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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1916
Page
4
An old advertisement promotes a freckle treatment using double strength ethina from any druggist. It claims quick results with a money back guarantee if freckles are not removed, noting rare cases require more product for stubborn cases.
The annual Odd Fellows of Iowa homecoming and picnic is underway at the order's home southwest of Mason City with Grand Master O H Sweeney of Waterloo in charge. Josie Cutting of Decorah, president of the Rebekah degree, assists as about 7,000 expected attendees gather for the celebration today.
An evening band concert presented a varied program that drew favorable audience reaction. The performance showcased multiple numbers and received hearty appreciation from attendees.
Atlantic readers are told that a simple buckthorn bark and glycerine mixture in Adler-Ika often relieves or prevents appendicitis. One spoonful is claimed to relieve constipation sour stomach and gas, with Adler-Ika praised as an easy remedy.
District court appointed administrators in two estates yesterday. In the estate of J B Heimbaugh late of Lewis Harry Heimbaugh son was appointed. Mary E Leslie named administratrix of the estate of John Leslie late of Edna township. The petition states the deceased had 2100 of personal property. H M Boorman was the attorney presenting the petition.
Foundations for the city ball were begun this morning as trenches were dug and workers laid cement for the new buildings. A crowd gathered at Lake Crystal Lake for the attraction, while the Carroll-Coong team played for the dance drawing more attendees. Old park stumps used as seats were removed yesterday afternoon and will be replaced with tiles for flower beds in city park.
A vintage advertisement extols dissolving dandruff with Bigquidation liquid to prevent itching and promote shiny hair. It promises complete dandruff destruction after a few nightly applications, asserting the remedy is inexpensive and effective regardless of dandruff amount.
General Brusiloff, commander of the Russian thrust against Austro Hungarian forces, is spotlighted as the era’s leading military figure. A map highlights Volhynian fortress triangles at Rovno, Dubno, Lutsk as Russians regain Lutsk and press a breakthrough about 105 miles north of Czernowitz toward the Roumanian border amid reports of another fierce Russian assault near Kremenets.
The United States moves natives and non employees from the canal zone using liberal payments to village residents. Authorities transfer villagers from Chagres to a new site outside the zone with temporary housing built for the exiled community. The old village will be razed once depopulation completes.
War driven demand expands graphite mining in Alabama and central Texas. Geological Survey notes increased output in eastern states in 1915 and expects further rises as new sources come online, aiding munition production through graphite crucibles and related metalwork.
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