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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1908
Page
6
Albert Payson Terhune presents a boxing primer detailing stance, guard, weight distribution, and the straight left lead. It explains foot alignment, arm position, head orientation, and parry technique to master defense and offense in early practice with stepwise progression.
Rev John H K De Forest recalls a Manchurian episode with Kuropatkin and Stoessel. A Chinese courier, trusted by both sides, bribed by Kuropatkin, bypassed Japanese lines to relay a critical dispatch. He delivered the message to Kuroki and received $500 plus $200 on return, finally collecting $1,000 for the exploit.
From St Petersburg comes a curious tale of a Brussels antiquary named Goebel hosting a feast with ancient fare. Guests described apples 1800 years old, bread from pre Israel times, butter from Elizabeth I’s era, and wine older than Columbus. The produce came from Pompeii ruins, Corinth vaults, and a pyramid chamber. The tale highlights astonishing flavors claimed as fresh as modern harvests.
According to Viceroy Tuan Wang, 1,980 opium shops operate in the Shanghai foreign settlements and he seeks orders from Pekin to select them. The report notes central authority directing selection amid ongoing tensions over opium cultivation and foreign concessions.
More than 13,000 persons are employed in the ribbon industry in Switzerland, underscoring the sector's sizable workforce and economic role.
A collection of humorous quotes and light verse about spring garden work lovers and cows. It includes a Nebraska editor lamenting spring poetry trends and an Emporia Kansas anecdote about grass seed and a streetcar mishap amid breezy rural musings.
A New Jersey man in a domestic rift smeared catsup on his neck, opened a razor, and collapsed to the floor to scare his wife. A dog licked away the ketchup, preventing a reconciliation attempt, while a regional quip about eternity and a town tale close the item.
Attorney General Byers rules primary ballots must be identical in size across parties even if many ballots blank. Voters may write in candidates where no affidavit filed, and delegates or committeemen may be written in by voters in the booth. The article also notes upcoming conventions, pharmacy board changes, interstate license talk, and a federal jurisdiction dispute in civic league cases.
Judge Brennan imposes strict prepayment rule for divorce decrees beginning with the May term to curb attorneys delaying filing after securing a decree. The rule aims to stop cases where clients pay for services but the decree is not filed for months, risking bigamy if parties remarry before a decree is filed.
Harry Cameron one of thirteen prisoners taken to the court house to challenge the grand jury slipped from deputy sheriffs amid crowded winding stairs and vanished into the crowd as prisoners moved to the patrol wagon. The escape went unnoticed until the county jail was reached.
Special works opinions on title real estate and probate law published by the firm. Office over Iowa Trust and Savings Bank.
A terse line appears noting prior affiliation with the State University of Iowa and listing old contact details including a house phone and office number at Black Street and a reference to Atlantic.
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