14 Jul 1924
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1924
Page
1
Notice to Atlantic subscribers about evening delivery and a misprint telephone number. Advertises rates for carriers and mail, with publisher credits and Associated Press membership. Consumers are urged to call 439 R before 7 PM for delivery. Incorrect contact listed for the News Telegraph.
Iowa reports an 8,678 rise in tractors to 30,554, a 13.7 percent jump, with California and other states using iron horses for orchards and farming tasks. The piece contrasts tractor adoption, mentions political jabs around Davis and Bryan, and notes lines about agriculture and national leadership.
In a dramatic turn from a fiery anti-Davis stand at the Democratic convention, William Jennings Bryan now endorses William G. Davis after rechecking his view of Davis. Bryan cites changed information and Davis’s attributes as making him a satisfactory candidate, despite earlier labeling him allied with predatory interests.
The convention refused to nominate Al Smith for Catholic reasons and avoided naming the Klan in its platform while denouncing Woodrow Wilson and casting doubt on oil-track Republicans. It chose a presidential candidate tied to oil interests after long delays, urging voters to extract benefits for themselves.
Charles E. Mitchell of National City Bank of New York endorses Labor banks in a signed Labor Banker statement. He welcomes competition, argues banking serves the community, and says Labor banks help explain banking as a public service, aiding savings and broader prosperity.
The author argues saving and investing funds benefits individuals and communities by enabling independence, labor demand, production expansion, and lower living costs. Labor banks can reach workers, boost savings and banking, and promote broad ownership of railroads and large industries, reducing owners workers divides and fostering cooperation. They note cooperation with Brotherhood banks in distributing securities as proof.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger laments the Democratic presidential nomination, deeming it worthless after ferocious infighting and sectarian rancor. It argues two parties are essential, condemns bigotry within the party, and calls for renewed unity to sustain the two-party system.
Chicago Tribune notes Senator Hendrik Shipstead of Minnesota campaigns for La Follette and argues northwest farmers see through communist rhetoric. He jokes that workers lose their chains but farmers lose flivvers phonographs and radios, asserting La Follette’s view of wide wealth gaps and the money power as a danger to addresses.
A string of aphorisms and quirky observations mix with clipped phrases about crime and mischief. Topics range from blue envy and love apples to legal tricks and a famous bandit captured in Missouri, all suggesting wry reflections on human folly and fate.
A humorous verse about newlyweds facing wedding consumer temptations. It mocks sales pitches for luxury goods and warns couples to avoid debt, urging prudent saving as a steady bankroll for the married life.
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