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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1908
Page
2
Wise Talks by the Office Boy praises a city and state as the best place to work and shop. It extols honest business practices, the Golden Rule, and customer service while promoting Savory roasters and a Universal Food WSoport as life improving products.
This brief items list names like Adam Carter J C Hardman Ehrens and others tied to Atlantic, Griswold and Cumberland regions. It mentions a News office selling pencils for four cents and a phone contact, with scattered references to local people and places.
Published every evening except Sunday by The News Publishing Company at Atlantic Iowa with F Chase EB Chase R K A Chase as directors and stockholders. Entered at the Post Office as second class matter under act of Congress March 3 1879.
The News urges Atlantic backers to fund the Elkhorn knitting factory, arguing transportation costs favor Atlantic, and pledges show local building tenders and community support will cover rent and power for the initial years. It notes P M Nebe canvassing for subscriptions and calls on every potential benefactor to contribute quickly.
The News notes Noble township subscribers aid the A N and S railroad southern extension with $21,400 listed and expects further thousands. It cites leaders Ross and Rattenberg for demonstrating the stock as a sound business move and predicts Atlantic to Villesea completion by 1909 if regional subscriptions rise. Also mentions crepe paper sale at 8 cents per roll.
The Des Moines Capital catalogs Walter Wellman as a booster and critic, accusing him of sowing fear about the Republican ticket. It notes Wellman’s dismissal of Chicago convention advice and suggests correspondents should rely on facts, not fiction, as election returns refute his dire predictions.
An Indianapolis milk firm uses an auto truck to collect from farmers and Edison predicts motor cars will dominate soon. Vanderbilt Cup mishaps lower in stats. Souther foresees light, 2000 pound, valveless cars. South Dakota adds five cars daily, 1500 by Sept 1. Green becomes popular for winter motoring wear. Wilkes-Barre hunters moonlight potting rabbits from autos, with maintenance tips for engines.
The Des Moines Daily Register and Leader offers new subscribers a free balance of 1908 with payment of 4.00 and a six dollar option for daily and Sunday through January 1, 1910. It boasts extensive news service including All Iowa News Service and Ding's Cartoons, a complete Market Page with Chicago livestock reports, and a strong editorial page delivered nationwide in Iowa and rural routes.
Mrs. A C Williams of Backy says three years ago a graveyard cough nearly killed her. Doctors failed, then Dr King’s New Discovery restored her health, gaining 58 pounds and full recovery. It’s said to heal coughs colds and lung throat diseases and prevent pneumonia. Sold with guarantee by dealers 60 cents and 1. Trial bottle free.
An old public notice advertises Dr King s New Life Pills claiming they prevent the danger of appendectomy and promise quiet relief from constipation headache biliousness and malaria. The advertisement asserts the product cures many ailments and is sold widely at all dealers in the Evening News.
Des Moines reports Cummins resigns as governor to become United States senator after noon vote, and Warren Garst sworn in as Iowa governor by Chief Justice Ladd. The day marks the first time the state had no governor in sixty one years and the shortest term for any Iowa governor. Crowds gather as politicians arrive and hotels fill in preparation for the historic transfer of power.
Mrs Holland of the Pullman hotel will host a banquet this evening for regular hotel guests and city business men. The event is seen as a farewell as Mrs Holland plans to leave Atlantic soon.
The grand jury is at work at the court house for several days, presuming the usual number of criminals are under investigation as they undertake their periodical inquiry.
Snyder and Schmidt join F. C. Smith in a corporate dispute with Ernst Rass Lang as counsel. The case centers on partnership obligations, with filings detailing ownership shares, alleged breaches, and requested remedies. Local records indicate a pending hearing date and venue.
Advertisement notes Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets as a cure for sick headache from digestive disorder. Atlantic Drug Co offers free samples and promotes Chamberlains as the most popular remedy, with R M White of Tur tle Bayou Tex praising its sales. Also promotes Holisters Rocky Mountain Tea for 85 cents.
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