11 Apr 1921
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1921
Page
1
A historical notice from Atlantic Iowa details post office ordering, acting under Congress, listing advertising rates and subscription options. Mentions Chases family and company roles, editors, and Associated Press affiliation for news dispatch reprint.
Atlantic subscribers to the News Telegraph may arrange evening delivery if they call before seven o'clock. Call Red 40a to arrange. This is not the News Telegraph's number.
A satirical riff urges immediate homebuilding despite high costs and shortages. It rails at doubt and inflation, encourages action to build a personal dwelling with brick or stone, and mocks the idea of postponing projects until affordability returns. The piece blends whimsy with wartime economy sentiments.
The text sketches a contrast between a fairy-tale Bangkok with a royal figure who is a daily reality and a Westernized modern state. It images a king whose presence pervades streets and palaces, while noting a colonial style government owning railways and fields, and compares cultural dynamics across societies and classes.
A vivid scene captures the last stand of horse drawn fire apparatus in a crowded urban street. Horses calm amid onlookers while motorized fire engines advance, the crowd pausing to pat the aging beasts as they finish their final duty and fade into memory.
The National Museum in Washington receives details on opal specimens from Mainfordt County Nevada. Ten rough opals of colors white blue black green and purple, plus three fossil bones, are described from a site about a mile above sea level and 290 miles inland. Access is difficult due to distance from Winne and rugged terrain.
Fragmented OCR text hints at prickly pear spread in Australia and threats to ground cover. Mentions insects preying on prickly pear and possible responses. Specific names and clear events are not readable. summary focuses on plant spread and biological control concepts.
A French scientist claims a home water-supply scheme to generate power. By tapping a highspeed water turbine and dynamo in a house pipe, flowing water drives a turbine and charges a storage battery. Each faucet turned on powers lights through the battery, using water usually wasted, the inventor told the Philadelphia Ledger.
Fragmentary discussion features Senator Sorighain defining a grafter as someone who seizes opportunities at hand, contrasted with fears of deceit and wrongdoing. The text is garbled, but hints at corrupt acts involving drugs and coercion alongside moral judgments on opportunism.
Round About Atlantic reports a community dance at the M. W. A. hall with the Atlantic orchestra, visits from Council Bluffs relatives, a surprise party for Harry Reinike, and gatherings at the Christian church. Anita and nearby towns feature hospital updates, city officers, local visits, and family movements, including Knowns such as J. L. Woodward, Wyes Born, W. E. Baker, and Rev. Hohanshelt lineage.
Edmonton April 11. Sergeant Hubert Thorne of the Bay al North West Mounted Relief hunted a murder across the polar snows to Fort Providence. The killer fled after killing a native. Thorne tracked and arrested him, then dragged the coffin with the body to Fort Smith for a preliminary hearing. The Indian suspect awaits trial.
The Cass County Teachers' Association opened at the M. He church in this city with sessions last evening and continued through the morning and afternoon despite heavy winter conditions. Attendance held steady given the inclement weather, and the program proved of interest to all attendees.
Mumbled exchanges reveal social chatter about a Japanese spaniel and a child, as two women discuss a dog’s care. The scene touches on grooming powders, scented talcum, and efforts to find the best doctor for the pet, while mentioning a white dog and a worried owner.
The opening of Congress featured about 58 to 44 members present, with new and old faces in both chambers. Fordney emergency tariff bill aimed for quick passage, while permanent tariff revision, Colombia treaty, and early appropriations for army and navy budgets dominated the agenda. Immigration curtailment and railroad finance probes were also highlighted as key Republican priorities.
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