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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1908
Page
6
A street fighting guide by Albert Payson Terhune explains throws and leverage to loft a heavier opponent, using hip locks, overhand grips, and timed balance. It cautions guards against grabs, outlines vulnerable nerve spots, and adds foot stomps against an assailant’s instep as a deterrent.
The Navahoe of Standard Oil draws unusual notice from sailors and longshoremen in port. This oil barge, though lacking propulsion, carries six masts and extensive sail, used mainly to steady her while towed across the Atlantic by the tank steamer Iroquois. She sails to England on her first World voyage carrying 200000 tons of oil.
Mining experts in Johannesburg estimate the remaining gold along the Rand Reef at about 5 billion dollars. The figure reflects the potential value of untapped ore as prospectors push further discoveries and evaluations.
The Atlantic battleship fleet’s Pacific coast visit spurs enlistments and showcases Yerba Buena Island training. The day includes drill with music, parade ground activities, washing and mending, and a 15 day detention camp for new recruits before assignment as landsmen. Three training stations operate nationwide at Norfolk, Newport, and Yerba Buena Island.
A New York physician, urged by a persistent girl, visits a poor diphtheria patient in a shabby room. He learns the daughter died long ago, yet the girl had led him to the mother moments before, prompting reflections on fate and nursemaid miracles. In a separate vignette a housewife questions a greengrocer about price, he defends with hand-picked tomatoes.
A girl with wealth seeks counsel from a solitary sage in a tent. He offers three paths marriage to her heart, charity as an old maid, or a noble marriage. She marries poor love, then a profligate nobleman, endures abuse, and finally divorces. The wise man's joke: she chose poorly by not following his advice first, since her decision set the trap.
Farmers discuss a charming visiting singer described as a lively entertainer. The nephew from the city is said to resemble a phonograph in singing, with constant church festivals socials and parties. His workload and riotous living are cited as exhausting him.
In a didactic exchange Prof Broadhead declares man the laughing animal, while the Venerable rowch and Puck mock debt humor. A citizen notes graft publicity has declined, and Senator Wadd agrees that public matters are getting too exposed.
A brief exchange mocks costly studies and perceived value of education. Father and child debate the burden of study and personal effort, framed by a stern judge figure remarking on misplaced priorities.
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