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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1913
Page
2
A long portrait candidly extols Lafe Young on a Europe tour with daughter Nellie and son in law. It lauds his self funding, independence, and social reach in Iowa and beyond, praising his business success, world knowledge, and untarnished public image.
Post office warns against tampering with drop boxes after a card noting collection hours was found pried loose on Ninth and Olive. Government penalties include a $1000 fine or up to three years in prison. Parents urged to caution children.
AHanswers to calls promptly at 289 or residence Black 390. Headquarters at Budd's restaurant run by D. J. MeMENAMIN. Express baggage and freight transfer expanded to cover all parts of the city.
Notice urges readers to visit building material yards at Second and Walnut streets in Atlantic Iowa. It highlights “one of everything first class” at reasonable prices and invites subscriptions to the News Telegraph.
At Lake Mohonk an international conference unanimously adopted a manifesto inviting Britain Newfoundland the United States Canada Australia and Ghent to cooperate in celebrating the centenary of the treaty of Ghent in 1915. The invitation asks governments and peoples to show that past rivalries can be settled without war and to pursue a new era of peace and good will among all nations.
The Civil Service Commission prepared instructions for applicants for fourth class postmasters to meet expected demand after President Wilson ordered appointments to offices paying 180 dollars a year or more be made by competitive examinations. The exam instructions mirror those from Taft’s October 15, 1912 order, with previous guidance covering offices paying 500 dollars or more.
Farmers near Barry held their annual squirrel hunt with about eighty participants. Teams barred to score points for a dinner, ending with the winning side leading by 2,310 points. Reported total killed was 4,287 squirrels, their bodies filling a dray wagon.
June 28 A Valley Junction bound street car struck a five passenger auto carrying Mrs W J Shiebrock and four Neola children. Grace Shiebrock 19 suffered a fractured collar bone. The auto was pinned between the street car and a power post splitting the post. Grace was taken to F Waterbury home. The car derailed toward Ingersoll and Grand and Fifty first streets. Mr Shiebrook, wealthy retired merchant, notified.
An old ad offers Hammocks at best prices at Fred Alexander's. A musical kindergarten session with Miss Ethelwyn Milford is available at Vosehall on Tuesday the 24th between 2:30 and 3:30 p.m. Coat cleaning and pressing at Park Pantitorium and a five cent shoe shine service are advertised. H. Williams, proprietor.
An ad urges readers to visit NEDE'S Scientific Shoe Fitters to get fitted within 10 days before the Fourth. The message promises customers can celebrate by enjoying their plans after fitting. The tone is promotional and calendar aware for the holiday period.
The Smileys Music Store extends a piano sale into this week due to late arrivals. The M. P. Church hosts a Poverty Carnival on Tuesday evening, June 24, on the church lawn with a penny arcade and fortune teller. Also listed are collapsible baby cabs and other bargains from Fred Alexanders.
Grant and Porter traveled Monday to Hartford Connecticut to visit relatives then plan a Canada trip before returning home. Mrs B F Cozad visited Villisca to see daughter Mrs Della Atwood. Mrs C B Rusk came from Ravenna Nebraska for weeks with ill mother Mrs Geo Coziah. Pearl Parker spent weekend with friend Miss Ethel Fast Mortons Mills. Nellie and May Steinmates mentioned.
Several residents visited relatives and friends across towns including Raymond Kirk with the Bart Hmbres family, Don and Baal West in Cumberland, and Walter Muilenburg returning from Orange. Local sports saw Grant and Griswold win 13 to 1 at Crystal Lake, while other attendees joined games at Lewis and ball events at Crystal Trnke.
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