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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1909
Page
6
A New York scientist's burner converts oil to hydrocarbon gas yielding an eighty candle power glow with low consumption and no smoke or odor. The Union Light Co of New York has rights to sell the Herzog burner and plans discounts to appoint local representatives.
The California Fig Syrup Co. touts its exceptional equipment and chemists as enabling a pure medicinal Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna. It warns against imitations and states the genuine product bears the full company name on the front.
A historic comparison shows United States rail mileage at 227000 miles versus 262000 elsewhere, with Britain’s India railways singled out. If India is excluded, U.S. mileage surpasses the rest of the world. costs per mile and earnings are analyzed, revealing high freight activity and lower ton-mile costs.
The United States had 224382 miles of railroad, with 59648 miles under block signaling by end of 1908, a net gain of 870 miles. The Boston Herald cites slow progress due to public indifference to risks of life. A French pension plan offers half-pay for engineers and firemen over 50 with 26 years service, and enables pensions for disabled workers with 1 1/2 years service. An ordinary locomotive is as strong as 900 horses.
A San Francisco Call writer describes wreckers who rush to serious incidents despite sickness or prior dismissal. They emphasize the summons’ pull, recount ex-wreckers volunteering for emergency work, sometimes for hours without pay, and crews quickly creating temporary tracks to restore schedules after a wreck.
The Pennsylvania Railroad reports 1908 totals show 141,650,543 passengers carried on 22,000 miles with zero passenger deaths. Injuries requiring medical care dropped to 102, a 81.6 percent decline, yielding one injury per 1,388,819 riders. Passenger miles reached 3,464,671,462 with 68,440,449 passenger miles and 60,293,996 freight miles run.
A dialogue on Jaxon as rude yet bright, debated in a social exchange. One speaker defends his intellect while another urges greater polish and restraint in speech.
A striking railroad bridge rated among the world's finest spans the lagoon toward the mainland. It features 223 arches and stretches 12,050 feet, while global rail mileage has surged from 210 miles in 1880 to over 360,000 miles today.
Tired Tom deduces Pete’s path from a patch clue and notes the missing friend Peta. The brief scene hints at a somber tone as Holmes reflects on Pete’s likely fate.
A fragment from a mixed page notes a new editor promising to tell the truth and let the chips fall, with cautions to align rights to suit all parties as a warning about press focus. It also cites Homer Folks on tuberculosis isolation and hospital bed shortages, and a club joke calling someone “Mr Automobile” a polite jab.
Letters from public school officials recount long standing coffee harms on heart and stomach. A southern superintendent recalls his mother’s improvement after switching to Postum, noting better health, fewer headaches, and restored vigor in the family. The anonymous testimonial emphasizes Postum as a healthier beverage choice with a lasting impact.
A girl asks why a baby cannot talk yet, explaining that Job from the Bible cursed the day he was born. The father and nurse discuss common baby development while a pediatric note mentions colds leading to pneumonia and promotes Hamlin’s Wizard Oil for chest treatment. The text also includes a flower language proverb about Marygold and an instruction about dyeing clothing.
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