21 May 1917
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1917
Page
1
A cut in no cost living murmurs is noted as folks discuss eating dandelions. The writer describes gathering yellow blooms from yards and lawns, boiling them with meat, and using the greens as a frugal meal. The piece reflects a practical, early-20th century view of improvised sustenance.
A George Matthew Adams ditty from 1917 extols greens as universal healers nourishing nerves blood and bones and even promoting hair growth. It contrasts free dande Mons with items that cost, joking that if peaches grew on every shrub they would still be deemed unfit if they cost money.
Fifteen Years Ago Today May 20 and 21 1902 reports the marriage of Frank Bailey and Miss Ethel Thorley at Bay City Texas officiated by Rev C F Crooks departure for Pennsylvania as a representative from Springs Presbytery to Allegheny City for a United Presbyterian assembly. Local First Ward Republicans nominate delegates and a committeeman with names listed and plans to send J A McWaid as delegate to the state convention. An evening assembly at IL O C B hall organized a ladies and gentlemen chapter.
The town records a light shower of one point two inches with eighty five hundredths in forty five minutes. Buck Creek overflowed, flooding from Fourth to Sixth streets into Him street. Mayor McWaid fines the second hand daglera for buying junk from boys, a forbidden act. The Y M C A gymnasium is praised for months of service to local boys. Post office staff gain a stamp cancelling machine and work at high speed.
Thirty five years ago today May 20 1982 details a brakeman John McCloskey being fatally injured after being dragged beneath a train near Van Meter. The item notes his betrothal and new home in Dea Monica, plus local church services and a choir. Also mentioned are a cannery cornerstone, a new church quartet named Type Four, a postponed temperance mass meeting, a May party planned for Griswold, a government liquor inspector, teaching in Adair, and mail train connections.
Notice announces special meeting April 28 1917 at Atlantic Iowa where stockholders unanimously resolved to dissolve the Atlantic Hospital Association with C V Wilder president and A S Mullins secretary. dissolution to be filed and published as required by law. Farm loan offerings of 6 5 and 6 percent advertised by Wood Savery successors to Johnny A Wood Hampton Tow.
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