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Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1896
Page
7
A fragmentary sale notice notes a genuine German Bisque Doll among a collection of folk figures and small items. Details are sparse, but the auction highlights a rare bisque doll likely to attract collectors and enthusiasts.
Our reporters gathered during a week of Christmas visits across Cumberland and surrounding towns. Residents such as Brewster, Lyman, Adams, and Greenleaf join friends in Anita, Des Moines, Avoca, and Chicago plans. football results, travel, and community news thread through a long list of names, trips, and holiday gatherings.
Chicago bus inquiries and visits from Brayton Noble s township Extra Anita and Stuart residents to local officials. Travelers include H M Boorman W A Follett Walter Copeland and Perry Johnson with court sessions announced by Judge Green and Judge Thornell. Rev Berkhart celebrates silver wedding anniversary and examinations completed by Manley Dunham.
Christmas time brings tales of quirky gifts such as an all day nine by six inch sucker and plans for its future display or use. A wedding at Brighton township unites Miss Etta M. Crowner and Blanchard D. Brown with a short home to housekeeping note. Nearby, Chris Boos and wife visit Avoca and reminisce in Germany. A fire at Isaac Dickerson's home damages furniture, delayed by a misrouted fire crew. Breheny family mourns a Dixon, Iowa, mother with funeral in the Catholic church. Y M C A rooms host a Sunday closing meeting urging business closures on Sundays and seeking enforcement of the Sunday law.
A speaker recalls the hottest weather ever felt on a small island off Cape Gracias. He describes a dry, volcanic islet near Honduras where four English sailors were found died in one night. A note in a bottle dated 1846 spoke of marooned sailors left to die, presumed dead over 40 years.
Article notes tonics are valuable in restricted use but widely abused through excess and misapplication. Tonics act as two edged swords, capable of harm as well as benefit, yielding net gain only when the chief injury is outweighed by improved strength and vitality.
A Detroit Free Press fragment recounts a man who loves cigars and argues that health and life insurance prove his habit is harmless. He rebuts costs by noting happiness from smoking outweighs potential wealth from saving. A moralizing friend urges thrift and a fortune.
The obituary notes M Adrien Leon who died near Bayonne France and recalls the 27 February 1875 vote when Gambetta urged him to back the Republican amendment on presidential election rules. The amendment passed by a single vote sealing France’s constitutional reform. It also tangentially mentions spoons and Edgar the Saxon king.
New York Prose argues horse meat can be healthier and cheaper than beef, aiding the poor in Paris Berlin and Vienna where meat is scarce or costly. It notes rising US slaughtering for foreign markets, potential for canned horse meat, and a future where younger, fitter horses enter the food supply while driving stock declines.
A Philadelphia Inquirer note recalls ancient use of music to calm distressed minds and cure disease, citing David’s harp before Saul and Saul’s reaction. It also observes modern Greece where flowers convey precise messages, enabling lovers to exchange sentiments through blossom clusters.
The clipping notes a dispute over authorship of The First Battle with W J Bryan now linked to publisher rights in Cass county. It also reports the death of Mrs Fred Anderson on Christmas Eve at 9 50 pm at 408 Olive Street with funeral at home at ten thirty then church services at 11 15 at Scandinavian Baptist.
Modern Mother notes Syrup of Figs as a preferred laxative for children, finding it kinder and more acceptable than other remedies. California Fig Syrup Company is the sole manufacturer. Local notes cover a town visit to settle notes, a missing man case, a postal company policy, a death in Moline, and a startled tramp episode at a rural school.
An array of adverts praises Electric Bitters as a remedy for female complaints appetite loss and nervous symptoms with guarantees of health and strength. A church event follows, noting Mae Harris and D A Shuter receiving tokens of appreciation, plus a Bible gift. Additional notices praise Shilohs Cure for croup and a Mystic Cure for rheumatism with druggists selling them.
An old newspaper advertisement promotes No-To-Bac as a cure to quit tobacco. It claims men gain ten pounds in ten days and offers free samples by mail. The ad asserts guaranteed cures and lists Sterling Remedy Co. with Chicago or New York addresses.
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