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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1908
Page
1
An 18th Infantry detachment fights Indians in a narrow gorge. Hampton helps a trader’s daughter Gillis and a doomed pair climb to safety, while a pursuing patrol discovers the aftermath and a lieutenant races to save the two survivors with water and shelter, ending with a cliffhanger as they are rushed toward survival.
A trek of 218 miles from Fort Bethune to the rock ford crossing the Bear Water unfolds as a desolate, treeless journey haunted by Indian lore, capturing the harshness of the landscape and the travelers' ordeal.
Secretary James Wilson of the Department of Agriculture reports long running efforts to distribute camphor tree seed and grow thousands of trees across the south and Pacific coast. Two years ago a major push to manufacture camphor from these trees yielded satisfactory results. A Florida firm is building a 2000 acre camphor grove and expects to produce camphor for export. The company uses more than 500000 dollars worth of camphor annually.
An aphorism reflects on regret tied to speech and value of silence. The author cites Publius Syrus noting regret comes from speaking, not from choosing quiet. The saying emphasizes restraint in expression.
A Missouri man recalls an Irishman named Coughlin living in a shanty beside a Kansas City road. After a water main flooded the cellar and drowned his hens, Coughlin sued the city and won twenty five dollars. He plans to spend the funds on twenty five dollars worth of ducks.
A suave minister approaches the font with an armful of fat and flounces and proclaims a long noble name. The exchange features a wife noting a new water addition as the scene shifts to a titled, satirical gloss on philanthropy.
In a Chicago Record-Herald style remark a speaker says he felt no nerves before addressing a crowd after interviewing the girl he intends to marry’s father. He explains handling that conversation gave him confidence to face any crowd.
A humorous exchange recalls earlier domestic daily routines. Mrs Bloggs laments less time together, recalling how she used to be held on his lap daily, while Mr Bloggs confirms the change, noting she now sits on him most of the time.
A playful exchange centers on Bronson Easy vexed over his bride Mrs Easy buying a spring bonnet trimmed with mistletoe. Woodson notes Easy claims he will not pay if she kissed under the mistletoe last December. Another line mocks Madame Chiffon gowns and Penne’s sensationalism at a flashy Baltimore daily.
In a New York Weekly snippet a dialogue centers on a spring hat disliked by a husband and praised by Mme. De Swell. A comic exchange follows about a custard pie misidentified as cocoanut and requests custard topped with white pine sawdust.
Dialogues reveal wedderly regrets a $20 gold piece gift and weekly penalties for wife spending. Another panel shows Lil and Min debating loyalty and marriage as a fireman leaving for dances.
A collection of brief quips and cartoons highlighting social humor. Dialogues include a wife’s dress costs, a family tree remark about a son-in-law, forest preservation concerns, and a politician’s misjudged opinions, all rendered in a staged question and answer style.
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