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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1908
Page
5
Br. B. A. Stockdale advertises permanent cures for catarrh and a range of ailments from nose and throat to nervous diseases. He claims to treat kidney and skin issues, rheumatism, and sexual weakness with no fee for incurable cases and free confidential consultations. Office hours listed in Des Moines every Monday, Friday, and Saturday.
Chicago markets report strong hog cash prices with receipts around 23 000 and mixed butchers and heavy hogs trading 6.65 to 7.45. Cattle receipts about 331 000 show weakness with beeves 3.65 to 7.65 and westerns 3.30 to 6.00. Sheep receipts 32 000 with lambs 4.30 to 5.80 and sheep 2.25 to 4.20. Estimated tomorrow include 14 000 hogs, 7 000 cattle, and 20 000 sheep.
City Market Report lists Hogs at 5.80 to 6.10 dollars and beef beeves at 6.00 to 6.50. Cattle categories cows and heifers range 2.75 to 3.25. Grain quotes Wheat 77 to 80, corn 65 to 67, oats 37, barley 46, rye 60, hay 7 to 9, straw 6. Produce items include hens 8, spring chicks 12, old roosters 3, turkeys 10, ducks 6, geese 4, eggs 15, butter 18 to 20, potatoes 60.
Sickness and headaches relieved by Rings Little Liver Pills sold by W. T. Palmer & Co. Drug Store. The ad promotes the medicine at 25 cents and urges readers to try them to stay well.
Dr Harvey W Wiley head of the U S Bureau of Chemistry warns thousands fall ill in hot weather from poor eating. He prescribes moderation in summer meals, lighter meats, cooked fruits and vegetables, no alcohol, warm drinks, and slow eating. Also notes his role in pure food law and long fight against adulteration.
Secretary Taft recalled a moment when three ministers wished to cross the Mississippi for a revival at a town without a regular ferry. The trio, Brother Sssea, Brother Beamish, and others, were each said to weigh about 200 pounds, illustrating a humorous observation on human variety.
New York dinner guest Oscar Hammerstein credits his success to placing art before making money in his opera house. He compares his outlook to Handel who Calmed colleagues by noting the music would sound better even if the house was nearly empty.
The article portrays President Charles William Eliot of Harvard as a strict disciplinarian who resists outside interference in student affairs. It references the suspension of oarsmen and President Roosevelt's unsuccessful plea for reinstatement, citing Eliot’s claim that a keen sense of honor is the finest result.
The text praises Charles W. Eliot’s leadership since 1869, noting his effective reorganization of Harvard’s semi independent professional schools into a unified university. It credits his direction for the institution’s current standing and highlights Eliot’s memorable educational addresses. A dialogue snippet reflects domestic banter contrasting with the public figure’s influence.
A fragment from a Washington Post item recalls a Virginia woman who warns against sharing a bad dream on Saturday. The anecdote links superstition to fear of dreams predicting future misfortune and reflects regional belief about Friday and Saturday dream timing.
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