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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1925
Page
1
The Atlantic News Telegram lists publication details and rates. It argues for voter approval of a state road bond issue, stressing government by the people and that taxes on gas and motor vehicles will fund bonds, urging a fair decision by citizens.
Two young bandits in Omaha tried to rob a grocer and died. The piece condemns crimes and praises sober industrious citizens, noting the danger of glamorizing outlaws and praising the swift, certain end met by those who oppose lawbreakers. It laments bandit glamour and extols everyday virtue as the nation’s hope.
A sews story notes the doomed attempt to wage war on society as futile. It argues such rebels face death and dishonor as the ultimate price for defying communal norms and law.
The column critiques modern political topics including the presidency of Calvin Coolidge and American responses to socialism. It surveys birth control debates led by Margaret Sanger, provincial political pressures, and public morality. The piece laments disruptive youth culture, advocates traditional education in the three Rs, and condemns drunkenness and social loafing.
Ripped OCR text presents Walt Mason verse about a car trouble shooter or mechanic. The poem bounces through automotive jargon and frustration, noting a skilled, upright tradesman who fixes buses and engines while easing passenger fears. The piece mixes humor with respect for practical expertise amidst mechanical mishaps.
NEA columnist Harry B Hunt discusses prohibition and congressional probes tied to Senator Edward I Edwards of New Jersey. The piece mocks Edwards and notes tensions over investigations into liquor smuggling, enforcement, and potential reforms to the prohibition unit under Roy Haynes, amid broader political fallout from Panama junkets and a Kentucky congressman’s conviction.
Congressional excerpts from May 31 1924 show opposition to House Joint Resolution 184 proposing a constitutional amendment to empower Congress to regulate labor of under 18s. Debates allege Bolshevik and communistic aims, warn of federal control over children, and criticize religious and educational implications.
An excerpt from 1925 by George Matthew Adams presents a riddle about craft and skill. The text hints at teaching youth to spell and knit across a metaphorical bell clapper and log, suggesting a creative instruction.
A fragmentary excerpt presents Tom Sims discussing optimism and happiness. It contrasts self doubt with honesty and suggests happiness comes from getting what you want rather than pleasing others. It mentions marriage and bachelor life with general, non-specific reflections.
The text muses on the nature of history and the role of memory in shaping what we learn. It discusses how historians select what to study, noting that bias and interest influence which events and achievements are remembered. It envisions future readers judging past lives by clothes, homes, food, books, and music.
Council Bluffs January 27 The governor’s jury found no criminal liability in the Christmas Eve collision that killed Mrs E A Wickham wife of a Council Bluffs financier and Mrs Florence Brodahl nurse of Wa hoo Neb The verdict followed testimony from the train crew and Bernard Wickham 15 driver who said speeds ranged from four to twenty miles per hour The jury concluded no one to blame for the deaths and a portion of the report notes differing accounts of the car’s speed and motion
Judge W. G. Bonner of Polk County district court supports keeping the Iowa parole board. He cites that in the last two years 772 men were paroled and only one lapsed back into crime, opposing the abolishment proposed by Governor Hammill and former Governor Kendall.
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