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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1908
Page
10
A pre holiday coat sale opens Saturday morning, offering Oransky elegant coats at near half price two weeks before Christmas. The department promises the greatest selling week yet with astonishing values as winter begins and demand rises.
Atlantic Produce company advances growth by purchasing three adjacent lots east of its present plant to add a 14,000‑chicken feeding house. Manager Jeck says construction likely uses cement blocks or frame, boosting the local branch to one of the largest in the state and signaling company prosperity. An ad for Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea follows, promoting health benefits.
An Atlantic Drug Store advertisement touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea for bright eyes. The sale offers tea or tablets at 385 cents, claiming the product makes eyes appear beautiful.
Y M C A basketball players arrived home from Red Oak where they faced a company M team last night. The Red Oak squad won 24 to 14 with Heisman Foster and Smalley leading scorers. Officials were Grobee and Spicer. Local ads and notices follow.
Dollie Desmond twenty, daughter of Mrs John Desmond of Pymosa township, died yesterday afternoon after months of consumption and Brights disease Brought up with Christian fortitude she leaves a mother several brothers and a sister The funeral is set for 10 o clock Monday morning at the Catholic church in the city.
Hogs receipts 29 000 with mixed to lower bids forming a slow finish. Top hog price 5 90 with light and good heavy lots ranging 5 00 to 8 50. Cattle receipts 3 000 with steady prices. beef steers 3 50 to 7 75, cows and heifers 1 50 to 5 25, stockers 2 60 to 4 90. Sheep receipts 15 000 best lambs 10 15 higher to 7 60 top. sheep 2 50 to 4 80, lambs 4 25 to 7 60. weather tomorrow uncertain. Mr and Mrs W J Harris of Lewis visited the city today.
Constable Palmer of Anita and Mrs S W Rowleyr of Lewis were in the city today. Miss Dorothy Pruitt went to Carson, Ellen Oathoudt to Adair, J S Goss and wife to Des Moines, H M Boorman to Winterset, Wallace Tobias returned from Lisbon on business, and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cassidy visited the corn palace in Omaha. Several locals including Mesdames Forshay, Ziegler, Blakeslee, Bontrager, and Bontrager were in town.
Mr Fray of Elwood Indiana asserts his daughter’s chronic cough was cured by wine after all other remedies failed. He made the claim at a local gathering, drawing skepticism from medical observers and prompting calls for cautious evaluation.
A 14 year old girl with a severe cough, weakness, and loss of appetite recovered after taking Vinol, according to a testimonial from James Gray of Elwood Indiana. The ad claims Vinol cures chronic coughs and bronchitis and offers a money back guarantee if no benefit is seen, from the Atlantic Drug Co. in Atlantic.
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