25 Jan 1928
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1928
Page
1
Advertising rates details and subscriptions listed for the Atlantic News Telegraph Newsland Telegraph. Publisher E P Chase and A C seek readers with carrier and mail options, prices, and delivery notes. Includes circulation policies and contact numbers for evening editions.
The city mourns William Ke Byrd aged about 80 who settled in Cass County in 1842. He witnessed the region’s transformation from prairie to cultivated farmland, with railroads and towns expanding as pioneers and their families built a lasting community. His life mirrored the era’s hardship and resilience, a testament to local history and the westward growth.
A garbled report describes varied gatherings from bankers and baseball groups to Rotary and women’s clubs. The writer notes the prosperous farm scene at Dilreau, with people from many professions attending events and conventions across twenty five years, reflecting diverse activities and social integration.
A reader letters from Springville Illinois farmer C. F. Butler stress practical, diversified farming. He notes not chasing boom prices for livestock, praises self reliant methods, and argues Iowa farmers should balance crops hogs dairy and poultry while staying debt free and efficient. He recalls aging with humor, stressing steady progress over speculative booms.
An analysis argues railway rate and valuation policies ignore money’s reduced purchasing power since the war. It notes wages up 126 percent and prices 80 percent, taxes up 145 percent, driving costs up while profits lag. Proposals claim rail investors should share earnings, not burden consumers with higher rates.
The article argues regulation will determine how railroads value property and set charges to support service quality. It notes eight years since the Transportation Act and that railways earned fair returns only by 1922, with 1927 seeing a net operating income drop and returns below prior years. It urges balanced policy to maintain service without harming growth or readers’ livelihoods.
Fragmentary lyric about wedding vows and enduring love drawn from a 1928 piece. It references a bride before a priest, rings, doves, and the idea that marriage endures despite flaws, acknowledging the poets’ influence and the timeless nature of wedlock.
A reader from Atlantic Iowa responds to an editorial on cigarette harms. The letter questions sole reliance on smoke reaching the mucous membranes and suggests exploring broader health effects and social costs. It argues quitting is hard and cites money spent on cigarettes as a potential use for better needs.
The text notes a transition from gutta percha balls to feather stuffed balls, with gutta percha balls appearing late. It hints at earlier ball materials and the evolution of golf equipment, highlighting shifts in construction and naming from gutta percha to feathered cores.
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