Local and Personal Notes From Atlantic Area
Local items record Miss Limbaugh traveling from Massena and Miss Mary Palley visiting in town. P. E. O. society met at Mrs. Witter’s Birch street home. Several residents return or travel by flyer, including Leonard Petty from Des Moines and Emma Potter from Atlantic. Mentions of Thanksgiving visits, eisteddfod-like social news, and a forthcoming tax sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Petty
Des Moines
Emma Potter
Atlantic
Maine Free Press
Lundy
Audubon
Frank Burr
Cora White
Oakland
Sherm Myers
Anita
West End
Mrs Sherman to Speak on arms and objects of the order
Mrs Arvilla E. Sherman of Keokuk, department president of the Ladies of the G A R, will address the Grand Army hall tonight on the arms and objects of the order. All old soldiers and their families invited, by order of committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arvilla E. Sherman
Keokuk
Ladies of the
Grand Army Hall
Mortgage Sale Delayed For Tramp Printing Outfit
The sale of the American Tramp printing outfit has been adjourned to Saturday December 5 at 2 p.m. Thos Meredith reports no bidders today and notes the publisher quit, machinery removed, mortgage holder took possession, and the building deemed unsafe. Sam Rice Post meeting drew strong attendance despite cold, with veterans sharing war reminiscences and Ayres recounting secret service experiences. Mrs Sherman of the Iowa Ladies of the G A R attended, Ayres named December 18 leader for the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American ‘Tramp Printing
Dg&wit Thos
Mereprint
Sam Rice
Hill
Missouri
P. Ayres
Secret Service
Win
Kramer
Thos. Meredith
Stolen undergarment sparks customer alert at Block & Heyman
Last evening about five o'clock Block and Heyman were surprised when J Bruner of Pymosa township reported the underwear he bought moments earlier had been stolen. Description led to Bam Read and Dick Wright, a bundle recovered from Read's home, but the youths were not found. Bruner took his goods and left.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Block & Heyman
J. Bruner
Pymosa Township
Bam Read
Dick Wright
Neigh ‘Borhood
Residents and Travel Notes from Belleville and Surroundings
Mrs Pickett and her daughter journeyed from Belleville to the city then headed home by flyer. Miss Helen Hynes of Rock Island leaves for Omaha after visiting relatives. Otto Seaman installs telegraph instruments at the College, opening the department tomorrow. Lucille Porterfield returns from Thanksgiving with Mamie visiting grandparents. Bayles family visits Des Moines. Mrs Bayles remains briefly. Court session opens tomorrow under Judge Thornell. grand jury workload may affect petit jury. Local volunteers donate wood to the Y M C A for Christmas. Presbyterian church to host two Christmas Cantatas with three choirs. Hood's Sarsaparilla advertised as blood purifier with Hood's Pills for liver and bowels. Mr and Mrs Phelps depart for Chicago then California. Rock Island line timetable changes expected December 13. crew HQ moves from Stuart to Valley Junction causing disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. S. Montgomery
Missouri Valley
City
Points East
Dr. Porterfield
Council Bluffs
Mr. Porterfield
Chas. Willis
Court House
John Barnard
Des Moines
Otto Seaman
Lucille Porterfield
Mamie
Information Wanted Watch and Chain Missing from Home
A ladies Nassau watch and chain disappeared from our home. Finder who leaves it at the Telegraph office will be rewarded. Gertrude Lamein notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nassau Watch and Chain
Finder
Gertrude Lamein
True Remedy Syrup of Figs A Pleasant Laxative
The Modern Mother notes children improve most with the gentle laxative Syrup of Figs. It is especially popular as a remedy and is manufactured exclusively by the California Fig Syrup Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup Company
Downs & Driesback Form New Wholesale Candy Firm
On or about December 15 Atlantic will host a new wholesale candy firm named Downs and Driesback. The business will operate in the former Republican headquarters building. H J Driesback, long involved in Council Bluffs and Omaha with his father, joined with Arthur Downs after meeting today in Atlantic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Downs & Driesback
H. J. Driesback
