Local and Personal Notes From Atlantic Society
Saturday and Monday items recount visits, travel, and arrivals. Notables include Judge Smith and Hon Julian Phelps leaving for Des Moines, J Carson and J A Jones making trips, and Mrs Badley visiting from India. Also notes on taxes due, school closings, and local business activity. pets, fires, and weather incidents referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M.schenk
Guthrie Center
J. W. Cuykendall
Chicago
Om. E. Quint
Anita
Julian Phelps
Des Moines
Gertie Barnard
Wiota
Gansberry
M. Duval
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Heyman
Avoca
Chas
Case
Springfield
G. Hunter
Griswold
H. G. Curtis
Iquaukon County
F. Jones
Foggy Bottom Talk Sparks Political Meet Prediction
A Washington Star excerpt shows a matron chiding Jim to avoid politics while hinting at his plans for the night. The dialogue reveals skepticism about political meetings and signs such as razors, flasks, and a man's overcoat containing resolutions, signaling possible maneuvering and intrigue.
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Jim
Washington Star
Butter Roof Planned for St Augustine’s Kelamazoo
A quirky plan at St Augustine’s Roman Catholic Church in Kelamazoo Michigan to build a roof from butter. Parishioners will fast or abstain during Lent to fund the butter roof and fresco work. Electric Bitters advertised as a remedy for various female complaints and general weakness.
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St. Augustine's
Kelamazoo
Mich
Card of Thanks and Senate Nursery News
Card of Thanks thanks friends and neighbors for help during illness and death of William A. Woodcock. Epworth League flowers are gratefully noted. Senator Allyn’s 2 year old daughter amuses visitors with voting sound effects. Senator and Mrs Phelps hostTemple Temple’s 4 year old grandson Julian Phelps Temple in the Senate chamber amusements. Des Moines News.
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William A. Woodcock
Epworth League
M. E. Church
Mrs
Jacon Woopcock
Senate Chamber
Allyn
Village Doctor Dies After Long Illness
A visiting woman recalls a village physician who dedicated his life to medicine, accurately diagnosing his own critical condition, and guiding his care. He remained conscious to the end, watching himself die with professional calm and clarity as family and colleagues stood by.
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New York Times
Dubuque Grand Jury Warns on Juvenile Immorality
A Dubuque grand jury calls for strict measures to curb impurity among girls under 18, urging police vigilance after school hours and naming offenders for parental attention. An Atlantic city report questions home conditions and shows a rise in child street activity. A Bear Grove township meeting highlights Dr. Hill's talk on preparing for the twentieth century and endorses county education efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Northwestern Christian Advocate
United States Commissioners of Labor
Atlantic
Bear Grove Township
E. 8. Hill
Fletcher Chapel
R. E. Marker
J. W. Wilson
Rev. Harris
J. B. Thomason
H. Wallace
T. D. Carson
Evra Marsh
Etta Blakely
Roy Heaton
Henry Heaton
Lillie Boller
Cora Bunte
Preston
Hill
Hugh Crawford
Atlantic youth conduct sparks motherly alarm 1896
A letter from Atlantic on March 14, 1896 warns mothers about girls lingering after school hours near the post office and in town. It declares the issue widespread among even well off families and urges vigilance over daughters behavior to prevent “evil communications” and moral decline.
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Atlantic
Mothers of
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Ad Teaser Card
Bucklen's Arnica Salve touted as the best salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions. It guarantees satisfaction or money back and costs 26 cents per box offered by all dealers.
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Promoted for Teething
An old remedy called Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup is recommended for babies teething. It is said to soothe the child soften gums ease pain and cure wind colic and diarrhea sold for twenty five cents per bottle.
Household remedies list from the Housekeeper journal
A compiled set of home remedies notes celery for rheumatism nerves and nervous dyspepsia lettuce aids insomnia water cress treats scurvy peanuts ease indigestion aid diabetes and appear in soups soups and preparations browning coffee or snacks salt checks lung bleeding acts as nervine and tonic for weak blood forms of dyspepsia and liver complaint with hot water used as a combine option
Onions and vegetables touted as nervous system tonics
The text extols onions as a premier nervine and general tonic for nervous prostration and numerous ailments. It recommends spinach, asparagus, carrots, turnips, raw beef, eggs, honey, fruits, and citrus as remedies for coughs, colds, liver issues, scurvy, epilepsy, fever, and digestion. DeWitt's Little Early Risers are praised for liver and digestion aid.
