27 Dec 1921
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1921
Page
1
An old newspaper fragment lists mail rates and subscriptions sent from Atlantic Iowa. It notes carrier and mail options, durations, and prices for Canada and foreign countries.
Editorial comment supports President Harding clemency for 29 released prisoners including Debs. It argues freeing political prisoners while noting many were convicted under wartime laws. It calls for further review of soldier cases, preserves free speech yet cautions against abuse harming national welfare.
A weather battered scene from a writer's shanty shows a family enduring a blizzard as the narrator recalls stocking the larder and banked iron to endure Old Winter. The piece blends a personal vignette with promotional lines for Tanlac and Crozier Drug Store Christmas offerings.
Facts from the Post Office Supervisory Bulletin show the department employs 326,471 workers and spends 3600,000,000 annually. It processes three billion items yearly, runs the world’s largest savings bank, and uses extensive machinery, miles of twine, and vast quantities of mail each year.
Notice is hereby given that the annual stockholders meeting of the Iowa State Bank Atlantic Iowa will be held on Tuesday January 20th at ten o'clock in the morning for electing a Board of Directors and for the transaction of such other business as may legally come before said meeting. Deted at Atlantic Iowa this 20th day of December 1921.
Bredeer promotes pure bred Durocs with guaranteed satisfaction. Call on J M Thomson of Atlantic Iowa to quote prices and hear the tale of superfine hogs.
New York reports an unusual trend as four captains, with one master testing the waters with two former mates aboard, navigate postwar shifts. Many retired captains take shore duties on New England farms, while others lend aid to crews, sharing scarce work and funds amid the quieted merchant fleet.
A fragment notes a home remedy proposed by Bleome Post for a long closed room. Place ground coffee in a saucer with camphor gum at the center, light the gum, and the burning gum will release a pleasant odor while consuming some coffee.
Edward G. Lowry argues that U S government, especially in supervisory and technical roles, loses top talent to private sector due to higher salaries and better incentives. He cites fragmented executive organization, nonfiscal agencies under Treasury, and external boards as evidence of systemic inefficiency. The piece notes high turnover, difficulty attracting elite experts, and the need for freedom from political action to recruit capable officers.
Dr Badewell of Kiev identifies a high mountain village near Temir Khan Shura in Daghestan as home to 18 centenarians among 120. Investigation shows the foods such as soured cow milk cheese and white bread may be connected to longevity. Migration from central Riesia increases in the area as people seek this diet.
Des Moines man Shearman has accepted the state chairmanship of the American Jewish Relief Committee's nationwide drive for 14 million dollars to aid Jewish war sufferers in Central and Eastern Europe. Iowa's quota is 150,000. He appointed vice-chairmen David Davidson of Sioux City B P Adler of Davenport and Harry Shialekoff of Cedar Rapids and will convene a conference for state workers soon.
Transfers reported for RB KH RR RHF Real Estate include L Nelson and wife and C W McCaustland and wife to John T Birdsall WD 12 14 21 Its 21 22 23 24 block 2 Highland Place sub division. Mickel sub-division lots 1 4 5 6 78-36 $2100. Charles Ernest Phelps to Emma Catherine Phelps WD 12 23 21 Its 45 block 7 Atlantic It 10 block 26 Atlantic fractional interest in Its 1 2b 7 Atlantic $1 etc.
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