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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1908
Page
6
Dialog shows Tommy Mugh denying blame for a fight with the Carter boy and a family dispute. The exchange suggests tension over a supposed agreement to avoid quarrels, with references to quitting communication with the Carter boy’s mother.
A Louisville man recalls his grandson’s severe eczema in 1884 and how Cuticura relieved the child after doctors failed. He also describes his own winter-long battle with virulent sores from the knees to the toes until Cuticura brought immediate improvement and cure.
A cited exchange features a push for memory of trust in marriage. One party says distrust is deserved, the other recalls their wedding as justification, illustrating tense domestic dynamics reported by the Houston Post.
A collaged advertisement notes Castoria as a safe infant remedy with over 30 years use, and promotes Marine Eye Remedy for red weak tired eyes. It claims the eye product soothes pain and reduces watering, touts a 48 page book sold by druggists, and markets both items through Chicago based Marine Eye Remedy Co.
A quirky note on water swelling wood and a sale promotion for Dr Kilne's Great Nerve Restorer smelling of 19th century patent medicine. It mentions a desert town built from timber, SS, and Nervous Diseases cured by a bottle and treatise offered for 2.00 dollars from Dr EL Kitne in Philadelphia.
The article extols the wood thrush as the summer’s sweet singer heard best in quiet woodlands near cities. It contrasts the thrush with the loggerhead shrike, notes nest habits with cloth adornments, and describes the shrike as a formidable predator. It also praises other birds, their feeding habits, smells, and odd behaviors including the grosbeak’s pest control role.
A woman’s typewritten letter influenced a men’s club presidential race in New York. Two candidates, one a bank clerk with a young wife, the other a wealthy manufacturer known for stinginess, faced defeat after the letter branded the latter as the “meanest man.” The note mocked his behavior and warned members to reconsider.
A compact aphorism notes that loud talk does not always equate to being heard farthest, suggesting quiet clarity or substance can travel farther than noisy display. The line contrasts volume with impact in communication.
London July 15 The fourth international Olympic games opened amid unsettled weather as John J. Flanagan of the Irish American Athletic Club broke the hammer throw Olympic record and won the first gold. M J McGrath of New York University took silver, while C Walsh of Canada earned bronze in the event. American victories boosted crowd cheer as Sheppard won the 1500 meters.
Peleg Barker Parker longtime owner of the Washington Post dies at his Portland home at age eighty four. Parker was a wealthy real estate owner and formerly engaged in the West Indies trade in the city.
A call to women in lonely homes to seek relief through Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Testimonials from Maggie Gilmer and Josephine Hall praise restoration to health and motherhood. The ad touts the remedy for female ailments including displacements inflammation irregularities and backache and invites letters to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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