07 Apr 1924
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1924
Page
1
Notice to subscribers outlines delivery options for Atlantic News-Telegraph readers. Rates list by carrier and mail, with Canada and foreign countries at $6.00 yearly, U S mail $4.00 yearly, and shorter terms available. Association and foreign ad representatives are named, along with AP and UP credits.
Democrats fret over McAdoo’s $150,000 fee for prompting a tax refund and fear revelations of widespread profitable legal work by former Democratic officials. McAdoo’s political fate matters little to leaders while disclosures of others in the party surface.
The radicals who won last December’s election in Britain face failure to deliver relief amid unemployment. A strike tests the new government’s limits, while plans for warship construction signal a shift from pacifism to military preparedness. Conditional recognition of Russia is offered, yet negotiations seem unlikely to conclude.
The passage argues that the bolshevik leaning government would yield far reaching concessions and that the radicals in power would be impractical in administration. It contrasts Conservative caution with radical promises and predicts ineffective governance if radicals win control in the United States.
A Columbus State Journal editorial defends Secretary Mellon against attacks over tax burdens, arguing his public service is patriotic and necessary. It states Mellon’s motives are dedicated to duty, not personal gain, and he remains in office despite criticism from those with only political finance knowledge.
A 1922 analysis explains that over thirty four weeks the U S railways loaded about one million carloads weekly, a record nearing. The piece uses a hypothetical linked train of one million cars with 20 000 locomotives and cabooses to visualize the traffic, tracing routes from Savannah to Seattle and beyond and noting the extraordinary weekly workload.
Leslie M. Shaw, a 76 year old former governor and treasury secretary, spoke in Omaha for an hour and a half. He defended his financial and economic views with clarity, compared himself to Hamilton, and criticized political corruption and anti business rhetoric while praising postwar prosperity and current industry conditions.
A collage of quirky observations from a period newspaper: a breach of promise suit yields a dollar, domestic chores spark with beauty cream substitutes, Balkan references mix with sport and war motifs, Arctic spring signs appear, and common wrinkles blamed on unfounded worries. The voice satirizes everyday limits and clever hacks like kirpin utensils.
Quoting a 1924 poem by George Matthew Adams, the piece laments fallen public figures and eroding virtue. It critiques Jasper Chorus and Judas Gaunting, mocks sanctimony, and questions honesty in leadership while asserting faith in a wiser future.
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