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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1908
Page
7
Excerpts from Common Sense in Exercise discuss the toll of extreme strength on longevity. Louis Cyr, the Canadian giant, weighed 320 pounds and displayed astonishing feats yet died at 37. Oarsman Whlete Kennedy, famed for lifting 1000 pounds with hands, crippled before 40. Dowd, a noted strongman and athletic teacher, died at 47.
A discussion on healing notes that medicine aids nature rather than cures it, with faith as a powerful factor. It argues physicians should use few, mild medicines and focus on placing patients in favorable conditions for nature to work. Personal anecdotes from Heaven related quotes illustrate diverse hopes for happiness and health.
A light exchange between a young wife and husband centers on physical culture and compliments. He compares her figure to a watch and jokes about jewels, while gently noting that a complimenting man may be foolish. The passage then shifts to a Jeffersonian tone about government and unity.
A styled snippet from London Opinion features a quip between Mr and Mrs Spenders about gendered clothing standards. Mrs Spenders imagines a scenario of a wife wearing men’s clothes, while Mr Spenders notes he would not fear such a change and comments on cost.
A Cleveland Leader quip contrasts honesty with keeping commandments. A speaker challenges another, implying the rules apply to others, while the reply asserts personal integrity through adherence to the commandments.
A concise quotation centers on a woman declaring that she was sought for marriage, not the other way around. Her dignified retort contrasts with the suitor’s pursuit, while a literary aside hints at a transformation from hardship to hope.
Mathilde, a popular washerwoman, injures her wrist and cannot iron her week’s shirt waists. She directs Bridget, her Irish assistant, explaining the differences needed for varying body shapes from tall, fat to slim. She stresses tailoring waists to fit each figure, including collars and bodices, while detailing the instruction in a humorous, folk voice.
A National Magazine description details how bell signals on the house floor denote actions from teller fees to a call of the house. Five bells trigger arrest power, and the red light over the door indicates session start while a dimming light signals end as the wheels of legislation pause.
A devout clergyman married a couple and gave a fervent blessing requesting prosperity for their business. When asked for the husband’s vocation, he learned the man ran a saloon, and he quietly whispered that God need not answer that part of the prayer.
The Atlantic cable's success rested on William Thomson later known as Lord Kelvin. His calculations showed current arrived gradually and his mirror galvanometer translated impulses into signals. The first 1858 attempt failed due to strong currents, but Kelvin’s device made Morse signaling possible.
How to fill wood cracks with a paste made from white paper softened in water and glued, kneaded until smooth, colored with ochera to resemble the wood, and reinforced with calcined magnesia to push into cracks and dry to a smooth finish.
A dramatic incident unfolds when a military man storms the editorial sanctum demanding an apology for a death notice about Major Blazer. The editor prints the next day that the paragraph asserting Major Blazer's death was without foundation, and regrets the misprint.
Actor Bob Footlite recalls a backstage mishap when a steam pipe burst after the final act, causing a hiss and forcing him off the stage as the audience received the scene with surprise.
A quirky epigram on eggs and a witty aside about digestion quotes Jean Paul Richter. The piece wields playful wordplay to contrast egg lore with bodily health, hinting at medical ideas about digestion and poisoning.
A jumble of classified sale notices lists goods for sale from household items to livestock at various addresses and phone numbers. The piece also includes a humorous short story about a coach journey and a diner, with a dentist advertisement at the end.
An Atlantic Drug Co advertisement extols Rocky Mountain Tea as a night time tonic bringing happiness to the world, praising its healthful and brightening effects. The promotional copy emphasizes widespread praise and overall wellbeing linked to the product.
The Register and Leader offers a liberal subscription deal through Jan 1, 1909, with $2.00 for daily and Sunday through that date and $3.00 for daily and Sunday. It promises fair unbiased political coverage, reliable Iowa news, editorials, markets, baseball box scores, and Ding’s cartoons. Subscriptions can be sent to The Register and Leader Co. Des Moines, with delivery on most rural routes the same day.
Aston & Co advertise a large house moving outfit in the west with a ten year veteran operator. Satisfaction guaranteed or no pay. Orders left at Aston's Livery and phones listed.
The News requests anyone who has moved since the canvass for the city directory to notify the office immediately. This will allow the correction of records and ensure accurate listings.
A Washington Post report explains English banking habits. Bankers emphasize that most payments are by check, not cash, and that opening an account requires two first class references. Checks cannot be obtained by mere request and private accounts carry annual charges. Endorsers and references grant cross city and continental credit.
A deaf and mute boy, disabled for a year and a half after a heavy backward fall, awoke to speech and hearing after his brother tapped him on the forehead. The Kansas City Journal reports the inexplicable recovery as a remarkable disease freak.
An anthology-like snippet collects quotations on aging and clever wordplay. It includes W. A. N. Dorland praising the sixth decade as the era of master works, a joke about De Murky and Von Dawher hurting with humor, and brief exchanges about maps and pursuit.
Boston Globe notes how Dr. Johnson exposed parliamentary debates by fictionalizing the House of Commons in the Journal in a garret in Exeter Street. He created a vivid rewriter’s craft, naming imaginary figures and places to reveal real debates without naming the members.
A tall Englishman visiting a London inn in a unnamed village clashes with locals over the word servant. He calls for Help Water misinterpreted as a fire drill, prompting the landlord and others to rush in. The man learns the local term helps, and the misunderstanding ends with him adjusting how he refers to staff.
An artist sketches a roadside woods scene and meets a grave Irishman who quips a pun about being driven to make a picture. A list of remarkable anagrams follows, featuring phrases like Astronomers and Parliament. Dialogue includes a boarding house umbrella joke.
An item cites a Baltimore American quip where a doctor asks about a husband’s appetite and a wife responds that he is voracious and will eat anything as long as something is available. The exchange captures a humorous, domestic observation.
Uncle Eben quotes a playful line about how a man enjoys listening to talk that seems like two people waiting to share their turn. The remark appears in a Washington Star feature as a humorous reflection on conversation dynamics.
Train schedule shows multiple Omaha area routes with times for Local Passr Express Mail and Sunday services. All trains run daily except Sunday, includes Griswold and Audubon branches with mixed express and local services in morning and afternoon blocks.
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