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Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1910
Page
8
Ben U. Wand returned home from his mother’s bedside to report she is improving but still very sick and unconscious most of the time. He heard this morning that she is Till improving and may recover.
Local chatter centers on record corn heights across the state. Justice of the Peace W. B. Smith of Nevada displays a stalk reaching fifteen feet at the First National Bank, while Ed Hall of Green Bay in Clarke County sends a fourteen feet four inch sample to verify measurements. The debate ponders whether any county can top fifteen feet.
Four inches of rain fell last evening in the city bringing the recent spell to about ten inches over the past few weeks. The heavy showers disrupted plans and added to the damp conditions around town.
Friends of Mrs A Erickeon living eight and a half miles north of the city arranged a card shower for her on August 22 in honor of her sixty seventh birthday. The event was celebrated with post cards and well wishes from numerous attendees.
Des Moines reports describe the state fair hogs exhibit with breeds from Poland China to Hampshire. Among the largest is a 950 pound Poland China owned by R. W. Halford of Manning Iowa, rivaled by John Goddard’s 875 pound Duroc Jersey from Harlan Iowa.
Abe Oransky of Oransky & Sons returned from a three week buying trip in the East. He purchased a large stock of goods for the Oransky Store and boxes are arriving at the back door. He noted the sales effort through the Telegraph newspaper.
In Hewitt area, a five acre alfalfa patch on Maulinon Avenue yielded eight loads of hay sold at prices ranging from 13.20 to 16.74 per unit, totaling 80.55. The crop, once rare fifteen years ago, is becoming a standard forage in the district for rotation and main crops.
At an August reception, Roosevelt received a note from Mrs Mary Cletach 1421 High Street linking their shared birthday dates and family milestones. The ex president was told he could not locate Mrs Dietsch in the crowd but left a cordial message sending warm regards and valuing their shared birth date.
Mr Henry Wonderjin from Des Moines inspected the Telegraphs type machine yesterday and noted it bucked recently causing delays. Foreman Langdon and team plan swift fixes once replacements arrive, praising Wonderlin for his faithful service and strong worker appreciation.
William Shepperd appeals a decision allowing $800 for the Attle Northern and Southern crossing incident near his farm southeast of town. He originally sought $2,500 in damages. Other items note arrivals and travel of Mrs. Smiley, a funeral in Avoca, and Miss Mollie Trissler visiting Red Oak with Rev Ruehle.
Charley Shaffer, son of Mr and Mrs David Shaffer, living northwest of Rei Oak, narrowly escaped death when he jumped from a moving train to accompany a departing girl. He landed beside a baggage truck and four cars passed over him but he lay along the track and avoided injury. Spectators feared the worst but Shaffer rose, brushed off and walked away unharmed, his hair said to have turned white from the ordeal.
Mrs Phillips and her husband, married in Nebraska on a Wednesday in 1910, have spent the years in the vicinity. Neighbors extend hearty good wishes for continued health and happiness as they observe their wedding anniversary.
A fragmentary line references a union and heavy labor, hinting at regional work disputes or collective action. Names, places, and precise actions are unreadable, leaving only a vague sense of organized labor topics in a limited text fragment.
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