18 Dec 1928
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1928
Page
1
Atlantic readers learn of Rock Island's co operation in providing special train service to bring shoppers to town for Christmas. The piece praises Agent B W Sankey plus officials for securing added stops and stressing community benefit amid bad roads and rising motor traffic.
Twenty five years after the first successful heavier than air flight at Kitty Hawk N C on December 17 1908 the Wright brothers are honored. Col Charles Lindbergh attends the anniversary noting aviation progress as America’s wings outpace others. The article recalls the original 75 foot flight and predicts rapid future air travel growth worldwide.
The obituary recalls Theodore Roberts, Hollywood star and veteran of the stage turned film, praised for his artful acting and unique interpretive power. It notes his death last week, his high regard in the profession, and belief that his kind may not appear again soon.
Lyle Womack husband of Ruth Elder, the would be aviatrix and actress, has been divorced from Ruthie. The front pages should be relieved to stop detailing Miss Elder’s activities and reactions. The piece dismisses press sensationalism as off mark and unhelpful.
A fragment reflects public sentiment on reporting the Ruth Elders’ activities. The piece laments sensational coverage and suggests several individuals would not advance in a hypothetical mental test. It also notes relief at one figure exiting the public eye for a period.
The Chicago Journal of Commerce argues President Coolidge’s stance on Colorado River power is overridden by a Senate bill authorizing a $38.2 million federal project. It critiques government construction and operation as a threat to private enterprise, notes amendments rejected, and urges a presidential veto citing goals of flood control irrigation and single-city favoritism.
Iowa newspapers comment on language, dialects, and radio pronunciation standards. Critics warn standardization should follow custom while praising dialects for origin clues and linguistic beauty across multiple editorials.
Edson R Waite Caused by misprints the piece discusses rising sea travel interest along the Pacific coast. Al F Alexander president of Pacific Steamship praises ships as floating hotels with maximum comfort and stability. The H F Alexander is hailed as the fastest coastwide liner, cutting waves at high speed. Coastwise navigation is noted as increasingly passenger oriented amid a growing interline traffic.
A quirky poetical piece rails at the Christmas shopping rush and the urge to slow down. It peddles a whimsical view of strolling stores, polite clerks, and the temptation to delay holiday buying as Father Time races toward the season.
The article describes maintaining precise position through a system of radio bearings from shore stations to guide vessels. It outlines methods for triangulation, beam plotting, and constant position fixes to ensure safe navigation and accurate coastal positioning.
A reflective snippet from 1928 laments wasting wintry days delaying payments and the frantic Christmas scramble. It humorously notes procrastination until bells ring, then the burden of shopping leads to squeezed nerves and broken packages once home.
A reader asks about correct phrasing in various sentences and the pronunciation of diacritics such as diaeresis. The note discusses rule on syllable stress and provides examples like the plural forms and Latin terms, citing Public Ledger as the copyright source.
A playful scene shows Johnny astonished by a giant creature while a friend critiques language. A fastidious patron visits a rough Atlantic Avenue hashery and faces a saucer dispute as the waitress defends cleanliness and swell trade. The piece closes with scattered party and social lines.
Rochester New York December 18 adoption of a thirteen month calendar by the Todd company makers of check writing machines and safety check papers will divide the year into thirteen 28 day periods. Walter Todd vice president explains the change aims to simplify reports on costs production and sales noting the Gregorian calendar causes varying month lengths and weekly work periods. The plan tests a practical calendar reform without radical changes and would apply a 30 day period ending in 1929, linking inventory and sales timing to uniform cycles.
Arthur E Davies longtime New York Congress figure and former president of the American Printers and Sculptors Society died October 24 in northern Italy after a sudden heart condition. His wife Mrs Virginia Meriwether Davies learned of his death while abroad seeking him. His works are housed at the Art Institute in Chicago and the Metropolitan Museum.
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