28 Mar 1917
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1917
Page
1
The Pitt Johnston faction labels the current Iowa legislature as a do nothing body wasted on peanut politics and factional fighting. They argue no constructive laws passed, commissions created, or beneficial actions taken as the session nears its end. The piece notes the public remains tolerant while legislators’ antics draw sharp criticism.
A historical verse recalls ambitious youths who burned the midnight oil to study by night, hoping to rise to fame as jurists, statesmen, or divines. It contrasts old days of toil with modern times of spectacle, asking if today’s youth still strive through long nights for success.
A short satirical piece describes a man who lacks time and temper for kindness to his wife. He races through mornings and afternoons, grows disgruntled by evening, and on Sunday is too worn by work to engage, illustrating how daily duties erode his good disposition.
Incomplete weather notes mix with cryptic lines about an old man named Sage and stray numbers. The readable fragments suggest a dated or cryptic item without clear forecast or context.
Local names and travel notes fill a community page as residents report funerals in Atlantic and Casey, visits with kin in Des Moines and Omaha, and social calls across Walnut, Orient, Massena, and Green River. Frequent mentions include H. R. Robison, Mrs. S. R. Horton, Mrs. Geo. Thurman, and Mrs. O. W. Shaffer among others.
Anita Iowa reports a flurry of travel and farewells as residents return home or depart for distant towns. Frank Van Slyke and family return to Red Deer Canada after winter with relatives in Anita. Several others depart to Des Moines Rockwell City Newton Brayton and Pacific Junction. Funeral attendance and illness pull many to Omaha Atlantic and Ogilvie Minn.
An OCR fragment describes a product named HEMO touted as a concentrated food aiding digestion and relieving constipation. It claims quick nutrition with minimal effort and suitable for meal times or between meals with a simple preparation by adding water. A 50c package is suggested.
An advertisement extols Musterole as a clean white ointment using mustard oil to relieve sore muscles joints and aches without the blister of old plaster. It promises soothing relief a gentle glow and a cool finish and lists many conditions it can help including sore throat bronchitis and rheumatism. The rest of the page recites local society notices and visits from Madison Manning and Atlantic with several named residents and trips.
In Wiota Mrs Eva Bontrager mourns a death as family members including Jared Blattner’s father and Emma Bailey visit from Ida Grove. James McDermott returns from Fairfield. Mrs B I Wheatley and children come back to Walnut after visiting relatives. Fred Robison returns from Des Moines due to his father’s death. JC Huff visits Omaha for business. Bleth Casad of Atlantic visits Anita friends. Lou Pieper ships stock to Omaha.
Local notices list guests and travel for residents of Anita and nearby towns. Fr B Perry and wife from Omaha visited Anita to spend Sunday with relatives. I W Brown and wife from Oakland attended union meetings. Wills Campbell and George Dease from Atlantic spent Sunday in Anita. H D Bean and wife of Casey visited Leslie and Esther Kuehn. Leah Mary Palmer and family came from Atlantic for Mrs Stewart Trimmer’s funeral. Various residents made trips to Omaha Norfolk Des Moines Earthman Mound Germantown and Manila for family and business reasons.
March 28 report from W B Barney state dairy food commissioner says fly control begins. His department issues a booklet on Mr Fly his family history and unsanitary habits. Barney distributes pamphlet to county superintendents for schoolchildren as tickets for Verne Marshall lecture go on sale at the News Telegraph.
Tickets for the Verno Marshall feature are on sale at the News Telegraph office. Price is 26 cents each and proceeds support the paper’s community programs.
The Trustees of Pymosa township will meet at Sarah Monday April 2 at 1 p m to arrange for road work and conduct general business. J B Butler Clerk. Tickets for the Verne Marshall feature on sale at the News Telegraph 25 cents each. Coal office moved to the Mickel building call Black 426 for coal or wood. Nelson and McCaustland offer monogram stationery samples from News Publishing Co.
A Wisconsin mother recalled her two week old baby's painful facial rash and sleep loss. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, costing about 1.25 dollars for three cakes and one box, the child healed. A free sample offer is advertised with product directions.
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