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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1920
Page
1
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Atlantic subscribers who do not receive their paper in the evening may arrange delivery by calling before seven o clock. Call Red 403 to set up delivery. This number is not for the News Telegraph.
Atlantic hosted Congressman W. R. Green of the Ninth Iowa district yesterday. He is described as honest and conscientious, dedicated to serving his constituency, with a broad grasp of affairs and a focus on local interests.
The committee of forty eight draws criticism as a cadre of pessimists and radicals aligned with LaFollette. The piece argues the group seeks disintegration of government, while praising opponents who oppose their agenda. James Pierce of the Town Homestead is named as an aligned follower.
The poem narrates a neighbor Jones who helps during illness then oversteps by borrowing many items. The speaker resents the helpful neighbor’s constant borrowing and jokes about returning objects, ending with a wary moral tone about unsolicited aid.
Medical missionary De Ay L. Shelton and his wife have returned home on furlough after being captured by Chinese bandits in western China and held for two months at mountain rendezvous. He plans to resume missions and hospitals in Thibet, inspired by an invitation from Buddhist leaders and his seventeen years of Christian work.
Gaston Chevrolet earned 36300 in the 500 mile race with Rene Thomas and Ralph DePalma heavily placing. Prizes included 20000 for first, 1300 in lap and accessories, 10000 for second, and 8600 plus 3000 for fifth in lap money. Officials expect next year’s race under 188 cubic inch displacement with a possible 75000 total purse and a higher lap purse proposal.
June items note a rain soaked ride east of town and plans for a new drug store. A surprise 10th wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs Blakesley of Anita is reported. Future marriage between Miss Moseley and George Pratt set for Anita. Fifteen years ago ministers picnic and a Fourth of July fund drive fail to reach 800. Postmaster Conerd improving at Battle Creek. Probate notice declares a will of Thomas Gaffney to be probated at Atlantic Cass County Iowa on June 19 with clerk A A Emigh signing.
Chicago June 15 The Republican campaign for Senator Warren G Harding's presidency opens with Chairman Will H Hays at the national headquarters. Capt Victor Heintz regional director and others meet as the campaign moves to downtown hotel HQ. Five million lithographs of the candidate will be ready this week.
One of the finest natural dyes, a rich purple, is obtained from four shellfish found on the Pacific coast of Porto Rico. It is mainly used for dyeing silk thread. The thread is brought to shore where shellfish abound to dye it there.
Mrs Ep Tuomas of Morrice Michigan says Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieved her symptoms after her second child. She urges others to seek help and writes that the remedy restored vitality and happiness, offering free confidential advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co.
June 15 in Chicago delegates discussing Thomas R. Marshall of Indiana as a formidable possible nominee for the Democratic ticket on an anti administration platform ahead of the San Francisco convention.
A dated advertisement urges readers to quit laxatives and purges and try Nature's Remedy QYR Tablets to ease constipation. It claims daily dosing is unnecessary with one tablet nightly for a week, promising improved digestion, appetite, and bowel regularity. The copy emphasizes cost and doctor endorsement while warning against overuse.
San Francisco June witness testimony reveals heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey denying charges of evading the selective draft act and cruelty alleged by his former wife Mrs Maxine Dempsey. The case unfolds amid sensational scrutiny as legal proceedings continue.
A garbled clipping cites a mob of stock gamblers and mining promoters backing General Wood’s presidential bid, with calls to defeat his backers. The text shifts to ads for Western Electric fans and Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy, urging readers to buy for 35 cents and keep it available.
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