20 Jun 1918
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1918
Page
1
An old advertisement claims Gorn Agony provides quick relief for corns and calluses. It touts a product named Gets-It and promises painless removal in one piece, featuring a woman as the implied user.
Blockade runners with liquor travel from St. Joseph to Council Bluffs and Omaha, challenging police across two villages. A recent attempt saw a liquor laden car cross the Douglas Street Bridge before a bridge policeman ordered a stop, prompting a chase that left him with a blackened eye before the escape continued.
An advertisement touts Zemo as a quick cure for eczema and related skin conditions. It claims fast relief, non greasy formula, no staining, and recommends E. W. Rose Co Cleveland as the source, with pricing of 85 cents for the small bottle and one dollar for extra large. The piece also includes a brief, unrelated wartime note about a blockade runner and a beer car incident.
Mrs. G. W. Jackson of Litchfield Illinois shares that Chamberlain's Tablets cured her indigestion and constipation after six years of trouble. She notes quick relief followed by restored regular bowels and overall stomach comfort from continued use. Obtainable everywhere.
Maps of the western battle front offered at 25 cents by the News Telegraph office.
Mrs Charles Walters files in Avoca courts a $5000 damages suit against William H Jurgensen after an auto accident near Walnut in which a car driven by the defendants struck the plaintiff’s vehicle, throwing her to the ground and causing severe injuries about a year ago.
A roundup of quick notes from Washington and beyond reports broad support for widening draft age to 18–45. Senate approves a general arbitration treaty with Great Britain. Austria imports grain via Germany. Aviators Sylvester and Blair die in a Pensacola field collision. Labor head Wilson inspires AFL loyalty message. U.S. May imports set a record. Public urged to curb electricity and gas use to save fuel. Two Wright flyers Patterson and Swan killed near Springfield. Vienna residents cry for bread as war drags on. Sen. Kenyon urges aid to Bohemia. War and navy employees indicted for bid fraud. Iowa bankers converge in Dubuque. Eagles elect Michel president. A Colfax boy Grover Smith is killed by a loaded gun. David Paul dies from France wounds. Mrs. Ferrin McGrady dies at 80. Detective Wilkerson’s charge dismissed, then re-arrested. Moose convention supports “No peace until dictated by America.” Sioux City elects Hamilton as state president. Norman Hall’s family learns he’s alive behind German lines. Elinor ferry fire destroys craft, $5,000 loss. Quan Sue appeals murder case to state supreme court. Aaron Cumonan dies in Clarence auto crash. Iowa Abstractors to meet in Des Moines.
Fragment mentions a price of 26 cents and the News Telegraph office. No clear event details, date, or full names available.
Capt C B Burke was guest of honor at a dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs M P Conway at 108 West Fourteenth Street. E P Chage presented Burke with a wrist watch for his duties in the medical reserve of the national army. Guests included thirteen friends and Rev P N McDermott of Camp Dodge.
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