23 Feb 1932
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1932
Page
1
A long column reflects on the Atlantic News-Telegraph era with notes on early staff, presses, and local commerce. It recalls the 19th century town life including circuses, the post office, and the community’s newspaper culture, praising accuracy and local support.
This item recalls a friend bringing copies of the Atlantic Daily Telegraph and Adriantic Weekly Telegraph from March 27, 1882. It notes editor Lafayette Young, Bacon’s Opera House later Iowa Theater, local banks and advertisers, and early Atlantic business life including the Bank of Atlantic and Cars County bank with its paid-in capital and profits. It also mentions Chicago market quotes, local progress reports on railroads, courthouse, water works, new buildings, and a long list of merchants and services in the era.
A Dexter Sentinel column laments recurring winter poverty and unemployment, mocking the era’s charity pleas. It targets unthriftiness, idle wealth, and the mental shift needed to achieve self sufficiency, urging stricter marriage laws and proof of funds for starting homes.
New York February report on Paul Whiteman and Miss Hurst detailing dramatic weight loss. Whiteman trims to about eighty pounds lighter with a simple menu of grapefruit breakfast and a lean dinner while Miss Hurst reportedly plans to reveal shrinkage details in a magazine.
A fragment from a speech contrasts humble labor with sudden wealth. It argues that a man without a steady job can become rich through effort, while the state and church should demand proof that a couple can establish and sustain a real American home.
The Chron argues the United States has its most capable president now and will only fail if allies and lawmakers do not support him. It stresses the need for cooperation from those who should act in the nation's best interests.
A condensed reminiscence echoes George Ade and Esmond O Briens tales from a bygone era in a humorous vignette. A dinner invitation leads to social gaffes and odd observations as characters interact over food, drink, and manners. The piece closes citing a 1932 McNaught Syndicate copyright.
Report notes Oklahoma City rising as a major interior city with extensive transport links. Owens of Oklahoma Gas and Electric and head of the National Electric Light Association cites rail and truck networks serving 306 cities, expanding bus and air routes, a new 600 acre municipal airport, and a planned rail passenger station. Also mentions a 1932 population boom and ongoing city development. A second section reflects on youth, aging, and wisdom, ending with a copyright notice from 1932.
Paris fashion writers note simple spring suits dominate collections in wool silk and cotton. Suits feature straight skirts high waist tops and jackets with shoulder emphasis and padded silhouettes. Flap skirts and diagonal piecings shape slim waists while dark blouses and organdie tops with puffed sleeves complete the look.
A fragment lists a study page with questions on topics like the Charge of the Light Brigade, The Man Without a Country, Straits Settlements, and Tuskegee Institute, inviting readers to turn to page seven for answers. It mentions the House of Representatives and early explorers, indicating a classroom or school section in a historic issue.
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