10 Feb 1912
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1912
Page
1
Griswold and vicinity report contains news of visits to Council Bluffs for surgery on John Murchison and wedding attendances at Lewis. Local residents travel to Malvern Atlantic and Elliot accompany court and social events while others return from Boston Kentucky and Fontanelle for family reasons and sales.
Local program notes promote Kalem farce What Are Rare 4 reels 4000 feet four reels. Includes western drama A sensational incident of a runaway horse rescue. Snakeville comedy Alkali Ike Mustang Pete Hssanay. The Russian Peasant depicts life under czarist oppression near Warsaw. Coming Monday and Tuesday Jack and the Beanstalk thrills all ages with notable photography of the giant and wife.
Mrs Charles Brillhart was ill but is now able to be up Frank Osen and son Harry went to Kimballt Wednesday due to his mother's illness A social dance was held at Joe Lindeman's home Tuesday Priscilla Club hosted husbands Friday at Mrs R F Graham's Congrega tional parsonage hosted a surprise party Tuesday Guests brought refreshments and tokens of appreciation Lew Walace held a stock sale Thursday to strong attendance with good prices The Wallace family will move to a new home northwest of Atlantic removal is regretted Jimmie Painer injured his leg falling and is under a doctor's care at Jay Painters Hans Rohwer and daughter Anna and Jerry Thomason were northbound from Seven Mile Wednesday
Arlie Acker and Grace Roe attended the Atlantic dance hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Pete Timm. Several neighbors visit or send regards including Mrs. John Carlson who is very ill, Hazel Kirk under medical care, and Sam Hansen and sister visiting from Omaha. Local events mention dances, a funeral, sales, and MWA and Royal Neighbors banquets with various residents in attendance.
The Nashville American reprints a Richmond Courier editorial urging Southern energy and self reliance despite reliance on God and Britain. It notes defeats at Fishing Creek and Fort Henry as lessons in need for drill and discipline, and reports Confederate prisoners from Fort Warren arriving at Fortress Monroe and then Norfolk, plus the Newport News Sawyer gun accident and the death of Dr. Luther V. Bell near Budd’s Ferry Maryland.
A short history notes how debt imprisonment persisted in England until 1869 and lingered in other regions into later years. It cites Miller in Queen's prison London for a disputed debt, a Sheffield debtor’s 30 cent verdict, and the gradual abolition timeline across Ireland Scotland France Belgium Italy Switzerland Norway and the United States.
Edward C. Fitch died at the Soldiers' Home in Marshalltown Iowa on February 4 1912. Born May 8 1837 he served in the Civil War and later lived in Anita and Atlantic. The piece covers Fitch and Kirkpatrick family ties, other local obituaries and residents including Mrs Sarah Ann Kirkpatrick and Mrs Sarah Ann Cox, plus community notices on electric light plans and local social and business list items.
A Missouri woman describes a year of failed eczema treatment, severe pain, and sleepless nights. After trying Cuticura Soap and Ointment on a friend’s suggestion, she reports eight hours of sleep and gradual relief within days, full recovery after three months, and future health at sixty four.
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