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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1908
Page
8
An advertisement touts Pompeian Massage Cream as a safe skin aid that cleanses, smooths, and reduces wrinkles. It claims wide use, free sample offer, and urges readers to mail 10 cents for a quarter-ounce jar to The Pompeian Mfg. Co. in Cleveland, Ohio.
A Nevada mining camp near Carson City arose after a lucky strike and a stalemate between an Irishman and a Jewish mine owner. Unable to agree on a name, locals forged a compromise call it Tippery Salem, reflecting both communities. The remark concludes with a wry line about an uncle and a missing bequest.
A Brisbane royal commission on pearling heard testimony that eight years ago a witness laid 100000 shells near Friday Island. The district court judge ruled that pearl shell oysters are wild animals, so none of the thefts carried penalties.
A Wisconsin woman shares plain, factual testimony about Postum easing dyspepsia and indigestion after coffee caused distress. She notes family improvements after switching, drinking Postum three times daily, and urges readers to consider it a genuine, non-gushy letter.
In Loveland Colorado a family, the Garloughs, have seen three male members vanish one by one over three years. Paul, 24, is the latest missing, leaving a mother and sister in shock. No motive or clues have emerged, and Mrs Garlough and Miss Garlough cling to hope their missing relatives might return. Local officers and friends from London Ontario have aided searches without result.
Danville reports the coffin weighing 400 pounds could not pass the door to the church. L G C Porterfield, wealthy Philo resident and long time invalid, died of heart disease. The services were held on the church steps due to the oversized casket and measurements listed.
Evansville judge fines Fred Gebhardt fifty dollars and sentences him to sixty days in jail after a domestic quarrel at his Virginia street grocery turned into an egg and whiskey melee. Mrs Gebhardt hurled eggs while Gebhardt retaliated with fruit and egg splatter coated walls and counters. The bizarre row ended with a twelve inch shell shaped watermelon, and Gebhardt began his jail term, with the city paying twenty four dollars for his board.
Detroit chief clerk James Weir recounts a freight mishap where a missing horse was found upstairs after a 24 hour search. A crude rigging attempt to move the animal to the roof failed when the floor collapsed, injuring the horse. Myrtle Lambert in Strong Maine dons live snakes in her hair as a new fad, including a ten foot python and a three foot coral snake, provoking astonishment and caution about romance.
Canadian trade commissioner in Cane Town reports South Africa importing over 2 million dollars of lumber chiefly from Sweden and the United States. Pine spruce ash and poplar are primary needs while duties hover around three percent ad valorem or on manufactured goods.
Mrs J H Bennett of Gardiner Maine says four months bedridden with back pain dizziness headaches and bladder inflammation was cured in three months by using Dean's Kidney Pills. She reports complete recovery with no recurrence. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Fouter Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A minister at a funeral for a man known for benevolence and piety misstates his widowed companion in prayer. With the clergyman away on leave, a neighbor briefed him hastily, but he blurts out repeated bereavement references and a final hopeful line, revealing the data was mixed.
J. F. Hennen of Milan Missouri reports long-standing skin trouble cured after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent. He describes prior failure with three doctors and a leg infection treated with Cuticura three times, noting lasting relief since. May 18 1907.
The ad notes common starch hides fabric beauty with thick paste. Defiance Starch offers greater strength allowing lighter application, preserving fabric appearance and weaving quality. A humor exchange follows about swimming and appearance.
Distemper and eye ailments in horses are promoted with Spohns patent remedy available from Druggists and manufacturers for 50 cents or a dollar. Agents wanted and a free book offered. The column also markets Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething and Asa Allen's Foot-Ease for tired feet, plus assorted quips and ad copy from Olmsted and Byron.
A dialogue clip shows actors debating pay in Kansas City with mentions of 200 a night and eggs as a form of compensation. The exchange humorously contrasts monetary pay with the cheaper cost of eggs in that locale.
Public notice warns against mercury laden catarrh ointments and urges use only on physician prescriptions. It promotes Tall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as mercury free and effective internally. Side recommendations include Hall's Catarrh Cure assurance of genuineness and Wall's Family Pills for constipation.
Mary Carlyle of Craigenputtock wed James Carlyle of Pingle, Dumfriesshire, a son of Carlyle’s nephew, linking the kin to Thomas Carlyle’s famed home and the locale behind Sartor Resartus. The nuptials unite two branches near Ecclefechan, birthplace of the philosopher.
A spirited carriage ride ends in fear as a fair maiden clings to the swaying seat while the driver fights to slow the spirited horses. She pleads to stop and he grimly promises to hold them in if he can endure the strain.
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