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Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1899
Page
12
March 10 dispatches report rebel incursions at Pandacan and San Pedro Macati with houses burned while US forces under General Lawton improve at Manila. Admiral Dewey reportedly aged and stressed by liver surgery as talks swirl of his health. Generals Miller and Anderson to reshuffle command. McLane rifle shown at navy yard. Nebraska casualties listed.
Virginia Robinson branch heirs file third batch of objections in Patapa County district court contesting N. M. Pusey as special administrator and Posey as executor. They allege lack of notice and errors in a ten year account, claim rents of 924,000 were misreported with only 13,000 shown, and seek an oath examination of Pusey’s conduct and an order setting aside the court's approval.
Notices announce meetings for county and township directors across multiple towns from Jewis to Wiota between March 13 and March 18. Sessions cover hygiene topics, narcotics, reading materials, and agency rules, with a call for active director attendance. Also covered are Iowa political conventions and mining industry updates from Des Moines and Centerville.
A large crowd at the legislative hall witnessed the close of a long senatorial campaign. McCune led most of the session until George Q. Cannon briefly topped him on the Wednesday ballot. The joint assembly adjourned without election, with McCune supporters claiming a partial victory after Frank J. Cannon's defeat.
A testimonial filled ad endorses Foley's Kidney Cure for kidney and cough relief, citing Mrs. J. M. Bailey and N. Jackson among users, plus Grain-O as a coffee substitute. Claims include rapid relief, permanent cures, and suitability for various ailments with agents Vic Emmert & Co and F. Parsons & Co selling the products.
An OCR fragment blends grain drink Grain-O praise with a lady testimonial claiming it nourishes the system and aids children, then promotes a Rock Island Route Chicago to Omaha service with a punctual 8:00 a.m. arrival, and Rock Island goods like playing cards. The passage ends with an endorsement of One Minute Cough Care for pneumonia and bronchial issues.
March 10 Des Moines report: Adjutant General Byers issues a call for officer elections in the new Fiftieth Town to be held at company stations on March 20. Byers also began organizing the new fifty second Iowa by drilling the Perry company. Kipling Making Progress to Recovery in New York: his plea is better and more refreshing, brain power impaired temporarily due to extreme physical weakness.
The Chicago end of the beef inquiry opened with General Wade and General Gillespie arriving, preceded by General Davis and others. The court recessed to inspect packing houses at stock yards, observing condemned beef and the canning process, then visited the animal inspection bureau before proceeding further. A separate report notes a fatal explosion at Whisky Run, West Virginia, caused by nitro glycerine in a drilling, killing two men and injuring several others.
In Cass county district court Emma May Wilson sues William ONeil to establish and quiet title to lot 23 in Walker additions Atlantic Iowa. If defendant does not appear by April term, default and judgment will be entered. Also a separate execution sale of James M Brown property is scheduled for April 3 1899 at Atlantic court house door at 10 oclock a.m. J P Hinz Sheriff.
Notice of sale by execution on transcript from Justice Court Cass County Iowa. Judgment dated September 16 1897 in favor of Sam Hoffman Jr. against John Milloklin James Brown and Sarah Brown. Real estate description in section 10 township 77 north range 35 west of 5th p m. Property to satisfy judgment and costs. Sale to highest bidder for cash April 3 1899 before Atlantic courthouse door at 1 00 PM.
Largely an advertisement fragment promoting Week’s Laxative Quinine Tablets as a cure all for colds by removing the body’s poisonous waste, with Grain-O a coffee substitute claimed to aid digestion and nerves. Mentions Dr Miles Restorative Nervine and La Grippe relief, but details are incomplete.
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