23 Oct 1909
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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1909
Page
1
A Washington opinion piece questions trust in the weather bureau noting a hurricane’s impact despite warnings. It argues warnings saved ships and lives but many ignored forecasts, including lawmakers studying maps and adjusting farm work accordingly. The piece cites economic savings from heedful behavior and laments public skepticism.
Washington liquor dealers push a reformpackage led by the Retail Liquor Dealers' Association. Proposals include strict excise rules, ending the growler, prohibiting sale to women at bars, banning free lunch, removing large signs, closing saloons on weekends, and shutting out dens of vice with police support. Maj. Sylvester backs the effort as authorities and dealers join to curb open saloons.
Washington lawmakers are to enjoy lavish bathing facilities in the new Senate Office Building. A marble first floor suite houses showers Turkish baths and needle baths, with gilded steam pipes and marble slabs for rubdowns. Two plain tubs remain for grooming, though rarely used.
Yale half back McClung, famed for 1891 football prowess and later Yale treasurer, was selected by President Patt to succeed Charles V. Treat as U.S. treasurer. He began work in Washington November 1, with Knoxville and New Haven ties, and prior railway and finance experience shaping his career.
William A Radford discusses cement plaster housing as a durable warm option for suburban construction. He notes similar costs to clapboard and long term savings from no painting, with metal lath and expanded metal under plaster. A sample six room design 37 by 35 feet outlines living dining kitchen and three bedrooms with corner balconies and a $4000 estimate for high grade finishes.
A simple explanation contrasts sugar sinking in water with a dried lump dipped in collodion. The dried lump floats after immersion, forming a soft hollow hump that dissolves unseen. The floating mass is gun cotton, a highly flammable substance formed when gun cotton is dissolved in alcohol and ether and then left to dry.
A well dressed merchant hires a determined boy after he reveals his hard work at home. The lad explains he can do any task and has chopped wood for two years, though he admits he has not whispered in school for a year. The merchant says such a boy may become master of a ship someday.
The cig arette called bir i has won popularity in India due to low price, according to Consul Dennison of Bombay. Cigarettes sell for 20 cents per thousand, widening demand. About 1 700 square miles are under tobacco cultivation, mainly in Bengal district.
Two strangers aboard discuss Monte Carlo gambling with casual flair. One reveals he travels to gamble as his business, claiming he plays the violin while betting and maintains constant wins twice daily. The dialogue hints at casual, sly talk about high stakes and secrecy.
A tale of Mary Jane who sits fourteen days refusing to rise, defying her family and proving wiser than men. In a park a languid woman reads a flaming cover novel as a nursemaid and two unruly children clash, the reader offering to sing to tame them.
A shopper, Miss Plage, complains after discovering a new fall bonnet still bears its price tag, making her displeasure clear in the scene. The moment captures a light domestic note as she reacts to the marked down price of 3.98 dollars.
The writer notes mixed signals as a woman declares love for the speaker’s children yet invites them to hear her phonograph with a chai related conversation. The scene hints at personal tension surrounding hospitality and affection in a small social setting.
A budding author plans a war story and aims to study southern life. The publisher advises that true southern grit need not be sought in travel. He suggests buying a box of southern berries to discover the grit instead.
Pat's Eye opened as an Irishman, more patriotic than clever, enlisted in a Dragoon regiment to become a gallant soldier. A fencing master faced a tough job teaching sword use and feints. He asked how to handle a feint, and Pat quipped he would tickle the opponent with the point to test if he was shamming.
In a rural exchange, Zeke reports seeing the hired man kiss his sister through a screen door. The father jokes about germs in kisses, noting the kiss through the screen is strained yet stillKidishly humorous.
A rugged speaker asks which club is proper to strike the caddie after repeated failed attempts to drive. The line conveys frustration and a black humor tone characteristic of a satirical sports scene.
A brief local notice describes a sudden shower hitting the town. The downpour chased people indoors, revealing muddy streets and hurried activities as residents sought shelter amid changing conditions.
In a witty exchange Foo Speedy questions why a chauffeur is called a feaky vessel and whether he gossips about parties. The reply deflects with a playful jab that the speaker is always balling him out.
A dialogue notes that a self made man is praised yet his mother in law insists on changes. The exchange highlights tension between admiration of independence and family meddling.
In a rainy porch scene Percy Pickle asks about a father’s whereabouts. A pretty girl jokes that her father invented an “alrship” and named it after her companion, calling the gesture a mighty compliment.
A boarder quips about a foreign professor's theory that people could live on onions and strong cheese to save money. The comedian boarder jokes the diet would be cheap living, noting it would cost only two scents.
A playful exchange features Pete-Creat Scott and Antediluvian Arthur joking about a barber. Arthur complains the shop lacks a sharp rock, prompting light humor on grooming in ancient times.
A terse poem fragment recalls a reunion of deaf mutes ending quietly with no known banquet speakers. The lines convey silence, aging, and unresolved memory as the event dissolves without identified voices or outcomes.
A couple discusses buying a small country property described as 12 acres with half water. They plan to leave the city for a quieter life and consider using the pond for lilies and watermelons.
A tall office boy quotes How’s this and an educated monkey running a sewing machine. A short office boy mocks it and claims a mouse ran a typewriter. The scene takes place in the old man’s office where the mouse runs the typewriter.
A humorous exchange notes an outstanding debt of 19 dollars borrowed nearly two years ago. The plan is to send a receipted bill as a wedding gift, reflecting a practical and whimsical approach to celebration and accounting.
In a clipped exchange, Starem’s claim of moving from farce to straight drama meets a tersely dismissive reply calling the shift a croaked stingaroot. The dialogue hints at skepticism toward the actor’s genre pivot.
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