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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1908
Page
2
A health notice extols Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a reliable laxative option. It praises gentle cleansing and natural relief without debilitating after effects, noting physicians approve its safe, unobjectionable formula. It urges purchase of genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product through leading druggists.
A family scene shows Tommy and siblings acting as a political delegation. The children pretend a convention, adopt a unit rule, and Tommy chairs a delegation vote over who gets the other's apple. The mother learns of the pretend politics during playtime.
Authorities on beauty say middle aged women today look fresher and younger than their mothers at the same age due to daily complexion care. Many neglect their faces while spending time on hair. a few minutes several times weekly can keep women looking youthful. Select standard face creams from druggists.
A fragment from Everybody's Magazine recounts Mrs. Rover noting a maid dropped and broke a fine platter at a dinner. The host dismissed it as a daily accident, saying the maid was once a dairymaid unable to handle cows without breaking horns. The piece blends social satire with odds and ends about marriage and propriety.
FEW YORK. The public is prepared to hear about Mrs Katherine Clemmons Gould wife of Howard Gould in a suit seeking 50000 damages from Frank McLaughlin a shirtmaker. McLaughlin says Mrs Gould ordered costly lace handkerchiefs and lingerie beyond wearability and suggested sending bills to Mr Gould. Mrs Gould claims the process server abused her. the case notes marital tensions and possible jury trial. Dustin Farnum and Buffalo Bill Cody have been named in Gould’s suit against his wife.
The Bavarian forest peoples erect death boards along roadsides or near chapels to honor the dead. Painted names and ages, saintly imagery, and verses mark these memorials, often arranged in rows or nailed to buildings, preserved for generations as reminders of life’s uncertainty.
St Louis Frankford resident Valentine Tapley is said to bear the longest beard on record at eleven feet. He stands six feet tall and the beard reaches the floor when he is fully upright. A Civil War veteran, he has not trimmed since before 1865, lives on a farm in Calliway Kingdom, and prefers quiet life over public attention. He has declined offers to tour, remaining fond of his farm and political life, a close friend of Congressman Champ Clark.
Mrs. Astor, aging leader of New York society, criticizes certain members for entertaining foreigners in ways she deems undignified. She predicts rising younger women to challenge her era and urges same to curb unseemly methods while praising discreet influence.
In a muted mood Wall Street shows little interest in the presidential race. Brokers focus on finance with scant political chatter. campaign buttons and candidate posters are rare, and traders opt for baseball scores over political news. Roosevelt’s hunting trip theme draws more speculation than Tuesday’s events.
A torrent of remarkable eating records emerges in New York during peak heat. Bowlers and diners like Heefsteak Pete, the Lynn pie champion, Lamby Smith, and Little Neck Silas of Staten Island set or approach world figures by consuming vast amounts of meat, pies, eggs, corn, and clams over short spans.
In Yonkers a lighthearted item notes Betsy’s vanity in a street scene where a mean hair causes a moment of disbelief. A man claims the strand got on his coat and was noticed by his wife, prompting amused chatter in the local paper.
Despite numerous laws restricting smoking, the United States consumed over 50 million cigarettes in the last year. The report highlights a persistent demand for tobacco products and suggests enforcement and public health messaging may need strengthening.
Washington reports the Davis gun torpedo tested at Fort Strong shows clear military value. The Navy Board recommends rapid procurement while noting foreign interest and the potential to bypass hull nets and bulkheads in future battleships.
A party game where players sit in a row and pass portraits with inscriptions. Each player reads the inscription under the portrait presented to them and states whose portrait it is and who inscribed it. The inscribed notes may praise or mock, using real or fictional figures such as Bluebeard.
F A Rippy of Gallatin Tennessee recalls severe kidney gravel attacks lasting fifteen years with back pain and blood passages. After nine years of weakness he used Dean's Kidney Pills, buying four boxes and reporting rapid improvement and no recurrence. Sold by all dealers for 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A brief exchange shows Jim teasing about exercise with a joke line about training for a race. The reply shifts to a practical note that the group plans meat for dinner and an appetite is coming up, reflecting daily life and casual conversation.
Mrs B R Buffham of Roswell New Mexico reports success using 20 Mule Team Borax to rid her S C W Leghorn house of lice. She notes prior use of flammable lice killers caused fire hazards and plans to continue spraying and washing with the borax product.
The article notes large profits in imitation jewelry sold in New York City with retailers reaping the highest margins. It claims profits often reach 1,000 times the cost, such as $40 earned for goods costing 40 cents.
Examine carefully every bottle of Castoria a safe and sure remedy for infants and children. Bear's the Signature Of Opec, we have used for over 30 years. The Kind You Have Always Bought.
An old classified style notice advertises management and sub-agent roles with large yearly earnings and a new germicide product. It cites branch office protection, high profits, and a Chicago chemist angle, ending with an attributed quote about hesitation and action.
Testimonies from Hon George W Honey and photographer Fred L Hebard praise Peruna for catarrh relief. Letters discuss use by the Honorable ex-treasurer and ex-quartermaster general of the G A R, and note a shift from liquid to tablet forms after laboratory work by Dr Hartman and assistants.
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