13 Dec 1920
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1920
Page
1
Chaise SE presents officers including President Chase and Vice President Meri Otto. Names Lydia Otto and Chas F. Chie appear among directors. The text lists contact details, rates, and AP membership note, reflecting a historical newspaper notice.
A terse notice records a local update with names and places obscured by damaged copy. The fragment hints at a community issue involving residents and a public service matter, urging readers to stay informed through the next bulletin.
A discussion outlines that European nations need our field and factory goods. A proposed one billion dollar organization with seven hundred million in capital would fund these purchases, backed by a committee of thirty leading minds to tackle upcoming challenges.
Readable fragments describe a political figure and legal scrutiny, with references to hearings, wartime policy, and calls for accountability. Mentions of a hospital, assassination implications, and potential public statements hint at a controversy surrounding leadership and governance. The text remains tangled and partially garbled.
An obscured note details Burleson municipal postal matters with allegations of misuse and a dated event from the prior year. The fragment references officials, secrecy, and tensions within the local postal administration, mentioning a potential inquiry or oversight but lacks clear names or outcomes.
Special offer for a one year subscription via mail to the Town Warmer. Price five dollars and forty cents. Add one dollar for Atlantic delivery. Act now for this limited time opportunity.
The Elks announce a regular meeting at 8:00 tonight with a second session after the meeting led by the Exalted Ruler.
At a noon luncheon the local Rotary club subscribed 40 dollars for European Relief, 32 from hat passes and 8 from the club treasury. The national Rotary network with 750 clubs plans active participation in the drive, targeting 21 million dollars to aid the European Relief Council and Hoover’s campaign to save starving children. Local leaders, including Horace Nelson and M B Nelson, pledge further community involvement.
Dr FP Porterfield went to Denison this morning on business and Mrs GD Goff and daughter left for California to spend the winter. Hall Shannon returned from Des Moines this morning. Mrs JT Spangler slipped and injured her hand. HM Willard left today for Gangeuits Onda. Thirty Five Years Ago Today December 19 19H5 Miss The Nichols expects a sitter from Boston to visit Ghentsaan. At Mrs Shaws Tuesday night some couples dropped in to play whist. Mr and Mrs Dicker son Min and Mrs Jes He, Mr and Mrs Young and R Phelps. Friday Mars W Dickerson and M Lafe Young spent the day in Aowen with Mrs Consigny. Lew Miemy seen on our streets yesterday.
Local ad invites customers to bring in radiators for prompt repairs. Atlantic Sheet Metal Works operated by W. and Collins publicizes contact Red. 291 for service.
The 1919 suicide rate in the United States dropped to 14.2 percent, the lowest in the period 1900 to 1920, according to statistics by J. Hottman. There were 14,818 suicides in 1919, compared with 4,569 in 1908, the year with the highest rate, reflecting a long-term decline in self-destruction cases.
Lacrosse Wis Dec 18 Hawkers say city milk station booths let residents buy milk for four to six cents per quart cheaper than dairymen delivery prices. The new public station aims to reduce costs for consumers and streamline distribution in town.
An old advertisement extols Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for stomach and blood and Favorite Prescription for women. It touts lasting efficacy over fifty years, claims safety and reliability, and includes a customer testimonial urging mothers to use the remedies for fatigue and nervousness.
Little Samuel Rzeschewski, a two month engagement in America, demonstrates chess mastery to experts near New York. The Polish child, age two and a half, declares his strategic prowess via interpreters, facing many opponents while playing at distant ages. He studies openings, recalls games, and replicates each move from memory as he travels with his father.
A fragmented verse in a humorous tone explores inner sorrow and social discomfort. The speaker masks pain while facing others curiosity and vague sympathy. The poem uses quirky phrasing and oblique imagery to hint at emotional struggle and public perception.
A fragmented report describes Dee Pares and B Colardena from the Academy of Sciences at its last meeting. It mentions installations on a kitchen fan and a water turbine charging storage, with references to Pred Alexander at 404 Chestnut Street and Fred Alexander’s new pew location and Christmas cards and tags.
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