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Newspaper
Atchison Weekly Globe
Location
Atchison, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1927
Page
2
The Atchison Weekly Globe announces publication details from The Globe Publishing Co with address at Fifth and Main. Subscription price listed as 1.00 per year.
A 1927 editorial notes Los Angeles juries hand down manslaughter verdicts in cinema related cases and praises a national shift toward stricter, clearer prosecutions. It cites Chicago and Kansas City verdicts as evidence of a broader, hard boiled mood against wrongdoing. It cautions about parole and pardons rather than fault of juries.
Errors on Wall Street cost firms money through misinterpretations and bad fills. A recent case saw a misread stock split trigger an order for 5000 shares of Union Pacific instead of 500, tying up capital and risking large losses before recovery. The firm held 4500 extra shares as the market fell, later exiting with a net profit after years of volatility.
Herbert preaches returning to the simple life after a club dinner drawing about 100 well dressed attendees. Observed careworn faces among women and tired strains on both sexes, with only the young showing brightness. The critique urges dropping excess duties, money worries, and social pretensions to seek relief and joy.
A homely puzzle muses on future communication, comparing the 1844 telegraph, Lindberghs flight, and a 3314 hour trip to Paris. It asks what tech will let a son call his mother at the North Pole while she is at the South Pole in 83 years, urging readers to answer.
The piece jokes about President Coolidge and a rumored South Dakota summer, arguing fishing is scarce and car travel endangers anglers. It notes Kansas is unfazed, mocks a Chicago name, and references a Wichita Beacon quote about a quirky phrase.
Editorial argues that some powerful actors act like they own nations through economic influence and debt. It warns that others are asked to bear the burden of collecting or enforcing these interests, shaping policy and sovereignty.
A fragmented line suggests a proposed resolution to the Balkan situation by shifting immigration bets away and directing attention or resources toward Chicago. The text remains unclear and disjointed. It references immigration bets and a move to Chicago without specifying actors or concrete actions.
A collection of humorous quips and social observations from Atchison. The passage mocks manners, professions, bets on human foibles, and everyday scenes on Main Street, including calls to be polite, judgments of doctors and undertakers, and playful lines about fashion, family, and aging. It closes with reflections on beauty, homeliness, and human whim.
Atchison items celebrate community life with notes on visitors, veterans, gardens, road work, local trades, and school news. Highlights include George Harcuff age 56, A J Fess visiting From Topeka, local roses and cosmos in bloom, river lake outings, a 400 mile auto trip, a pool hall arrest, and memorial day observations plus resident births and deaths.
A jumble of short notes records: Harold Miller and family in Ottawa, Bill Dooley pacing at midnight, Ray Miller planning Sixth Street remodel opposite Jackson Park, and Judge Ed Hinds improving at St. Margarets. Local crimes, parochial and public school notices, garden marvels, and various visits highlight a day in Atchison society.
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