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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1908
Page
8
A 1908 design by George W. Payne & Son of Carthage MI presents a cozy cottage 39 by 43 feet with stone foundation and a cellar seven feet high. First story nine feet tall, second story eight feet, walls sheathed in siding and shingles, compact plan, inexpensive woods, and plumbing included but no heat, estimated cost 1800 to 2000 dollars.
The Washington Post reports on huckleberry farming by fire, describing native claims that some exploit forests by starting fires to create ash beds for quick berry growth. The piece cites a northern Pennsylvania blaze burning 10 000 acres, destroying logs and tanbark worth about $750 000, killing twenty people and injuring many, with crop profits claimed as about $200 per cultivator.
The text notes that surf birds, a family in Hawaii, migrate to the tundras of Alaska to rear their young. It highlights that the turnstone, black bellied plover, and Pacific golden plover undertake annual long journeys of about 4,000 miles thither.
Quote from Waco Times Herald extols publicity via newspapers as the fastest route to market a product. Highlights the newspaper as the global medium for reaching audiences quickly and effectively.
In a Republic column a husband teases a neighbor about a pretty girl seen on the street. A misunderstanding follows as his wife learns the scene and retreats to cry, revealing the folly of husbands.
A historic sketch recalls Laurence Sterne amid destitution near his death seeking five pounds from Garrick. He hears a party and reflects on human misery beside others happiness. The anecdote includes Sterne expressing harsh sentiments about a husband, Garrick’s quiet reply about insurance, and Wordsworthian homelessness.
Alfonse replied that papa said thanks at last and kept writing. Fraud lurks in loose generalities. Law Maxi.
In McLean county Illinois Stephen A. Douglas, newly elected prosecuting attorney, mistyped McLean as M’Clean delaying indictments. Judge Logan required exact county spelling from the statute before ruling. Douglas prevailed, prompting a lesson to demand proof for all contested points.
A wealthy Bath tradesman, traveling with a physician’s letter, reads the Bristol doctor’s note and muses on medical advice. He uses a Bristol contact to gauge professional opinion while on a curiosity driven journey. The letter from Dr Blank hints at professional handling by the Bath physician.
A burglar tells the judge he entered quietly at night and removed his shoes because he believed someone was inside the house. The exchange reflects a humorous, archaic courtroom anecdote with a local flavor from Home Magazine.
The article explains how flame colors from phosphorus sulfur and wood reveal composition. It cites Sir John Herschel and describes the spectroscope prism splitting light into hues and dark lines to identify sun and stellar materials, atmospheres, and motion relative to Earth.
A young lady hosting a caller in Renton cautions her younger brother Bobby not to toy with Mr Boram's hat. She reasons it could be broken and the owner will need it soon, illustrating a domestic moment with slight comic tone.
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