Dentists and services listed at Atlantic storefronts
Dr. H. K. Williams operates a dentistry over Alexander's store and Dr. W. A. Haread runs another dentist office over Oransky's. A. M. Petite advertises at 516 Chestnut Street in Atlantic. The Oriental parlors offer shoe dyeing as a specialty. Insurance for life fire and accident is also advertised. Office phone 417.
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W. A. Haread
Oransky
A. M._ Petite
Chestnut Street
Atlantic
Animal Life and Early British Views in Manuscripts
The piece surveys animal longevity with listings from age estimates for whales, tortoises, elephants, camels, eagles, crocodiles, carps, big cats, birds, and bees, citing the Minneapolis Journal and Strand Magazine. It contrasts African Highlands attire of a young Englishman with Spartan sun exposure and notes whales as large mammals, surpassing elephants in size.
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Minneapolis Journal
Engilishman
Strand Magazine
Pronunciation Puzzle in Editorial Office Joke
A young woman tours an editorial. While shown a case labeled MSS she asks how to pronounce it. The editor replies that they sometimes say muss and sometimes mess, illustrating a playful language note from Lipplecott's Magazine.
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Lipplecott
The Mind as Cause of Disease and Pain
A discussion on the theory that much suffering is mental rather than physical. Fixed ideas of illness can persist without organic cause, often transferred through auto or household suggestion, and counter suggestion may restore health. Macx Eastman notes from Atlantic Monthly are cited.
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Macx Eastman
Atlantic Monthly
The Nest the Mother Butterfly Builds For Her Young
An account of a mother butterfly sacrificing her own body to form a down lined nest for her eggs. The nest is layered with hair like down and arranged with intricate patterns. After laying eggs the butterfly dies, completing a noble, self sacrificing act for the next generation.
Pension for Domestic Servants in Germany Explained
The German law requires low income workers, including domestic servants, to contribute to old age insurance. Weekly stamps and dated cards are used, often paid by employers or shared with servants. Married women may leave insurance and lose a pension, while continuing insured workers may receive about 3 to 4 dollars monthly from age seventy.
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Germany
Post Office
Patient Doctoring the Mandarin Tale
Ambassador Wu Ting Fang is quoted telling a parable about a Chinese mandarin seeking advice from a Shanghai doctor. The physician jokes that the mandarin needs exercise and offers to have him polish the doctor's floors four times a week, noting his own floors are larger.
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Wu Ting Fang
Shanghai
A Rabbit and a Whistle
A New York Press note says a short sharp whistle can stop a rabbit or an antelope. The anecdote claims Molly Cottontail freezes when whistled at and cites an African hunter remark that the elephant fears a mysterious noise.
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Molly Cottontail
New York
Those Consultations Quote in Smart Set
A brief quoted exchange on medical consultations notes that different doctors may conceive treatment ideas one may miss. The line emphasizes collaboration and cross thought between physicians in pursuit of better patient outcomes.
Not Always Aquip from the cannibal chief in Princeton tone
The cannibal chief taunts the lean explorer as his followers bring the visitor in. He scoffs at the saying that the bravest are the tenderest, challenging the explorer’s courage and endurance.
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Princeton Tiger
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W. T. Joyce Co
F. M- Chapman, Moar
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W. A. McWard
Morris Wholesale House
Cincinnati
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Coba
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Needles Place
Needles
Roy Hedges
Reed
Needs
Chicago News
Dr. Price
C.W. Needles
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Chestnut Atlantic
Iowa
Green Bay Lumber Co
B. A. Wasson
Eggers Bros., Jewelers and Opticians
London
Paris
Des Moines
J. A. Gough
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