30 Jan 1909
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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1909
Page
1
The ad extols Defiance Starch as free from injurious chemicals and safe to use on delicate fabrics. It claims its strong stiffening power requires only half the usual amount, delivering a finish comparable to new fabrics.
A brief dialogue shows an office boy advising a passerby writer to leave poems with the editor and return in a day, while the contributor asks about magazine work and the journalist explains the standard procedure. The scene captures newsroom routines and aspiration in a compressed exchange.
Minneapolis reader Mrs. Joan G. McLean reports relief from female troubles after using Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. The letter claims restored health within three months and urges others to seek advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn, Massachusetts, as a confidential personal service.
The story follows Lord Carrington and Lady Carrington in England after a party. Jealousies spark a chase as Ellen and Debbie flee to Portsmouth, pursued by Carrington and Seton. A staged duel with Lord Strathgate ends with Carrington’s court-martial averted and a three-year posting on the Bellona ordered.
On the Britannia five bells in the forenoon watch signal a royal visit. The ship, crew, and officers are in pristine readiness as a barge arrives with the king. The monarch, greeted by admiral and staff, proceeds to the cabin to see Carrington, escorted by Kephard and the admiral.
Charles C. Lessener of New Orleans describes tribes in Copan and Gracias districts as brave fighters who often defeat larger forces. He notes primitive customs, bow hunting, and a belief they practice heathen rites. He contrasts friendly and fierce behavior and recounts their deadly accuracy with arrows.
A humor piece recounts a boy named Frank who loves shooting and dreams of Davy Crockett. His parents give a rifle for Christmas after years of teasing, then chase adventures with a tin can target, rabbits, and a home alarm misadventure. The tale concludes with quips about mothers, fathers, and public musings on character.
The text contrasts human heat sense with thermometers noting minute differences, describing a thermometer 200000 times more sensitive than skin and a galvanometer reacting to tiny mercury deformations. It also claims Defiance starch launders shirts at home with proper stiffness, reducing wear and tear and avoiding sticking.
In a domestic vignette, a boy named Cyril tells his mother he did not wash his face that morning. He offers a reluctant excuse claiming Terled told him he had wash earlier, prompting a light parental rebuke over morning routines.
An editorial style ad promotes Murine Eye Remedy claiming relief for red weak weary watery eyes. The piece mocks other products and touts herbal laxatives from Gadefield Tea as the true remedy for con stipation and liver trouble. It also references Drug laws and uses classical imagery with River Styx water for mucilage preparation.
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