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Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1910
Page
6
A readable old style medical notice promotes a Mormon method to replace missing teeth without plates, touts comfort and durability, and cites patient testimonials from 1908. The ad urges dental examinations and endorses the procedure over traditional extractions and plates.
A Saturday burglary at William Knopp’s home east of the city occurred between 1 and 7 pm after a front window was entered by thieves who cut the screen wire. Loot included twelve knives and forks, six spoons, two berry spoons, a silver watch engraved William Knopp lame, a black suit, about $100 in coins, canned goods, a butcher knife, shotgun and a racer. Sheriff Duval alerted Des Moines Council Bluffs and Omaha police to check pawn shops. suspicion falls on a gypsy band that visited last week.
Friday's Daly Engineer Chase completed Chestnut street paving assessment with total city cost 538906.4 dollars. City share 9500 dollars. Assessment for a 24 foot lot about 200 dollars, twenty dollars less than original estimate. Engineer's report goes to the council tonight.
William Arts a pioneer businessman and longtime leader in Carroll dies at his South Main street residence after a lingering illness. He helped found the German American bank with his two sons and is credited with a fortune over 190000. Survived by widow and eight children. born 1840. Funeral Monday at St Peter and Paul’s Catholic church.
About 25 farmers from Bronson and Lawson toured the county experiment farm in Correctionville Iowa with Prof I I Bilas of Iowa State College. The visit proved the farm’s value as hundreds of farmers nearby gain practical knowledge. One Woodbury county farmer noted the contrast between his tall stalks with immature ears and neighboring rows with shorter stalks but larger, more mature ears.
The observer notes his neighbor's corn outpacing his in the same field and concludes a variety change is needed. More than 100 samples from across the country were planted, including breezers and seed housed. The best adapted varieties to this section are clearly shown, with demonstrations offering manifold value if farmers heed the lessons. Many are doing so.
Adolph J Kuehn and wife to W P Lartz and P S Kelloway wd ned and sec 13 77 84 $4000. Sept 21 1910 Katia Wild and husband to John Schaake wds 90 feet of lot 15 of op of ned and 28 77 84 $390.
An advertisement touts Peppermint Syrup Pepsin as a cure for indigestion, liver trouble, and related ailments. It urges readers to request a free sample by mail and offers free medical advice from Dr. W. B. Caldwell. Names and places referenced include Caldwell, Moville, Iowa, and Virginia testimonies.
National Missouri Valley Corn Show officers plan a large convention in Bluff City from October 10 to 19. C B Malone will lead hall decor and arrange a dinner. Expected attendees include George Brandeis B W Crossley and several Council Bluffs figures from area firms and farms.
Ames Iowa Sept 22 Thomas H MrDonald chair man of the state highway commission discusses Iowa good roads progress and future. He cites George Harvey in the North American Review on roads and motor cars as time savers and labor creators. He notes over 30 million dollars in cash taxes spent since 1903 for highway improvements, including drainage grading and concrete waterways, and stresses investment over dissipation of road funds.
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