02 Jul 1927
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1927
Page
1
A historical newspaper item lists the Atlantic News-Telegraph, successor to the News and Telegraph, with office details, publisher names, and subscription rates. It includes delivery notices and a late-bulletin contact telephone for subscribers in Atlantic, Iowa, urging calls before 7 PM to receive papers.
The Cass County board set July 26 as the election date to decide on issuing bonds worth about a million dollars for hard surfacing and improving primary roads. Voters will see two ballot questions: bond issuance and road surfacing, with the state primary fund to pay bonds. The piece explains the highway law history, funding methods, and urges informed voting, noting taxes remain, and stressing the county must decide whether to proceed now or wait years.
The Des Moines Register voices skepticism about campaign tactics linking Lowden and Brookhart. Voters seek clarity on whether support is for Lowden or a Brookhart machine, resisting bait and avoiding being hoodwinked by any strategic pairing. Major Lund’s role as Brookhart’s manager is noted but not trusted to sway the base.
A reflection on progress versus resistance, contrasting forward looking citizens with backward seeming minds. The author likens resistance to fear of change, witchcraft era caution, and warns towns grow only with vision and new methods. The piece calls for embracing change while fundamentals stay constant.
The piece argues that if Coolidge had signed the McNary-Haugen bill there would be no discussion of a third term. Coolidge served a partial Harding term and his own full term, carrying out prior policies. Thus, seeking to succeed himself is not a genuine third term bid, and the talk arose from political pressures of the moment.
Norfolk Neb article summarizes opinions of Deadwood Dick Doc Carver and Lute North on Little Bighorn fate. Most historians favor Custer died fighting, with Reno’s actions and courage cited. Indians’ tales remain uncertain, but self-inflicted death is deemed unlikely.
Copyright 1927 Ready Reference Publishing Co lists answers: 1 Lynn Mass, 2 Genoa Italy, 3 southern extremity of South America, 4 Washington American League, 5 Henry Ford, 6 14,000,000, 7 In 1607, 8 Plymouth Rock, 9 Admiral Dewey, 10 The Half Moon.
Sheldon, Mail recalls old time marble play among boys of twenty five to thirty years ago. The piece describes terms like lagging for law, knuckle tight, fendlubs, and fen dubs, noting the language and rules for shooting marbles and the nostalgia of mothers’ cooking and early hockey memories.
The speaker compares life to a childhood marble game where fairness and bold moves shape outcomes. They warn that sharp games and broken trust erode bonds, urging open conduct and strong resolve to endure in adulthood.
A whimsical verse by Walt Mason humorously reflects on wealth, investments, and disappointment. It features a speaker named Ebenezer Jimpson and the narrator assessing fortune, fear, and resilience amid changing fortunes in 1927.
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