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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1908
Page
4
Railway timetable fragment lists mixed and passenger freight services by branch numbers 839 961 321 393 395 923 and train times from 6:40 am to 7:10 pm. Notes include southbound and northbound services on Southern lines with Sunday exceptions and arrival departures for passenger and freight movements.
Chicago markets show hog receipts around 26 000 with prices from 5.00 to 5.15 per unit and strong demand. cattle receipts about 4 500 with beeves up to 7.85 and cows and heifers to 6.23. sheep and lambs also active with lambs to 6.80. Grain bids list wheat 87c corn 60c oats 42c barley 50c rye 60c. Produce items include butter 18 20c eggs 12c potatoes 60c hay 7.00 10.00 straw 6.00. An ad promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea from Atlantic Drug Co.
Keokuk visitor E. 8 Hoyt and Massena guest Zeta Vernon are noted among Anita social rounds. Des Moines, Atlantic, and Grinnell connections appear as residents visit relatives, take jobs, or relocate. Local moves include E. W. Holmes, N. C. Burkhart business changes, and eight locally owned automobiles mark growing mobility.
An Atlantic Drug Co advertisement touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea and Tea tablets as a cure all for health and happiness, priced at 35 cents, with claims of making life bright and strong. The ad also notes a line of baby cabs and novelty parlor items from Fred Alexanders and others.
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