Enthusiastic Artist and Author Crowded by Bars and Fire
London Tit-Bits quips about art and a novel printed on asbestos pages. A water snail moves by oarlike projection and shell orientation. Lebanon Conn resident Mr Gee Mills suffered rheumatism until using Chamberlains Pain Balm. relief after three days. For sale by druggists.
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Gee. A. Mills
Lebanon
Conn
Goes to Church Once a Year Kings Devoted Rite at Leopold’s Day
St Paul Dispatch notes King Leopold of Belgium attends church only on his names day. A special service is held at Ste Gudule with male clergy in full uniform. The king is greeted in ecclesiastical splendor and walks under a canopy to his seat, reading a bound mass book during the ceremony before the book is locked away until next year’s feast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leopold
Belgium
Ste. Gudule
Laeken
St. Paul
Language of Travel Sparks Bizarre Vehicle Exchange
A Cincinnati Enquirer fragment shows a tense exchange as a statistical traveler questions the cost of matches while a foreign passenger brandishes a carte and proclaims wealth at a million dollars, highlighting cross cultural tension in a brief, dialog heavy scene.
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Sare
Cincinnati Enquirer
Eyeless Worms and Light Sensitivity Observed
Worms lacking eyes are thought to detect light through non visual senses. Light exposure alarms earthworms, prompting withdrawal and concealment when removed from soil.
One View of the Case From a Chicago Record Page
Brief excerpt shows a dialogue about a teacher whipping a boy for whispering in class and a mother’s reaction. The exchange highlights harsh discipline and acquiescence by a parent, reflecting era norms in education and child treatment.
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Mamama
Chicago
Des Moines bank condition and Texas governor obituary
Comptroller Eckels reports Feb 28 conditions for four Des Moines banks with loans and discounts totaling 4 261 682 and deposits 2 266 123. Ex Governor Ireland of Seguin dies in San Antonio. he served in Texas legislature, supreme court, and as governor. McKinley nomination projection by World. two Purcell postmasters arrested for improper returns. Brief note endorsing One Minute Cough Cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Wasnineros
Eckels
Ireland
San Antonio
Tex
Seguin
Hart County
Kentucky
Texas
United States
Washington
William Clarity
Purcell
I. T
Colonel Manigan
Sullivan
Clarity
United States Court
Pottawatomie County
Kansas
Origin of the Term a Card in Boston Speech
A letter from C W Ernst notes Boston coined the phrase a card meaning a personal newspaper statement. It dates to early times when men printed cards to compliment objectionable crown ministers. The practice spread when workers receiving Christmas turkey left a card in local papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Ernst
Boston
Robinson & Jones
Boston Journal
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pat
W. I. Smith
Edith Duel
Wilson Pratt
Atlantic Canning Co
J. Carson
Council Blauffs
Geo. Jillich, Sr
Sterling, Col
W. H. Barrett
Nebraska City
Chris Kringle
Walnut
Nellie
Smith
College Corners
Adair
H. A. Doyle
Commerce
Town
I. D. Seeley
F. H. Crombie
South Tee
Dr. Schinde
Mary.Steele
City
Ivan
Cedar
Rapids
Bert Wyckoff
Jessie Wyckoff
Hhey
Cass County
J. A. Jones
C. W. Coke
Norton Bros
J. A. McWard
Rebekaha
Anna
DeWitt
Vic Emmert
Shaw & Crombie
California
Redwood
H. A. Trappe
Cocoanut Grove
Fla
Trappe
Florida
Colorado
Badley
Dr. Cannon
India
M. E
J. D. Warner
Town City
Fr. Huchendorf
Los Angeles
Cal
Andy France
Henry
Herman Denbarger
Illinois
M. L. Barnes
Altoona
Byron Bair
O. W. Wheatley
Brighton Township
Amy Hough
Gertie Zuch
John O'Connell
Wickersham
Jana
M. S. Badley
James Crosley
Boorman
Presbyterian Church
Reed
Seventh
Laurel Streets
H. C. Gillett
A. H. Goodspeed
C.C. Conrad
Wm. Lyman
W. B. Ramsey
Iowa
Lena Meek
Atlantic Business College
Dawi Ilson Coal Co
Neb
J. M. Murex
Audubon
Extra
Dr. Edwards
C. H. Andrews
Exira
R. of P. Lodge
Dr. Andrews
J. S. Andrews
Pumosa Township
H. F. Andrews
Bucklen
Arnica
Ip Ag R.R. Art Studio
G. J. WrEnLanp
C. R.1
P. R.R
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Albany Argus
North American Review
The
Ee the Rt, Hon
W. E. Cladstone
the North American Review
East 14Th St
New York
McKinley
World
Union
William McKinley
St. Louis
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