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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1908
Page
6
A celebrated Scottish lawyer faced seven hours of almost nonstop pleading at the Caledonian equivalent of a supreme court. After a long session he returned home and led a brief family worship. His mother teased that he spoke long for the court but dismissed his Maker quickly, noting the Lord may not be as dull as the judge in uptakes.
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Mave as a cure for hot sweaty calloused and swollen feet sold by druggists for 25 cents with a trial package offered free. The copy includes Lavater quote and a postal address in Olmsted Le Roy N Y.
For over fifty years Brown's Bronchial Traches have been presented as a unique remedy for hoarseness coughs and sore throats. The claim highlights longstanding efficacy and market presence in late 19th or early 20th century health advertising.
An old paper ad page notes Goldsmith earned 4500 for Animated Nature in Garfield. It promotes a laxative Tea and PAZO OINTMENT for piles with cure guarantees. Also mentions land offers in North Dakota and generic motivational quips aimed at workers and buyers.
Drenton stays with the frail Greers a fortnight and bonds with Mary and crippled William. A letter from Elizabeth prompts a revelation of love and wealth, ending with Drenton proposing to Elizabeth as the richest man alive.
A 1907 Regina letter from the Dominion Government Commissioner of Immigration advocates free homesteads and praises Western Canada crops. It cites a settler’s experience near Rouleau and Drinkwater with 70 acres of wheat yielding 20 bushels per acre and 9,000 bushels of oats from 160 acres, noting favorable prices and strong seed quality despite adverse spring conditions.
A Confederate era styled scene portrays John Hunter, described as a slave, defending his authority over his wife Susanna. He rejects external oversight by the Freedmen's Bureau, asserting his right to discipline his wife as long as she behaves, and dismissing calls for intervention.
A vintage newspaper ad offers a one hundred dollar reward for a catarrh cure and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills. Endorsements from Wavina Kinnan Marvin establish business trust in J Cheney Co Toledo. The copy claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, with testimonials and 75 cent bottles available through druggists.
A business man recalls an exchange with a telephone operator about dialing numbers. He sought four-hundred, she misheard as fourteen-hundred, leading to a humorous confusion over digits and prompts.
A mixed ad-like snippet touts Castoria as a safe remedy for infants and children with a signature claim, counsels gathering wisdom to overcome problems, and promotes Plymouth Rock Coffee Jelly Compound with brewing instructions and a mail order offer from Plymouth Rock Gelatine Co.
A playful exchange from Harvard Lampoon humor hints at social dance banter. The dialogue teases flirtation with a coy line about asking for the next dance and unclear reciprocal intent, reflecting light campus humor.
An advertisement touts OUR Pills Preparation for quick cheap relief from lemon piles with none of the fuss. Sold at grocers for 10 cents. The copy promotes OUR-PURE by D-Zerta Co Rochester NY and claims it as the true philosophy of life and key to happiness.
From October to May colds are the main headache cause. Laxative Bromo Quinine claims to remove the cause. H. W. Grove advertises box 254 with mention of fancy prices appealing to sellers more than buyers.
Ir rigated Government land opens a chance to secure irrigated farms in a fine region with easy payments. Down payments range from 211 to 841 dollars for 40 to 160 acres, nine years to pay the balance, and final proof after thirty days residence. Write the Irrigation Department in Chicago for full information. A New Excuse. I suppose your husband is proud to contribute his share toward the support of our beautiful library. Yes, John was not industrious and now reads novels trying to get his money’s worth.
A town farmer on 100 acres sold 3800 dollars of seed and produced 300 tons of hay. The John A. Salzer Seed Co. of La Crosse, Wisconsin promotes their original seed catalog featuring Billion Dollar Grass and Macro Wheat, offering green feed products like Victoria Rape and Silver King Barley, urging readers to mail a request with postage and a 4 cent fee for a seed package.
In a witty exchange from the Catholic Standard and Times, Mrs Spenders imagines adopting male attire and asks how her husband would respond. Mr Spenders replies with a practical quip that men’s clothes are not costly, suggesting humor over gender attire debates.
A garbled note references Bromo Quinine as a laxative and mentions H W Grove with a wartime signatory tone. The text alludes to a drunk or tense exchange about a prisoner and a judge, with archaic phrasing and promotional lines about Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children.
Tryon Edwards asserts that high arms shape noble character and that great objects spark great minds, presenting a moral emphasis on disciplined effort and aspirational achievement.
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