20 Dec 1921
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1921
Page
1
Advertising rates are listed for various carrier and mail terms including one month six months and one year. The text notes Associated Press membership and exclusive rights to news dispatches unless otherwise credited, with additional mention of local and full publication rights.
Atlantic subscribers who do not receive their papers in the evening may have replacements delivered by calling before seven o'clock. Call Red 403, which is not the News Telegraph number. The piece ends with a business wisdom remark about adaptability and imagination guiding success in the coming twenty five years.
A United States Supreme Court decision issued yesterday holds that the American Hardwood Manufacturers Payors Association violated the Sherman anti trust act by restraining trade. The ruling follows investigations in Chicago that expose price fixing among open price associations including the vent trade and steel industry. The decision may set a precedent for government action against such associations.
An advertisement touts Nature's Remedy NE Tablets as a cure for rheumatism. It claims the product cleanses the body of poisons, improves digestion and organ function, and delivers prompt relief or costs nothing. The copy urges trying a 26c box lasting twenty-one days, with a guaranteed, druggist-backed offer.
The decision divides the court six to three and scrutinizes manufacturers' associations in hardwood, cement, and steel. It notes alleged price fixing and tolls, mentions pending indictments against cement companies, and FTC scrutiny of the Pittsburgh base steel group. DOJ officials expect the ruling to influence policies on price exchanges and trade information.
Poem Longing for Peace argues to scrap battleships and cruisers for peaceful uses. It laments taxes funding armaments while praising pruning hooks and tuning pianos. The piece contrasts vast fleets in San Diego Bay with wishful visions of peaceful, productive labor over killing.
Public auction scheduled December 30 1921 at 10 oclock A M at the Atlantic Iowa courthouse front door. Property to be sold is the northeast fractional quarter of section 4 township 75 north range 86 west containing about 161.07 acres in the name of W A Sewell and Mary Alice Sewell as levied under a special execution in favor of Oscar W Feterson and Nicholas Koch. Sale to satisfy the writ and costs. Sheriff W W A McKee and Deputy Geo H Highley. December 1 1921. Livery service contact C R Goold. Green 39 Black 468. tf
Five hundred taxpayers from Story County gathered in Nevada for a mass meeting at the courthouse to oppose current public expenditure and tax levies. They urged suspending road and public works until farm and factory outputs balance, cutting levies by 36 percent, reducing highway engineering by 6 percent, trimming the county fair budget, and requiring public votes for bond issues. Speakers stressed reducing road expenditures and school costs, with leaders including George C. White and Maj. Ht. B. Hadley among others.
In district court on Monday the jury ruled for the defendant in the suit brought by Joseph Devine seeking 4600 commission for a land sale. Devine claimed an oral agreement on June 13, 1921, with Richard Wilkins of 466 acres in Butte County Iowa that a 500 commission would be paid for trading the land for Iowa land. He alleged a trade with James D. Watters and that the payment was due. Attorneys were Cockshoot for Wilkins and R J Swanson for Devine. C Butler to see better.
Crozier Drug Store promotes Tanlac as a remedy for common everyday ills. Arthur Lee advertises the product amid Christmas card pricing and general store offerings.
The district court of Cass County Iowa appoints the undersigned administrator of the estate of Mary E Leslie deceased on December 8 1921. Creditors must present claims legally authenticated to the court for allowance within the time period specified.
A notice dated December 12 identifies William W. Lest as administrator with H. M. Booritian acting as his attorney. The fragmented text records an official appointment and related legal representation in the matter referenced by Jay Kunimmemnunan.
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