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Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1898
Page
6
Johnny J. Litt of Mannsville New York describes severe blood disorder and safulous humor, says nine bottles of Hood's Sarsaparilla restored strength. He praises Hood's as the best blood purifier and recommends it to others along with Hood's Pills for digestion.
County notes report small town happenings from Lorah and vicinity. Delia Jensen tends Emmett’s home while Dan Rich trains for a foot race. Corn prices rise to twenty cents and sleighing remains common. A surgeon removes a cancer from John Turner’s face and a talking machine exhibition draws attention.
Five Mile Grove notes list residents on sick lists and at work in Turkey Grove Emmett Everett visits Homer Everett buys chickens and plans photos with Frank Pellett Ed Warren hosts oyster supper reports Wallace Tobias plans plow for John Hancock next summer Local young folks sleigh ride on Saturday assessor making rounds George Tripp and wife visit Lole Hattie Will Carver and family of Atlantic visit Emmett and Finn Everett visit relatives Sociable at the school soon Mrs McFadden and daughter Grace attend church Joe Marsh hauls wood Charley Pulley visiting E O Johnson family to arrive soon Geo Cranston and wife visit friends G W Gerlach children in Lyman heir of hyth eria at Ollie Cranston's Bear Crowe Ollie Cranston visits with parents Jesse and Minnie Marsh attend quarterly meeting at Lewis M Cranston plans to leave farm and secure a safe Feb 14 Rev J B Thompson assists Rev Merch Whipple in meetings Rev Harper preaches at Fletcher Chapel Wm Cranston Ira Miller and Mil Turd Myers haul cog from Briscoe Ezra Marsh runs town store during Thompson absence Sid Long breaks sleigh tongue at church Lee Pulley and children move to Oklahoma Pulley to follow once business allows
Frank Pelzer shelled and hauled corn to town for storage. Rev J H Baverofeind traveled to an Adair county appointment. Mrs Johnson and Kate of Lyman visit Chas Kuester. Henry Pelzer shipped twenty head of m erino shoats to Griswold at 3.50 per hundred. A letter from La Salle County Illinois reports nice weather with mud. A prayer meeting will be held at Charley Kuester's home at 7 30 p m on February 2, all invited.
The family of G. W. Gerlach faced diphtheria quarantine but are now on the road to recovery. Noble township highlights include three Farmers Institute speakers Fritz Saemisch W T Reed and E A Baer. Local notes mention snowbound ventures and school visits by Center No 4 No 9 and district No 4 with teachers James Lary Edith Read and Clara Whitacre.
ANITA is Loya Haynes reported quite sick. Thorean Earl has been ill the past week. Peter Voorhees returned from New Jersey. Mrs E E Major entertained friends to tea Friday. G S Worthing transacted business in Wiota Friday. Bert Boatright of Stuart visits friends here. J M Irmen of Atlantic transacts business in our city. Revival meetings active at the Christian church. Edith Irving able to be out again after illness. Faith Crawford of Adair visiting Miss May Furman. Emily Crary enjoys visit from brother from South Dakota. Mrs Reynolds and children of Jamaica visiting cousin Miss Blanche Carey. Mrs G F Marr entertained friends for niece Miss Amy Hopkins of Adair.
John Eller visited the Grove last Tuesday while Estie Smith chops wood for D Ballentine this week. Remember the quarterly meeting at Gold Hill on February 4 and 6. The assessor was making rounds in our neighborhood last week. Protracted meetings begin at Gold Hill church Monday evening January. J A Lighty with wife and daughter Merle attended Gold Hill church last Sabbath. Mrs Alice Hoffman and children spent last week with her sister Mrs Matheny. John Krittenbrink, a medical student from Chicago, visits relatives here. Miss Dallas who wields she rod at Grove had her school picture taken last week. A number of young folks attended the lyceum at Odell schoolhouse Friday. they reported a fine time. Martin Ruane broke down near Mr Duskin's last week and borrowed a buggy to get home.
Gold Hill reports a week of corn hauling and marketing with Patten and Edwards in Wiota and Cumberland visitors, plus a neighborly wood-cutting job for Chas. Berg. Milt Darling to explain cost-cutting methods. The Gold Hill Sunday school library grows, with donations welcomed. A Gold Hill school house literary event featured Dr. Krittenbrink on chemistry and several student talks. Debate favored prohibition advocates, judges split, an impatient crowd sparked a brief exchange before adjournment.
