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Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1897
Page
12
W C T U column cites Lord Lytton on Pompeii to warn of a coming doom from alcohol. It laments the unused warnings, likens streets to Pompeii and Nazarenes, and denounces licenses that sustain crime. It urges voters to oppose prohibition repeal and reject moderation, claiming tenfold wage loss from liquor.
A historical statement rails against dram shops and liquor sales, arguing they corrupt society and empower crime. It likens liquor to a deadly harvest, praising prohibition as an efficient moral reaping machine and forecasting sweeping reform and uplifting results.
Rev J Gun derman of Dimondale Mich cites Dr King s New Discovery as marvelous for his wife s pneumonia and lagrippe recovery The ad touts Electric Bitters Bucklen s Amica Salve One Minute Cough Karl s Clover Root Tea De Witt s Witch Hazel Salve and other tonics stressing quick relief and cures from various ailments at Vic Emmert Co and partners
From my personal knowledge gained observing its effect in advanced consumption I am prepared to say Shilohs Cure is the most remarkable remedy brought to my attention. It has certainly saved many from consumption. For sale by Vic Emmert and M J Davis & Son Lewis Iowa.
The club met last Monday at Mrs. Lynch’s home with four guests and a plan to have members contribute entertainment. Quotations were read and corrected, Miss Zella Lynch sang, Ava Rather hummed, Miss Lyman spoke on an educational topic, and Mrs. Dallas’ poem was praised for possible printing. The lengthy piece praised Mrs. Clawson’s absence and highlighted members including Mrs. Skiles, Mrs. G, Mrs. Lynch, Mrs. D, Mesdames Lamkin Meade Lyman Heaton, Mrs. Riggs, and Sister V, plus a few male guests like Messrs. Dallas Heaton Voorhees. The program featured readings, poems, songs, and mathematical problems, ending with a note of fond farewell to Mrs. Clawson and plans for future meetings at Mr. and Mrs. Lyman’s.
A fragmented 19th century column combines Lowell quotations and sketches with a sharp admonition against mercury in medicines. It references Mrs Sarah Lyman Hewart and a sales pitch for Hall's Catarrh Cure from Cheney & Co, alongside assorted Irish American opinions and advertisements for remedies and tonics. The piece also contains stray lines about Italian power in America and local quips about trades and social life, interspersed with brief medical notices and product pitches.
Geo M Watts of Carroll representing Standard Oil visited Audubon to locate a tank station opposite the Rock Island track near the depot and electric light plant. Tanks and buildings to be erected soon with direct merchant supplies from the station. Oil will be hauled to Audubon in tank cars rather than barrels. Frost lingers as baseball pros are ordered to practice. Lima Bean Trust forms in California to stabilize prices at 1.80 per hundred pounds, with 80 day price guarantee and reduced acreage. Bryan renews acquaintances in Washington then travels to Salem Illinois with Mrs Bryan.
Tommy West of New York clearly defeated Joe Wolcott of Boston in a 20 round match at the Broadway Athletic Club. West led on points throughout and the referee ruled decisively with no dissent from the 3,000 spectators. Weights reported at 160 pounds.
Harold Marquisee of Utica was arrested in Syracuse on a forgery warrant linked to Dr Williams Medicine Co. He allegedly posed as a company representative to counterfeit pink pills and obtain plates. Police found counterfeit coins and complete tools for forging, with a UTICA arrest and March 2 examination pending.
A maternal exhortation stresses a mother's duty to daughters and future generations. It promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a reliable treatment for womb difficulties and irregularities, claiming it restores health and enables women to face life with vigor.
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