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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1908
Page
7
An old tale quotes a modern farmer describing Norman French farmers who move homes with soil. They rent land and take eighteen inches of topsoil when the lease ends, carrying entire households in a few carts while their fine soil sustains families on tiny plots.
A Berliner Umschau piece evaluates hats for men versus women. It reports a sun-test with a healthy man wearing different hats containing thermometers, showing crown temperatures from 77 to 100 degrees across styles including panama straw sailor silk felt black hat and yachting cap.
London Tit Bits recalls eighteenth century punishments for scolds with villagers escorting the condemned to a pond. A plank and ducking stool immerse the woman repeatedly, eliciting fear and laughter as she surfaces chastened and sent home wiser until the next offense.
A Chicago judge recalls Susan B Anthony who was fined 100 dollars or a year in jail for voting for Grant. She appealed for voice, showed creditors owed at least 1000 dollars, and declared she would rather lose an arm than pay the fine. The court did not enforce jail. The fine remained unpaid.
The first sailing club was likely the Cork Harbor Water club, later the Royal Cork Yacht club, founded in 1720. Vessels were small and yachting developed slowly until early 1800s. Cowes Yacht club formed in 1812 with about fifty five yachtsmen. Since then yachting associations have rapidly grown across Europe and America.
A long past tale notes a Bordeaux archbishop who documents a young cleric who rose at night in somnambulism to compose sermons. He writes, reads, and corrects by instinct, even when a pasteboard hides the page. Negretti the sleepwalker allegedly carried a lighted candle, unaware of a substituted bottle.
The Paris Revue notes uncanny anecdotes about spiders at music events. Vel lisson's Consoler of the Unfortunate Prisoner perished after listening to a captive's tale. Gretry recalls a spider that descended to his piano. Rubinstein reportedly saw a spider emerge from the hall floor during three Brussels concerts.
Textile sale note reports embroideries priced at five cents per yard with additional pieces listed at higher rates. Advertisement highlights a 124%4¢ and 15c. items offered by Melcher's store, suggesting a promotional event or clearance.
An office boy explains starting as basement help at the Deering store. He will unpack goods, fill showcases, sweep, dust, and handle local deliveries by weight and posting. also helps draft letters and ads. He seeks hard work and believes the hot season brings new goods, planning to earn five per.
A brief ad notes Melcher's offering ladies' fancy handkerchiefs at 5 cents each. It also directs readers to call 391 Musson for phone pickup from City Steam Laundry, promising a satisfied smile upon service completion.
Lewis wins over Griswold 8 to 2 as Dahlberg from this city catches the game for Lewis yesterday.
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