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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1917
Page
4
Mrs. P. H. Martin of Peru Indiana reports her two daughters recovered quickly from whooping cough after using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. The ad touts personal testimonials as proof of effectiveness and notes availability everywhere with fireworks at Franka Drug Co.
Andrew Carnegie arrived at Lenox to take possession of Shadow Brook, his new American home, arriving with Mrs. Camagia and Miss Margaret Carnegie. The estate is described as exceptionally grand with twenty large rooms on the second floor and views over Lake Mahkeenac. Carnegie plans to reside seven months, aided by his physician and attendants.
President begins work at 6 o'clock in the morning to stay in touch with war efforts. The move follows hours of government clerks and is driven by the need for extended time on war administration details. The president often works late at night, with his physician recommending longer hours.
In Syracuse New York Christopher Schlachter of Syracuse University learns that a German sounding name can block him from the university ambulance unit. He says the Teutonic favor of his appellation kept him from enlisting, while others pursued service as an All American player after applying for duty.
Coroner Brown in Pendleton Oregon uncovered a fortune in gold coin and certificates of deposit exceeding 16000 after the death of Johnson W. Willard, a secluded Milton area farmer. The bounty was hidden in a vest, purses, and a trunk in his locked late wife’s room. Willard, aged 86, left a ranch valued at 50000 and one daughter Mrs Hill of Montana.
Harvey Ethridge, eighteen from Conway County, quit his plow upon learning the United States calls for men to join the armed forces. He traveled to Little Rock for a preparedness meeting under the Chamber of Commerce, where the patriotic crowd urged him to enlist. Though not fluent, his decisive act impressed the audience and underscored the call to service.
John Barrett told a liberty loan crowd that within a year all Americas would fight together against Germany. He warned Brazil’s entry could bring rapid, near total war across the Western Hemisphere, with vast population and area in conflict and strong cross‑continental ties influencing support.
In Mentone California two mountain lions appeared at the Mul Creek canyon power house, killed two burros kept there. One burro was killed outright, the other torn so badly it had to be shot. Tracks indicated large males. Men watched nearby hoping hunger would drive the lions away.
In Missouri a calf with a wooden leg grazes on W D Brown’s farm in Ray county after a neighbor’s mall injury last winter. Craig Brown bought the animal and, with a veterinarian, had the leg amputated. A wooden prosthesis was later fitted and the calf remains nearly as fast as its herdmates.
Seventeen wolves and wolf pups reported near Beggs with two old wolves and nineteen partly grown dogs observed by J A Scott and Hoyos Green. The animal group is described as the largest pack in four years, spanning about twelve miles. Local observers note the wolves’ movements and density in the area.
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