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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1916
Page
8
W 5 Greenleaf Physician and Surgeon Hucconger to the Inte D T Be Morris Office No 8 East Fifth The Dr Morris Office Wire Case Records and Prescriptions Of Dr Morris are in my possession Telephone Office 878 Residence 408 AD calls given prompt attention day or night
Butler Transfer advertises buslaces and tobacco lines at 14-18 West Sixth Street and J B Osborne Furnera Supplies. Funeral notices list Embalmer and Funeral Director services with schedule details for daily trains and branch connections, including departure and arrival times and Sunday service.
An advertisement touts a two doctor written freckle removal prescription. It guarantees money back if unsatisfied and sells under a druggist guarantee. The copy urges using owble strength ethine and claims early applications show improvement with some freckles vanishing.
The News Telegraph urges readers to check mailing tags for subscription arrears and pay up. An advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio with a $100 reward for failure to cure and claims the remedy treats catarrh as a constitutional issue. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The Hague June 1 cable to President Wilson from the Netherlands Anti-War Council asks if the idea of a conference of neutral governments in behalf of peace would have his sympathy. The message requests guidance on the proposed league to enforce peace and signs as Netherlands Anti-War Council.
William Guggenheim sues five brothers in a high stake legal action seeking a portion of a $75,000,000 estate. The case centers on disputed ownership and entitlements from family assets, with court filings outlining claims and defenses by both sides.
London reports May British casualties total 1,767 officers and 28,470 men across all fields, higher than March and April figures of 20,324 and 20,611 respectively. In Des Moines a 32 year old woman dies from a self inflicted bullet wound after despondency over housework.
A burst of political notices lists candidates for county offices in Cass County. Frank Van Brocklin recorder, W A McKee sheriff, and others announce their bids for auditor, clerk of district court, attorney, representative, and board of supervisors, all subject to June primary voters.
Austrian forces under Archduke Friedrich have conquered the fortified towns of Asaigo and Araiero in the Alps, a key segment of the Italian defense line. The drive has also captured Monte Baldo and taken 30,388 Italian prisoners since it began.
Washington reports export statistics from the foreign and domestic commerce bureaus show munition shipments in Europe approaching 500 million dollars as the war nears two years. By end-April total gun and ammunition exports stood at 388.8 million with a single month totaling 60 million. Gunpowder reached 23 million, cartridges 4 million, arms 2 million, other explosives 30 million.
Des Moines reports eight-year-old Ernest Larson died after diving from a high place into what seemed deep water. A river sand bar left water only inches deep, causing a back injury in the accident.
New York June 2 William Guggenheim has won a point in his suit to recover 10 million dollars from five brothers Isaake Morris Simon Daniel and Solomon Gugenheim his share of 75 million alleged to have been gained by them in the enterprise known as the Chuquicamata Prospect Supreme Court Justice Benedict in Brooklyn denied a motion to dismiss the case on the ground of no case of action.
In Webb City Missouri on June 2 a bandit forced Cashier Long to surrender about 2000 dollars at the Bank of Neck City. The robbers fled toward the Kansas line, triggering a regional chase and heightened security across the area. The day also carried reports of Dr P M Kelley death in Colorado Springs, the torpedo destroyer Warrington being disabled near Rockport Massachusetts, British bombardment of Nauplia, and Senator Kern set to renominate President Marshall at the St Louis convention.
A profile of Hill born in Ontario in 1884, who entered the railroad business in 1875 after starting in steamboats and shipping. The piece chronicles his rise from a wharf laborer to a leading railroad financier, his Scottish Irish heritage, his early courage, and his management of vast lines and crews, with emphasis on his strategic moves and personal life including marriage to an Irish Catholic woman and his belief in the Northwest’s promise.
Two years ago today June 2 1891 Atlantic notes Creston Blue Grass wagon passing through town with lithographs and a pistol toy incident. City ordinance fines pistol operators. Lightning struck flag staff at courthouse being replaced. Local arrivals and office painting noted. Evangelist Detwiler attends Des Moines camp. Cass county delegates named to Independent party convention at Nes. Masons and town affairs, curiosities tour to Atlantic, Fourth of July planning, and community committee roles outlined. Fifteen years ago today June 2 1905 no paper or telegraph teeters recorded.
A humorous poem urging readers to swat flies as a simple exercise. It pokes fun at clubs and exercise trends, praising swatting as beneficial for nerves and vigor, and jokes about wearing clogs and sweaters while walking. Ends with a political slogan and a joking product tie-in.
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