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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1908
Page
2
An office boy recalls a morning with the boss who praises the Lincoln line of paints and white lead as the best, jokes about funding the store, and hints at strong business afterward. The narrator ends with a playful question about the season’s rain.
The Atlantic Evening News publishes each evening except Sundays under THE NEWS PUBLISHING COMPANY with Chas F. Chase E P Chase and R WK A Chase listed as directors and stockholders. Entered at the Atlantic Iowa post office as second class matter under the 1879 act. Phone numbers listed on both lines.
Rates listed for different delivery methods include By Carrier one year five dollars, six months two dollars fifty, one month fifty cents, By Mail within United States one year three dollars, By Mail to foreign countries one year four dollars.
J B P Chase sworn as secretary treasurer of The News Publishing Company states paid circulation of the Atlantic Evening News in Cass County Iowa on August 3 1908 was 1860 copies. Subscribed and sworn August 4 1908 by E P Chase before Notary Harry Cavenaugh Cass County.
Readers are invited to the Old Settlers Picnic on August 6 followed by the Chautauqua assembly from August 8 to 16. The Old Soldiers Reunion occurs August 19 to 21 in Griswold, with the State Fair in Des Moines August 20 to 28 and the Cass County Fair September 14 to 15.
The piece surveys the 1900 era NY political scene. It notes Bryan's strong NY Electoral College role and Taft’s speech acceptance. It highlights Democratic and Republican leaders, party chairs Mack Hitchcock, Tammany influence, and Governor Hughes as a reform figure in a tense primary environment.
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