07 Feb 1920
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1920
Page
1
At the post office in Atlanti a display of subscription rates appears. Rates shown include carrier one month, six months, and one year, with separate mail options for U S and Canada foreign countries. The notice notes Associated Press affiliation and republication rights for dispatches and local news.
Subscribers in Atlantic who do not receive their papers in the evening may have a delivery by calling before seven o'clock at telephone Red 403. This is not the News Telegraph number. The rest is a satirical critique of John Bull magazine about America’s role in the war and U S munition production.
The piece defends American wartime heroics citing rapid U S victories at Saint Mihiel and Argonne Meuse. It contrasts British gratitude with perceived Anglo sentiment, noting skepticism toward John Bull magazine and a critic’s view of changing attitudes after American aid. It closes with a proverb about shifting loyalties.
A humorous verse praises skilled repair shops and a master mechanic who diagnoses the car’s ills with deft touch. The narrator watches the grimy, efficient craftsman fix the carburetor, tune the timing, and coax the motor to run, paid a dollar for swift service.
A compact listing notes events and births and deaths: Millard Fillmore born Cayuga County New York died Buffalo 1874. Spicer born York died Charlestown 1878. Ann Ward Radcliffe London born 1764 died 1845. Portland vase smashed at British Museum by drunken man 1878. Hungary autonomy established 1867. Peter Washburne Vermont governor died Woodstock 1870 born Lynn Massachusetts 1814. Two Chinese warships sunk Wei Hai Wei by Japan 1855. Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies grants women vote 1918.
Rt Rev Denis O Droaghue completes ten years as bishop of Louisville and continues his long service in the Roman Catholic Church. A native of Indiana, he studied at St Thomas Seminary Bardstown and Grand Seminary Montreal, was ordained in 1874, served 21 years as Vincennes diocese chancellor, and led St Patrick's Indianapolis before his 1910 appointment as Louisville bishop following Bishop Me Closkey.
A survey of Iowa Supreme Court rulings shows that a married woman cannot be held liable for her husband’s separate expenses while family expenses may be charged to the wife’s estate. Cases include an atlas bought by the husband without wife consent not being a family expense, a diamond shirt stud deemed a family expense, and later rulings denying a wife’s obligation for her husband’s care or a claim for his heart while absent.
One year ago today in the Weimar era German Chancellor Ebert warned the Allies not to demand heavy indemnities, signaling resistance at the first meeting of the German National Assembly in Weimar.
Reports from Paris Washington Louisville The Hague Watson Nevada Washington Philadelphia note today’s events. Hungary’s National Assembly convenes, Arkansas’ provisional legislature met a century ago, Bishop Denis O Ponaghue completes ten years in Louisville, Wilhelmina and the Prince Consort begin their twentieth year, Nevada calls a special session on suffrage, hundreds of women head to Washington for a three day conference, and Philadelphia hosts the 115th Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts exhibition.
Juneau Ketchikan and other Alaska towns prepare seaplane routes for a proposed air race from Seattle to southeastern Alaska next summer. Aero Club of the Northwest arranges the event with potential $25,000 in prizes. Notables like Cliff Durant and Sir Arthur Brown may enter, aiming to promote air mail service to Alaska.
In Cordova Alaska Feb 7 The annual Kilbuck report to the Bureau of Education notes a season of plenty ending in famine for the Quigillingok natives. A feast and a play followed by a white dance and food gifts depleted stored fish and left at least 42 deaths. The famine would have wiped out the clan without missionary aid and rescue.
Fragmented OCR notes describe a proposed measure to legitimize births in Canada backdated to birth if parents are married. It references vested rights and assigns some political or legal context, mentioning entities like Hansen & Lowe and various goods such as coal and pork.
An OCR fragment markets Cascarets as a gentle laxative that cleanses the liver and bowel while you sleep. It urges quick use to avoid bilious, headachy, constipated conditions and claims dramatic improvement with no effort.
A historical note on evaluating safety in investment offers. It emphasizes verifying demand, production costs, plant needs, competition, and proper management. Money and credit are highlighted as constant drivers, with financial organizations presented as safest profit sources.
Rome February seventh Pope Benedict XV celebrated the fifth anniversary of his coronation with a grand mass in the Sistine Chapel. Spectators lined corridors where admission was restricted while diplomats and guards attended. The procession featured sixteen chairbearers, a jeweled crown, and a choir of fifty men singing a capella as dignitaries in red purple and black robes accompanied the pope through the corridors.
Mrs C Guert Jr of 290 6th Street quotes Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a safe non alcoholic remedy for weak women. She praises its tonic roots and herbs and notes the ingredients are printed on the wrapper. She recommends obtaining it in liquid or tablet form or sending for a trial package.
Huge waves driven by a 60 mile gale sweep the north Atlantic coast as cities along New Jersey and Long Island dig out from record snowdrifts. Sea damage to resorts and summer homes runs into hundreds of thousands of dollars.
EL Malone Seed Co listed at 518 Chestnut Street offers Clover alfalfa timothy assack sweet clover and various garden and field seeds including Early Ohio seed potatoes in a compact seed catalog entry.
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