09 Jan 1922
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1922
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR shows subscription rates with unclear headings. It lists prices like six dollars by mail for one year and four dollars for other terms, mentions three months by mail, and a one month option, all in a distorted format. No clear dates or organizations are readable.
Hearings in the Pittsburgh base case begin soon in multiple steel centers. The suit, potentially $75 million, challenges a Pittsburgh freight pricing practice that adds 20 to 25 percent to mill prices, shaping national costs for steel, farm machinery, and building work.
A Masena tragedy sparks calls for highway safety measures. The News Telegraph notes no individual blame but urges lighting of horse drawn vehicles after dark. It cites the new automobile headlight law and argues brighter lighting would reduce hazards for motor travelers and approaching teams.
A Washington Democrat note says changes since last year are evident while optimistic lines appear in editorials from Muscatine Journal and Waterloo Courier. The Davenport Democrat cites Illinois Governor Small as part of a larger conspiracy, alleging detailed sums totaling at least $219,690.21.
Poem reflecting on post Christmas woes and feasts by Walt Mason. The speaker recalls singing carols, catching a cold, rheumatics, and overindulgence in meals. He mentions drinking tea, pills, and the wish to enjoy Yuletide again with youthful spirit.
Public sales dates listed with multiple auctioneers including Rass Lang Gus Smith J M Thomson Jon Hardin Trailer Estate Ray Neyl John Johnson Cray Perryman Frank Davis Howard Allen R B Dreager Ed Dimig Henry Hansen Jed Bonnesen Menefee and Turner C A Zelimer Roy Burkey Frank Wil Ray Bail March 10 Card of thanks expresses gratitude for kindness and floral offerings after the death of a baby to Mr and Mrs Harold E Cooley
The Collector of Internal Revenue L E Bladine announces repeal of nuisance and luxury taxes effective January 1 1922 under the 1921 Revenue Act. A 6 percent tax applies to specified apparel items and goods such as luggage, purses, lighting fixtures, fans and jewelry sales taxed by vendors, with exemptions for some art and educational sales. Manufacturers or vendors remit taxes by month end, with forms and regulations listed.
The Rowley family expresses sincere thanks to friends and neighbors for sympathy expressions, service, and flowers during the illness and death of our beloved wife and mother. Kenneth R Rowley, Arthur Rowley, and family note their appreciation.
The article notes early dahlias from Mexico were not duplex. Dahlia pinnata, first described species, had no double head. It was grown in Madrid gardens from Mexican roots, observed by Cavanilles in 1791. Also mentions Granville Bros shoe service at 209 Granville.
A fragmentary lyric style piece mocks Prohibition era actions by a narrator about corn liquor, Volstead agents, and the Casa-Count Association of Hootch Hounds. It rails at rumors of increased production and the social chaos from drink, with slang and dialect implying community tension and moral policing.
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