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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1908
Page
7
A new branch of the American College of Ladies' Tailoring from Chicago announces its establishment in the city to teach dressmaking in all branches, offering training and instruction.
For sale a modern eight room house on Lo cust street with full basement furnace gas and electric lights two full lots 100 ft frontage fruit fine shade poultry house barn and more. Bargain price offered soon. See men B R Wason or Dr Robinson at the veterinary hospital. Dr Uheran.
New York reports reveal that upscale travelers on major liners arrange private kitchens, milk supplies, and special provisions for families and attendants. Noted examples include Sir Henry Irving’s shipboard milk, Oriental guests with own cooks, kosher kitchens for Jewish steerage, and prominent patrons like the Vanderbilts, Rockefeller, and Carnegie who pre arrange diets and private dining arrangements for trips abroad.
The banquet featured a delicious punch skillfully prepared by Charles Melton the Dewey bar mixologist. His expertise impressed attendees as he served the punch with confident flair.
Lida Rose McCabe asserts women are humorless or frivolous, saying they misjudge humor and fail to share a keenness found in men. She accuses women of being overly conventionalized and unable to appreciate humor from a broader outlook.
An early 20th century health ad explains hair loss and dandruff as caused by a parasite that burrows into the scalp. It promotes Menpro’s Herpicide as a cure, claiming it destroys the germ and prevents baldness. Available through Atlantic Drug Company and The Herpicide Co. Detroit Michigan.
A New York Press quote notes wooden warships endured far longer than modern steel battleships and cruisers, with some frigates living up to four times as long. The piece emphasizes that steel ships rust and wood ships wear out, arguing the navy becomes obsolete around ten years.
A rare 20 centimes or 15 centimes stamp of Italy, issued April 1865, sold for £36 in a London auction. The piece is the inverted surcharge variety with dots.
A Boston gentleman, moved by sympathy, married a woman struck by a motor car in an accident that led to her leg amputation. He argues that obligatory legal action could reduce run overs by drivers.
The text presents Henry Churchill King's idea that a person’s life and influence are measured by the breadth of interests he can engage. It frames a wide store of permanent interests as both a sign and guard of sanity, highlighting intellectual breadth as essential to sound judgment.
A collage of short items notes a boy’s farm joke about keeping milk in heat, a London bishop blocked by crowds at Fulham palace, and social commentary on divorce motives. It also cites English cider lore and a peek at watch wheel mechanics with annual revolution counts.
Dr. Toms, an American ocular expert, states that at least ninety percent of neuralgic headaches are caused by eye defects. The claim frames eye health as the primary factor in persistent headaches and suggests corrective vision measures as potential relief.
A collection of short maxims and quotes on food and wisdom. Includes Macaulay on roast beef and potatoes, a grim line about a fat graveyard and a winter's doctor's bill, and a Chinese proverb on keeping folly secret. Also notes sugar in plant sap and a Socratic maxim on patience in misfortune.
C. M. Cole returns home from a Sioux City business trip while attorney H. M. Boorman returns from Hebron Nebraska to handle legal matters. He secured two continuances in the case. An ad promotes Hallister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a preventive tonic for listlessness headaches and spring disorders.
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