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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1908
Page
2
A voice recalls past big spending by Congress, noting that crops and mill products push the economy toward trillions in value. The speaker reflects on billions, dollar figures, and a sharp sales pitch about razors priced at a dollar, urging readers to consider national wealth and selling power.
Anecdotes compare streetcar runners and workers to Sherlock Holmes, noting training and occupation clues. A Louisville piece warns against barefoot floors, jiggers, and dangerous insects, urging careful boot checks and tidy storage to prevent bites and stings.
A local paper recalls a state board member who professed friendship for the publishers while it served as his ally. After the paper shifted policy, the man disappeared from the office, his claimed friendship fading like a spent heat, illustrating how some friendships endure only when useful.
A Cass county editorial decries local newspaper subscription contests as illegitimate ploys to grab money with sham prizes. The piece warns Anita and nearby areas against donation schemes and urges readers to avoid similar manipulative promotions. It mocks promoters and calls for honest news funding.
A newspaper fragment promotes Chamberlains Cough Remedy as a cure for colds and chronic catarrh. Mrs. M. White of Butler Tenn. reports quick relief and restored health after use. Mrs A O Williams says Dr King’s New Discovery saved her lungs and weight after a graveyard cough. The ad notes sale by Atlantic Drug Co. and a trial bottle offer. Mrs Fannie France travels to Wiota.
A Halliday Ark resident swears by Electric Bitters as a cure for malaria stomach woes and general weakness. Chambers and Liver Tablets are praised for post meal heaviness, digestion, and liver function. Free samples offered at Atlantic Drug. Mrs Dr Jones of Lewis travels to Omaha to visit her parents.
An old newspaper item touts an appendix removal as a dangerous operation. It also promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills Wood's Liver Medicine Pineules for the Kidneys and other remedies with claims of cures and quick results sold by W T Palmer Co and others. Mrs Perry Parmalee and Mrs Mary Stone are noted as local names in the text.
Wallace Tobias went to Earlham this morning on business. Leo F. Zelinaki reports Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured his worst cold sore after one day of use. Heals all sores. Sold with guarantee at dealers. 25c. Fred Wissler of Citizens Savings Bank travels to Grinnell to spend Sunday with parents. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy recommended for children to reduce diphtheria and scarlet fever risk. no opium. Atlantic Drug Co. Mrs. Wm. Waddell visiting daughter in Omaha.
Promoters of an A N S extension seek public support for a tax plan to fund a 17 mile spur. Subscriptions of about 100000 from 400 residents hinge on a six day post commissioning motor service. City sees rapid returns, with 1700 monthly revenue and boosted money circulation. A Christmas ball by the McCall orchestra is invited at the opera house.
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