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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1908
Page
4
Livestock receipts strong with hogs bees cattle and sheep quoted. Sheep range 3.25 to 5.15 while lambs reach 4.00 to 6.25 with tomorrow’s estimated volume around 20 000. Hogs 6.00 to 5.15 and beeves 5.50 to 6.00. Grain Wheat 87c corn 60c oats 42c barley 50c rye 60c. Produce Butter 18 to 20c eggs 12c potatoes 60c hay 7 to 10 and straw 6.00. See the stationery at this office.
A terse claim promises prompt neat wagon work and general repairs, urging action if not fulfilled. The speaker warns it is time to discover capabilities and competence in handling repairs and maintenance.
Chicago market report shows hogs receipts 16,000 with prices 4.30 to 5.55 for pigs and heavy hogs 5.10 to 5.80. bulk 5.40 to 5.55. Cattle receipts 3,500 with beeves 4.90 to 7.70 and cows and heifers 2.40 to 6.25. market weak to lower with various grades noted. Future arrivals estimated at 26,000 hogs.
Lockwood de Forest notes Mexico’s landscape and architecture as seen from the border. He compares barren plateaus, volcanic peaks, and hedged towns with opal greens blues and reds, praising church towers and tiled domes though interiors show upheavals from revolutions and renovations.
A famed feud case in which a vain judge faced a murder trial ends with a not guilty verdict after he dons a black cap. The jury signals their true verdict as the judge, pompous and certain, presumes guilt but yields to the circumstantial act, revealing a blunt moral about justice.
A cemetery sales agent touts a lot near prominent families, but a prospective buyer rejects it for lacking a nearby desirable neighborhood. The exchange ends with the agent’s ironic concession on neighbor choice in a graveyard. Also notes on business sense urging freshness in goods and a quip about a wife with strong mind.
A fragment cites a Chicago Record-Herald remark praising avoidance of prison hardship as the simplest path to safety. It mentions honoring a tree and includes a Danish line about Shelley's influence. The text reads as an eclectic, aphoristic clipping with unclear context.
An anecdote recounts Roscoe Conkling at Niagara’s first suspension bridge opening. Vain and flamboyant, Conkling posed at the station after ceremonies while others hurried by. A porter asks who he is, and another quips that he made the falls, not the bridge.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item recounts Dr. George Harvey a local veterinarian called to a stallion with colic who used a tube to vent gas from the horse stomach. He lit the end with a match to treat the animal. The owner later asked to repeat the spectacle so his wife could see it, saying she was away the previous day.
A brief collage describes a Chinese legend where the moon scolds the sun for night travel and wild eyes cause pain when staring at the sun. It then shifts to a NY stage anecdote with Sothern silencing Laura Keene during a rehearsal quarrel. Various quips follow about emeralds and heredity in light of Entertainment snips.
A fragmented note describes confusion over a marriage and a reaction about being left out. The speaker expresses frustration at not being included or acknowledged. The text reflects relationship tensions and personal disappointment.
A brief reminiscence notes that a grandfather in his seventies was swindled three times, reflecting on aging and gullibility in later life with a sharp, compact tone.
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