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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1921
Page
7
A National Council of Boy Scouts of America conducted an event described in brief readable fragments. The item notes organizers and context without detailed outcomes or figures.
The article contrasts good and bad citizenship through Scouts who selflessly help at a dangerous street crossing near a school and warn pedestrians at a slippery sidewalk. It highlights two boys' anonymous acts of responsibility, showing scouting as instilling civic duty in youth.
A fragment discusses belonging to a scout program, noting betraying depth of meaning beyond knots and oath. It argues being a scout requires action beyond mere membership, criticizing performative participation and true pride in the service. The piece reflects on genuine commitment versus title.
At the London congress the Scouts establish a permanent journal titled The Jamboree. Baden-Powell, founder of the movement, calls for unity and comradeship across nations to promote peace. The first issue prints in English French Spanish and Tamil with four-language text. Local Scouts in Roselle Park New Jersey have been active with daily flag ceremonies for years.
A battered brass speaking trumpet from the U S gunboat Harriett Lane, taken from Captain J M Wainwright’s hand as he lay dead at Galveston on January 1 1862, was presented to Assistant Secretary Wainwright by RC Duff of Houston Texas. The relic recalls the Lane’s death on deck and the Confederate victory at Galveston captured by Major A M Lea, who later conducted the funeral for his son and the Lane’s commander.
A plan proposes that any reader paying six months or more for the News Telegraph subscription, whether renewal or new, receives a coupon book. Each five cent coupon yields five cents per dollar of goods, with 95 cents cash for a dollar and progressive redemptions. The scheme emphasizes simple terms and immediate coupon value upon subscription.
Merchants offer five percent back to customers who present coupons equal to one fifth of their cash purchases. Customers must buy at least one dollar of goods, coupons apply to cash purchases only, and cannot be used for account payments. The scheme benefits merchants, readers, and the paper through subscriptions.
A list of local businesses honored by coupons across categories including automobiles repairs clothing jewelry millinery photography and shoes. Notable names include Albert Johnson & Sons Neff Clothing Co Crowley B. Cole & Co Evers Bros F H Griffith and Collins Hat among others.
Jules Siimbon, famed Garibaldi volunteer and collector of ancient objects, dies at 84 in London. He fought for Italian independence and was twice wounded on significant campaigns. His long life connected to Milan’s theater museum reflects historic preservation noted by the Italian government.
Transfers list Arthur E. Oaks and wife to Stephen Oaks and Rich ard Edwards and wife to Adam Wohlenhaupt. Properties include 2 blocks in Geo. Jill es Add Atlantic and parcel described as N 20 ft of S 3 acres. Dates show 5-31-21 and 6-1-21 with amounts around 162.50. Also a note about Laura Elizabeth Day related to Charles Dickens and Vitus Bering ancestry appears in the fragment.
Entomologists report a new tropical sucking insect, Xylostodoris luteolus, recently discovered in Cuba and now seen in the United States. Described by G F Moanette at a federal experiment station, the pest feeds on Royal Palm shoots and has reached about half an inch in length. Officials deploy nicotine-sulphate pesticide to repel the insect, marking the first U S record of this species.
Royal palm trees show drooping fronds and withered leaves as dry conditions and strong winds impact palms along the coast. City crews monitor damage and advise drought watering guidelines for residents and landscapers.
The War Finance Corporation endorses a $60,000,000 fund to ease distress among growers in the middle and western states. W P G Harding, head of the Federal Reserve Board, advocates the plan as the best method to secure government aid through federal reserve banks and the corporation's agency.
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