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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1921
Page
1
The piece rails at systematic crime and warranting reform while musing on fashion, prohibition, and national pride. It laments red tape delaying veterans’ bonuses, notes Peggy Joyce alimony, and questions the profit model of newspapers, urging responsible editorial restraint.
A repository of editorials contrasts railroads and farmer interests, arguing farmers deserve policy support and railroads should self-finance. It questions public enlightenment on railroad earnings, recalls wartime strains, and critiques Woodrow Democrats while urging prompt political remedies to Republican leadership.
Local notes report preparations for the Cass County Veterans Association annual reunion to be held in Griswold next month. The item includes varied clippings on politics, business, and social happenings from across the region.
Wm Cool longtime Cumberland business leader and grain buyer dies at eighty after brief illness. He served on the Cass County board of supervisors during the courthouse era. Survived by two daughters Mrs A K Morgan and Miss Hattie Cool. Funeral Saturday at Atlantic Cemetery with Pymosa Lodge A F A M conducting rites.
J A Saly, longtime Oransky store figure in Atlantic now leads rug cleaning at Park Pantorium, taking the state agency for the Reynolds patented auto mobile glove. The rubber faced glove, praised by testers, prevents hand slipping on the steering wheel.
Edict urges a citywide park cleaning day with universal participation to improve the park’s appearance. The appeal notes other towns with nicer parks set aside time for communal cleanup and calls for public interest and effort.
Mrs Rube Pigg underwent surgery for inward goitre at Mayo Brothers hospital Rochester Minnesota. She returned home Saturday with husband Mr Pigg traveling after her. Her condition is much improved and doctors expect full recovery soon. Mrs Pigg is sister of Frank Roberts of this vicinity.
Mrs C A Carey of this city hatched six wild ducks from eggs found on the Cedar river banks in eastern Iowa and they roam the premises singing. She also nurtures a healthy flock of guineas hatched from eggs found in a stolen nest in the timber south of town.
A homely young English chap tells a girl in a crowded venue that he wants to look as well as her. She retorts with a cockney jab, suggesting he should go home and change his face. The exchange captures a humorous, everyday London moment.
A Sunday City Park picnic brought together the Jenkins, Kirkham, Crawford, Myers, Lowell and Kirkham families. They shared a plentiful dinner featuring fried chicken and other provisions, enjoying a communal gathering outdoors.
Sheriff McKee and deputies seized a ten gallon capacity still and cooked stew and dew in an upstairs room of an Atlantic man Friday night. The man pleaded guilty before Judge Rock afellow and was fined 300 dollars plus costs, which he paid.
William Tilk, working on his brother's Adair county farm, narrowly avoids losing both feet when horses spook a mowing machine. One leg was cut to the bone above the ankle with severed tendons as the machine started.
Weeds along country highways are highlighted as a potential safety and display issue. The piece notes how mowing weeds could reveal what Jows is capable of producing for tourists traveling through the state.
Miss Verna Wagner of Atlantic fell over an embankment on the Guthrie Center to Casey road in a big Cadillac. She was found after a long delay, treated for a dislocated hip and severe facial wounds, then taken to Harrison hospital. Her car sustained heavy damage but the motor was lightly hurt.
Special July sale begins Saturday at Lattig and Crawford offering remnant and odd lots. Readily available seasonable goods are sold at cut-rate prices, with a chance to secure merchandise at greatly reduced values.
C S Relyea resigns from Atlantic News-Telegraph where he has served as city editor since 1917. He plans to start his own business on August 1. Relyea praises the paper’s news service but notes a strong successor will be needed. The piece also warns about potential trouble for violators of the new cigarette law, for which the News-Telegraph will not be responsible.
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