07 Dec 1910
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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1910
Page
1
Atlantic Iowa publishers report local events and notices in a brief daily column. The entry notes standard newsroom items, with emphasis on community updates and public notices for Atlantic residents.
Mothers should foster regular outdoor activity for children including walks in parks and safe play. Early introduction to light exercises from age five helps health without overdoing it. Swimming, skipping, hoops, and cycling are good moderate activities, while excessive strain harms growth.
A Samaritan priest from Shechem visits England to price an ancient copy of the Pentateuch believed by Samaritans to be 3500 years old. He plans to bring it to America if no generous offer arises, while experts tag its age at least 2000 years based on its archaic script.
Applications pour in for the afternoon card club’s twelfth member but none meet all requirements. Gladys won’t qualify for following a system in five hundred. Genevieve didn’t pay ten cents weekly to her last club. Gertie’s neighbors dislike her neighborhood. Sadie says she blames partners for losses.
Anonymous gifts arrive in Rehoboth church through a deacon who received a bag of gold coins from a mysterious visitor. Instructions directed distribution among town denominations, with £5 given to many bodies. A large sealed packet remains for Rehoboth, to be opened at Sunday service in the congregation.
An oddly contrasted scene shows Portuguese farmers riding mules through modern city upheaval. The riders stay seated on the mule’s back as progress continues around them, a habit likely rooted in historic mule culture and tradition.
The New York health department investigates a new form of blackmail on the upper west side where backyard singers sing until paid to stop. Two boys reportedly yelled popular songs by the dozen, demanding money from passersby who grew tired of the noise.
The Western Union sale to AT and T spurred Theodore N. Vail to publish a full asset inventory. Eight months of appraisals cut surplus from 18.9 million to 5.1 million, shocking financiers but lifting stock as publics demanded openness. The era of accuracy and publicity begins with this bold reform.
A terrifically strong blizzard spans from Tennessee to New England, dropping two feet in Kentucky mountains and up to twelve inches in Gallipolis. It halts mountain business, delays railroads, and causes widespread cold but limited injuries. Canton records 12 below zero as storms push north and east.
Danville Illinois December 7 County Treasurer Hardy H Whitlock surrendered his office to successor O B Wysong after revealing a shortfall of 37022. Bondsmen covered the deficit by taking over private holdings and note to be repaid later. No criminal action will be pursued and county expects no further proceedings.
A compact reflection on reform efforts where timely measures reduce decay and correct errors. It warns that once corruption passes a turning point, it cannot be fully eradicated and warns against passive neglect by modern philanthropy. The passage contrasts attempts to revive the dead with efforts to salvage the fallen and guide the misled.
In Pittsburg on December 7 two Black suspects tore up notes checks stock and bonds worth about 19000 scattered them in the east end streetcar district after stealing a handbag from Mrs. B. H. A Casey. The thieves kept about 10 to 15 dollars in cash. Two suspensions have been arrested.
In Chicago on December 7 counsel for J. Ogden Armour and several beef magnates asked the U S district court to postpone criminal prosecutions until the equity suit before Judge Grosscup is resolved. The suit, filed last February, seeks to dissolve National Packing Co. Defendants listed include Louis I Swift Edward F Swift Charles H Swift Frank A Fowler Edward Til den J Ogden Armour Arthur Meeker Thomas J Connors Edward Morris and Louis H Heyman.
Census statistics released from Washington show Arkansas with 1 574 449 residents an increase of 262 885 or 20 percent from 1900 and 183 885 or 16 3 percent since 1890 South Carolina stands at 1 515 400 up 175 084 or 13 2 percent from 1900 and 189 167 or 16 4 percent since 1890.
A dubious postal ad promises a free home remedy to heal weak kidneys and bladder pain within a week. It urges writing to A. E. Robinson in Detroit for a plain envelope mailing of a "recipe" claim, touting quick recovery and medical substitute value amid a sales tone.
An Illinois town's sixth baby brings the name Sufficient and local neighbors joke at originality. A New York family welcomes a tenth daughter as Marron, a nod to the old chestnut slang term for a familiar tale. The items illustrate playful naming and social quips circulated in newspapers.
A humorous triple camel anecdote from Noah’s ark scene appears in Puck. Each camel boasts a punning trait about faith, appetite, and burdens, prompting Noah to save all three for posterity.
A quote from Timothy Titcomb urges economical use of praise words. It counsels reserving strongest epithets for truly great objects, avoiding overstatement, and choosing precise terms to distinguish levels from good to sublime without overusing the word perfect.
A robust nephew asks how his aged uncle feels while the man, described as incurably optimistic, reports ailments including rheumatism and worse cripsitis, a slight headache, and two teeth pulled by a dentist, noting the remaining two teeth oppose each other.
In twenty years as a nurse I have found no remedy better for skin troubles and eczema than Resino Ointment. Its cooling healing effect on sore nipples is wonderful, says Mrs. T. B. Henderson of Albany New York. Also includes a humorous adage about gifts and romance.
A Philadelphia Times style piece recalls a joke at a police station about Old Pete Flood who served in the Franklin cemetery years ago with the quip buried souls not today. It then argues for building a private library as a fountain of mental strength with affordable books and curated volumes for self improvement.
In a dialogue involving a shady financier, the response to a demand of “Your money or your life” was that he would form a rival business to wreck the original venture unless given a half interest. The quote highlights a threat to undermine competition through organizing a competing enterprise.
A Harford Maryland farmer devised a simple trap for trespassing hens. A four inch thread with a grain of corn on one end and a tag reading Please keep me home on the other lured numerous fowls back to the yard. The strategy caught the birds and kept them from roaming.
A reflective piece ties human progress to constant movement like the sea. It explores how societies adapt, drift, and resist stagnation, framing motion as essential to growth and resilience amid shifting tides.
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