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Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1897
Page
8
Holiday opening at Fred Alexander's features Chatter Box large books from 21c to 30c and holiday books up to 36c. Sets of books start at 60c with bindings in leather and silk. Histories biographies biblical works and a fine prayer book selection. Also offers handkerchief boxes music rolls traveling cases brushes combs pocket mirrors vases.
A storefront advertises a wide spread of games including Crokinole Pillow Dex Logomachy Chess Dominoes and Checkers plus house balls and foot balls with large emphasis on affordability and breadth of selection. The bold display proclaims finest line yet with numerous items at low prices.
An extensive toy listing covers endless playthings from toy guns and soldiers to doll carriages and Noah’s Arks. Prices range from a few cents to a dollar and beyond, with items like musical toys, magnetic toys, steam engines, and pianos included, alongside festive decorations and furniture for dollhouses and nurseries.
A heartfelt verse mourns Harold Lynch at six months with a belief Jesus called him to heaven. A friend’s card of thanks thanks neighbors for support during bereavement. An Atlantic note lists unclaimed letters dated December 6, 1897. A sleigh ride gathering ends with warnings of fines for street racing against city law.
A gang of thieves continues plundering in the city with reports of house washings, market pilfering, and missing clothing. Unsuccessful attempts target Jones meat market and G H Thorley residence, with last week’s washing taken from Al Dunn’s home and coal bins also affected.
Citizens warned about youth on horseback firing revolvers in town with danger to residents. Dr E Detchons Anti Diuretic advertised for bedwetting in children. Pymosa Lodge 271 A M and A F elected officers for the year. New Great South American Kidney Cure touted for quick relief. John W Gray opens a Maine bank with plans for stock company incorporation. locals consider funding.
Free sample box of Dr King s New Life Pills advertised by H E Bucklen Co of Chicago for address requests. Claims to cure consumption sick headache malaria and liver troubles with vegetable ingredients and no deleterious substances. Regular box 25 cents sold by Vic Emmert Co druggists.
Notices announce probate of Philip Schwarz will in Atlantic Cass County Iowa with January 1848 hearing. Another public sale of defendant J M Baxter property set for December 1897 in Atlantic. Foreclosure sale of multiple parcels in Cass County regarding Henry Most and Francis Faulkner cases. Civil suit by John T Pierce seeks title confirmation to extensive lands in sections eight and seventeen in Cass County with January 1898 court date.
Curiaco dispatch from Montague and Co. to L. T. Spangler in Atlantic Iowa notes a market snapshot with price movements and order flow. Details are sparse in the fragment but indicate ongoing market activity and broker updates.
Real estate conveyances dated November to December detail transfers among Rockwell Burnett Snow Burrill Woed Christensen and others with parcels in Griswold Atlantic and Whitney's additions. Includes prices from 4 to 675 dollars and various deed types. Also an advertisement for Cascarets and English Spavia Liniment noting veterinary uses and a wholesale druggist in Atlantic Iowa.
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