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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1911
Page
2
A public notice instructs subscribers to report irregular or unsatisfactory delivery or address changes to the office, not the carrier, to allow prompt changes and improved service. The fragment ends with unreadable text.
Social items report travelers visiting relatives from Anita Spokane and Omaha. Mrs. Hedges Lumsden and others arrive for weddings and family visits. Bernard Bobling returns from Chicago. Violet Bohling and others host charity events. Details include a handkerchief shower for brides Minnie and Mary Hopley and a seven inning ball game.
The M. E. Sunday school and the Congregational teams played Wednesday afternoon, with the Congregational team winning 6 to 4. The Hopley and Harris families held a picnic supper Wednesday evening at Harry Hopley’s home to celebrate his birthday. Mrs. Gifford and Miss Norma returned Tuesday evening from a short visit with relatives at Grant.
A Wisconsin creamery manager reports coffee caused digestion issues and impaired work. After switching to Postum following his wife's guidance, his digestion, heart palpitations, and mental acuity improved, enabling smoother office tasks. He praises Postum as the greatest table drink of the times.
A sales pitch promises Europe’s springs cure eczema and skin ailments, but relief comes from a home wash of Wintergreen Thymol and other ingredients in D D D Prescription. The ad claims instant relief from burning itch and smoother skin, urging a 20 cent bottle purchase today.
The Lutheran church led by Pastor A. Lutz has Sunday school at 9 45 a m and service at 10 30 a m with a concert from the Concordia Society in the afternoon. A State Synod meeting takes Pastor Braun away next Sunday with Sunday school at 11. The Ladies Missionary Society meets June 21 at 1404 Cedar Street. The Methodist Church under Pastor Griffith offers morning class at 9 45, baptism opportunities, a sermon theme Childhood and the Kingdom of Heaven, noon Sunday school, Epworth League at 7 on Christian Education, and a children's day program in the evening.
The Church of Christ under Pastor Mack and the United Presbyterian announce reduced services during hot weather. Sunday Bible school at 10 a.m., morning sermon at 11 a.m., evening service at 8 p.m. Young people meet at 7 p.m. with topic Why I Love Christ. Rev. Crooks assists during Communion from June 18. Congregational notice follows with offerings and a noon Bible school session.
Organ Prelude and school prayer open a program led by William Wiseman and several recitations by Mildred Williams Esther Asay Ethel Harris Della Taylor Clara Jobes Elizabeth Rudeciph Janice Emmert plus a Bird Exercise by Mrs Burkeys class and songs by Primary Class and Chorus.
Recitation by Helen Rudolph Old Glorr Greyden and others with names such as Paul Krin gel George Asay and Chas Wiseman among the participants. Ernest Meredith and Clyde Taylor perform recitations. The program includes What the Roses Think featuring Ernest Nelson Louise Nebe and Lois Highley with Robert Roberts and ends with an Offering Benediction.
An old advertisement touts ZEMO and ZEMO SOAP as skin beautifiers and treatments for eczema pimples dandruff and scalp diseases. It claims ZEMO SOAP provides the nicest lather and antiseptic cleansing for toilet or bath with sale through druggists and Franks Drug Company in Atlantic.
A humorous verse about the editor profiting from life's milestones. It traces payments to a physician, minister, editor, doctor, undertaker, and others across birth, christening, marriage, and death, ending with a claim that editors get rich from obituary notices and society resolutions.
C L Rickard, promoter of the Johnson Jeffries bout, plans a $50,000 purse for Jack Johnson to defeat two men in one afternoon in Buenos Aires for the world championship. Rickard believes Johnson can beat any two opponents sequentially with a short rest between.
Classified notes list calling cards and monogram stationery offered by The News and job printing services at THD News. Local printer markets low cost options for personal and business needs with emphasis on quality and quick turnaround.
Franks Drug Store announces ZEMO as a real scalp medicine to cure dandruff scalp disease by killing germs. The package includes ZEMO liquid and ZEMO SOAP to wash away dandruff and soothe the skin, guaranteed by druggists nationwide. Atlantic location listed as retailer.
An advertisement touts ZEMO as a permanent cure for prickly heat rashes hives eczema and other infant skin troubles. It claims thousands of satisfied parents and offers a money back guarantee if the first bottle fails to relieve symptoms. ZEMO SOAP is promoted as economical and effective for skin and scalp care.
An old catalog note states the item is suitable for an infant or grown person and is sold by druggists nationwide, with Atlantic distribution through our authorized agents, the Franks Drug Co.
An advertising notice claims a branded remedy called Liglid cures eczema where salves fail. It promotes a wash made from Wintergreen and Thymol as in a D. D. G prescription to penetrate skin, stating a 25 cent trial bottle starts the cure and provides instant relief.
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