25 Apr 1927
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1927
Page
1
Atlantic News Telegraph edition lists advertising rates and contact details while printing an economic column criticizing meat packers. It notes subscriber delivery issues and references Senator Capper and MecNary Hangen as context for 1926 hog price concerns. The piece cites farm and hog market dynamics, packer buying patterns, and terminal market implications.
The Town Homestead editors tour Mexico reveals a nuanced view of Mexicans as friendly yet Latin and sometimes illiterate. They note Obregon’s clash with Calles, Diaz’s ambitions, and wary U S influence. The piece praises Calles rural schools, argues education alone cannot instantly reform temperament, and concludes bringing Mexico to a twentieth century standard will be long and tedious.
A 19 year old, Dlakre McMackin, is sentenced at Exmmersburg to life imprisonment at Fort Madison penitentiary. The piece labels him as hard boiled and notes his crimes, defiance of law, and that he will spend the rest of his life behind bars, a cautionary tale for other youths of a jagged era.
Charley Beason recalls farm and cattle market history from Cass County linking forty years ago to today. He notes cattle prices rising from 6.10 for 1430 pounds to an estimated 18.60. corn cost 25 cents to 50 cents per bushel. farm lands and labor costs up here. He cites hog pricing practices and critics packers sale methods versus terminal markets.
Governor Al Smith faces scrutiny after an open letter to Charles C. Marshall addressing his stance on religion and the Constitution. The exchange follows a Atlantic Monthly inquiry and highlights a broader religious discussion in the 1920s political climate. Smith supporters downplay Catholicism as a factor in White House eligibility, unless Smith himself is the candidate.
The Mississippi valley flood victims need aid as the American Red Cross undertakes relief. The News Telegraph invites Cass County and Atlantic residents to donate, urging at least one dollar from all, noting the urgent humanitarian need and citizen responsibility.
The piece lampoons old time fashion and feather renwork outfits while noting McCormicks as marryin fools. It mocks demagogic politics in a broke Presbyterian area and questions the Des Moines Register s stance toward Coolidge. It criticizes Wheeler Darrow debates and jokes about inviting Coolidge to Atlantic. It urges aiding flood relief for 100000 homeless Mississippi Valley residents.
The St. Joseph News-Press editorial argues that after years of farm land value collapse, eastern investors are moving back into Midwest lands. It cites the Farms Company of Boston buying about twenty Iowa farms and says markets in Minneapolis, Chicago, and other cities are eyeing grain belt land. The piece attributes low prices to postwar readjustment, high production costs, and freight rates, but predicts an eventual return to equilibrium with supply and demand, urging no special privileges for agriculture.
Council Bluffs readers see talk of using corn stalks in making products with profit potential noted by Dr. Bweeney of the Ames Chemical Engineering School. Editorials warn the cornatalk push may aim to divert attention from the McNary Haugen bill and caution about possible overproduction if such cornetalk products succeed.
A 1927 column discusses Professor Sweeney and cornstalk by products as promising new industrial avenues for Iowa farms. It notes potential substitutes for rubber and linoleum, many possible products, and the need for factory investment rather than farm costs. It critiques political opposition and union influence while envisioning gains for farmers.
Senator Brookhart criticized President Coolidge for vetoing the McNary Haugen bill and accused him of elevating tariffs. He warned that Congress should oppose tariff price fixing and pressed Brookhart to oppose tariff schedules, challenging him to join a broader anti tariff program. The Bee reporters also accused Brookhart of pandering to union labor and maintaining a proactive tariff stance.
A critical verse on The Reverend Elmer Gantry, mocking preachers who flaunt vice behind a gaudy exterior. The speaker distrusts sanctimonious pulpits, recalling a spectrum of ministers from stern to flawed, while noting many labor in humble vineyards and few escape earthly failings.
Colorado Springs report says Axel Simonson and James Ames were stranded on Pikes Peak for two weeks due to heavy snowfall. Rescued by a cog road crew, their supply airplane exhausted provisions a week ago.
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