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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1908
Page
4
The text argues that cheap paint by the gallon costs more per project due to inferior material quality and lack of careful manufacturing, resulting in a poorer final appearance. It emphasizes the strong impact of material grade and production on long term outcome.
Wiota residents report visits and trips to Atlantic Stuart and Dakota. Local exchanges include Mrs. Williard Keller and Mrs. F W Beebe visiting Atlantic, Zeola Vernin elected teacher, and various relatives and neighbors visiting, staying, or traveling. Scarlet fever cases ease as the town records repairs and housekeeping at homes, shops, and farms.
Graduates include Pluma Fogle Gertrude Jordan Grover Nordman and Teddy George. Mr Irwin Stoodt toured Atlantic Saturday. Mrs Lon Hensley and daughter Myrie shopped in Atlantic last Saturday. Dean Taylor returned to Wiota from Mitchell SD to help in his brothers restaurant. Charles Eberle also visited Atlantic on business. Wiota pupils Arbor Day celebration saw rain cut outing short. Lou Richter attended business in Avoca. Wiota I O O F marked eighty ninth anniversary with 100 attendees and a fine supper. Three year old Howard Shay sustained a hip cut after a fall. Dr Stultz treated him.
An Atlantic Drug Co advertisement touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a body builder strength producer. It claims to invigorate the stomach kidneys and liver and offers tea or tablets at 3.85.
I advertise baggage handling for trains and light draying and gardening plowing services. Ready to serve and seek a share of local business. Orders accepted at Bradley's on Walnut or Steinke's on Chestnut, or by calling residence 890. One ring.
Chicago markets show hog receipts about 10000 with mixed and steady to higher bids. Butchers buy heavy hogs around 5.10 to 5.60 dollars and light hogs 5.10 to 5.55, bulk mostly 4.45 to 5.55. Cattle receipts near 2000 with ranges 4.50 to 7.15 for beeves and 2.40 to 6.40 for cows and heifers, stockers 5.50 to 5.70. Sheep receipts about 14000 with lambs 5.90 to 7.60 and sheep 4.75 to 5.85. Estimated daily totals: hogs 26000, cattle 15000, sheep 13000.
It claims to cure headaches, constipation, and kidney or liver troubles without failure. The advertisement asserts the tea will make you well and strong, featuring options tea or tablets and a 35 cent price by Atlantic Drug Co.
A local dealer promotes a range of Buggies from the J. H. Needles Estate with Hand Made and Factory styles offered at low prices. All units include a year warranty and shop services such as rubber tire installation, repainting, and repairs, emphasizing inspection before payment and in-home trust.
The timetable lists eastbound trains including No. 138 Omaha Flyer at 6:25 a.m and No. 9 Local at 9:53 a.m, with No. 17 Mail Express at 2:13 p.m and No. 7 A M Limited at 9:13 p.m. Westbound services show No. 14 Chicago Flyer at 8:22 p.m and No. 63/64 Express lines, with Sundays restrictions noted for Nos. 63 and 64. Audubon and Griswold branch trains run Mixed and Sunday-only services at specific times.
Daily passenger and freight train times listed: No 1 at 7:00 a.m, No 3 at 1:30 p.m, arrive No 2 at 11:15 a.m, No 4 at 5:35 p.m, with all trains running daily except Sunday.
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