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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1916
Page
1
A poem arguing against excessive gloom in worship. It questions the notion that reverence requires perpetual sadness and urges joy and merriment in praise. The speaker notes cheerful expressions and laughter as compatible with faith, criticizing sourpuss attitudes in church life. The piece ends with an ironic plug for a hiring joke about a printing company.
A dated testimonial from Mia Wm. Bunnett of 14 W Fourth St Atlante praises Dean's Kidney Pills for back pain and urinary troubles. She claims lasting relief since 1910 and again in 1915, urging others to use the product priced at 50 cents. An appeal to seek Nean's Kidney Pills at dealers.
Last evening at six at the Marshall home in Atlantic the union of Miss Mary Effie Marshall and Mr. William Wesley Don Carlos was performed in a formal ceremony by the Rev. H. O. Spelman. The event drew many local families and guests, with a two course dinner and elegant decorations in pink roses and palms as the couple began a two week honeymoon to Wisconsin and Michigan.
Mrs. W. W. Don Carlos Sr mother of the bride Broom wore layendar voile over lag endar taffeta. The gifts of the bride to the bridesmaids were silver bud vases.
Fire works soar in price from 1 to 30 cents with items such as crackers canes caps torpedoes and balloons listed. Flags and bunting are sold briskly for flag day with unmounted cotton buntings in several sizes and flags on sticks also offered alongside other decoration goods at Henshaw and Martins The Poo- Dle's Store.
The consolidated district awarded the main contract to Reed, McDonald & Brewster of Minneapolis for 48,598 after 11 bids. Capital City Wiring Co of Des Moines won the electrical wiring at 1,190. plumbing was not let. The new brick faced building will go south of the present one, with completion in 200 days, site sold by F. Q. Mills and brick by Rasmussen and Son of Omaha.
There are many who have no relish for meals and must be careful what they eat. They would be surprised to take a few Chamberlain's Tablets which strengthen the stomach and enable it to perform its duties naturally. Hundreds have testified to the benefit. They cost a quarter and are obtainable everywhere.
Real estate transfers listed for June 27 1916 include Wm Meyer and wife to August Boos wd pl pwd 34 75 36 and $1, then August Boos and wife to I W Pould er and F P Ditger wd w2 and 34 75 36 ex r r and tract In no cor for $1, then Geo A Hyndman to same wd 2 29 16 a strip of ground 40 ft wide and 8 end 6.1 Mne 143 ft long west to east in and 34 75 36 for $25.
An old advertisement touts Cham berlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as unsurpassed for diarrhoea and cramps. It claims one or two doses stop the attack, is easy to take, and contains astringent ingredients to keep bowels natural. Obtainable everywhere.
Tuesday afternoon traction engines tore through Atlantic paving on Fourth Street at Hazel and Elm intersections. Two machines, likely from the county grading outfit and a farmer’s threshing outfit, paused to cause the damage. City workers repaired the holes next morning. Mayor Burnea warns engines must not run on streets without planking or risk action.
Greger Gregersen and brother visited Omaha and hospitalize. Hans Larsen and family visited in Harlan. multiple guests from Canada and Wisconsin traveled to Elk Horn. Socials include birthday celebrations, church gatherings, a Danish Lutheran union at Elk Horn college, and a funeral for infant Ardd Petersen. The Rattenberg reunion drew many relatives, with a large family turnout and communal meal.
Marne community chatter lists visitors and trips to Atlantic Anita Omaha and Niobrara. Names include Elmer and Mrs Baird Adair and Mrs Marvin with relatives in Maine and Lorak. Frequent Atlantic shoppers and business trips mark a busy period. health updates note Emma Johnson and Mrs Lasker’s travels.
Fashions in medicine shift from harsh drastic pills to mild laxatives and gentle cathartics. Chamberlain's Tablets are popular for their agreeable, natural effect, strengthening the stomach and improving digestion. Obtainable everywhere.
We are prepared to place farm loans at five percent and a half, call and see us in Atlantic Iowa. We handle engraved moneys and Telegraph services. Contact SAVERY, a local agent.
An old advertisement style note claims more men than women suffer appendicitis and promotes Adler-I-ka as a remedy. It touts buckthorn bark and glycerine as a preventive, promising quick relief from constipation and stomach upset with instant action.
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