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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1908
Page
2
Evening newspaper issued by The News Publishing Company announces subscription prices for carriers and mail including yearly, half year, and monthly options. Rates vary by location with $5.00 yearly by carrier and $3.00 by mail within the U. S. Foreign and additional foreign rates are noted.
I E P Chase sworn as secretary treasurer of The News Publishing Company states the May 7 1908 issue of the Atlantic Evening News had a paid circulation of 1108 copies. Subscribed and sworn before me May 1908 by B P Chase notary public Harry Cavena ugh Cass Co Iowa.
The Republican Judicial Convention for Iowa Fifteenth district will meet in Council Bluffs at 11 a m on June 30 1908 to nominate a district court judge and transact other business. Counties in the district will select delegates and alternates at their next county conventions. W C Ratcliffe secretary and D I Scuart chairman certify the notice and representation for the convention.
The piece argues Cummins’ past anti prohibition record won him Democratic backing while modern shifts toward anti saloon positions alienate prohibitionists. It contends Republicans see him as aligned with Democratic liquor interests and questions his current church speeches and cabinet's portrayal of him.
The Anita gathering will draw more Republicans from Atlantic than the Cummins meeting a week ago. Lafe Young, long Cass county Republican leader and former Telegraph editor, will speak, drawing a capacity crowd. The piece rails at dark Atlantic nights, touts rail-pass politics, and notes state tax concerns while naming figures like Governor Cummins, Senator Allison, and Tom Johnson in broader political commentary.
The discourse asks where in the political road the idea of a third term in county affairs becomes correct and lasting. It questions whether Cass county’s representative should reflect Cass or Republican majorities elsewhere and uses the tail wagging the dog analogy to challenge opposition.
An advertisement argues men cannot cure dandruff without addressing the underlying germ. It promotes Newbro’s Herplide as uniquely effective in killing the dandruff germ, asserting that removing the germ restores healthy hair growth. The text asks readers to send stamps for samples and lists prices, with distribution through druggists and Atlantic Drug Company.
The Cummins group agrees to set attendance figures for county meetings while pressing for public explanation of why Cumming did not cite the Torboit letter in county speeches. They attack newspapers for misrepresentation as an anti Taft and anti Roosevelt colored voters group forms with Washington headquarters.
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