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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1922
Page
4
Market roundup with Chicago and Atlantic figures for wheat corn oats hogs cattle and sheep. Receipts listed across categories with price ranges and top values, showing general declines in hogs and mixed changes in cattle and sheep. Includes local eggs butter fat poultry and packing figures from Atlantic Mill and Rumsey & Co. Board of Trade.
A Scientific American excerpt reports cruel trapping methods where one quarter of animals are deemed worthless, 15 percent escape by chewing, many are eaten by others, and all endure suffering. The American Humane Society offers a prize for essays informing the public about this cruelty.
A short note describes the devilfish or octopus’s natural defenses as it blends colors with surroundings. It mentions a special ink bag that allows the creature to eject a dark fluid, clouding the surrounding sea to aid in escape. The text references The News Telegraph as the source of the news.
United Press reports labor leaders in Cincinnati uniting to shape this year’s congressional campaigns. William Johnson of the machinists’ union cites coordinated worker action as a model for expanding labor influence beyond Town to other areas, noting Brockhart’s domination shows labor and farmer cooperation.
Thirty boys and girls from the Incal Catholic church trained for a musical minstrel show to entertain and boost Knights of Columbus council programs in nearby towns. The troupe toured to re energize local members and liven pep meetings held by the Atlantic county council in its territory.
Two mechanics, Charles Garton and Norman McGlollan, were burned and injured when a tank being enlarged on Captain Eddie Rickenbacker's cross country airplane exploded in Detroit. The blast occurred during soldering of two forty-gallon tanks, causing shock to nearly 100 spectators.
United Press reports the 1930 wheat crop is forecast at 465 million bushels, down from 795 million last year. The Agriculture Department sets the condition at 84.3 percent for June 1, with last year at 82 percent.
Local Lions attending the district meeting in Omaha report a fine day full of activity. Governors from two states and the international president spoke, with tours through the city, races, and the Ak-Sar-Hen event keeping the program lively. Sioux City won next year’s meet, and Merle Taylor of Omaha was elected District Governor for the ensuing year.
President Harding and Mrs Harding depart for New Jersey to deliver two addresses tomorrow. He will speak at the Princeton memorial dedication and at Princeton University, as timing rules prompt the clock to limit length.
DES Moines Iowa June Following a dispute with her mother Mrs Opal Karry 22 drank carbolic acid at her home. Mrs Karry was taken to the city hospital where she is in a critical condition. The quarrel began when furniture bought on contract was removed from the home.
See Hansen and Lowe for New Century and P O cultivators, also DeLayal separators. Have you seen the Essex Coach or try a News Telegraph want ad as a public interest note.
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