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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1916
Page
4
Albany reports a hen that continued to sit on a nest of eggs during a transcontinental journey from Riverside California to this city. A placard warned handlers to treat the crate with care. Three chicks hatched on arrival, with other eggs showing progress.
A young man stole a locomotive to head toward Paxton's dance, broke a switch, and fled east. Engineer McVicker halted the pursuing engine. the thief jumped when a second engine neared and vanished, with no trace found. Separately, a century-old maple on B. F. Davis farm in Van Davis, New York, was struck by lightning, demolished, and left the trunk unsold despite a $100 offer for its use as a pole.
In Vancouver Washington a box car moving for repairs revealed a robin nest beneath the vehicle with three hatchlings. The startled mother bird could not be deterred and flew frantically as workers removed the nest and placed it in a box. A different robin soon inhabited the new nesting site and was feeding the young frequently.
A terse clump of inked lines hints at a tragic romance between a man of fifty four and a younger woman of sixteen. Fragmentary phrasing suggests social constraints, longing, and a severed union shaping a quiet, unresolved memory within the page.
Ninety year old H W McFadden of Havana Illinois, a prominent banker and landowner, reads mail via secretary and copies war news for himself. A native of New York, he moved to Illinois as a young man, built the first elevator in Havana, established McFadden & Co. with elevators across multiple counties, and owns land in Kansas and various city properties. He recalls prewar politics and attempted to enlist, supporting the Union.
Kathleen Daugherty, twenty one, had been an invalid for eleven years and confined to a wheeled chair. She arrived at Carey for Our Lady of Consolation shrine pilgrimage with 700 others and stepped from her chair and walked, according to reports, amid her cheering families.
In St Louis, Mrs Rosie Silberman’s dog bit Michael Ehrhardt’s leg, sparking anger. He fired two shots at the dog after realizing the bite was on a wooden leg, then was arrested for discharging firearms. The incident occurred near Sixth Street and Pigott Avenue.
In New Rochelle Acting Judge Hizel, the court bans public spooning where others can see. The edict targets lovers in public parks such as Hudson Park and Lover's Lane, urging discretion and warning of police action. Robert Lesser, Hudson Park manager, plans hedges behind benches to shield couples, following residents' complaints.
A Paris front court laughs as a French soldier confesses to telephoning a crime. The presiding colonel teases the accused and, after a playful exchange, pronounces a nominal sentence. Civilians joke that using a telephone is a crime, as sailors' slang explains a crude wine trick.
A. W. Kewley of White Pole Garage reports strong sales after inserting a Rayfield carburetor ad. The distributor praises his persistent advertising and service, noting Hale nety of carburetors sold and renewed prospects for further shipments.
Des Moines Iowa June 28 1916 cool cloudy and showery week but last three days warmer with more sun. Average temperature below normal by about five degrees with frequent showers and above normal moisture only in southern counties. Corn cultivation progressed rapidly with second plowing and some third tillage in parts. Fields clear and corn color good though small and backward. Some southeastern acreage未 planted due to wet weather. will shift to hay millet or cowpeas. Spring grains in good condition with potential for good yields, though heads short in many areas. Red rust noted in southern winter wheat. clover hay cut. Potatoes doing well despite numerous bugs. Wind squalls damaged buildings trees apples and plums. GEO M CHAPFEL Director
Fire works and fire crackers offer a wide price range from 1c to 160c with assorted packages and novelties. Flags for flag day sell well, with new unmounted cotton hunting flags and silk flags on spears. Also advertised are paper balloons, torpedoes, rockets, snakes, balls, and assorted decoration goods. Henshaw and Martin, The People’s Store, promote chocolates and a dental listing for W. C. Hears in the Fulton Building.
Grain market figures show prices with highs and lows across multiple entries. The data lists close values around 24. from various grains and periods, reflecting trading activity reported by H Rothechild Co for Lamson Bros & Co.
Cash grain notes show wheat prices with varied bids and terms, including No 2 which sits around 70 cents and several firm quotes across different lot sizes. The report also lists rye bids and miscellaneous market tallies, reflecting a active trading day in Omaha.
Chicago stock market notes for June 28 show hog receipts at 36,000 with active early decline and varied bids from 9.30 to 9.90, cattle receipts at 13,000 steady to 10 up, sheep receipts at 14,000 weak with prices around 7.90 to 9.86 for lambs, with tomorrow estimates listed for all categories.
South Omaha market figures show hogs at 9.10 to 9.70 with heavier demand around 9.60 to 9.70, cattle receipts 9,500 and prices from 7.26 to 10.18 for various classes, and sheep receipts 11,200 with lambs slower and prices mostly lower, yearlings and ewes sliding into the mid single digits.
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