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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1920
Page
8
Fragmentary OCR describes federal efforts to enforce prohibition laws in northwestern Iowa. Mentions Sioux City, four ten assigned to the area, and investigations into violations as part of a state-wide enforcement push.
Fragments advertise papers and Christmas gifts from the News Telegram office with pricing notes and call to action for end of year purchases.
Report from Dublin says large civilian forces clashed with soldiers and police between Callan and Glenbower. Ambushes occurred at three sites with numerous casualties on both sides. Sergeant Walsh and Sergeant Shannon among the dead. several soldiers wounded and about 80 civilians captured or killed. Official tally cites 16 attacking civilians dead and one badly wounded soldier. Police losses not listed. Details still unclear.
The Twomeland advertises homemade Christmas candies available for sale at 60 cents per pound. The brief note emphasizes “delicious” treats and dates back to 2022.
Omaha has the lowest death rate of any large U S city for the week ending December 11, with a rate of 4.8 per thousand from the Bureau of Health Statistics in Washington. Its nearest rival, Albion, Ohio, posts a rate of 7.5, while the national average stands at 12.3.
Mrs Anna Simmons announces the reopening of her dressmaking business at 90 Maple Street Atlantic. Customers may contact by phone Green 509 for alterations and custom garments.
Federal agents raided Otto Gilbert's houseboat on City Island in Davenport. They found him in icy waters, rescued him, and said he had been drinking. Two stills six barrels of mash and a quantity of moonshine were seized. Gilbert was jailed.
An extended antiquarian overview describes the Misces and Zapotec groups in Mexico, detailing their origins, physical traits, villages, and religious practices. It cites Dr William Pater’s Berlin-linked studies, notes their deities, rituals, and the mix of restraint and boldness in daily life, and highlights the Zapotec presence in Vita Alta region with a focus on their gods, customs, and subsistence.
Butler Transfer handles all kinds of transfer work plus truck services with contact options. TOMLINSON Funeral Director offers hearse ambulance service and embalming with phone numbers. Schrader, successor to Ciffon, provides licensed embalmings and funeral directing with auto hearse. Atlantic Osteopathic Sanitarium on Chestnut Street lists Drs Melenbacker and Chubb in general practice with X ray and lab services and emphasis on colon and rectum diseases.
A damaged obituary style fragment details a traced domestic violence incident. The text references a spouse beating, a judge, and subsequent inquiries. It mentions a man named in relation to the case and police contact, with unclear sequence and dates.
An OCR laden fragment mentions various names and terms, including references to obits and protest or religious terms. The text appears garbled with scattered proper nouns and likely misreads. Key entities are unclear, making a coherent summary difficult.
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a tunnel incident or hazard labeled as dangerous at a location tied to names like Hanes and Wasdlenil AV. The readable fragments suggest a fatal or perilous scene with persons involved and possible investigation.
A partial timetable lists train numbers 18 Flyer 5 Flyer 9 Local 301 Local 7 Flyer 6 Flyer 11 Local 302 Local 14 Flyer with various departure and arrival times. It shows routes through Griswold, Audubon, Kimballton, Elk Horn, Hansen Heits, Gates, Smith Lake, Harrisdale, and Atlantic, with days noted as Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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