Local and Personal News From Atlantic Iowa
What news reporters gathered during the past week lists Rev. L B Wickersham returning from Menlo Miss Roberta Green home from a visit near Anita Elder W W Ramsey went to Casey on the noon train J McDaniel came down from Extra on the noon train Elias Gilbert returned home from Anita Mrs E Burton left for her home in Extra L D Thomas went to Anita and Adair on business yesterday Hon Julian Phelps and wife arrived home today from Des Moines to spend Sunday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Wickersham
Menlo
Roberta Green
Anita
W. W. Ramsey
Casey
J. McDaniel
Extra
Elias Gilbert
E. Burton
L. D. Thomas
Adair
Julian Phelps
Des Moines
Stock Market Active Leads to Carload Shipments in City
The local stock market showed high activity with plans for nearly a dozen carloads to be shipped. Traders include Southwick Bros Chicago hogs Oscar Brown Des Moines hogs Lee Pratt two hogs car to Des Moines Chicago A J Hostetler cattle Chicago J Snyder horses Boston. some shippers have not decided, possibly Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwick Bros
Chicago
Oscar Brown
Des Moines
Lee Pratt
A. J. Hostetler
J. Snyder
Boston
Missussini and Mid Pennells Delightful Evening
Missussini and Mid Pennell hosted a gathering at their home last evening with friends enjoying refreshments and lively conversation. Miss Josie Bartles of Indiana awaited arrival from Denver but was delayed by an accident. she is expected tonight. Harry Finkbine, returning from Neola, learned his father R. S. Finkbine in Des Moines had a stroke. family travels there, awaiting more word on his condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley
C. W. Harris
Ada Boiler
Walnut
Harry Wilson
Grace
Love
Wiota
Myrle McWard
Jay
Edward Nichols
Poplar Street
Lewis
Des Moines
Minnie Block
Desa Moines
Missussini
Mid Pennell
Marie Baer
Josie Bartles
Denver
Col
Maha
Harry Finkbine
Neola
Souidee
R. $. Finkbine
Myers family moves to Creston after selling oil wagons
Wilbur Myers and family shipped their household goods to Creston today as they plan a new home there. Mr. Myers has bought the oil wagons and the late D. C. Ey's business and will take possession once his house is ready and his family settled. Mrs. Myers will visit relatives before joining him, with the children in tow. A separate paragraph promotes Brenner’s California Fig Syrup as a pleasant cleansing laxative for colds headaches and fevers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Collins
Will
Godfredson Va. Blakeslee
J. W. Cuykendall
New York
Delaware
West
Theo. G. Steinke
Alanson Miller
Cass County
Wilbur Myers
Creston
Mr. Myers
D. C
California Fig Syrup Company
Valentine social brings young people to Riley home
At the Valentine Hactal the Church of Christ youth hosted a Valentine social at Mrs. A. E. Riley's home. Guests enjoyed music and conversation and paired up with comic valentines for supper. The event, though modest financially, was a social success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Riley
Church of Christ
Problem of Elementary Education Series Featured in Forum
Dr J M Rice leads a two year project in The Problem of Elementary Education based on tests with over one hundred thousand children. The Forum December issue began the series which promises high value for parents and teachers. The next Entertain ment lecture by Col L F Copeland of Harrisburg Pa will be at the Congregational church on March 12. Copeland is described as highly popular and instructive with numerous lecture tours across the United States. Course tickets cover this lecture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Brown
R. E. Lee
Cass County
Newcomb
Hood
J. M. Rice
Union
Col
L. F. Copeland
Harrisburg
Congregational Church
Col. L. F. Copeland
United States
Col. Copeland
Clark
District Court
Cugs County
Iowa
Jam Bruff
Bank of Atlantic
Lee Pratt
Sarah M. Pratfendants
Atlantic
Casa County
Towa
Jon Carp
Wisy
Atlan
J. A. McWaid
H. M. Wykoff
E. A. Hammill
United States Brewing Company
Georgianna Applegate
J.B. Brulf
McWaid & Co
Henry Heaton
Slaughter House
Sureecett
F. Aiinsworth
Way
HK. J. Duval
Geevelonna Applegate and
Parrot & Highway
Pressed
Troublesome Creek
Your Boy Won't Live a Month and Dr King’s Remedy
Mr Gumnan Brown of 84 Mill Street South Gardner Massachusetts faced a dying son after lung trouble from typhoid malaria costing 375 dollars in medical care. A course of Dr King’s New Discovery revived the boy, restored health, and allowed him to work again. Free trial bottles offered at local stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gumnan Brown
Mill Street
Gardner
Mass
Dr. King
Birthday Surprise and Social Events Report
A. M. Nipper was surprised by six friends at his 38th birthday party. Mrs. Nipper hosted an estrapast dinner for guests including Jack Lemmon and J. L. Winne, with wishes for their happiness. A P. E. O. Society luncheon at Mrs. Steinke’s yielded $12.40 and lively social activity. Crokinole games and a Valentine themed gathering at C. W. Curtis home featured decorations, parlor games, and social cheer from Lyda Curtis and Agnes Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Nipper
