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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1909
Page
7
A garbled piece notes a tailor promising perfect fit while debating current fashion and spelling errors. The text shifts to Cork buoyancy and claims about cork sinking or rising, then mentions Wrigley's Spearmint aiding digestion and a scientist’s remark on tainted gold. It ends with a line about a person named Wren and perseverance despite possessing a gun.
In Betzville Ezra Claggin grieves over his late wife Pluenza and a devoted white goose. The bird brings a stream of feathers year by year as a strange reminder of mourning, finally wringing its own neck after a vigil of sorrow, with Ezra and the town sharing in the bittersweet and fatal crescendo.
A rural route mail carrier greets a sunburned farmer named Holmes, asking if he is related to Sherlock Holmes. The farmer retorts that he is a detective of human nature and asks about the mail, implying a humorous misunderstanding of appearances.
Charles T. Bawer from Volant Pennsylvania details a twelve year battle with eczema on hands feet and arms. After trying many salves doctors and failing he used Cuticura Remedies and reports rapid healing with no further trouble. This testimonial dates to March 11 1908 and is circulated by Potter Drug and Chem Corp Boston.
A doctor known for his intolerance to imaginary ailments tricks a patient by asking her to shut her eyes and stick out her tongue then vanishes in a busy street leaving her tongue exposed. The incident highlights the physician’s sharp wit and the patient’s gullibility.
A RichmondVirginia woman describes severe health damage from coffee, then recovery after using Postum and Grape Nuts. She reports weight gain, restored vision, improved walking, and better memory, urging others to try the products for well being.
Funeral rites for Casey draw Thirteenth district Tammany members in a solemn procession. Hogan delivers a pointed eulogy to the widow, who concedes familiarity with the departed only by sight. A string of advertisements follows, urging Allen’s Foot-Ease and Wrigley’s Spearmint gum as remedies and tonics.
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