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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1920
Page
1
Telephones for business and editorial offices listed with rates for subscriptions by carrier and mail. Mentions six months and one year by mail to U S Canada and foreign countries with a five dollar yearly rate. States Associated Press rights and republication entitlement for dispatched and local news.
The piece denounces anti immigrant and anti Indian sentiment urging prevention and expulsion of dissenters. It judges Prohibition upholding national law, then critiques politicians like Pershing Palmer Bryan and party dynamics, questioning democratic methods and calling for accountability and discipline within the political scene.
Senator Spencer cites an estimate by FR A Dolphy showing 190 leagues and commissions created by the League of Nations would require about 1,194,591,000 in salaries travel and expenses. The question arises how many of these costs American taxpayers would bear if the League is adopted.
The piece reflects on a homecoming of a family elder, the New Year, and the warmth of a firelit hearth. It echoes life cycles from infancy to adulthood, and the enduring ties of family, home, and tradition across generations in a familiar Omaha World-Herald tone. The second half argues farmers are the era’s premier businessmen, adopting practical, strategic methods, with local newspapers as effective marketing allies for farming enterprises.
The piece reflects on yesterday's events and hopeful tomorrow as embers glow and crackle. An old hearth area symbolizes life’s warmth, with voices remarking that a new year and shared joy will arrive, bringing simple, understood happiness without need for lengthy talk.
Fractured lines echo Walt Mason's verse critiquing agitators in Russia and America. The fragment hints at tension between banners and power, noting bombardment fears and shifting patriotic sentiment in a weary era.
Fragmented lines erupt with erratic imagery of liberty and violence. References to Russia, firing, and federal action mingle with misspelled names and garbled phrases. The piece reads as a garbled historical lyric or transcription error with unclear attribution and aims.
Reports mark one year since World War I began with Wilson leave from Italy and high returns to Paris. Uprisings among radicals spread in Poland and many German regions, signaling widespread instability and conflict.
A compiled survey notes women’s legal rights in Quebec and Florida, mentions historic female roles in government and education, and cites fashion and labor anecdotes. It covers Spain’s dancers, Chinese hair color, and a 19th century Connecticut chaplain, plus maritime and textile innovations by a British inventor. It also notes Kansas and Topeka plans for women in politics and female exhortations against capital punishment, ending with an English girl who joined aviation efforts after failing to enlist as a soldier.
A fragmented note mentions publicans and a Des Moines event with a film release, referencing county matters and a January start. It suggests group arrival and a public gathering in Des Moines amid political and entertainment context.
At Hotel Fort Des Moines and the Coliseum, Hays and John Adams spoke to women workers and party leaders. Edward Thayer led Polk county arrangements with ushers on duty as doors opened at 7:30. Henry's band played until the evening speaker arrived. tickets were not required.
Calgary January 4. Robert Lozate, local businessman and inventor, is conducting extensive experiments with a device claimed to enable airplanes to ascend directly from takeoff and descend without a glide if needed. Several former aviators are said to be interested, and the device is claimed to counteract adverse winds.
Mrs Margaretha Stolley nee Knutzen born February 11 1842 in Mageardorf Schleswig-Holstein Germany died December 81 1919 in Atlantic after nearly five months illness. In youth she came to the United States locating in 1868 at Tisedla Illinois. On October 1 1876 she was married at Dunlap Iowa to her spouse.
A fragmented guide describes constructing a garden compost heap with six inches of leaves, manure or substitutes, and soil cover, plus optional wood ash or limestone. It notes liberal use of organic matter improves garden soil and yields better crops next year with less labor.
The obituary notes Mrs. Stolley born and raised in Cass county before moving to Atlantic. She leaves two sons Peter and John and a daughter Anna in the city, husband a Civil War veteran who died March 4, 1892, and son Glaus who died April 4, 1918. Also mentioned are two granddaughters, one great grandson, and two brothers Hand Knutzen of Dunlap and John Knutzen of Chicago. Funeral services were held with Rev. Hertlinger and Rev. Moore officiating. interment at Atlantic cemetery. Relatives from distant areas attended.
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