In Atlantic on Sunday George Gordimer and Mrs. D. BR. Love spent time with relatives. KH. A. Shaw rode between Viota trains Saturday. W. A. Neely and Mrs. Judd visited his sister. Rev. Maxon set meetings at Gola Hill starting Tuesday evening February 1. Mr. and Mrs. Foster with Miss Love and others visited Cumberland. DeBusk and Ollie also noted in the same span.
Local items recount an M E revival in Anita, a Friday lyceum at the Odell schoolhouse drawing Wiota youths, and a bus trip by BK M and J W Brooks to Omaha. Reports praise sleighing, school treats for Miss Jones, Barnard, and Julia Jones, and notes on Mrs Nordmann and Miss Spry recovering. A new Taylor Cooms store opens, Jim Jenson’s rapid wood cutting, and grain buyers rushing business.
The Elocution department dominates the Farmer Institute program as the Normal School reopens with most students returning and several new enlistees. Ralph Younglove joins Commercial, Ethel Sutton and Olive Harris enter Normal, Kittie Wallace joins Violin, all from Atlantic and Maine. Malcolm Stevens of Massena recently completed Commercial work and secured a position with Elgin Creamery in Atlantic. Prep is key to success and young men are urged to seize educational opportunities.
Mrs P Petersons ill list Jobo Currensis studies music in Chicago L Shaw family visiting Audubon R A Berry paralyzed face Myrtie Bills visited Grace Trail over Sunday Tire company received 200 feet hose School thriving under new management W E Simons Massena visited Maine Oscar Allen given a daughter Mrs Currens away to her fathers funeral Mr and Mrs 4 T Powell visiting last Wednesday Jim Woods to Buck Creek Chris Wheeler to farm Peterson place north of town Steam saw planned southwest of town for timber financing Fire department Maine planning entertainment Avoca residents sought livery dray property from Woo Grodt Petes Peterson place farmed by Chris Wheeler Fire loss at M E church sewing society Stewart Trailer hosted sewing bee Maine dog tax noted Hotel visitor collecting gossip heads clue House of E C Thompson burned no insurance on dwelling contents insured by Hawkeye Hot Springs J C Stewart bedridden H P Bills weather delay for new house Maine charity sewing for Stahl family Cow and pony for sale by R Lorenzen Atlantic
J T Pierce markets potatoes. Mrs M Harris improves after rheumatism attack. Dr C L Campbell stopped between trains. John W Fulton of Washington township visited the city. Mesdames Gaylord and Hutt gathered names for a legislative petition. Mrs A Snodgrass left Friday to Henderson. Young folks attended Griswold meetings. Miss Newcomer spoke on foreign missions. Efforts seek Rov E E Kneedy as full time Church of Christ pastor. Mr S S Harper, a singing evangelist, to assist Methodist services. Rev Ramsey preached last Lord's Day.
Ray White and others wintered in town while Mrs. Ridden hosted friends. Mr. Weir hauled cobs, Mr. Woods wood, and Tra Soper shipped cattle to Chicago. Miss Kittie Wallace and Miss Philips planned visits and entertainments. Miss Laura Franklin announced a school sociable on Friday Feb 11 in Grove City.
Massena notes report Wray Wilson's short home stay and G T White's business in Omaha. Lyceum attendance, school changes, a surprise for Mr and Mrs Wo McCurdy, and parish remarks on reading and false prophets. Marriage of Emma Limbaugh to E H Kilgore at the Limbaugh home. Births include a son to J H Lane and a daughter to Henry Miller. Drenner Bros build a new shop. local debates at Odell schoolhouse. Willie Tupker dies of inflammatory rheumatism. funeral at Baptist church.
A wedding at the bride's home and a reception follow a ceremony performed by Rev. Catlin. Mae Disbrow, daughter of W. H. and Cordelia Disbrow, dies after six weeks illness. Mae born in Pymosa township and buried in Atlantic cemetery. A twenty year marriage anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. A. Gaylord celebrated with neighbors bringing a mantel clock. Numerous names and local details document community life, funerals, and a busy social season in Atlantic area with market notices and land transfers listed.
An old-style advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The firm F J Cheney & Co. backs the claim and lists endorsements from Wear & Truax Toledo wholesalers and Waxpina Kinnany Margin. The cure is described as an internal remedy acting on blood and mucous surfaces, priced at 75 cents per bottle with testimonials available free.
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