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Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1896
Page
11
A fragmented 19th century notice list details visits, church services at 7 30 pm after March 1, travels by residents to Kansas and Missouri, renovations planned for a barber shop, social events for the Ladies Auxiliary, and a large Christian Nome fundraiser in Council Bluffs with 200 attendees raising funds.
From Rev J Gun derman of Dimondale Mich a letter extols Dr Kings New Discovery for his wife who suffered pneumonia after la grippe The remedy worked quickly and satisfactorily Trial bottles were offered free at dying stores with regular size 60c and up.
A compiled list of brief society items and travel notes includes Mattie Cady’s illness, upcoming Y M C A day, local visitors such as Chas Barnard and W H Studley, family health reports, and small town travels. Also mentioned are Shiloh’s Cure and Karl's Clover Root Tea promotions, a Budd Bell wedding, and a $216.59 bequest to Pymosa Lodge A F and A M along with books for a potential Masonic library.
Local item notes revival meetings led by Ider W. A. Moors at the Christian chapel starting Monday March 9 with services at 8 pm and three YMCA gatherings planned for Sunday including a 3:30 song service at the Presbyterian church and two union services at 7:30 pm at the M E and Congregational churches. It also lists marriages licensed last week and a Chautauqua Circle meeting at the Y M C A with topics on Hawthorne and The Monroe Doctrine. It mentions Syrup of Figs advertisement and a Republican caucus in Grove township selecting delegates, with leadership changes in the committee.
Distressing kidney and bladder diseases relieved in six hours by a touted remedy sold by F Parson & Co. in Atlantic Iowa. The notice also lists delegates elected in local caucuses, and includes a biographical obituary for James Andrew Fisher born 1827 in Virginia, with family details and church affiliations.
Prof. French, famed for rapid drawing, impressed audience last night as a blank sheet blossomed into a vivid picture. He headlines at Atlantic on Friday March 19, closing the High School lecture series. Admission for non-ticket holders is six cents. tickets sold by Palmer & Findley.
A description of the Fastnet lighthouse perched on a rugged rock nine miles south of Crookhaven Ireland. The 80 foot rock and 70 foot lighthouse endure brutal winter gales with seas crashing over the summit. In past storms food shortages occurred until a schooner brought provisions. Landing is by a 58 foot jib and rope hoist, visitors hoisted by jib to shore. London Sketch advertises Dr Miles Nerve Plaster. The bluebird heralds spring and a call to purify blood with Ayer's Sarsaparilla in March through May.
Iowa's legislature reports the senate adopted the committee on Judiciary's indefinite postponement of two bills by Senator Lothrop regarding paying constables in criminal cases and paying peace officers for testifying in arrest cases. The Kilhurn school text book bill faced adjournment after lively debate anticipated Tuesday. The senate code revision addressed title 8 with juror drawing changes delayed pending input from judges and attorneys. A curfew bell bill for cities and villages was introduced by Senator Bell. The house and senate planned fine adjournment, with the senate passing the age of consent bill and continuing code work.
The article notes committee reports on building and loan associations and on educational institutions, with a plan to create five normal school districts including a region covering Harrison to Decatur counties. It also details an 87 to 1 passage on an age of consent bill and Senator Phelps proposing a constitutional amendment to adjust jury trials, aiming to curb juror hangings. The House passed Title Eleven on militia and approved state agricultural funding, with judges appointed when incumbents are unavailable, while adjournment plans target April 9. A medical ad caps the piece, touting Ayer’s Pills for digestive and systemic ailments.
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