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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1915
Page
6
WilMan Bond of Wilmington spent seven hours in an airtight submerged box to test a chemical air purification formula for submarines. The experiment, witnessed by U S officers, proved successful though Bond provided few details about the invention.
Chicago reports Edward Hines Lumber to close its twenty yards Monday risking 150000 layoffs as carpenters reject arbitration and Winds Brick is set to cease. Hines calls lack of fairness from carpenters to blame. crisis stems from two months of strike and losses on building materials.
Mrs. Margaret Geddes testifies in Ogden court seeking one third of David Eccles $6 million estate for her son Albert Geddes Eccles. She describes a past marriage to Eccles and ongoing support from 1895 until his death, detailing a secret union and the strain of the cross examination.
The first annual 300 mile board track derby in Omaha on July 5 features drivers like Ralph DePalma Eddie O Donnelly and Earl Cooper aboard Stutz and Deusenberg cars. The lumber track rises to 10 degree grades and 42 degree curves promising unprecedented speed with tire durability and minimal pit stops. Grandstand seats cost 3 and 4 dollars with parking at 1 or 2 dollars.
A verse piece railing against jingoism and warmongering urging restraint as nations threaten war for glory. The poem mocks warlike rhetoric and questions whether rulers deserve respect when they pursue bloodshed and chaos. It contrasts aggressive leaders with sought after peaceful governance.
The judge noted a witness testified Tharnish had little prior trouble and found positive evidence outweighed the negative. Memphis Street Railway Company is entitled to a new trial. Tharnish, left a physical ruin, alleges the trolley drag paralyzed his speech spine nerves tongue and eyes. A jury awarded $10,000 in damages in Judge Young's court.
June Merrill Parkin left last week on a western trip. Geo Arnold and H J Johnson attend bankers convention in Davenport. Local teachers attend examinations at Greenfield and Atlantic. Mrs Alice Lester of Anita visiting relatives. Wray Wilson and family depart for two week trip to Benton county area. Mrs El R Meere to visit daughter in Peosta. H R Moore at Corning with son Frank. Mr and Mrs Otto Miller welcome twins boy and girl. Jasper Mayer of Conneill Buffs YMCA visits family. spoke at M E church on The Student Volunteer Movement.
First class household furniture at public auction to be sold to highest bidder without reserve at 14 Eim Street Saturday at 3 o clock. Items include solid oak dining table and six chairs, four rockers, buffet, library table, writing desk, iron bed, two stands, pedestal and more. Everything described as good as new. Mrs H E Draeger Ras Lang, auctioneer. Notify Perkins. Rural Letter Carriers meeting in Atlantic in July to notify A F Perkins. Lodging for visiting carriers 50 cents a night. double up offered. 4d23
United Press reports bankers at the twenty second annual New York State Bankers Association convention in Saratoga Springs heard Governor Benjamin Armstrong Jr. discuss the federal reserve act. A morning session ended with questions before a tour around St George on a special boat. The banquet was planned for the evening.
Iowa officials including Gov Geo W Clarke attended a Panama Pacific exposition event in San Francisco Billy to promote the Bell transcontinental line. The session ran one hour with two transmitters at this end. Governor Clarke's party wore new white field dress uniforms. Miss Frances Clarke will sing Iowa Beautiful Land.
An old advertisement promises instant relief from coughing using Schiffmanns Concentrated Expectorant. It claims 2 ounces make a full pint and offers a money back guarantee through Moore Drug Co. The note also advertises engraved calling cards available at the office.
Tuscaloosa Alabama June 25 Representative John T Beale has prepared an anti cigarette bill to introduce when the legislature convenes next month.
Judge Young of the first circuit granted a new trial to AE Tharnish after a verdict of 10,000 for him against the Memphis Street Railway Company. Testimony described Tharnish’s nervous condition resembling epileptic fits linked to a street car accident, which he attributed to the company.
June 23 1915 Massena Town transfers to John Lee Sr property in Massena with specific frontage and lot details. June 24 1915 Clinton transfers to A B Turner property described by metes and bounds with small cash consideration. Dooley to Daisy Chenoweth transfers involve multiple sub parcels and bearings including west and east fractions, with frontage measurements across several blocks in rw4 tw4 9 and surrounding sections.
Russell Birge, nineteen, son of Mr and Mrs Elisa Birge, married Miss Jessie Christensen of Guthrie on Sunday in a small ceremony. The couple’s nuptials blend families and mark a new chapter for both households.
Center reports a wedding ceremony conducted by the Methodist minister at the Guthrie Center parsonage. The bride is described as a nineteen-year-old. Mr and Mrs Birge returned to Anita Monday evening and will reside with his parents while he and his father farm. The Anita Tribute notes congratulations from the Tripine.
Mrs Martun Seavey of Unionville Missouri credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health after severe female trouble. She suffered weakness nervous spells cramps in the face and inability to walk or sleep. After taking the medicine she recovered and recommends it to other women. The Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co invites letters for confidential replies from women.
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