20 Jan 1922
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1922
Page
1
The notice lists subscription rates for one month six months and one year by mail to Canada and foreign countries with various prices. It credits the Associated Press for news dispatches and local news publications.
Atlantic News Telegraph readers may have evening papers by calling Red 403 before seven. The business world stresses fast facts and flexible methods. The Ways and Means Committee hears witnesses on a constitutional amendment to ban future tax exempt securities by states and municipalities. Critics say rising tax exempt issues burden farm mortgages as high grade commercial paper declines and liberty bonds rise.
Report notes 1920 prisoner board costs over $2000 and lower 1921 expenses while sheriff and county attorney handle fewer criminal cases. In Atlantic, bootlegging is minimal and mainly by outsiders. Some argue prohibition fails elsewhere, but local sentiment leans it is successful for the community.
The piece portrays Aunt Julia as a celebrated beauty whose charm drew bouquets and praise. Flatterers and poets wrote verses about her queenly grace, while other girls felt diminished. The tone traces her growing vanity and disdain for ordinary labor as she aged.
A fragment describes a witty aunt who scorns household life and rejects many suitors including clerks and tutors. She imagines princely weddings yet nothing comes, grows weary with old age, and faces dreary days. The pieces note singing aunts and wore wringers with joyful lays amid disillusionment.
Real estate notice offers 240 and 270 acre parcels in Leavenworth County Kansas with strong cultivation, water, and rail access near shipping points. Seller claims best land in Kansas and favorable terms, requesting full details from R L Brightwell at 210 Long Building Kansas City Missouri. Promotional note from Missouria named P Meredith.
The article explains the historical mystery of the guinea as an un coined unit in England. It notes that the guinea is 21 shillings, while the pound is 20 shillings, making the guinea divisible by seven. Hotels and rouge houses favor this unit for pricing.
The notice lists multiple auctioneers and sale dates including Gustason Estate on February 2 and other listings such as J M Thomson, R Perryman on January 30, and Frank Davis February 8. It also mentions selling bread quality fees and a delivery note at your door.
The text traces the origins of divorce from primitive repudiation to later separations for cause. Hearings became court functions, laws adapted, and a special divorce law created with a dedicated court. England established the first real divorce court by parliamentary act.
describes how fruit trees bloom in early spring before leaves appear with white pink and blush blossoms. highlights apple blossoms white with red tinge peach pink pear plum and cherry blooms and notes quince flowers later, forming a delicate picturesque fragrance
A terse meditation on duty guiding men toward the near righteous path while avoiding ease. The text contrasts immediate obligations with distant challenges, urging steadfast action despite hardship and temptation.
A historical overview traces early money from Abraham paying 400 shekels of silver for Machpelah to the first American coins in 1652, noting Lydia with gold coin origins around 700 B C, the 1787 first U S coin, and the 1792 gold and silver denominations. It also touches on giant Chinese villages and population density observations.
Article reports a fresh explanation for the Dead Sea’s extreme salinity. It argues soil and rock contribute only a fraction of the salt, while aerial transport by winds from the Mediterranean supplies most of it. The chloride to bromine ratio matches that of the Mediterranean.
A garbled passage rails against bores and petty theft, lamenting that clever thieves steal time and temper rather than pocket handkerchiefs. Mentions Byron, Irish politics, and a disjointed family scene with mocking local details.
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