sent to Camp Grant at Rockford. Then came the visit or General Pershing. Private Robb. proud of his place beside gold-stripe“. turned out for inspection. are of the quality and springlike patterns and tones that make for a cheery atmosphere. The variety If you have be” “Iliad to al- any stock to "you rum". you monk! pay (M: “on a V‘s-fl and mhuhwmflnmpnpm today here. Bill Robb In dead. Bill did not serve dun-Ins the Grant War. He tried to enlist. but m m Jeeted. Ho us too younc. But Bill ”died for his country Jnat an heroically 3: any of the have boys over in Fume. The story or Bill Robb matched the State Headquarter- 01 The American Legion following I military funeral with an honors. accorded the M by‘ the J. [van Dappert Post No. 73, or Taylorvllle. Ill. Thu have he- nuon gloat mt the II. 8. leALlJSTlI. 00's. Windhoe- numl any (mu than and they mid have to Ian Down": an. H. E. McAllisler Co. To Our Friends and Customers 39c to $1.50 COLONIAL DRAPERIES One of the Many Items We Have Added to Our Stock \ FITRITE PETTICOATS Downers Grove, Ill. Prices are $2.00 to $9.50 in a wide range of materials including Floral and Plaid Heatherblooms, sateens in many pleasing col- ors, silk jerseys, 'l‘affetas and some with Jersey top and Taffeta flounce. READ ALL Tm: ADS. I? PAYS 1") [BAD 1113!. DO IT ALWAYS. Necessary Goods Phone Day 20 Lord Lumber Company I'm find of buying pumpkin trees, and potholes by the ante, and ostrich eggs. and swarms of been, Ind tin- horn real estate. Honda-r I shall blow my roll for ar- ticles worth while. u peek of than a low of cod. I good large lumber pile.â€"â€"WII¢ Mason in “Curtiss Service." There's nothing in the lumber store superfluous or vain; you do not seek that dealer’s door fool doodads to obtain. And every time he sells a bill, improvements there will be; the coin he puts into his till helps the com- munity. And when his goods are in demand, the better times have come, your tom: will flourish Ind expand, the wheels of commerce hum. I never waddle through the woods but some one comes along. and tries to sell me useless goods, with tiresome dance and song. I'm weary of the man who yells of jimcracks gone to seed; how stately is the man who sells the goods men really need! I watch the lumberman go past. upon his useful chores, to sell a mriner a must. or fit a house with doors; his boards and beams, of seas- oned wood, for helpful arts are made; he does our social fabric good when he builds up his trade. 0 many folks no selling things we really do not need! They sell us pups and spiral springs, and patent chicken feed. A dozen times a "day or more I have to (imp my pen; some chap is ringing at the door, to sell a setting lien. A gent of rather seedy looks came to my shock today, to sell me fifty-seven booksâ€" tho works of Bertha Clay. And one is selling chin: eyes. one deals in pewter spoons. and one would sell me whis- ker dyes. another. musty prunes. you can make beautiful curtains out of these lovely nets, scrims and marqusettes. Some are attractive~ 1y patterned; others are plain but all are of noteworthy quality. Per yard It You are Handy With the Needle 45c to $1.00 Phone after 8 P. M. 142 J Phone 90 of”