Atlantic News Telegraph publication and delivery notice
Evening paper details subscription rates for Atlantic Cass county and Iowa addresses. Notice to subscribers explains how to report missed deliveries and changes by calling 585 M before 7 o clock.
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News-Telegraph Publishing Corporation
F. D. Simpson
Atlantic
Cass
Iowa
Case
U. S
Towa
Canada
News- Telegraph
News-Telegraph
Introducing the Speaker The Art of the Evening Introduction
The piece reflects on how introductions shape a public speaker’s reception. It notes that grand or lengthy preludes can undermine or underwhelm the main address, while a brief adroit intro can launch the speaker effectively and enhance the audience’s engagement.
Editorial Briefs on Travel Costs and Welfare Reform
The piece notes railroads offer trips to world fairs from across the nation for about 90 dollars to boost ridership. It argues highway safety programs can cut fatalities, citing Rhode Island and Alabama comparisons and outlining five campaign objectives. It also critiques WPA relief reduction, urging voter vigilance to ensure aid targets the truly needy while cutting excess support.
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Rhode Island
Alabama
Washington Dispatch
WPA
Francis P. Harrington
Dies committee tops Hoover view on Washington power
Washington report notes Herbert Hoover praising the Dies committee and urging more funding. Will Hays faces possible Sherman act action over movie industry censorship tied to a monopoly claim. Mrs Roosevelt's lectures win fans for her husband through tough Q&A sessions and a strong public ovation.
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Will Hays
Washington
Herbert Hoover
FDR
Roosevelt
Musband
Drew Pearson
Robert 8. Allen
Dies Committee
New —— York
Hoo
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Justice Department
Hays
Klomtedey
Sinclair Lewis
Rippling by Walt Mason
A dark poem about stranded travelers in a harsh lodging system. It describes guests without money forced to pay in advance or be turned out, with ghosts and cold alleys as the bleak backdrop. The piece satirizes landlords and police in a bleak urban setting.
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France
George Matthew Adams
Todays Common Error on Snake Poisonous vs Venomous
A note on proper terminology explains that rattlesnakes are venomous reptiles not simply poisonous. The guidance emphasizes precise use of venomous for snakes and avoids the broader term poisonous in educational contexts.
Home of Hesé Hunters Dutch Borneo Island Description
The text describes Borneo as the second largest island in the Malay archipelago. It notes flat terrain with impenetrable forests and the Dyaks or head-hunters living there. It references their notoriety with blow-pipes and ties to a popular song from previous generations.
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Dutch Borneo
Malay Archipelago
New York Diary Reflections and City Personalities
A diary passage walks Battery and West Street in cold weather reflecting on news from home. It notes editor Harry Saylor, a visit from Kenneth O'Brien of Fairfield, baby Sheila Mary, and musings on motherhood, love, and life. It includes thoughts on readers letters, Buffalo Bill, Captain Kidd, and encounters with Mustafa Halil, Gelett Burgess, Anne Morgan, and a search for an hourglass to spark mood projections.
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New York
the Battery
West Street
South Street
Deloss
Harry Saylor
The
Post
Wear Street
Kenneth O'Brien
Fairfield, Conn
Katherine
Shiela Mary
California
Kenneth
Ken
Herald-Tribune
Ogden Reid
Josh Wilson
Wichita Beacon
Mustafa Halil
Manhattan
East Side
Turkey
Sutton Place
Anne Morgan
J. P. Morgan
Boston pastors collect leaflets and hold literary parties
The note recalls childhood sermons by Boston pastors and mentions remaining leaflets titled About Coffee. Max and Ruth Aley hosted popular literary parties serving only good sherry, inviting readers to send stamped envelopes to obtain the leaflets while they last.
