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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1908
Page
7
A playful verse and prose fragment mix reflections on leap year romance with light humor. It notes women delaying towards affection, then shifts to humorous quips about absence and love, followed by a poetic song about May air and courting themes. The piece blends whimsy with dating era banter and seasonal imagery.
Dialog about who wrote Shakespeare plays and public skepticism. A participant asserts Shakespeare did write them, while another questions the authorship claim. The exchange mocks political knowledge rivalries, mentions a $3 theater seat, and ends with mutual indifference to the play they saw.
Dissolve one package of flavored JELL-O in boiling water. When partly congealed heat until light and fold in one cup whipped cream and six crushed macaroons. Whip and mold. Cool to jell and serve with whipped cream or sauce. JELL-O costs 10c per package at any good procer's. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea 385 cents. Atlantic Drug Co.
Readers are urged to report moves since canvass for the city directory. The notice offers contact details for corrections. Also advertises Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea and Atlantic Ice Cream Co products with prices and locations near Bailey's store.
A note invites anyone needing house moving done to contact the author, Dick Odem, using the provided phone code A-441. It mentions they have tools and can work with them.
A thoughtful note on optimism urging practical action over sentimentality. It warns that cheerful phrases like Smile or Cheer Up should not replace concrete effort and disciplined work.
We have purchased one of the largest house moving outfits in western Iowa and employ a man with ten years experience to run it. Satisfaction guaranteed or no pay. See us if you have any in our line. Both phones. Orders left at Aston's Livery.
A note describes available office stationery with a suggested line for choosing items. The text hints at a catalog-like display and a prompt to pick preferred products.
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