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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1908
Page
7
A collage of advertisements for dentists and shops around Alexander’s and Ornsty’s offices promotes services from shoe shines to tonics. A humorous Q&A from Lippincott cites a blue chip fare exchange, followed by brief editorial anecdotes on prayer and courting in a San Francisco Call piece.
An early life anecdote portrays Colonel Ellsworth as a hungry, honorable young lawyer. In a restaurant he declines a shared meal to preserve reciprocity, explaining he would starve rather than sponge. The tale, cited from Marilon Harland's Complete Etiquette, illustrates his code of honor amid hardships.
Starting early Wangilea married this morning and, during the ride, a friendly shoe struck him above the eye. He bled as the cab moved off, his sobbing bride shielding his injury with a handkerchief. At the destination Benedict sought medical aid while the doctor quipped about the newlywed.
The article notes no exact birth date for Christ and describes diverse early observances with some churches marking Nativity in April May or January. It explains December 25 became standard gradually as Christianized northern peoples substituted their Yule feast with Christ’s birth.
An old advertisement outlines a liberal offer for The Des Moines Register and Leader with yearly and full subscriptions through Jan 1, 1909, plus coverage of political news and features. It also mentions remedies and home goods ads and requests readers to notify changes for the city directory.
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