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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1908
Page
1
Alaska harbors vast and diverse game including moose caribou deer mountain sheep and bears. Frontier conditions will likely persist for decades, with limited population density and large unmapped tracts, making protected game and sustainable use crucial for future hunting and economic value.
Abandoned by doctors after being told there was no cure, Mrs Hues Shearer of Centralia Washington credits Dean's Kidney Pills with a swift recovery from long illness and sleeplessness. Sold by dealers at 50 cents a box. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A visitor comments on a wife’s post dinner routine of removing her husband’s shoes. The husband agrees it is charming but explains the tactic keeps him at home, as slipping into slippers makes him too lazy to head downtown.
An advertisement asserts deafness cannot be cured by focal applications and must be treated by constitutional remedies. It blames inflammation of the Eustachian tube and catarrh, offering one hundred dollars for a case cured only by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Sold by druggists for 75 cents and Hall's Family Pills are recommended.
The article notes Greeks wore hats as status symbols while free citizens went bareheaded, slaves wore skull caps, and it discusses Defiance Starch as a chemical free stiffener for fine fabrics, claiming it requires less quantity for a perfect finish.
A moralizer notes that it costs much to sustain the sons of rich men. The demoralizer retorts that wealth is acquired quickly, framing a sharp exchange on money and social ascent within a reflective dialogue.
A ragged hobo slept behind gravel when detectives Ingram and Carroll spotted him and threatened jail. He chose a bath over six months in jail, removing clothes piece by piece before washing. He slipped away, shivering, after the wash as the officers watched. The story ends with a note about the human eye detecting a tiny object.
At Bow Street Detective Inspector Sexton described a dramatic struggle with French prisoner Jean Marie Chenu aboard a fast moving train. Chenu, jailed in Jersey, claimed he would not return to France and threatened violence before being recaptured after leaping from the carriage. A remand was ordered.
Reading Pennsylvania reports a carnival wedding where Eugene Webster Knoll, city dog catcher, marries Miss Quell at the bride’s father home. A throne held a blackened five year old brother as a savage, with other boys likewise dressed. The couple wore minimal costumes and the wedding party featured dark blouses, capes, tights, and bright skirts.
Mrs. John Snyder, 275 pounds, beat and restrained a tramp who insulted her at her Riverside home. Neighbors halted a possible lynching as the assailant was left at the scene. In Michigan, Mrs. William Weiss stood submerged in a cistern for ten hours to save a neighbor child, calling for help until found at dusk.
The advertisement promotes Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a superior laxative option praised for cleansing and relieving internal organs without after effects. It claims physician approval, natural action, and safekeeping from objectionable substances, urging purchase of the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product through leading druggists.
A whimsical chat about a new baby in town, with neighbors voicing delight as if the infant just arrived from the milliner. The exchange captures lighthearted curiosity and shared excitement among residents.
A 40 year old man description of severe hemorrhoids with bleeding and protrusion. After failed remedies he used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills along with suppository injections. Within a month he reached a fairly healthy state and continued maintenance for three months then weekly. He notes high costs of other treatments and credits Cuticura from Hopkinton New York with his recovery.
A collage of brief notes from Welsh papers praising humble writers in Welsh magazines, a homely laundry ad extolling Iron and Defiance Starch, a quip on lost love, a gun and fur catalog offer, a quotation about friendship and justice, a garbled product promo from New York, Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for babies, and a homespun charity maxim.
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