19 Feb 1917
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1917
Page
1
Advertising rates are announced as available upon application. Publication is issued by News Publishing Company, a United Press Association member, entered as second class matter at the Atlantic post office under the 1879 act.
A concise meditation on poets facing creative drought, noting how even celebrated writers stumble under strain. The verse hints at frustration, distraction, and the restless longing for inspiration amid pressure and fatigue.
The verse shows famed writers like Shakespeare Milton Browning enduring rough days. Fans praise odd rhymes as profound, while the poet humbly travels through doubt. Copyright by Georges Matthew Adama.
Jelly in a nervous, excitable food that collapses and wobbles when moved from its glass. It is fruit without a backbone and must be kept calm on a spoon to stay in place.
A cryptic phrase about a bell and a call to action appears in a short, puzzling notice. The fragment suggests a weather related or fate themed saying that drew readers into guessing its meaning. No clear event or names are present.
Real estate transfers list two deeds dated February 17 1917 Carl P Wiechmann to Henry T Wiechmann effective for parcels 217 17 and 34 of e2 Net 8 and w2 nw4 16 76 37 with consideration 12 00 Andrew Trimmer and wife to B D Forshay parcels 19917 sed nef 94 77 35 and It 1 of nw4 nw4 2 76 2385 and ne fr s ned 3 76 75 with consideration 17000
The Walnut newspaper item lists local social events and visits. Dozens of residents and guests travel between Walnut, Avoca, Harlan, Atlantic, Minden, Council Bluffs, and Omaha for dinners, birthdays, gatherings, and hospital or business matters, highlighting community ties and frequent travel among families such as Hechtner, Hector, Sievers, Heflin, Mickel, Spangler, and Madden. Notable notes include a 79th birthday luncheon and multiple relatives visiting in the region.
Kingfisher Oklahoma woman describes two years of severe female trouble with nervousness backache and fainting spells. After ten bottles of Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound she reports being well and strong with no pain and urges others to try the remedy or seek free confidential advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co.
Mr and Mrs Alfred Stoltenberg visited Omaha on Wednesday Erid M Feldhahn returned from Des Moines after attending hardware dealers convention Mr and Mrs Bert Poote and children visited Avoca relatives R H Wheeler of Manning stayed with W E Fraser family Billie Pratt and son Morris visited Avoca Bruce Bigelow admitted to Presbyterian hospital for appendectomy High school play Anne of Old Salem at German hall Germania Verein to hold masquerade ball Feb 20 Arthur Smith orchestra from Omaha to provide music W J Madsen left for Colfax for extended stay Mrs Geo W Copley returned from Chicago relatives Mrs Bert Wheatley and children visited Atlantic W Craig in Maine on business Henry Tramm and Christine Vollatedt attended Council Bluffs visit Mrs J A Stevenson of Atlantic with sister Mrs John Seville A Dreyer returned from Des Moines after time with daughter Mrs R Cutshall and husband
Thomas Git tins living five miles south of town sold 152 hogs last week averaging 284 pounds each. He received 12 cents per pound, totaling 5,187.60 dollars. A second lot of about 190 hogs is ready for market.
An old advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle bowel stimulant and breath freshener. Claiming a purely vegetable formula mixed with olive oil, the tablets aim to clear the system without calomel’s side effects.
A 1902 recap notes the Harlan Bowlings defeating Atlantic four games to one with listed Atlantic players W H Swarts Albert Johnson Al Yelver Sam Highley and Will Lorenzen. Local social notes mention friends of Mr and Mrs Ira Needles visiting Red Oak and the death of Mrs J E Moreland from heart trouble. Also updates on Wm Linderman serving on a Pleasant township petit jury and W P Rost leaving for Fontanelle due to quinsy. The rural telephone line project adds L J Neff as partner in Hendrickson Neff clothing, changing the store name.
Abraham Tincoln Lang born December 17, 1866 in Davis county Tinnois moved to Cass County with parents forty years ago. He married Harriett Gillett November 20 1890 and leaves three children. Died February 18 1917 at home in Atlantic. Funeral at Congregational church conducted by Rev F. O. Spelman and Rev J. A. Hurley with Eagles Lodge and German Aid Society in attendance. Burial service followed at cemetery.
Harold Bell Wright's Barbara Worth gains cinema to stage fame says critics and theater men. Dramatic producer L A Yeomans presents a faithful version with an all New York cast and a striking scenic production. The original company performs next Thursday evening in this city.
Willis L Fritz and Miss Wather Largent, both of Adair, were married Saturday afternoon at the bar parsonage by Rev J A Hurley in the bride’s parents presence. The couple will reside on a farm near Adair. Farm Horse Sale advertises good horses for Feb 27 with all horses sold under a positive guarantee by Nelson and McCaustland.
A local box social and program at Pymosa is planned for Thursday evening February 22. Ladies are invited to bring boxes and contribute to the social event staged by Mabie, Milter, and the local teachers.
In this paper will sell rent or buy at a cost of one rent per word as requested by the advertiser.
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