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25 Jun 1918
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1918
Page
1
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Cedar Falls moves to be a regular city as 1600 war gardens are cultivated by residents. With favorable weather, the crop could bring about 326,000 if sold at market prices, and there are 300 more gardens this year than last.
A 1918 poem by Geo. M. Adama satirizes wartime life and home front chores. The speaker shifts from mowing lawns and swatting flies to discussing strategy at a store and alert war talk with neighbors while aging habits fade.
Mrs J W Wallace of Macon Missouri declares Chamberlains Liniment a splendid remedy for lameness sore muscles and rheumatic pains It is the best liniment we have ever had in the house Obtainable everywhere advertisement
The director general of railroads announced higher freight charges effective today. In Iowa shipping costs rise 25 to 160 percent depending on cargo and distance. Coal adds 15 to 75 cents per ton, with minimum increases set by distance and prior rates, while some commodities see flat 1 to 2 cent per hundred pounds increases. The move preserves the present Iowa classification with a shift toward western classification.
Joe Niles writes from Camp McArthur near Waco Texas describing two camps Rich Field aviation and Camp McArthur, the town of Waco with 48 000 people artesian water and streets paved with asphalt, and detailing regiment structure the 7th Division and infantry intelligence squads the duties of snipers scouts observers and the training schedule noting the author plans and plans a future retelling by Tom Barnard.
An advertisement touts Zemo and Piaspannice as penetrating antiseptic liquids, urging against greasy salves for clear skin. It promotes bottles at 35 cents or one dollar for extra large size, attributed to The I. W. Rose Co. of Cleveland, Ohio.
Iowa City June 26 Frank H Randall a Cedar Rapids attorney will join the Iowa State University law school faculty this fall Pleading evidence and trial practice will be the subjects he directs in the new teaching role he has practiced law in Cedar Rapids for over ten years.
A consumer testimonial claims Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy cured stomach and digestive ailments after years of illness and drinking. The ad promises a money back guarantee and features Lewis, a druggist, as the seller with widespread availability.
The Old Settler's association of Mills Pottawattamie and Fremont counties will meet in Tabor July 4. The program emphasizes war time patriotism with speeches music sports and an old timers reunion in Tabor's park. Prizes go to the oldest settler present and to the one with the longest continuous residence among registrants.
Daniel Clancy of Council Bluffs a Civil War veteran has raised six sons who volunteered for military service. Five were accepted into the armed forces, while the sixth underwent surgery to qualify as a soldier. Clancy served four years in the Civil War and five years in Custer’s Second Cavalry.
Wood and Savery of Atlantic Iowa announce farm loan options at 5 percent 6 4 percent and 8 percent. Prospective borrowers are invited to call for details and to see if now is the time to buy Deering tractors.
Chinese premier and war minister General Tuan Chi-fui told a London Daily Mail correspondent that Chinese soldiers are available for cooperation with Japan at Harbin and near the Siberian frontier and that more could be sent if needed. He cited financial limits and provincial rebels as factors.
Mrs. G. W. Jackson of Litchfield reports six years ago she suffered from stomach trouble and constipation. After taking Chamberlain's Tablets she experienced quick relief and, with short-term use, was cured of indigestion and restored to regular bowels. Obtainable everywhere.
A federal court in Des Moines granted a temporary injunction delaying enforcement of Iowa s 2 cent passenger fare. Judges Sanborn Elliott and Wade issued the order allowing interurban firms Cedar Rapids and Marion Railway Mason City and Clear Lake Railway Clinton Davenport and Muscatine Railway and Light to continue charging 8 cents while the case proceeds.
World war era brief notes report allied nations studying Russia, ten new dry docks planned at 26 million, army bill 12.089 billion, president given draft call authority. Rome celebrates Italian victory over Austria. Mendell attacks zone postal rates. British transport sunk off Atlantic by U boats. First transport sunk on this side. Circus train wreck death toll 85, wounded 160. Volodarsky shot in Petrograd. Germany seeks 15 billion mark loan. Americans cited by Pershing for bravery incl Maj Roosevelt. Rev Benson returns after loyalty dispute. $800 purse. Carrell breaks arm. Mrs Cone dies. Des Moines rumor of American flyer capture. Oil station in Dubuque painted yellow. pro-German remarks suspected. Five Rock Island railroad workers arrested for tire theft.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Henshaw Martin and The Parple's Store with references to croquet sets and grading. The text is incomplete but implies a product listing or advert in a News Telegraph context seeking items or information. No clear dates or full entities available.
Thomas Skeyhill, an Anzac signaler blinded at Gallipoli in 1915, has regained some sight and plans to return to lecturing for the Red Cross. He toured the United States, speaking in San Francisco, Reno, Salt Lake City, and Denver, drawing crowds and promoting Allied relief efforts.
A wounded soldier in Washington regained vision after a neck vertebrae dislocation was corrected following a long period of headaches and hospitalizations in San Francisco Reno and Washington. Doctors snapped the vertebrae back, restoring sight and triggering ecstasy and memories of the bayonet charge that wounded him. He plans to rejoin his Abgae comrades in the trenches.
Martins Ferry city council voted to ban foreign signs across the town. At a council meeting officials noted several signs in the city violated the new rule and ordered enforcement actions to ensure English language display.
An amusing Chicago News item recounts Clara Kimball Young in a bath interview with a reporter. The pair clash over noise and water as the interviewer counts aloud and miscounts, causing delays before the talk resumes.
The article notes wood alcohol from sawdust can yield 20 to 25 gallons per ton and lists its widespread uses from medicine to formaldehyde. It discusses grass prussic acid losses, sawdust as a source, and mentions grain alcohol in munition plants. It also covers how people avoid sweetness. It transitions to a discussion of death by freezing, explaining that death comes from tissue decay after nervous control loss, not immediate cold. It closes with a humorous exchange about a social incident involving Mr Smith and Mr Brown and an unspoken past event.
Industry boomed in China as a Chinese industry faces limited motorcar use in Hong Kong. The colonial government plans a comprehensive program to improve round handling and transport infrastructure.
A blaze on Sixth street was stopped by Mrs. M. H. Willey and quick work with water, causing only minor damage. L. G. Bostedo wins a one vote margin to become governor. A baby boy weighing ten pounds arrives Saturday night. George A. Drapery ships 16 cattle cars to market. Dr. J. Nichols’ house gets steam heating, first of its kind in the city. Fifteen Years Ago Today June 25 1903 attendees from Des Moines attend a Democratic convention and local social visits fill the week.
Free sample bottle offered by Lewis the druggist for Green's August Flower claiming cures for indigestion dyspepsia and related stomach issues. Describes the medicine as effective for fifty years and promotes headaches as linked to stomach disorders. Sold in civilized countries.
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