29 Nov 1918
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1918
Page
1
Rates listed for subscription by carrier for one year and six months and by mail within the United States for one year. The figure $5.00 appears as the annual price for Canada and foreign countries.
The first American war savings stamps have just been placed on sale in To Kido and Yokohama and are selling quickly as curious souvenirs of the war due to limited quantities.
Upholstering and repair shop announces ongoing services for old furniture. Bring in your items for restyling and renewal.
Five American soldiers from the Otranto wreck off Islay, Scotland, owe their lives to Scotch brothers McPhee who braved rough seas to bring survivors ashore. Privates Early Steward, Thomas E. Kelly, Earl Garver, N J E Isler, and Sergt G McDonald were aided. the Red Cross presented the brothers with a substantial check. A Congregational Ladies meeting and social follow with a 3 pm musical program led by Mrs. Charles R. Hunt.
A 13 year old London boy wrote from a hospital offering to donate skin grafts to wounded soldiers. He argued peace could come soon, but if more skin was needed he would supply his own and feel proud to aid in the war effort before it ends.
An old public health notice extols staying calm during Spanish influenza and using fresh air. It recommends a liver regulator with May-apple and aloe, a hot lemonade bath for fever, Anaric tablets for kidneys, a light diet during illness, and iron tonics after recovery, citing Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery.
United Press report from London notes King and Queen return to London and a fire reduced palace. Buckingham Windsor and Sandringham have bricked up grates and cut fires. Royal command limits household fires and lighting in passages corridors and ante rooms.
A testimonial asserts relief after two years of starvation from ulcers of the stomach. It describes Mayer's Wonderful Remedy as removing catarrhal mucus and inflammation causing stomach liver and intestinal ailments and promises a money back guarantee after one dose.
The Red Cross monthly pledges for December 2029 will not be collected. Grice Eichhorn serves as secretary.
United Press reports Rome estimates Italy spent more than 100 million francs about 20 million dollars to aid refugees brought in after Italy entered the war. After initial arrival of 120,000 Italians from unrecovered provinces, later arrivals from Austro-German advances increased totals to about 700,000.
An old advertisement touts St Jacobs Liniment for immediate relief of rheumatic and sciatica pain. It claims most cases need no internal treatment and promises rapid easing of soreness stiffness and swelling without skin burning. The ad cites wide past use and suitability for neuralgia lumbago back pain sprains.
Joe Cardio, in a France dugout, dreamt of his father's Atlantic hotel while German shells pounded. a nearby shell destroyed the roof, waking him to reality. He writes to his parents detailing weeks under fire, clothing not removed for five weeks, and how most of Company M are now noncommissioned leaders. Joe serves as cook amid ongoing bombardment with comrades injured by bursts.
An old time goose grease and turpentine cold treatment gains added relief with menthol and oils. The product MEN THO EZE is rubbed on the chest for external aid while inhaled vapors soothe throat linings and loosen phlegm. Sold in opal jars 30c and 60c, or mailed from Fort Dodge Iowa.
Italy plans to unite subsidize and reorganize foreign chambers of commerce as a peacetime measure to rehabilitate commerce. Chambers will become integral parts of the consular service with ex officio executive committee members. Government subsidies will support Italian industries and commerce globally, with membership limited to Italian subjects and firms.
Details list unit sizes from army corps to squads and ranks from major general to corporal. Includes a call to place an order with the Wilken Monument Works.
A Williamson West Virginia notice quotes Harley Clay praising Vinol for building strength in his “puny” son who was tired and ailing. The ad claims Vinol’s formula with beef and cod liver peptones iron and glycero phosphate restores health and red blood. Also mentions Lewis the druggist and a separate skin salve offer with money-back guarantee.
Anita Tribune reports a lively town council meeting ordering quarantine again after discussing methods used in Avora where children stay on their premises. Weimer Pearson received a Nubian buck goat from Muskogee Oklahoma, now with five or six goats. Byron Forshay returns from Florida trip, pleased with country and wintering prospects. James E. Bruce planned to attend Senator Voorhees funeral in Anita but stayed home in Chicago.
King s New Discoyi relief for stubborn coughs and colds promises prompt relief, pleasant taste, and fifty years of cold and cough checks with druggists offering 60c and 1.20. Dr King s New Life Pills advertised as mild corrective laxative 25c.
Kobe residents protest a November 1 fare increase that sets street car rides at two and a third cents with a half cent transit tax. Purchasers of 1 50 books pay about one and one third cents per ride as ten more cars enter service to speed conductors and ease crowding.
From Florida comes word about Mellie Rutherford, a son in the service, who has been missing for some time. Mr. and Mrs. Rutherford of Ross received notice via Mellie Rutherford’s name, raising hope that the message may refer to their son or another Mellie Rutherford, though ambiguity remains and his condition is serious.
Amid feed scarcity and high prices the Central Iowa Creamery Co promotes 63c butter fat payments. Farmers are urged to ship now with cans returned free and prompt payment promised.
An advertisement claims Dr Edwards prepared Olive Teblets after 17 years of study. It markets a vegetable compound with olive oil to improve complexion by purporting to cleanse the liver and bowels, promising pink skin, bright eyes, and buoyancy.
Furniture store offers bulk pricing on home decor and ready to assemble pieces. Customers can preview discounts on living room sets dining tables and bedroom suites during a limited sale event at Par tyman's location.
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