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Max
Ruth Aley
McNaught Syndicate
Inquiries on history and geography quiz questions
A prompt listing diverse trivia items about humidity The Hundred Days The body of water between Greenland and Iceland The product of percent values The Hungarian Foreign Minister The Dreamy Kid play author The first telegraph message Between which two cities The capital named for a U S president Pronunciation of mesa Location of Bethany in the Holy Land
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Greenland
Iceland
Hungary
U. S
Mesa
Holy Land
Bethany
Advent of American Arena circus charms Iowa towns in 1888
A traveling world of wonders came to Farmington West Point Fort Madison Augusta Burlington Wapello Bloomington Rockingham Davenport Bellevue Dubuque shown by the American Arena company. The 1000-seat arena featured horses noted for agility and a trio of acts including Master Howes Jack May and a military band with general admission at fifty cents.
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American Arena Company
Black Hawk Purchase
Farmington
West Point
Fort Madisen
Augusta
Burlington
Wapello
Bloomington
Rockingham
Davenport
Bellevue
Dubuque
William J. Petersen
the Palimpseat
Master Howes
Jack May
Iowa Pioneers Enjoy Simple 1938 Festivities
The article describes modest, homespun amusements of 1938 facing frontier life. Social life used log raisings, housewarmings, quilting bees, paring and husking bees, spelling bees, temperance talks, births marriages and deaths as community events. Hunting fishing sleigh riding and skating complemented gatherings.
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Iowa
Mooney, SuI Editor, Takes Chicago Job
John Mooney, former editor of the University of Iowa Daily Iowan, resigns after an eight month tenure marked by campus controversy and a high profile public stance. He will begin a new position with a leading Chicago newspaper next week at the request of university officials.
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Towa City
John Mooney
University of Iowa
Chicago
Mooney
Iowa
Moorey
Daily Iowan
Real estate transfers list diverse parcel deeds and buyers
E H Lougee and wife transfer to Metropolitan Life Insurance Co swd e2 ned sec 2 76 34 price 1. Arthur G Raasch and others to Effie Esther and Robert Whitaker sw4 and s2 s2 nw4 24 76 34 price 1. Arthur G Raasch to Albert fi Raasch wd ned sec 24 75 34 price 1. Amanda Cassill to Lord Cassill wd sw4 se4 sec 35 76 34 price 1. Sadie Buckner to H C Pemble wd lots 7 8 9 10 11 bik 2 Jenkins add Anita price 1. Francis T Rhody and Rose A Rhady to Dick Bell It 10 bik 96 Atlantic price 1200. L A Breeling treasurer to H Rudolph tax deed It 6 and e 2 3 it 7 bik 72 Dickerson add Lewis price 30.36. Cecil Carter and wf to Frank R Boggs wd and 1 18 int in d2 nw4 and nw4 nw4 and nw4 sw4 sec 17 76 85 price 1. M M Lien and wf to A N Hansen wd It 1 of It 4 of nw4 ne4 sec 14 77 36 price 800.
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E. H. Lougee
Metropolitan Life Ins. Co
Swd
Ned
Arthur G. Raasch
Effie Esther
Robert Whitaker
Albert Fi Raasch
Sadie Buckner
H. C. Pemble
Jenkins
Anita
Francis T. Rhody
Rose A. Rhady
Dick Bell
Atlantic
L. A. Breeling
H. Rudolph
Tax d
Dickerson
Lewis
Cecil Carter
Frank R
Boggs
M. M. Lien
A. N. Hansen
Habits of the Phalarope Described
The phalarope is a small shore bird like a sandpiper with lobate toes and strong swimming ability. The female initiates courtship while the male incubates the eggs.
Iowa bill would boost township fire equipment funding
Des Moines reports favorable action expected on a measure to rewrite the 1935 code to let township trustees buy or rent rural fire fighting gear by raising the one mill levy to fund purchases. The plan allows bonds to be issued with ten annual installments at up to five percent interest. The bill cites Linn, Johnson, and Carroll Counties and names sponsors and supporters including Rep. John C. Luts and Sen. Frank C. Byers.
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Des Moines
County
John C. Luts
Council Bluffs Republican
Laty
Senate
Richard V. Lee
Dysart Republican
Alaska Flag Designed by 13 Year-Old Benny Benson
Collier's Weekly notes Alaska's first flag adopted in May 1927 was designed by 13 year-old Benny Benson. It features eight stars including the North Star and the Big Dipper, arranged on a midnight blue field.
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Alaska
Rey
Benny 4
Collier's Weekly
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