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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1908
Page
4
A father laments his little girl’s chatty nature and the strain of family secrets. After warning her to keep quiet, she promises to stay silent at table, but tears up when dessert nears, exclaiming that ice cream is a family secret in a London Telegraph bearing.
John Augustus W. O'Shea, famed for military tales, began a Burns themed talk in Dumfries. He produced a grave flower from Robert Burns and faced an audience craving Robbie Burns over his planned war experiences, turning the event into a celebrated extempore lecture.
Lord Penzance in his youth as Mr Wilde meets an enthusiastic amateur gardener in Covent Garden market. A chance stroll leads to a conversation with an old man, Geranium buyer, before Wilde joins a hansom cab where Sergeant Ballantine reveals the stranger is Calcraft the hangman.
A military claim praises a slow southern railroad lauding its notoriety. A planter lampoons delays on Memorial Day with a veteran on a wooden leg harassing the express. In Baltimore a girl laments ice cream for dinner, wishing she had known earlier for anticipation.
In Nashville the neighbor story circulates about newcomers asking to borrow a lawn mower. The tale suggests they may have sought more, as their firm stance implied they would also borrow the speaker’s husband to operate it.
In Philadelphia gossip, a bright girl claims Mr. Pillsbury the druggist occasionally uses a dram illiciting talk of his scruples. The whisper centers on impropriety and detection among local druggists.
Noah, a keen business man, landed on Ararat and announced Pine as a mountain and seashore resort in one. He began construction on a summer hotel as reported by the New York Sun.
A reflective line about a boy who always claims future feats and later brags about his past accomplishments once he becomes a man. The piece contrasts bravado with measured achievement, noting the recurring pattern of boasting across life stages.
A New York writer recalls a Scottish gardener who, famed for symmetry, locked his son in a summer house after learning of an English boy’s confinement. He then placed his own son in the opposite house to preserve balance, a tale attributed to the teacher nicknamed “Tammy.”
A New York Telegram report explains the gum on US postage stamps is government made at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Liquid gum is pumped from the basement through pipes to rollers that coat each sheet. The sheets enter a hot air flue and emerge with the mucilage dry.
A London gentleman who has taken a small country farm invites friends to view it. They note the lack of animals and suggest cattle and poultry for butter and eggs. He replies he does not care for butter, cream, or eggs, but admits a liking for kidneys for breakfast, mentioning a sheep. Source: Liverpool Mercury.
The Palisades offer a view of New York City that reveals beauty and grandeur while lying close to a sprawling urban landscape. Night brings a paradox of slender islands and distant lights, yet the wind and tide expose the roar of the surrounding metropolis.
An old farmer bargains with his landlord for timber to build a house and asks permission to cut wood. The landlord demands building a barn or a gate as proof of need. The farmer replies that this is all that is required and more than expected.
Chelly Sappey recalls Miss Reed calling her a crank and Miss Cutting questions the remark. The exchange highlights a humorous clash over what constitutes flattery and a one track mind in a Catholic Standard and Times item.
A Cleveland Leader excerpt shows a woman refusing sour milk and a dealer arguing over the freshness offered days earlier. The exchange highlights a dispute over quality and timing in a local market encounter.
In a light exchange printed in Delaware County Democrat Uncle asks Bobby if he has been good. Bobby replies not exactly good but comfortable, sparking a gentle family moment highlighted in the local paper.
A brief column note from the Columbus Journal questions the postman’s erratic routine asking why he never stops when a check is expected yet always arrives when a bit is anticipated.
Chicago market notes show hog receipts at 36 000 with prices mostly lower and steady ranges for heavy and light weights. Cattle receipts 26 000 with beeves 4.00 to 7.90, cows and heifers 1.75 to 5.90, stockers 2.60 to 4.60, westerns 3.85 to 5.80. Sheep receipts 15 000 with lambs 4.25 to 6.60 and sheep 2.65 to 4.60. Estimated tomorrow totals: hogs 15 000, cattle 4 000, sheep 12 000.
Live stock prices include hogs at 5.25 to 5.70, beeves 5.50 to 6.00, cows and heifers 3.25 to 5.00. Grain prices list wheat 87c, corn 60c, oats 42c, barley 50c, rye 60c. Produce figures show butter 18 to 20c, eggs 12c, potatoes 60c, hay 7.00 to 10.00, straw 6.00.
Daily trains list shows multiple numbered services with arrival times from 11:10 a.m. to 8:22 p.m. on southbound routes Griswold and Audubon branches. Several trains do not run on Sundays, including Nos 63 and 64. Mixed expresses operate Sundays with specified morning or afternoon times. All trains run daily except Sunday.
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