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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1908
Page
1
Mrs. James M. Long of Staunton Virginia testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills cured her backache and urinary troubles in January 1903 and, after four and a half years, she reports no kidney trouble since June 1907. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Pouster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
An article asserts Peruna contains two kinds of herbal remedies for catarrh and tonics, claiming longstanding physician approval. It notes chronic catarrh affects nose throat lungs and stomach, with many patients seeking cures after repeated doctor visits and widespread Peruna advertising.
A Sunday Magazine tale recounts a South American trek where a traveler entertainingly narrates finding a giant snake and a broken bicycle tire. He improvises by using a pump and snake skin to repair the wheel, but the device finally explodes near Bogota, forcing him to walk the rest of the distance.
A novel contest for engaged couples concluded at i fovie involving about 100 pairs. The event featured shooting distances of 800 500 and 4000 meters, with each couple's score sum. Prizes included a complete marriage house. The winning man was a young man named Clagser and the woman Louise Tanys, aged 9, were among the top placers in a quirky engagement competition.
Preliminary internal revenue figures for the year ending July 31, 1908, show total receipts of 251,839,950 dollars with a 17.9 million decline from the prior year and expenses of about 4.832 million to collect. Tobacco taxes include cigars, cigarettes, snuff, and other items with large consumption figures and several errors in OCR.
Ng Poon Chew argues in San Francisco that divorce courts are unnecessary for China and that Western notions of love and marriage are flawed. He claims marriage there is a social duty, not a romance, and describes love as illusion, while praising collective control and avoidance of divorce.
Harry A. Hettema of Passaic Second ward urged the board of education to drop fairy tales from reading curricula. He argued children should study travel, history, geography and practical knowledge for post school life. Hettema cited Dutch opposition and Paterson’s private school as reasons for removing such stories.
Stormy weather in Waterbury Connecticut saw a bolt enter H B Beardsley's front door, hurl tenant William Shaw onto the back veranda without injury, and move the family sewing machine from parlor to dining room. The strike also killed thousands of elm beetles, saving the town from further tree damage as it darkened the aging oaks.
James Carter, 43, of 424 South Twelfth Street, walked in his sleep and fell from his third story window to the sidewalk. He was taken to Pennsylvania Hospital unconscious but revived. no bones were broken though internal injuries may have occurred. He is expected to recover if internal injuries are not present.
Jack Dalton, a 7 year old Irish tramp printer described as the champion tramp of the world, travels the globe as a professional storyteller. He favors the roaming life, drinking, and anecdotes from his journeys, claiming tramping is the healthiest, noblest way to live.
In Laporte Indiana Judge H Tuthill ruled that a 16 year old girl placed with a probation officer did not need a nightdress as a luxury. The girl, from a large foreign family, saved for a dress but the judge allowed only a sheet or risk of mosquitoes in extreme cold.
The readable text describes a Paris poet who hanged himself beside a Venus statue, the bizarre notion of artificial flowers, and a startling claim that every sea mile holds 120 million fish, all presented as fragmented lines from a historical column.
A British Thomson-Houston magnetic track brake uses two steel shoes with alternating poles, powered by motors acting as generators, enabling trolley-free operation. It presses onto the rail to slow a car on downgrades and can stop by hand lever or electromagnets, with wear parts replaceable and an enclosed excitation coil system. Also noted: some men are born bald, others acquire it after marriage.
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