Mrs. Nipper
Jack Lemmon
J. L. Winne
Dr. McCall
T. W. Brown
Geo. Mosier
P. E. O. Society
Industrial School
Valentine Party Mingle Captures Hearts and Prizes
A group of thirty young guests celebrated St. Valentine with a heart themed party. Miss Jessie Frank won first prize for her accuracy in a heart target game, while Miss Dora Melcher earned a rattle box and all day sucker for a long throw. Cupid and fortune telling added whimsy as guests enjoyed the festive mood and memory of the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cupid
Jessie Frank
Valentine
Dora Melcher
St. Valentine
Bishop
Tippecanoe Club notes spark liquor, corruption debate
At a Tuesday Tippecanoe Club meeting a Burlington rep hinted the Republican party must back a liquor manufacturing law to keep Scott and other counties from lost majorities. The group plans a broad probe of state offices and institutions to uncover alleged malfeasance, insisting on thoroughness and public disclosure. Senator Phelps and Senator Pusey are cited as active figures in shaping the session’s code and potential manufacturing-law moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tippecanoe Club
Scott County
Burlington
Republican Party
Denmark
Pusey
Council Bluffs
The Last Stitch on Woman Suffrage Debate
A historical piece traces suffrage opponents' shrinking arguments from ridicule to biblical decree to gender incapacity. It notes journals once asserting women’s natural incompetence now concede capable women and elite graduates may shape national policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newnham
Wellesley
Smith
Vassar
The Duty of Suffrage and Woman’s Rights Debate
The piece argues suffrage is a duty not a privilege and challenges men to stop shielding women from participation. It asserts women’s rights to education and opportunity have grown, and enfranchisement would broaden sight and strengthen society, though opponents cling to sentimentality until public sentiment shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Chicago
Railroads Offer A Compromise On Maximum Rate Law
Kansas rail lines seek a 20 percent cut on grain stock and coal with 10 percent on other freights to avoid a maximum rate law. Senate committee counteroffers knock out the maximum schedule if railways accept the specified reductions. The proposal is under consideration amid Kansas Legislature efforts for general freight rate cuts. Meanwhile reports deny cabinet-entry rumors about Senator Sherman and Mohammadans assault Christians in Crete with 800 killed, and a Missouri Supreme Court denial of writ in a double murder case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toraka
Kan
Senate
London
The
Times
Canea
Malevisi
Pygotisan
Monofatei
Heraklia
Sitia
Ely's Cream Balm and patent medicines advertised in Cass county
A fragmented 1897 newspaper page promotes Ely's Cream Balm as a catarrh remedy with trial-size offers and full-size pricing, lists Chicago and New York contact details, and includes legal notices about sales and road commissions in Cass county Iowa, with sheriff notices, property levies, and public works inquiries. The page also cites dismissed claims and a variety of items including household products like Cascarets candy tablets and patent medicines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely
Ely Brothers
Warren Street
New York City
Toasts and quips amid royal banquet and old remedies
A banquet honoring Archduke Otto features Emperor William praising Emperor Francis Joseph as a faithful friend. The Archduke replies with thanks and toasts to the German emperor and army. The piece then shifts to a Shaker Mount Lebanon note praising digestion research and advertising Digestive Cordial, Laxol, and Castor Oil as remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Joseph
Braun
Archduke Otto
Austria
William
Austria-Hungary
Willy
Archduke
Emperor William
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Baptist
Chestnut Street
Carlson
B. L. Garretton
Levi Spangi
Boscobel, Wis
Wm. Knop
Rev. Neely
W.C. Acker
W. D. Blackwood
Runnells
Joseph Denny
Hugh Walker
Aighland Parks College
J. W. Beltz
B. B. Ferryman
Harry Ferguson
Ma Irenge
Goss
Malcom
John Jones
Miss Mae Scarr
Cumberland
Wmn
M. McMillan
West Liberty
Des la Moines
Chris J. Goeken
Nina F. Woolsey
Levi Downs
Mammoth Dry Goods
John H. Wood
Ames
Tama’ Wilson
M. Northop
W. H. Barnard
Wm. Wilcox
Jones
Omaha
L. L. DeLane
Madison
Neb
Columbus Prall
Thadeus Prall
R. G. Davidson
United Presbyterian Church
Dexter
U.P
Geo. Maggarell
Brother
South Chestnut Street
J. B. Wilkin
Ntt
Brug Party
Affair
Eee
C. W. Curtis
Lyda Curtis
Agnes Hill
St. Valentine's
Senator Phelps
Senate Code Committee
House
Sherman Deales
Omonnati
the Commercial Tribune
Washington
Sherman
Ducstrow
Jeyverson
Crr
Supreme Court
Millonaire
Duestrow
H. E. Bucklen & Co
Arift
Justice Court
McCormick Harvesting Machine Company
J. P. Byrd and
Loger 5
Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Migse Ip
Chicago Rock Island &Pacific Railroad
Court House
Iday
Jos Carp
Mount Lebanon
N. Y
Eggers Bros
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