25 Feb 1910
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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1910
Page
1
A Norwich workhouse inmate, Alban Rushbrook, is described in a correspondent’s interview as muscles gradually turning to bone due to myositis ossificans. He moves barely, using sticks to shuffle, leaning upright on a stool, with a rigid body and limited jaw and facial movement.
States Cons Olivares has made himself unpopular with factions here especially Madriz. He refused to recognize an official passport fearing it would be seen as recognition of the Madriz government. The president seeks peace and ignores Olivares to avoid complications. The consul’s attitude is criticized by Americans and Madriz supporters in Managua.
Rushbrook, 42, endures a degenerative muscle condition that stiffens limbs into iron. He reads, snicks a pine, wears spectacles via a clever routine, plays draughts with curling tongs, and writes with a pencil while lying in bed. Doctors say little can help.
Muskrats are rare along Michigan rivers with prices rising from 10 cents to 75 cents per skin. Traders cite high water, marsh fires, and increased hunting as causes, warning furriers may push coats higher next year.
Los Angeles students at Polytechnic High mock city school authorities amid an official inquiry into fraternities. They claim Eta Pi formed with large membership to gain wholesale pie rates at luncheon. George Moore quote about sympathy closes the note.
In Chicago James J. Hill praised the modern American farmer boy saying he is no longer derided but respected. He credited experiment stations and agricultural colleges with instilling confidence in farming, turning it into a dignified, attractive life work.
Mrs Josie Pettis declares a bolt of lightning struck ground on the mountain side near her farmhouse revealing a crude oil spring. The new well is producing about 200 barrels daily, vastly increasing a land that earlier barely yielded enough to support her.
In East New York a barrel of tar melted by heat oozed onto a sidewalk trapping two men. Detective Benjamin Burton, first on scene, was pulled into the tar while aiding them. Detective Erwin Lloyd arrived, used a rope, and rescued Burton and the others from the sticky situation.
Boston report notes Mia Batchelder 60, Ashland New Hampshire rural carrier resigns after nearly three years on a 26 mile route. Salary around 900 dollars yearly, she saved enough to buy a home and plans to become a taxpayer in Everett. She endured winter routes at 30 degrees below zero.
Congressional leaders face a delicate balance over Taft's recommended policies. Democrats unite behind scrutiny while Republicans fear backsliding could cost them seats. Ballinger Pinchot hearings loom long as Pinchot presses conservation case and forest service disputes widen.
T. B. Swan, attorney at law, offers wills drawn and probated and reports made for administrators and guardians with appointments secured. Probate practice and general law work provided in Atlantic, Iowa.
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