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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1908
Page
2
The readable fragments touch on marriage dynamics and personal observations. It mentions a New York writer praising his wife, shifts to reflections about war and a courtroom jury, and ends with quirky notes on politeness and manners in street cars.
In Washington a Texas senator cites predestination as a boy near Dallas survives a gunshot after a near miraculous operation. The bullet, kept on a table, becomes a grim reminder as the boy later swallows it during a playful moment and dies. His mother attributes the tragedy to fate and occult beliefs.
To property owners you can insure dwelling and barn against fire and lightning through a cooperative Town Mutual Insurance Association. It boasts 25 million dollars in force and 8,000 policy holders. Inquire in town for the agent. if not found, write C B Harsh, Des Moines, to receive full particulars. Over 1,600 losses paid since organization.
Evanston junk dealer Frank Malenski substitutes wife for his dead horse to haul a wagon loaded with bottles iron and rags through Evanston and Wilmette. Mrs Malenski weighs nearly 200 pounds and draws the wagon while her husband directs from the rear. Residents protest the spectacle but the enterprise prospers as the couple expand into the center city with customers awaiting loaded wagons.
A long delayed divorce case between Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt and his wife sees a recommended money settlement tied to a child’s support. Attorneys report the judge’s review of a valuation by McClure’s bureau is paused awaiting further input from parties in London. Vanderbilt’s finances are cited as a factor, with reports of substantial income reduction and heavy borrowing affecting the ask for ten million dollars for their son.
Thousands of actors and actresses in New York face a severe summer with unemployment at its highest in years. The season closed with over 2000 out of work, many companies failing after the market downturn. The Actors Fund reported a $20,000 shortfall, and many performers seek odd jobs at resorts like Coney Island to survive the months ahead.
The rise of men at weekday luncheons in New York shifts social balance. With more men working uptown and a growing foreign representation, lunches now draw both genders and shorten to allow workday returns. Bridge afterward remains a key attraction for lingering guests.
Scientists report that the noted solidification of helium was caused by accidental mixing with hydrogen in the sample. Prof. Dewar notes in a letter to the London Times that even then, helium shows no true liquefaction or solidification, remaining unsettled as a temporary phenomenon.
A herd driven from Spearens Avenue balked at slaughter and refused to go to the abattoir. Cows hid in a Newark Street house, forcing a long standoff with firemen and police. Blindfolds and blankets finally coaxed them down, ending with the herd returning to safety in the butcher’s basket rather than the stairs.
In Baltimore Maryland two lost children Frank Emala age two and Emily four were found near their home after two nights in cold swampy terrain. A trapper named Harry Pietert carried them to safety and doctors treated them for near starvation and exposure. The two youngsters clutched arbutus bouquets as they were returned home.
Contracts already let for the New York barge canal repairs total more than 22 million dollars. The project involves multiple projects and firms and reflects substantial investment in inland waterways infrastructure.
A magazine notice urges women to write Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts about private illnesses. It stresses strict confidentiality and claims decades of correspondence with sick women give her knowledge to aid cases.
Mrs Norman R Barnett of Allen town Pa shares that after suffering since sixteen with organic debility and female weakness she avoided surgery by using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad claims the product cures displacements inflammation irregularities menstrual pain and related symptoms for countless women.
A four year wait ends as a proposal is made with home comforts promised. Bobby visits his orthodox deacon uncle in the country where their longtime friendship is strained by a lengthy grace. Bobby, hungry, pounds the table and echoes Amen to end the wait.
An old ad text promotes Allen’s Foot-Ease as a cure for hot sweaty calloused feet sold by druggists for 25 cents and warns against substitutes. It also mentions Mia Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething relief with a claim to soften gums reduce inflammation and ease colic in infants.
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