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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1923
Page
1
Fragmented OCR text notes advertising rates and post office matter under St Congress on March 3 1879. Mentions mail plans and business office terms with figures for yearly and six month mail. Contains unclear fragments but identifies a local newspaper notice style item.
Joseph H. Anderson, alumnus of the Iowa General Assembly and speaker for Cedar Rapids Teachers College class of 1898, delivered a graduation address urging thrift and frugal economy. He warned prosperity tests, emphasized home and school training, and urged educators to shape youth as stabilizing influence for future welfare and economic normalcy.
A fragment noting federal response to New York City wet and dry conditions and the adoption of prohibition sentiment and Volstead Act legislation, reflecting heated legal and political climate. The text references Gov Smith and broader federal stance without complete details.
The federal government intensified enforcement in New York state after Governor Smith pressed officials to act. Tuesday saw raids on two large New York City liquor outlets, with seizures and arrests of proprietors. An order closed the Knickerbocker restaurant for an indefinite period, signaling stronger federal action against prohibition violators.
The 1921 income tax data show only 21 million dollars in incomes above one million, down from 206 million in 1916. The shift indicates a thinning of war profiteers and a more even distribution of national incomes, despite prior political insistence on higher earnings.
Federal authorities wrapped up prosecutions of Texas jail sharks selling stocks in oil outfits using era and meet General Lee to ensnare victims. Two grafters drew ten years and $15,000 fines each. General Lee received two years and a smaller fine. Texas has hundreds more grafters exploiting the public via worthless stocks. The writer urges continued federal action in Texas and beyond to eradicate the crime.
Governors and leaders from Minnesota Wisconsin Kansas Missouri North Dakota Ohio and Oklahoma plus two U S senators and farming officials call for a national wheat conference in Chicago June 19 20 to explore increasing domestic demand for wheat and its products rather than seeking price fixing. The note says higher prices arise from better markets not markets abroad and argues a fair price for the crop is vital to national prosperity.
The country faces a wheat surplus with uncertain profitable demand in world markets. Curtailing output may balance supply and demand, while efforts to boost consumption through manufacturers of flour and wheat products continue. The national wheat conference aims to assess absorption capacity and discourage price setting by government decree, seeking enlightenment from Chicago.
A poem contrasts the grind of scholars and artists with wealthy laborers who profit from fame. The speaker derides injustice as he observes salaries for actors, athletes, and film stars, then urges contentment with honest work and gratitude for employment. The piece ends with a plea to appreciate jobs and avoid chronic complaints.
John T Adams writes that critics misused a GOP publicity release to attack the party. He argues the real motive is opposition to the league of nations and foreign entanglements. The piece defends America first policy and warns against European influence in U.S. affairs.
The fragmentary, humor driven prose notes marriage announcements for June alongside a string of aphorisms about life work and wisdom. It mentions a fly anecdote, an ant model, thrift, pride, and weather planning, all in a scattered, satirical tone.
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