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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1918
Page
4
Mrs. H C Johnson a Cass County pioneer who arrived in 1863 when the area was prairie celebrated her seventy ninth birthday. She came with her parents in 1853 at age 14 and helped found Atlantic in 1869. She lived in Lewis before Atlantic and raised fourteen children with 37 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Her late husband Clay Johnson was a pioneer printer.
Wood and Savery of Atlantic Iowa announce farm loans available at 5 percent 6 percent and 6 percent interest rates. Prospective borrowers are invited to call and discuss terms with the lenders.
Paris dispatch reports Crown Prince Frederick William renounces all rights to the German throne. The telegram from Basel cites the Wolff Agency quoting the prince declaring he renounces formally and definitively all rights to the crown of Prussia and the imperial crown, signed and dated December 1, 1918 at Wieringen.
An old newspaper excerpt promotes Hartman’s Peruna as a general health tonic. The copy touts the product in liquid and tablet forms, claims benefits for stomach and respiratory issues, and urges readers to consult doctors or rely on this well known remedy for everyday ailments.
A digest of brief items: Senate confirms Carter Glass as Treasury secretary nominee. Felice Cohn named first woman federal land office special agent. Indictments in treason cases against Hermann Wessels and Albert Frickle. Lt. Bird killed in a Brooks Field accident. Britain seeks 8 trillion pounds in war reparation. Meung sur Loire train wreck kills 12. 25 injured. Baker urges temperance for homecomings. Kenosha adopts citizenship-based hiring after demobilization. Seismic shocks near St Louis suggest distant activity. Berlin to be temporarily occupied as police measure per Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung. Direct taxes rise for corporations and high earners. Wilson to land in Brest then Paris arrival delayed. Berlin riot talks. unemployment protests. Hohenzollern immunity revoked. Germany policy linked to Daumig. Iowa corn canned value tops 2.8 million. Des Moines college fund nears milestone. Judge Carr dies. Ames elects Curtiss as livestock expo president. Alonzo Wells to Japan with company. Buck deer sighting near Bonaparte. Des Moines funds for Baptist college reach 250k plus. Des Moines and Ames notes on influenza, serum, and local civic input. Iowa Falls Hale Roberts obituary. Des Moines woman delegates urge influenza controls. Lisbon minister A L Jones dies.
The Evangelical Mission Society will hold its monthly Kensington meeting at Mrs. Carl Brehmer’s home 602 Hazel Street on Thursday afternoon December 12. Hostesses include Mrs. Carl Brehmer Mrs. Frank Brehmer and Mrs. Herringer. Proceeds from the lunch benefit the orphanage of the synod.
Man with auto or team and wagon wanted for this county. Right man can earn from 150 to 300 dollars monthly plus expenses. Largest line of goods sold from wagons covering house needs. Permanent position with perpetual contract and termination privileges. Sanitary free trial plan. No refilling. Lowest prices. Quick delivery. The third largest and fastest crossing company in its line in three states. Capital and surplus nearly half a million dollars. Write for particulars to Furst McNess Co Dept 187 Freeport Illinois. Branches in Memphis Tennessee Athens Georgia. The News Telegraph for the news when it is news.
An old printed ad urges women to rely on Triumph Pills when irregular or delayed menses and promises dependable relief. Not sold in drug stores. Do not experiment with others. Request details from the National Medical Institute in Milwaukee Wisconsin free of charge.
The schedule lists Monday and Tuesday events at high school gym with games announced by Dunlap. Home games feature Gumtay and Elks appearances, with evenings from 7 30 to 9 discussing hours and participation by local business men.
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