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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1911
Page
1
In a stalled morning car scene two men spar over a boastful father and his “phenomenal” daughter. The exchange shifts from family pride to politics and everyday chatter as the men drift apart, one muttering about being bored by the other’s tales and the other hurrying off downtown.
W H Cook recalls Mrs Grant as Alys and the President as Mrs G in Memories of the White House. Mrs Grant lacked a secretary for much correspondence and sent appeals for charity to the office. Grant, a warm hearted supporter, often aided applicants at her husband’s urging.
A Baltimore American item recalls a witty remark about wine shopping. The speaker notes the clerk’s “spirit wrapping” as proof the clerk is an observer of spirits, prompting astonishment at the exchange.
In Paris at the Jardin des Plantes a jealous elephant attacked a crowd by hurling water from its trunk at visitors when a young camel became the center of attention. Nearby in India a freight train faced an amused but stubborn elephant attempting to push the engine off the track. A shipyard cat slept atop a warm mud bed formed by a steam pipe, finding comfort in a muddy path turned dry clay.
A historic pipe once owned by Sir Walter Raleigh is to be sold in London. The four piece wooden pipe with dog heads and red Indian faces sits in an inlaid box dated 1627. An inscription claims Raleigh used it to summon servants and that it was given to a relative after his execution.
Rachel Stansbury and Emery Stansbury in Talbot County uncover three gold tokens from a box buried three feet down near their old home in Wye Mills. A torn warning note promises more treasure if dug deeper. Local residents, wary of superstition, avoid the site while authorities consider the find.
In recalling his early newspaper days, Congressman William F. Murray of Massachusetts related a late night call to the city editor. The editor, slightly absent minded, answered with a quip asking how near Murray was to a telephone.
A fragment shows a playful exchange about milkmaid looks and demeanor. The speaker questions ideal rosy cheeks, while another asserts natural beauty differs from stereotype, revealing humor over social expectations in costume or performance.
New York writer Mary Austin argues that men aged forty to fifty desert wives because boys are forced into adult duties too soon. She favors keeping youth in a state of vitality, with gendered guidance, social centers, and time for play and sentiment to prevent broken marriages and moral drift.
A sea lion in the Wilson theater flung through a rear window into an alley then fled toward Lake Michigan. A wide-eyed crowd chased the animal as theater manager Michael Licalzi looked on. It was recaptured and returned to the stage where it resumed its trained act balancing a ball. In Cleveland a goat tied in an alley blocked a murder escape as Angela Louveria and Ernesto Danico were killed after a money dispute.
A salvage effort on the Missouri River near the South Dakota Iowa junction aims to recover about 100 barrels of whisky and other goods from the steamer Leadora, wrecked after grounding and fire forty-five years ago. The Leadora carried whisky and mining tools from St Louis to Fort Benton, and salvage efforts have yielded a bottle marked OK Plantation 1840 along with peanuts coffee and almonds.
In Chicago a Municipal Judge Dolan questioned a tall mustached Italian arraigned for disorderly conduct. The man replied Goodmorning as his name and the judge, amused, dismissed the case saying Good morning.
Rev Stephen Paulson links Exodus pillar of fire to Jesus at the temple. He argues Jesus is the Light of the world guiding the church today, awakening all to new duties and opportunities as movements rise across America. The sermon notes step by step leadership, and the rising role of women in devotion.
Reverend F. W. Miller of the Universalist Church in Woodlawn Tl calls Christians to illuminate knowledge and unite to save the misguided and degraded at home rather than spending resources on converting supposed heathen abroad. He urges churches to focus on immediate local reform and moral uplift.
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