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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1913
Page
7
The service advertises professional cleaning and renovation of dresses skirts waists coats vests trousers and other garments. It invites readers to send soiled or wrinkled items for cleaning and appearance change.
The Seventh District Iowa C B E Union met in Atlantic and chose Council Bluffs as next year’s convention site. Mary McPherrin of Omaha was elected president, Harry Swan Atlantic vice president, Emma Gillespie Council Bluffs secretary, Bessie Howlette Council Bluffs treasurer, with Ethel Doty Atlantic junior superintendent and Mabel Lowe Carson superintendent. Delegates numbered 135. $100 raised for district work in seven minutes. Resolutions praised district officers, finances, and program, and thanked Miss Worthing, Miss McPherrin, Mrs Garst, Rev Wadding, and Mr Stauffacher for leadership and hospitality.
The News Telegraph promotes ads with a piano sale starting next Tuesday the 17th by W M Smiley, a well known music dealer, featuring concerts each afternoon during the sale. P C Bramsen advertises bargains to readers in the Wiota vicinity, noting the paper’s wide reach. The Opera House highlights programs tonight and tomorrow night, plus regular ads.
About fifty friends gathered at Carl Gomes home to surprise Mrs Comes on her birthday. A bountiful supper was provided by guests and she received many beautiful gifts as reminders of the day. Also notes mention a missing brindle bull dog, local visits, and an advertisement for Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound as a cough remedy.
Chamberlains Colte Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is urged for every family to keep during hot weather. It is touted as invaluable during summer with no superior use and is available from all dealers.
Baltimore scientists at Johns Hopkins Medical School report experiments suggesting a state between life and death. Bacteria survive being frozen in liquid air and animals like frogs, rats, snails, and fish can be revived after weeks. Dr. Alexis Carrel notes chicken hearts revived after temporary freezing and massage in several hours.
German alienist Dr Strauch says central exchange frustration can unsettle even calm men. He cites a patient, a renowned doctor, driven to madness by telephone exasperation. Dr Paechter claims inspectors allowed government telephone girls to use a major exchange to connect subscribers sharing a name and laugh at the results.
Mesdames Osborne Robertson Chase and Miss Isabel Osborne hosted a card party at Locust and Ninth streets for about eighty ladies. Roses decorated the home for Iowa Day while Mrs Nichols Winne and Cunry helped serve and greet guests. Six handed euchre and a two course luncheon completed the enjoyable event.
2012 notice from Fred Geigur of Atlantic Iowa addressing farmers about halting hauling of dead animals due to hot weather. The brief advises farmers to seek alternative disposal methods during extreme heat.
An advertisement urges readers to place orders with the Wilken Monument Works in Atlantic Iowa promising improved value and service. It highlights local sourcing and long-standing business presence as reasons to choose their memorial products.
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