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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1909
Page
4
An old guide extols sage and sulphur as a natural hair darkening tonic. It notes sulphur’s role in hair health and premature grayness, praising a Wyeth Chemical Company preparation from New York. The ad-like piece promotes a ready-made remedy at 74 Cortlandt Street.
Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Restorer offered at 50c and 1.00 a bottle is sold by leading druggists or sent direct by the manufacturers. A liberal free sample of Velvo Cream is offered with this ad, and names and addresses of four friends plus a 2c stamp cover mailing costs.
A string of Gayly Bedecked Autos with Massena fair boosters and band visited Atlantic this afternoon advertising the Massena Fair set for September 6 7 8 and 9. The procession included about twenty autos with banners and a prominent band from Massena. The group traveled to THridgewiates Fortune Adair Anita Wiata Griswold and Lewis before returning, with the band performing along the route and at the Atlantic Company garage before continuing upr street. The Massena fair association officials D P Hogen and 2D Wyebkatt accompanied the party, with local residents noting visits and errands in the city and nearby towns.
Chicago stock and commodities report dated Aug 30 shows receipts for hogs at 32,000 with mixed and lower bids, cattle receipts at 22,000 with strong to steady bidding, and sheep receipts at 25,000 with strong to lower bids. Prices include hogs 6.85 to 7.90, cattle 4.40 to 7.79, and lambs 4.20 to 4.75 with various weights and futures estimates for tomorrow.
HOGS Receipts 2100 light strong others steady butchers and heavy marked at 7.45 to 8.00 with bulk 7.60 to 7.99. CATTLE Receipts 8500 steady steers 41.00 to 47.50 cows 3.00 to 5.00 feeders 3.00 to 5.15. SHEEP Receipts 18000 lambs and feeders steady sheep strong to 10 higher wethers yearlings 4.50 to 5.35 ewes 2.50 to 4.40 lambs 6.00 to 7.65. Local notes report staff movements and travel including C H Bartley’s trip to Fort Collins and land sale by Charles Better, plus funeral attendance for S E Frum and Des Moines trip by Laila Thompson with sister Winifred.
George Marsh traveled to Ames this morning to resume his college studies. Srs. G. A. Ringle and daughter Vesker accompanied him to Des Moines this afternoon.
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve is advertised as a universal healer for boils, ulcers, fever sores, eczema and piles with a claim to subdue inflammation and kill pain. The ad notes a 25 cent price and mentions Mrs. J. R. Cruzen visiting her mother in Indiana.
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