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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1921
Page
1
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The country's faith in prudent leadership shines in the president's address read to colleagues. The message avoids sensationalism and vision talk, presenting straightforward policy on crucial issues, including opposition to League of Nations participation. Audience reaction was enthusiastic, reflecting confidence in his measured approach to national welfare.
The message urges protection of agriculture and reducing railroad transportation and operation costs. It presents a confident view that the state is steered by a capable leader who knows the course, promising encouragement to the country and a broad appeal to citizens.
A fragmented verse by Walt Mason contrasts courting norms with modern views. The speaker recalls courtship memories, church weddings, and the shift from formal to casual approaches as youths pursue love. A closing note credits George Matthew Adams.
The East Site Literary club held its annual banquet last evening at Mrs. Petit's home with thirty six members and invited guests present. The program featured music, banquet, and poems from J. Harlan. A note dated San Francisco hints at Honolulu travel plans.
A brief dispatch notes Hughes engaging with Tory figures amid late parliamentary maneuvering. The report highlights a cruise event tied to political activity and a flurry of supporting statements from involved parties.
New York April 13 Prehistoric South American medicine men used stone and obsidian blades to treat skull fractures by trephining. Field workers report about five percent of 1,200 skulls show operation. modern anaesthetics were unknown, coca used to induce insensibility.
An obscure fragment mentions a gmiss insect in Mulan folklore, claiming it does not feed on its prey. The text also references Nie spines, West Gilles, di southern Whoekia, and a separate discovery in the West, leaving many names unclear.
A chaotic scene unfolds as observers describe a night voyage with a showy white bird, a phosphorescent stream, and tangled rigging. McCulloch recalls a broken iron cable and the anchor plunging, with wild sparks and a dramatic crash.
A damaged OCR note describes a musket claimed to have belonged to Alexander Selkirk during a voyage off Chile in the 17th century. The gun bears an inscription and reputed ties to Robinson Crusoe, with ownership history including purchase for $6.25 and insurance at $10,000 before Selkirk’s death at sea.
Washington established a custom for future ex inaugurations by choosing to keep his second term private. He sent a note to his cabinet seeking opinions on public versus private proceedings. Jefferson and Hamilton preferred private, Knox and Randolph favored public, and the decision was made in favor of public.
A garbled snippet shows phrases about young people, a clerk’s eyes, and a sunlit transition. It reads like a stray, stylized quote from a dramatic or literary column, with several illegible names and terms, offering little clear plot or attribution.
A Swiss inventor unveils a new fuel gas aimed at internal combustion engines. The process combines crude oil with water, producing a gas that raises efficiency by driving a turbine and creating a high heat beat that ignites the crude oil. The two gases then mix to form a final fuel gas with potential engine benefits.
The famed English racehorse Eclipse died on Web. 28 1740 aged 23. Born during an eclipse of the sun and praised for extraordinary speed, Eclipse was bred by the Duke of Cumberland and later owned by Dennis O’Nelly before passing to successors.
An old Thoroughbred named Retipse gained vast fame and revenue for his owner through eager visitors and a string of performances. Rumors say his unusual heart size and a celebrated autopsy explained his immense popularity at the track before his passing, as reported by the Clitergo Journal.
Mrs Henry C Wallace of Des Moines Indiana is described as the wife of the Agriculture Secretary and an agrienttarist.
Port Tobacco, once a bustling colonial port on the Potomac, faded as transportation shifted. The era of its courthouse ended decades ago with Fort Tobacco’s prominence. Charles County voters chose La Plata as county seat, citing central location and daily rail service in the Baltimore News report. Baseline landmarks include the Port Tobacco estuary route and the shift to Pope’s Creek railroad access.
A tale recounts Pythlus of Lydia informing Croesus he holds 1324,000,000 in gold and seeks to offer it to the king as a regal token. The king hesitates, fearing loss to need, while Pythlus asserts his lands and income remain untouched and only ready money stands invested.
Omaha Nebraska April 18 Special only three cities in a motored lead Omaha in the race back to normal food prices and Omaha is just one jump behind them according to a statement by the Chamber of Commerce Publicity Bureau from reports issued by the United States Department of Labor Washington. Retail food prices here based on forty four representative household articles declined 18 percent between January 1920 and January 1921. Cities which lead include Louisville Minneapolis and Seattle with 19 percent declines. Kansas City 14 percent Chicago 15 percent Cleveland 16 percent Dallas 15 percent Detroit 17 percent New Forts 18 percent and St Paul 16 percent. Omaha's food prices for January 1 of the present year were 70 percent above January 1914 levels. Kansas City 71 per cent St Louis 72 per cent Cleveland and Dallas 71 per cent Detroit 75 and New York 76 per cent.
A boy named Samuel Colt, at fourteen, conceives a repeating pistol on a merchant voyage after idle time at sea. He later patents in America and Europe, founds a stock company, and launches the Colt arms factory, turning the revolver into a world market icon.
Pittsburgh Dispatch reports scientists present two views on planetary formation. The Planetesimal theory, favored for its logic, posits Earth and Moon formed from a spiral nebula with the Moon as an adopted child orbiting a growing Earth.
The article notes two presidential inaugurations held in frigid conditions Taft and Grant second term with the Grant crowd suffering from exposure and illness. It mentions many dying from colds and coughing at the inaugural ball. The 1809 inauguration began March 8 and ran all night, with street disruptions and wagon loads removed by the Washington department.
In Tampa Florida, palm etto root once dismissed as waste now fuels a brush industry surge. Factories across the United States increasingly use local fiber, with much of the imported material from Mexico and Brazil replaced by this Florida resource. Industry trials report fiber quality on par with or better than imported materials, boosting clearing costs and economic prospects for Gulf states.
Moving notice announces the relocation of the dental office led by L C Allender. The message emphasizes an upcoming office move and advises patients of the change in location and timing.
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