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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1908
Page
6
A 14 year old boy set up an impromptu lemonade stand at a busy streetcar junction. Using an umbrella as shelter and a box as a counter, he sold an effervescing lemonades at three cents a glass. His first week profit reached about 33. A second piece discusses the dog as man’s faithful friend and contrasts canine loyalty with human flaws.
Instructions describe drawing a fish on stiff blotting paper, cutting it out, and folding along dotted lines. After folding from the top, place the fish in a platter with shallow water and observe it squirm under the surface.
A Success Magazine summary argues that fun and humor are essential, not luxuries, shaping physical economy and life. It contends many view fun as frivolous, warns parents who scold children for enjoyment misjudge its career and health benefits.
A moral appeal condemns human cruelty to animals and urges responsibility for all living creatures. It cites Carmen Sylva on humanity’s role as guest on earth, warns of divine accountability, and criticizes children who torment animals while praising their patient victims.
A letter from Willie recounts a country rest to regain health. He describes escaping drowning after a boat mishap, a horse kicking him, and plans to bring a dog home. The note ends with affectionate updates to his mother.
A lighthearted tale describes Brave Fido guarding a doorway and scolding intruders while Beatrice, aged five, hugs her neighbor Tommy and asks if he should have been braver about the kiss, ending with a playful moral.
Riis denounces Washington as rotten at the core with 20 000 residents living in 286 alleys of squalor breeding disease. Roosevelt commissions reforms. streets like Ambush, Blood, Jonah, Pig, Splash, Cat alleys revealed near White House area. Health officials fight typhoid amid shoddy water and sewerage. Also notes horse offers for Taft and history of goldoid coins.
Congress requires the coach operators to replace horse drawn herbic style buses with motor cars within a year. The Herdic, named after Peter Herdic, ran on Pennsylvania avenue and other streets in the 1880s. Patronage declined as streetcar power shifted from horse to cable to electric, leaving Herdics on select residential routes with a five cent fare placed in a front box.
An illicit still is being built near the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington. Dr Harvey Wiley oversees construction to demonstrate denatured alcohol from farm waste like watermelon rind and corncobs to fuel farm engines. Congress passed the denatured alcohol bill, but farmer interest remains low.
The new child labor law is blamed for a surge in juvenile crime in Washington. Record shows a week with a 100 percent rise at the House of Detention, about 500 boys denied permits, and many deterred by permit red tape as the law takes hold. Officials warn adjustments may come as the law beds in.
The rise in popularity of fine white goods elevates starch selection. Defiance Starch offers chemical free safety for delicate fabrics and, as a stiffener, reduces needed quantity while delivering a finish like new. Also notes debts and trouble metaphors, plus ads for guns, furs, and Allen's Foot Ease.
One of the essentials for happy homes is a reliable health product. The text endorses Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a proven, ethical laxative approved by physicians and well-informed consumers, urging buyers to choose the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product sold by leading druggists.
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