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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1919-01-02, Page 5• • y••.,,,.. • i t• • J r PRESS ADVERTISING SOLD VICTORY BONDS BEFORE the war, bond buyers w e "marked mens." In number they were 40,000 in March, 191 this s skown by the number of purchasers of the Governmen War Loan of that date. But in the autumn of the salve year, heir number increased twenty tines—to 820,000! This was the number purchasing the Victory Loan, 1917. Last month—NoveNber, 1918—over I,000,000 ,persons purchased the Victory Loan,-" 1918! These wonderful results Were accomplished by Press Advertising. Before -the war one-half of one per cent: of our people bought :bonds. .Now quite twelve .an one-half per cent_, of our peal* are bend buyers! • • Before the stupendous amount of $676, 00,000 worth of bonds could be bold to our' Canadian people in three weeks a most thorough and exhaustive campaign of education was necessary, and this care pa igrl gas carried through ` by . ad vertiH- ing in the public press.' The power of the printed word never had a more con- vincing demonstration. , :.. By means of :-the-printed h the medium of advertisement' in the prefer of our country, the Canadian people were made to know what bonds are, the nature of their security, their attractive ness as an investment, and why the Gov- ernment had to sell bonds. Every :\ point , and feature ' of Victory Bonds was illustrated and described be- fore and -during the campaign --in adver- tisoments. No argurnnul<.t_vas_ovcrlooked. - No :st3'ling point was neglected. The result is that Canadians to day are a nation of bondholders. They know what a convenient, safe end prof2 a(,le form of inces.ttivmt are. Instead of one was, in two hundred owning bonds, now one, Canadian in eight—men, women and chilJren_-ownj a Government Security, This complete trr nsformation in the national mind and habits was brought about by advertising in the press •of the nation. Press advertising has justified itself as the surest and- speediest method by which a man's reason can be influenced and directed. •The Minister of Finance acknowledges this. His oavn words are: "The •wonder'ful success of the Loan was due in large measure to weir (the press of Canada) splendid and un- . tiring efforts during the whole cf the campaign.'' , Mi•. E R Wood, Chairman of the Dominion Executive C.,mmittee having oversight of the campaign to raise Victory Loan, 1918, Raid "- - .. The press publicity campaign.. .. will rank as one of the most remarkable and efficient publicity campaigns ever under taken in any country," and Mr. J. H. Gundy, Vice -Chairman of the sam3 committee, said: "I have been selling bonds for a long time, but I never f•mud it so easy to sell theta as at this time. The reason is the splendid work the press has dune. 1 take oft my hat to the press of Canada." The success of Victory Loan, 1918, and the 'knowledge which Canadians now possess of bonds3,are a straight challenge to the man who doubts tbe power of the printed word, in the form of advertisements, to sell goods—and this applies not to bonds alone, but to the goods YOU are interested in selling.' _ - . 9. • • l� i (Bruce County News Chief Constable Ferguson and wife, of. Walkerton, bad a letter ]fist week from their son, Archie, who was re- ported missing in October. They hact, come to think that` he was dead, but it hppears that he was weunded and 'taken pr isc►ner. N e wrote sOertAri, from an hospital where he was then recovering from wounds in the legs. Ttie lad enlisted with the 160th when he was only 16 years of ago. Dr. Harvey Robb, a former Walk- erton boy, and son of the late A. W. Robb of the Walkerton Telescope, has resigned his position as organist of Bond Street Congregational Church, Toronto, on account of ill health. Harvey, who was drawing $2500 per year, was one of the highest salaried organists in Toronto, and in addition was pianist of the best theatrical or thestra in the city, besides enjoyinga big practise as a Music teacher. His arduous duties have so undermined his Health that a comp,. to rest has been advised. Trig KINCARDINE REPORTER says: There seems to be hard feelings against peeve Gid. Ruttle in Huron because' the 8th concession was, not kept on the good road system. It wasn't his fault that the 8th was left out, but while hH is a got.d man, he is only one in :33 when he gets to County Council. A whole lot of us wanted the ,Mth on as it runs direct into Rip- ley and would have been -very conven- ient However, you don't always get what you want in this world. Tf Gid ltuttle returns to the County Council we look f.,r him to fight to got that road on the system yet. • Wtitechurch# - ( Intended Watt weak) Mr. O. Hamilton, son of Mr. Andrew Hamilton. formerly of Whitechurch and one of the directors of tbe C N R., is renewing ofd acquaintance in the village. Misses Mary and Sarah Sharpe, of Teeswater, are visiting their aunt, Mrs. Henderson. We are glad to report that all the "Flu" patients are recovering. Mise Fanny Paterson, of Toronto, is visiting her sister, Miss Lilly Paterson, who is recovering from the Flu. Miss Edith Kew and Master Willie Kew, of Wingham, are visiting at the home of their grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cottle. Mise Beatrice Dobbie,. >f Wingham, 15visitinglief-'-grandwother, Mrs. Mc= Cleneghan. Rev. Mr Drennan, of Markham, vis- ited at the home of Rev. J. Scobre on Monday. Miss Hazel Wocks, of Teeswater, is visiting her aunt Mrs. J. Nowbray. The Christmas tree and entertainment held in the Methodist Church on Friday evening last was a splendid success, the proceeds amounting to $33. The articles on the tree` were valued at over $80. Two carloads of wheat were shipped ottt of the elevator at Whitechurch this week. One of Marquis spring and one of Goose wheat. One was ahippad to `Port Colborne and the other to' Quebec. Miss M. Coiling, teacher at S. S. No. 10, is spending her Xmas holidays at her home in Ripley. Miss Rena Colling, (41* Ripley, is vis- iting her sister, Mrs. McTavish._T_.. 1 St. Helens (Intendel for last week) Mrs. E 1. Thorns and daughters, Helen and Jean, left Saturday for a montb's visit with her brother, Mr. John Miller, in Toronto. Misses W. D. ]rutherford, of Fergus; Molina Clark, of Walton; May Camcrcn, - - .of Mitchel; -ina Woods. -431 IIIn Clara. Woods, of Guelph, and Winnie Wools. of Stratford, are among those who are spending the vacation at their homes here. Mr. It,,bert McGuire and Horace, of London, are at Ned Thom' for over Christmas. Pte Itobt. Robinson, of Fergus, a former teacher here, is among the sol- diers who recently returned from Eng- land. Mrs. Robt. Woods Is - visiting her daughter, Mrs' Arnold Barbour, at Erin. Mr. Hamilton, of Indian Head, Sask., spent. Sunday with his uncle, Mr. Wm. Thoms. Mr. G M. Graham, of the Royal Air Force, Toronto, visited his aunt, Mrs• A. Harper, Inst week. • Teeswater (1 ntended for last week) Pte. John Hendry, who wend over- seas with the 160th and transferred to the Engineers, returned home last Sat- urday noon. • Though not announced there was a crowd there to give him a hearty welcome Mrs. Jas. Robertson, who has been in hospital in London, bas so far recovered as to be able to return home with her husband hist Saturday night. Mr. Rob- ertson had spent a week with ber be- fore they came home. Mr. Bradley, of Stratford, him been visiting his brother, Rev. W. Bradley. They went to Stratford Tu,day after- noon for Christmas. , The Jordan ctincei green under the Chautauqua managnient last Thursday evening, though high class and excellent in every particular was Ilot as well pat- ronized as should have been the case for Rbich the prevalepce of the influenza is &countable. ' FATALITY '',AT GODERICH Monday night before Christmas, about eleven o'clock, John H. Colborne, a well known citizen of Goderich, was bit by an automobile and two hours later died from the ipjuries sustained. He was 79 years of age, and h,ad lived in Goderich the past 44 yegrs. According to the evidence of those who 'witnessed the tragedy it was ac- cidental. Mr. Colborne had made s ;me purchases at a store and was returning home. As he crossed the street an aut- oniobile driven by Mr. E G. Cross ap- proached. The driv, r thought tb . pass behirld•Mr. Colborne; but he evideitly turned back to let the auto pass in front of him. There was a little see -sawing, each uncertain as to what the other in- tended to do, with the result that the 01(1 man was ran down. Tie was trgilpd on the front of the automobile fir a short distance, and was unconscious when released. It was found that both legs were nroken and hiS sknll crushed. 'rhe accident is said to be the first with an automobile to result fatally in God• erich. Mr. Colborne is survived by his wit foqr drtughten and three Ione. y •0 WINTER HOE FLOW!NS USING MAKING DEVICES Crlg�hteaing the Windows When When ft is Advisable to Invest Bloom Is Most.Welcome. ,. in Milking Machines. Cleaning and Grading Graig --Holy a the Cause and Cure of Diarrhoea 111 Good Fanning Mill Properly Opel.- Calves —Simple and Common - YieldWill Greatly Increase the Yield of Field Crops — Everysense Methods of Treatment May save Valuable Young . Animals. - Farmer Should Haw Uue- •(Contributed by Ontario Department r (Contributed by Ontario Department of agriculture, Toronto.) Q Agriculture, Toronto.) 0 insure a supply of flowers T is clear that if dairying is to during early winter for the 'develop as, it ought to do in the window it isnecessary tohave Province of Ontario„ more labor suitable plants started -early is needed on dairy farms. As the in the fall. Amongtheebest kinds supply of labor is limited, cow-farui- " rs are turning their attention to the for early winter flowering are a few • of, what are known by florists,.aa tnccllanic•al n►ilker a.s an F aid in the Dutch' bulbs. Of these there are only luggest fob on a farm where Illilk- a few:kinds or varieties that can be i `taws are ,kept, n• mely, that of had In dower early in the winter, uilking. Past the. Expert ental) Stage - White Roman Hyacinths are „very satisfactory or early flowering. The . While: it is true hat mechanical colored Rd an hyacinths are not as teitke.rs Are et _perfected, and Vis--��: good, and do not flower as early as. ,,,,s;tbly will •never be absolutely ,the White Romans. The loose grow- foot- roof_," they have' 'reached ing-,-_rich l y - r -f u`n e-4 - fin IV a rs- -A-f-the--r---- P White Romans are very pretty and+" - :