10 Dec 1921
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1921
Page
1
Rates listed for monthly, six months, and yearly periods by carrier and mail. Canada and foreign, U S and S S envelopes referenced. AP credit line notes exclusive republication rights.
Atlantic appeals for donations to the community Christmas fund as the fund remains small and in the red. The article stresses the fund is volunteer driven, with careful distribution to maximize every dollar and invites generous responses without urging.
A poem by George Matthew Adams laments modern kingship’s decay. Exiled rulers like Carl and the ex Kaiser Bill dream of power, while Kronprin William and peers drift from throne to island dwell. The piece contrasts regal pomp with cheap, fragile authority and mocks the folly of ruling in lean times.
Advertisement for native grade lumber and stove and furnace wood from The Toepfer Lumber Mills Reece Temp Bat phone Red 554. Lists wagon car lead Sota. No readable date or location. Compact dealer notice urging contact for wood supplies and lumber products.
Edward G Lowry critiques federal employment practices under the 1890 law requiring annual efficiency reports. He cites neglected inefficiency counts, lifelong underpaid clerks, and a cabinet member who refused mass demotions even at personal moral cost, highlighting the humane stance toward aging, superannuated workers.
News from Wiota covers a baby arrival, a business visit by E M Blakerley in Anita, visits by Andrew Nelson and family, and William White of Anita visiting J L Hender's family. Christman seals for tuberculosis prevention are sold by the high school purila. many prepare wood for winter. Local illness, club meetings, and a bullsnake sighting accompany reports of hospital stays, debuts of new officers, and town visits by Claude Wissler and others.
Red Cross notes a Cumberland area school on the main road between Cumberland and Massenna making strong efforts to improve. The No. 7 Union class, led by a bright teacher, showcases noon meals cooked by two rotating children, a new stove, and a small cupboard for cups. The piece mentions Alton Dilley, 11, a well cared-for pupil, and notes art and health posters from Miss Blanche Mountain. It invites inquiries about a home care of the sick class and discusses head lice eradication with practical treatment tips.
Emery Burgner comments that Fred Alexanders can take a few more orders for engraved Christmas cards signaling small business activity before the holiday rush.
News From Brayton lists a array of local movements. Mr and Mrs Haigay Nelson transacted business in Atlantic Wednesday. Mr and Mrs H M Bartlett visited Osceola and were joined by L W Bartlett. Mrs Hans Anderson of Atlantic visited at the home of her daughter Mrs Robert Anderson. Mrs G Thompson confined by grippe. William Fries transacted business in Cumberland and visited relatives. Miss McNutt students gave a well attended concert at the Baptist church. Mrs John Molgard and Miss Carvie and Evelyn Jansen guests at Mads Knudsen home in Audubon. Mr and Mrs Graves returning to Denver after visiting Mrs Essington. Charlie Larsen of Omaha visiting with P H Larsen family.
A fragmented quote notes a critique of people who claim the world owes them a living and links it to a mindset of entitlement and resistance to responsibility. The text emphasizes a recurring theme of self‑importance and dependence on others.
Mr and Mrs W W Bright enjoyed a visit from relatives while teachers and students attended programs in Dew Moines. A surprise Rainbow party at Mr and Mrs Ernest Odem kicked off the week with 75 attendees. The school held a deflamatory contest with eighteen pupils participating, featuring orations and dramatic readings. The exact date of the final contest is pending but slated for the week before Christmas vacation.
A garbled passage laments the loss of an old fashioned family routine when members read aloud from a good novel each evening, noting a shift in news consumption and social habit from the past. The source text is incomplete and stylistically archaic.
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