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Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1895
Page
6
County correspondents urged to submit items for next issue. Thanksgiving plans include a church service at 11 am with plans for a M. E. church event. Local residents travel, illness, travels, and social notes fill the column with references to church entertainments, temperance work, and community happenings.
Sunday night brought the season's first snow in Buck Creek prompting talk of rabbit hunting. Ed Harris is reported down with a back injury. Mise Lyman from the city spent Sunday with J B Joyce's family. Ed and Luddie Nelson plan to attend Atlantic Business College this winter. The Misses tended services at Five Mile this Sunday at his place.
Clarence Fritz of Winterset visits relatives here as snowstorm surprises churchgoers. Steamers head south. Homer Everitt hauls lumber for upcoming improvements. School board renews five year book contract for Pymosa township. Skating is good. Don Gottenfelder builds an ice house frame. Winter school starts at Brush college December 2 with Miss Shankland. D. S. Crain rode his wheel Sunday. League attendance full on Sunday.
Henry Wilson pursues eight days threshing then corn fodder work. Ed Gingery fences pasture to catch snow. J. E. Bailey travels to Bear Grove with hog losses. Bailey backs new farm purchases and large corn and vat stock. Community notes include churchgoers, school changes, livestock disease, birthdays, reunions, marriages, and council ordinances.
The undersigned Lewis Bigelow has been appointed and qualified as Administrator with will annexed of the estate of Eunice Rogers, late of Cass County, Ja, deceased. All persons indebted to the estate are asked to pay promptly, and those having claims against the estate must present them duly authenticated for allowance. Dated November 15, 1895.
Leading features The New Volume presents multiple children’s stories and educational pieces. Includes two city schoolboy serials by Margaret Compton and Beth Day, a romantic tale Nellie De Ril set in Bonnie Prince Charlie era, animal adventures, art papers for children, two country girl tales, a child’s dollhouse guide, a gloving tale, and twelve songs for children with piano or organ accompaniments.
An advertisement for Babyland The Babies Own Magazine priced at 50 cents a year from Alpha Publishing Co located at 212 Boylston St Boston Massachusetts. The notice advertises subscription details for the periodical aimed at young children and families.
Miss Maude Nelson of Massena visits Atlantic guests at John Tharnish home. Ogden, Reed & Co. from Cumberland are in town on business with J K Emmert and wife dining at Windsor. Smithsonian gift to Powers Memorial Library adds ethnology volumes. Local social life includes sleighing, birthdays, and church gatherings.
In a spirited kitchen scene a cook berates a grocery boy for bringing substandard goods. She clucks at him, demands the baking powder be returned at a high price, and orders him to fetch Calumet immediately, her temper flaring as she scolds.
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