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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1910
Page
4
In London, simple woollen toys such as Teddy bears and "Puddle ducks" drive a winter boom. Shops report cheap windup and clockwork toys losing ground to unbreakable cloth animals costing from 25 cents to 15 dollars. Ladies buy them as mascots, drawn by their soulful, childlike charm and stage-inspired appeal.
In Nisqually river valley Washington farmers urge a two month open season on pheasants. They blame legislature for closed season and fear $50 fines for hunting in crops as flocks damage potatoes grain and apples. The petition seeks relief to thin the semi domesticated birds feared to threaten livelihoods.
A Department of Agriculture bulletin reports the world oat crop near 3.7 billion bushels annually. The United States output for 1906 to 1909 averaged about 900 million bushels per year.
Vesta Victoria returns to England after a five months tour in the United States. She has traveled 20,000 miles and purchased a 66 acre fruit farm near Los Angeles during the trip.
United States assay office reports more than 10.5 million dollars in gold receipts from January 1 to November 8. Alaska supplied 9.309 million, British Columbia 1.036 million, Yukon 97 thousand, and other Canadian sources 64.99 thousand.
A Savannah druggist owner reports his Persian cat developed a morphine habit after exposure to a powdered dose in his pharmacy. The cat was transported by Savannah line to New York for treatment, briefly escaped overboard, and was returned to a cat hospital where veterinarians will guide gradual morphine withdrawal and replacement therapy.
Rome reports official figures show Italy will yield about 44 million quintals of grapes this year, down from 98 million in 1909. The decline signals severe harvest reductions across vineyards and potential impact on wine production and prices.
London editor St Lee Strachey promotes ultra cheap housing by building two brick and concrete block cottages near Guildford for under 1500 dollars. The design uses no architect, plain finish, and tight margins to keep costs low, arguing such methods could lower rents for agricultural workers and still yield modest profit with a small value uplift for builders.
New York reports sensational Europe inspired hosiery designs with tiny bells and miniature photographs embedded in stockings and shoes. Fashion observers note bells along hose and under instep as a growing trend, edging toward a new cheeky phrase about wearing bells on toes.
Mrs Amelia Schmidt sues her husband in Minneapolis Minnesota for divorce on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment alleging excessive ardor in kissing and objection to escalation as a general proposition.
The navy rapidly adopts autos at shore stations and yards. Electric trucks at the naval gun factory move heavy loads and replace multiple horse carts. A pay car delivers wages to 3,000 workers weekly, totaling 55 to 60 thousand dollars. Ambulatory cars serve naval hospitals, and Annapolis uses commercial autos for freight, mail, and officer transport. Secretary Meyer supports expanded motor use in the service.
A hospitalized man with bandaged face recalls a north side runaway in a friend's car at about thirty mph. He explains panic, lack of knowledge of controls, and narrowly avoiding collisions with wagons, pedestrians, and other cars as a police warning. He asks if any passenger was killed in such an incident.
A family tale from Grace Carewe shows how financial constraints sharpen her talent for transforming dresses. At a summer camp she proudly claims to revel in old clothes, while her mother teases over whether Grace truly speaks her mind about wearing last year's garments in public.
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