26 Jan 1923
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1923
Page
1
A United States newspaper boilerplate states that the Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for all dispatches credited to it or not, and identifies advertising representatives including Knill-Burke Inc in Chicago and NBC Brokaw Building in New York.
A bill to require a state check of all schools where annual expenditures reach 40 000 was defeated in the house. Sixty members opposed it, fifty supported. The opposition consisted largely of former members. Rural tax money funds maintenance while city taxpayers have no direct stake, yet taxpayers in rural districts share concern for proper use of funds. The state law mandating checks of public officers is hailed as a safeguard against graft and inefficiency.
A state checker found Polks county ex sheriff Chaplain Robb failed to turn over about 14000 dollars collected. Rural schools, though small in expenditures, require strict accounting to assure taxpayers where money goes and proper oversight. Neigh borhood checkers lack formal legal and bookkeeping training for effective audits.
Taxpayers in Atlanta receive a relief with total millage down from 186.4 to 174.3 and school taxes dropping from 100.7 to 95.3 mills. A $19 000 school bonding fund remains, with general school spending reduced. The paper notes ongoing burden yet optimism for eventual easing.
The verse extols a town where people know each other, share joy and sorrow, watch over loved ones, forgive deeds, and stay loyal through life and death. It paints a nostalgic community bond across neighbors, friendship, and enduring hometown pride.
A collage of witty quips and wry musings from 1923 cover jokes about pricing, fashion, and public life. The column mocks common sayings and social observations, noting humor in everyday topics from transportation warmth to license prices and fashion.
A satirical paragraph urging readers to mock memoirs as vanity and ego. It contrasts pretentious memoirists with plain life, noting the craze for confessional books and calling readers to resist being exploited by self-promoting authors.
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