Ocean Captain and a Lifelong Teetotaler
Frances B. Willard reports from a trans Atlantic voyage where the captain, a Maine native and Good Templar, is a strict total abstainer who presides over a 600 foot liner with 1,500 voyagers. The captain, over six feet tall and weighing 280 pounds, credits his clean habits for his rise to first class ocean service and recalls resisting a party on entering port. The piece also covers sobering saloon tales from Ram’s Horn and notes on France’s high alcohol consumption per capita, plus a mention of Nansen as a non alcoholic explorer and a remark on saloon keeper liability in Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mina Willara
Lyer
Frances B. Willard
Union Signal
Maine
Riveni
San Francisco
Rahway
New Jersey
New Jerusalem
John G. Woolley
Temperance drinks and resort progress spark debate
The article discusses liquor legality and liability in saloon cases, notes that malt extracts and temperance drinks may contain alcohol, and cites Henry J. Faxon’s investigations and a druggist conviction. It also reports on the unfinished Illich resort west of the city with bath houses, water works, and expected popularity among Atlantic residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry JH. Faxon
Quincy, Mann
Aéventeén
Jillich
Atlantic
Free Foley's Colic Cure Offered to Civil War Old Soldiers
An old soldiers appeal offers a 25c bottle of Foley's Colic Cure free to the first Civil War veteran who applies. The ad also touts Foley's Kidney Care and Vic Emmert & Co as local suppliers. It mentions a juvenile hose team organized by Atlantic Fire Department with named youth members and roles. A missing person notice from Massena, IA seeks information about C. J. Moorehouse, last seen July 18, 1897, offering a liberal reward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vic Emmert & Co
Geo. F. Lang
Atlantic Fire Department
Earl Lang
Foreman
Harry McCurdy
Asst
Max Collins
Joe Cardio
D. Willey
Lester Dunn
John Lang
Harry Stier
Carl Cardio
Walter Cains
Carl Stier
Albert Strutz
Sidney McCurdy
Walter Willey
Harry Lorenzen
Harry Marshall
C. J. Moorehouse
Massena
L. E. Moorehouge
Foley's
Vic Emmert &Co
Zentmeyer, Hoffman & Reichstein
Atlantic
Roller Mills
Iowa
Zentmeyer
Hoffman & Reichstein
D. B. ZenrMeves
Joan Herrman
Exangst ReichsTein
Baw Button and Vic Carlson Reach Denver Sooner
Vic Carlson and Baw Button report arrival in Denver with a side trip to Boulder and a return through Boulder. In Denver they visited Geo Curtis and wife and last Saturday met William Nichols and family en route to Salt Lake City. Button, a familiar figure, asked for lunch during a restaurant visit and stated he was laboring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vic Carlson
Denver
Boulder
Col
Geo
Curtis
Wm. Nichols
Salt Lake City
Button
Runaway Wagon Wrecks Adults and Children on Sixth Street
A two seated spring wagon ran away after passing the railroad on Sixth street. Mrs. Strittmarter sustained the worst injuries though all occupants were scratched and bruised. The accident occurred near Birch street and the wagon overturned in a ditch after swinging south.
Cattle Ills Alarm Farmers In 19th Century Iowa
Reports of cattle going blind with unclear cause spread from multiple farms near Atlantic Iowa. Local vets investigate suspect pink eye or weed-related disease, noting some cattle lose sight in one eye. If new signs emerge, state veterinary surgeon may be consulted. Also lists unclaimed letters for July 19 1897 and advertises Grain-O coffee substitute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Iowa
Bonney
E M Kavin
Pink Grower
Meyer
Martha
Hovey
Wivi
Clay
Hesey
JH . Are
L M
J. A. ConEeRp
P. M
Catarrh cure claims and elixir advertisements blend
A long clipping promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy with a $100 reward for failures, then shifts to Witch Hazel Salve for piles and skin troubles. It includes veterans’ reunion notices for Cass County Iowa, various tonics and laxatives, and multiple health ads for Shiloh's products and Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup. The text also mentions Dr. Kay's Renovator and One Minute Cough Cure with scattered local names and places.
The Bicycle and the Well Trap in a Frontier Tale
A rambling frontier reminiscence recounts a boy's wild ride on a bicycle, a perilous fall down a well, and the aftermath. The speaker recalls rough pals, old men debating roads and bridges, and a mother’s wary reaction as the town lore grows. The piece blends rustic humor with peril and family dynamics.
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Geneva
France
Europe
Switzerland
Belgium
Italy
Nansen
Florence Balgarnie
Total Abstainers
Appellate Court of
Indiana
Baer
Sucklen
Gale
White & Ge
Jillioh's Resort
Vic Emmerts& Co
Foley
Vic Emmert's& Co
Vic Emmet & Co
Southwestern
Ase
Vic Emmert
Caleb J
Vredenburgh
Caleb J, Vredenburgh
Denville
Somerstown
Jews City
Illinois
Cass County
Clerantha Hall
Frank C.vredenburgh
Java
Eggers Bros. Omolai
the Rock ' ‘Teland
Ita
Hall
F.J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
DeWitt
Wile’ Emmert & Co
Association For
H. W. Studley
Camberland
J. H. Green
Geo. L. Evtvanoa
H. W. Syupury
Karl
M. J. Davis & Son
Lewis, Lowas
Notloo
Cass County Vet Jovan Association
Hoyt'a Grove
Cumberland
Joan H. Green
Groves L. Epwanos
Hen. W. Stupiey
John Griffin
Zanesville
Vie Enmert & Co
Shiloh
Vic Emmatt
God M.J. Dayla
M. J. Davin &Son
Lewis
Vie
Emmaert, & Co
Vic Eee
DaWitt
Vic Emmett & Co
Mamert & Co
Tocte
Sam Oats
Wasminatoy
United States Shipping
DeWitt's
Viogy Emmert & Co
Sponte
M. J. Davis &Son
Lewis, Iowa
OLD Settlers
Silas
Hodge
John Smith
Eick
Bangs
Swale
Grace Dufie Boylan
Grace Duffie Boylan
Ani Agset
Ali
Josh
Bioyx City
Boland
Benton
Missouri River
Bridge Company
America
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mane Buem
Doigoville
Dak
Eastman Kodak CO
Rochester
Fred Alexander
Humphreys
Rumphreys' Med
Cor
Willen
John
Merya Med, CO. Car
Wilam & Joke Sia
York
Columbia Bicycles
Standard OF the World
Columbia
Gardner W. Talbot
Chestnut St
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