03 Feb 1920
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1920
Page
1
The text lists telephone numbers for the business and editorial office and details subscription rates for carriers and mail within the U S and abroad. It notes Associated Press membership and exclusive rights to use AP dispatches and local news published in the paper.
Atlantic subscribers who do not receive their papers in the evening may have some delivered if they call before seven o'clock, telephone Red 403. This is not the News-Telegraph number.
The News Telegraph reports Sam Marshall, hospitalized since an appendicitis operation, is recovering well. Friends and the community share relief as the once precarious condition brightens, with wishes for full health and a swift return to his normal activities.
Clyde L Werring a Democratic governor hopeful draws attention as Hayner remains Republican favorite. The paper foresees a lively fall race if Havner secures the nomination. Julia C Beard publishes Cass County in the World War praising local service while noting the price is too low for his worthy historical work.
The dispute over government confiscated whisky, proposed for hospitals or doctors, pits District Attorney Glyte against physicians. Some doctors oppose prescriptions of whisky while others see emergency value, and hospitals seek access to supplies for patient care amid ethical debates in Chicago.
The passage argues physicians may use alcohol to aid recovery in emergencies, noting champagne and whisky can serve as stimulants when life is at stake. It questions government limits and defends medical discretion, asking if delay costs lives and urging practical use over moralizing.
A reflection on changed tipping customs from the past to the present. The speaker laments how crowds once gave dimes and half dollars with generosity, while modern waiters and porters scorn small tips and call for reform. Copyright by George Matthew Adams.
Judson Warmon, long a Democratic national figure and former attorney general under President Cleveland, dies at 75. A lawyer and judge by trade, he served as Ohio governor from 1909 to 1911 and later backed Wilson at the 1916 Democratic National Convention. He was known for his independence and rigor against lawbreakers.
A compiled snippet lists events and personages from 184h to 1897 including Bridgetown fire, Joel Jones of Girard College, Iowa ratifying the Fifteenth Amendment, a Paris train relief, Marquis of Hartington as Liberal leader, Parnell libel settlement, and a British women’s franchise bill. It also references an Ottawa disaster and an advertisement segment for Hallite’s Rocky Mountain Tea.
Mrs L N Barrick aged 58 a noted resident of this region died from fatal burns after a gasoline explosion at her Dawson area home Saturday mourned by local society. The report notes the incident and recalls the first suffrage advocates convention in Portland Oregon in 1873.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets candy as a gentle laxative for children. It claims to relieve that tired, constipated feeling and cleanse the bowels without cramps or danger, promising easy, harmless relief for upset stomachs and indigestion.
A metropolitan paper’s claim that Towa farmers profited from land booms is debunked by data. The article misstates Iowa land prices. average values range near 250 to 276 dollars per acre, with few sales above 400. Net farm income in 1918 supports modest earnings after land costs, contradicting supposed mass profiteering.
Today in New York a social season highlight will unfold at the Waldorf Astoria as a return of elite attendees gathers for the glamorous ball. The affair signals ongoing city society activity amid a busy day of national and civic happenings across the country.
One year ago today in Paris President Wilson opened the League of Nations Commission meeting. Polish and Czecho-Slovak forces on the Silesian front agreed to an armistice. The piece notes crude coins from German East Africa bearing the 1916 date and the inscription Duitsch Ost Afrika.
A short 1919 notice explains that those prone to periodic bilious attacks lose appetite before an incident and may eat out of habit. It advises eating light meals without meat and taking two Chamberlain's Tablets to potentially avert an attack. The missive reflects a period advertisement tone.
Advert says Danderine stops hair loss by cleansing the scalp and dandruff, claiming several applications restore life and brightness to every hair. Instructions urge applying a small amount to the scalp, with a bottle sold at drug or toilet counters for a few cents.
Lincoln Neb Feb 3 Governor McKelvie has announced he will run again in the April primary. He outlines his record in state government with emphasis on the farmer program he has carried out.
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