27 Apr 1921
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1921
Page
1
Atlantic city newspaper announces advertising rates and office contacts. It lists officers Chas F Chase E P Chase Lydia Otto and others. Rates: by carrier one month six months and yearly. by mail US and Canada foreign rates. Associated Press member note included.
Subscribers to the News Telegraph who miss evening delivery may arrange a later delivery by calling before seven o clock. The provided telephone number Red 403 is not the News Telegraph's number.
Local column laments rising costs and urges readers to notice gasoline fallen to new lows. The piece mocks high spending and recycling common items while highlighting the driver’s focus on the price sign above the gas pump, urging savings as inexpensive fuels ease household budgets.
Master Cleaners touts its rug cleaning process as identical to the langest and best in the country, claiming endorsement as the premier and most thorough method available today.
The source notes cold comfort in Prance admitting eight million francs daily loss in railroads due to eight hour day and war wages. It argues government or private operation yields similar deficits when expenses exceed receipts, with Canada also complaining about higher operating costs after adopting the McAdoo timetable.
The Des Moines Capital reports several coal companies in Des Moines have cut the price of Iowa coal by 2 dollars per ton and will discount shipped in coal by a like amount. The same period sees granulated sugar from New York refiners at 6 1/2 cents per pound, the lowest since 1917. Gasoline and kerosene prices also fall, offering relief to consumers.
A poem satire on charity drives and public fundraising. The speaker contrasts a neighbor named Biffkin who champions every cause while dodging personal debts, noting the social pressure of drives and the speaker’s preference to settle his own bills before giving to public appeals. The piece wryly questions virtue signaling versus personal responsibility.
A new photograph features Col. Theodore Roosevelt serving as assistant secretary of the navy. The image captures Roosevelt in a formal pose, reflecting his Civil War era leadership and ongoing public service.
Ridiculous you guy not at all every hog raiser knows hogs must have a bath in clean surroundings a concrete wallow provides Our booklet Concrete on the Hog Farm is yours for a scant stamp It tells you about using concrete on any farm especially hog farms from the Adadveag Department MH Portland Gement Ape Association 111 West Washington St Ohio
Conscientious objectors to war service in Germany have formed a union with more than 16 000 members pledging to not take arms, produce war material, give money, or aid in any way. The group, formed by German prisoners in England and discussed at a Berlin meeting, emphasizes a spiritual awakening against militarism and the Wilhelm era.
In Ottawa on April 26, Federal Agriculture Minister Dr Tolmie dismissed the idea that Canada is only snowy wilderness. He told horticulturalists that tea and olives are being grown on Vancouver Island, a fig crop is expected, and filbert almond trees bloom. He predicts bamboo will yield for baskets and fishing poles, arguing domestic stock will grow towns within borders rather than rely on imports from Britain Ireland and other countries.
The notice advertises the Atlantic Osteopathic Sanitarium at 608 Chestnut Street with Drs Melenbacker and Chubb offering general practice, X ray diagnostic services, and a lady in attendance. It highlights attention to obscure conditions and mentions the News Telegraph as the source.
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