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Arthur Downs
Distinguishing a tramp by choice from one forced to seek work
City marshal recalls two contrasting examples of tramps on a cold night. One, dirty and profane, claimed a life owed him a living and refused work, while the other, a neat blacksmith out of work, asked for lodging. The latter, unable to pay, chose to end his life rather than endure hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
Food for the Fiend Fire Threatens Lower New York Business District
New York's business section faces potential destruction by fire as towering modern buildings rise in the city. Fire Chief Bonner warns that height, materials, narrow streets, and inadequate water supply endanger lower Manhattan, with firefighters limited beyond about 125 feet. He urges stronger protection, better water access, and stricter fireproofing standards for new skyscrapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Capitalista
Fire Department
Bonner
Paris
City Hall Park
Board of Examiners
Fifth Avenue
Chambers Street
Arrow Strosta
The Corns and the Sidewalk Dilemma
A New York Times essay outlines how corns arise from walking habits. It follows a chiropodist's reply and a man’s self experiment showing how curbward sidewalk slant causes pressure on toes, guiding relief by choosing level or gutterward routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Denison Hotel Manager Endorses Chamberlain's Remedy
Major C T Picton, manager of the State Hotel in Denison Texas, praises Chamberlain's colic cholera and diarrhoea remedy as an infallible cure after using it for years. He says he recommends it to guests and has given it to hotel patrons with consistent success. Sold by Vie Emmert Druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. T. Picton
State
Denison
Texas
Chamberlain
Major Picton
Vie Emmert
Two Lives Saved By King's New Discovery
Mrs Phoebe Thomas of Junction City Indiana was told she had consumption and no hope. Two bottles of Dr King's New Discovery cured her and saved her life. Thomas Eggers of 189 Florida Street San Francisco suffered a dreadful cold near consumption and after one bottle was healed in two weeks. Mrs D Robinson's wife of a Hartwick lumberman was sick with rheumatism five months and Chamberlain's Pain Balm gave relief. Free trials at drug stores. regular sizes 50c and 1.00. Vic Emmert & Co. sell the remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoebe Thomas
Junction City
Inl
Dr. King
Thos. Eggers
Florida St
San Francisco
D. Robinson
Hartwick, N
Robinson
Chamberlain
Vic Emmert & iCo
J. Y. Schenck
Cuddo, Ind. Ter, Banner
Vic Emmert & Co
Old People and Patent Medicines Parade
A cluttered advertisement row promotes Electric Bitters for the elderly, Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy for croup, No-to-Bac quit tobacco cure, and Dr Miles nerve pills. Mentions Vic Emmert & Co, Sterling Remedy Co, and sample offers, with sales language and testimonials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
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Mr. Temple
Ohio
McWard
Bert Lynch
Frank Casad
Lewis Standard
Fernard Priester
Avoca
Egger Bros
Davenport
J. E. Thompson
Griswold
J S. Harlan
T. P. Brown
Griswold Advocate
Wm. Lyman
Rhoda Lyman
L. F. Potter
T. W. Brown
John Lindel
Stuart
Pennsylvania
Silas Wilson
Ft. Collixts
Col
Silas Wilson Nursery Co
Julia Jones
Wiota
Miss Mae
Maine
Pynioga
Grove
Bear Groove
Brighton
Washington
Kittie Dolan
Atlantic School
Milet
J. O. Wheatley
South Dakota
Mr. Wheatley
Cass County
M. E. Church
Christian Home
Pillsbury
Pillsbury’s
T. C. Swart
Geo. E. Pennell
Jones
Scott
Goodspeed
Neola
Mae Harris
Fred Alexander
Elmer Gordimier
E. F. Lee
Cumberland
T. G. Turner
Clayton W. Andrew
Galion
van Bruyn
Res
B. C. Bruington
Franklin B. Highly
Edith E. Duell
J. J. Johnson
Sanders County National Bank
Wahoo
Neb
John Eggers
Peoria
J. H. Riddlesbarger
Jake Conerd
Frank Curtis
Panora
C. W. Curtis
Cotter
Fernand Priester
Eggers Brothers
Della Lamb
Cedar Falls
Geo. A. Bayles
Mr. Bayles
A. B. Thornell
Grand Jury
Petit Jury
Ambrose Pellett
Chas. Hunt
J. A. McWaid
Presbyterian Church
Hood
R. G. Phelps
Mr. Phelps
California
Rock Island
Valley Junction
J. H. Riddlebarger & Co
H. V. Boggs
Cumberland, la
Miles Iain
Devecisis
Howrsners’ Homeorarma Marva
Disgasas Marten
Humphreya’ Med. Co
William Mt. M
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