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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1930
Page
1
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The article argues that without embracing the country’s ideals and citizenship, immigrants should stay home. It supports limiting immigration to the smallest feasible figure to sift desirable newcomers from undesirable ones, backing measure ideas associated with Secretary Stimson and Secretary Doak.
The piece argues revolts in Spain threaten King Alfonso I but are quelled if authentic. It contends revolutions are rooted, monarchies weak, divine right outdated, and public demand for popular government growing. It warns Spain may see a change as leaders fail to adapt to modern political thought.
A reflective piece on Christmas faith, Santa Claus, and the moral spirit of the season. It contrasts childish belief with mature understanding, urging kindness and love while warning against cynicism and petty quarrels that mar holiday spirit. The author emphasizes the year’s moral call to imitate benevolence and compassion.
Secretary Stimson and Secretary Joule push a Reed bill offering two years of exclusion for certain foreign-born groups, while proponents favor an overall per-gen ratio cut by national origins. Debates focus on quotas, assimilation, labor impact, and national security concerns amid immigrant settlements and proposed reforms.
The article recounts a humorous exchange involving Captain Evan and the Virgin Islands governor over obtaining two milk producing bulls. Navy officials propose dairy cattle as a practical need, while critics doubt the bulls would yield milk, highlighting gaps in naval and agricultural knowledge. It notes broader commentary on public understanding of farming and naval affairs.
An editorial miscellany parrots economic woes and policy debates. It criticizes removing core meaning from Christ and urges timely subscription funds, notes Atlantic window displays, hints at tax and state income debates, and mentions a national push toward a modern interstate project. It laments political posturing on road paving and income taxes while praising police efficiency against bank crime.
A dated diary entry from New York recounts chatty notes about Will Rogers, Winnie Sheehan, and other showbiz figures, then shifts to a vivid tour of Manhattan’s fur district between 27th and 28th streets. Observations include dealer crowds, furs from Siberia to Bolivia, and price shocks.
Barie reports on spring straw wilt affecting shiny varieties, noting a French railroading article claims synthetic strawberries replacing popular shiny cultivars. The piece hints at new varieties like vello or xacello types gaining attention as replacements, with analysis of market and horticultural trends.
A fashion tease outlines upcoming straw hat trends for early spring. Describes wide raw straw strips, floppy crowns, and brim designs with ribbons in dark brown caramel and orange. Notes Patou Milan and picot textures, white straws, and novelty fabrics like chenille and angora. Mentions exotic materials and June garden party wear.
William Linton-Andrews recalls notes and letters gathered in a drawer from early Paris days and wartime colleagues. He reflects on friendships formed, drift apart by promotions, and how the Great War altered lives and ships, leaving memories that haunt the towns where their careers began.
A 1930 column by Nellie Maxwell reflects on Christmas prep and thrift, contrasting grandmothers' cakes and mail order gifts with modern abundance. It muses on friendships, Christmas spirit, and a playful, satirical piece on humankind shrinking to two feet tall to cut costs, ending with a signature from the George Matthew Adams Service.
Fragmented OCR summarizes Walt Mason verses criticizing early machine era. It mentions machines, mills, pulleys, shaping wood and metal, and production items like handles and fabrications. The garbled text references industry, labor, and progress in a period voice.
A fragment lists ten trivia questions asking minimum ages for congressional reps and senators, Woodrow Wilson’s voyage to France for peace talks, biblical events tied to Exedua, mule offspring, speed of light, the term “Iaire ate,” La Follette Sr.’s 1924 Progressive run, Virginia’s first permanent white colony, material of elephants’ tusks, and Mrs Warren Hurding’s death place.
The fragment reads as garbled OCR text with unclear names or events. No readable entities or actions emerge to form a coherent news item or identify people, places, or organizations.
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