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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1908
Page
1
E W Walton of San Antonio Tos writes that after a long summer and fall of catarrh he suffered a deep cough night sweats and chest pains. He took Peruna on doctors orders and says symptoms disappeared and his health improved greatly. He notes using Peruna again later to treat colds.
In the old militia days a captain faces inspection at ten with his company but asks to postpone until tomorrow. He explains he promised his wife that she could use the cannon today for a churn.
A LeSueur Minnesota mother recounts a two month old daughter suffering a facial eczema outbreak that worsened despite multiple remedies. After seven months, using Cuthura Remedies, the child recovered completely with no sores since. April 15 and May 2, 1907.
Marine insurance is the oldest form of modern insurance, first used by Barcelonan merchants in the fourteenth century when Barcelona was the capital of Catalonia and its sailors among the world’s foremost. At Barcelona the maritime laws known as the consulado del mar were issued, laying the groundwork for today’s shipping laws worldwide.
Distemper in all forms among horses dogs and other animals described as prevented by Spohn's Distemper Cure. Over 500000 bottles sold last year. Priced at 50 cents and one dollar. Agents wanted and free book offered. Write to Spohn Medical Co Goshen Indiana.
A fragment cites remarks on the shortage of American tourists abroad and its impact on profitable expeditions, noting that the situation cuts into earnings after a peak period. The quotes imply concern over travel demand and the effect on travel outfits.
The article discusses disputed settlements over Charles Fair’s estate involving Mrs Vanderbilt and Mrs Ovlrichs, with hints of a late heir Frank Preston Smith of Newark. It notes reports that Fair survived his wife by a short time and that the estate was valued in the millions with settlements around 250000 and up to several millions split between sisters and other relatives.
After weeks of intrigue the Man in Black on the Sandy Hook steamboat is revealed as the father in law of the boat booth black, acting as spotter to ensure bell ringing twice. Wall Street commuters can breathe easier as the long running mystery ends.
Official appraisal filed in the surrogate's office shows Sage's estate valued at about 66.33 million with large call loans totaling over 29 million in the six months before his July 22, 1906 death. Net legacies include 25 thousand each to two nephews and nieces, widow Mrs. Sage receiving 63.78 million, and an estate tax of 667,588. Executors Ossorn and Munn each receive 995,636.
Wall Street brokers and bankers report improved business in the past month as prosperity returns after the panic. In boom times lavish lunches vanished, but now brisk patronage and cheerful mood spread from brokers to office boys and restaurant keepers alike.
In a southern Ohio village, two boys Dolph and Dicky join forces to battle Colorado potato beetles by loading a jug with water and launching a crude bee warfare. They torch nests with oil and sawdust, lure bees with a jug, and later encounter a saloon picket system, a drunken colonel, and a doctor who saves him. The tale ends with the colonel recovering and becoming a respected judge, a testament to the so named bumblebee cure.
The life of Dr. W. Gray, bishop of southern Florida, covers nearly 60,000 miles of territory. The diocese includes 250,000 inhabitants from Cuban, Black, Swedish, Danish, German communities and 400 to 500 Seminole Indians in swamps. Missions reach all groups, with new openings keeping the bishop constantly on the move.
An old advertisement offers a one hundred dollar reward for a cure of catarrh that El Catarrh Cure cannot cure. It includes testimonials from businesses and a claim about Walding Inman Marvin Wholesale Drusists and various products like Lal's Catarah Cure and Lal's Family Pills.
In a tense domestic moment Henry resents the mounting bills while a gas bill lands on the pile. A wife retorts with a pointed reminder to pay, revealing financial strain and a charged home atmosphere. The excerpt references a mix of public notices and period advertising tone from the era.
A pair of testimonials from Mrs. Williams of Gardiner Maine and Mrs. Sperling of Chicago claim Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured female troubles and avoided surgery. The ad touts the remedy as a 30 year standard for displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities backache and other symptoms and invites sick women to write for advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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