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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1908
Page
4
An old patent bottle recipe mixes glycerine with Virgin Oil of Pine compound and whisky to treat coughs. The Leach Chemical Co. of Cincinnati sells pure Oil of Pine in half-ounce vials sealed in wooden cases for freshness. A joke caption plays on a church outing with a cook wearing a similar apron.
An account describes severe inflammatory rheumatism with skin peeling and bed sores, claiming Cuticura products cured the ailment and restored hair and skin. The testimonial from Mrs Lavine J Henderson of Stamford Connecticut is dated March 12 1907. The text also includes a line about a late show and a child’s dispute involving a mother.
A 19th century style advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy. It claims the medicine acts on blood and organs to destroy catarrh and build up the system. The makers offer a $100 reward for proof of failure and cite testimonials. It also notes a mail warning device for rural delivery boxes.
An OCR fragment markets Spohn's Distemper Cure for dogs and all ages, with claims of guaranteed bottles and overseas agents. It advertises $50 orders, requests druggists to stock, and notes the Goshen Indiana company. The text also contains unrelated quotes about virtue and gender.
In New Bedford Massachusetts Edgar R Lewis controls about a million dollars worth of whalebone stored in William Lewis & Son warehouses on Rodman street. Nearly all the world’s whalebone is tied to his firm as whaling merchants halt Arctic voyages to let stocks clear and allow grounds to rest after decades of hunting.
In Delagoa Bay and the Arctic trade, whaling bones dominate the market. E R Lewis wields control over 200,600 pounds of bone, dictating prices amid a stagnant market. Merchants stockpile bone while natives trade for rifles and powder, and Arctic trips decline.
Emily Boynton of Longmont aged 13 ascends Longs Peak the American Matterhorn wearing overalls. She climbs with her father the Longmont Ledger editor and sister. The ascent follows a route with danger rock and narrow ledges, yet the girl and family deem it safe for steady nerves.
Albert Baird Cummins, elected to fill the unexpired term of the late Senator William B. Allison, has served three Iowa governorships. Born in Pennsylvania in 1850, he studied surveying, rose to chief engineer of a railroad, moved to Chicago to study law, was admitted in 1874, and moved to Des Moines in 1878. He served in the Iowa legislature after 1888, and led the Republican national committee from 1896 to 1900 before winning the senate seat after a 15 year pursuit beginning with his 1893 candidacy.
A collage of holiday shopping lists and family moments shows a mother shopping with children while fathers brace for rising bills. The piece mixes humor about gifts, frugal restraint, and small-town quips, plus brief anecdotes from East Troy News and Bartlesville, including a running gag about skyscrapers and a curious recipe for Fried Hops.
A harsh remark on public discourse is cited, asserting that persistent focus on disagreeable topics warrants extreme punishment. The comment reflects a provocative, offhand stance rather than a formal policy or event, highlighting tension in opinion expression.
A Manhattan woman plagued by undersized shoes corset strain and a whalebone neck joins a humorous caption chain. A Topeka Monday outing prompts laughter as a young man’s chatter in the parlor turns from charm to caper.
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