25 Jan 1921
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1921
Page
1
Publication notice shows Atlantic Iowa newspaper masthead listing ownership officers and officers names, office telephones, and subscription rates for carrier and mail. It notes association with the Associated Press and republication rights for news dispatches. Local here appears truncated.
Atlantic subscribers who do not receive their papers in the evening may have some delivered if they call before seven o'clock, telephone Red 403. This is not the News-Telegraph number.
Discussion on superstition across civilizations and in modern times. Notes that even intelligent people avoid thirteen at a table, walk under ladders, or rely on horseshoes and wish bones for luck, reflecting widespread belief in luck and omens.
The piece laments widespread belief in the supernal and criticizes church leadership for straying from old fashioned Christian honesty and common sense. It argues for a return to fundamental truths, rejecting shortcuts, incantations, and deceit in pursuit of success.
Rippling Rhymes captures Walt Mason in a playful verse about the new year. It muses on time rushing by as Christmas shopping looms and optimism rises with the spirit of January. The poem blends whimsy with cheerful domestic observations.
An aging speaker laments growing old and losing strength as time passes. The voice reflects on fading youth, advancing illness, and the inevitability of decline while recognizing the end of an era for the speaker and peers. A nostalgic, grave tone marks the transition from vigor to retirement.
Iowa lawmakers consider abolishing the State Highway Commission to substitute a state engineer who co operates with county boards for highway work. Senator Milton Bitt of Harrison leads the drive to end the commission, arguing wasteful spending, while 21 senators may back preservation.
A fragmented public sale notice enumerates multiple auctioneers and dates including H. F. Nau, Jones & Son, Scott Sankey, Barber & Dean, Ras Lang, and Gerhard Goeken among others. Jan 27, Feb 17, Feb 1, Feb 9 are shown with various items such as furniture, mules, bales, and livestock referenced in torn text. The legible names imply a regional auction listing from a historical newspaper page.
The senate approved a proposed packers regulation bill by 46 to 83 in a coalition of progressives and Democrats. It would oversee meat packing to protect stock growers and consumers from price manipulation, but opponents call it private enterprise intrusion. The measure heads to the House for action amid doubtful prospects of passage.
A Commerce and Finance report notes renewed activity in the cotton goods district with buyers and orders rising. West markets show lower interest rates in places yet tight finance. farmers may still seek bank help after grain loans. Railroads report November net income up by 32 million from last year.
Ames Iowa January 26 gravel hunters under the State Highway Commission say they saved the state 100000 on 1920 construction costs by surveying for new gravel deposits in twenty four counties and opening up sources. The measure would have hindered contracts if deposits had not been located.
Ames reports Iowa paved 46.58 miles of the primary road system in 1920 with 102.52 miles graded 409.82 miles graded and 221.3 miles drained. At season end 96 projects in 56 counties were underway and will extend into 1921, with total paving and drainage work estimated between 6 and 7 million dollars.
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