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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1923
Page
1
Democrats call for inquiry into Leviathan cruise while defending it as a needed sea worthy test and publicity push. The piece contrasts Republican claims and notes Chairman Lasker’s advertising expertise, framing the voyage as a government responsibility and campaign point.
A national upheaval targets John T. Adams, Iowa chairman of the Republican National Committee, aiming to force his resignation over foreign policy disputes. Critics like the Des Moines Register attack Adams while praising nationalism, with charges tied to Wilsonian League politics and the League of Nations.
A Clarinda man died in Des Moines after a long battle for health while townsfolk ponder who will tend the gardens and churches, handle the town’s social duties, and honor his memory. Friends plan to secure his real estate for a final resting place, reflecting on a life remembered as a glowing thread in the town’s history.
Adam Etter longtime Clarinda resident and town janitor for three churches is remembered for service to children and gardens. The Des Moines Register tribute praises his humble life and notes church funeral in United Presbyterian church with moving tributes by four ministers.
A fragmented column presents quips attributed to Tom Sims on swatting flies and weather, noting envy of Dempsey's money and the pupose of enduring heat. It also alludes to domestic duties and a prominent doctor, with stray phrases about contraception and Atlantic rum ship fires.
Scrutator notes that British wage cuts hit 20,000 workers in March, with weekly losses of about 320,000 dollars, while 16,000 saw raises totaling 3,250 dollars. Coal miners were heavily affected as Labour policy shifts and wartime legacies squeeze pay. The piece compares Britain’s stagnant productivity to the U.S. and laments labor politics and nationalization talk.
A jumble of lines mentions fuet minds shorts pants and skating to work. It notes patching leaks until rain and a Detroiters return from honey moon. It touches on training for the future and paddling one’s own canoe versus help. It laments a wide awake youth waking at midnight.
A partial item describes using a four narrow strips of adhesive plaster to secure a paper for mailing. The note mentions destined delivery and references designer Dingizlne in a garbled line, suggesting a vintage instruction or advertisement fragment.
The fragment describes a rivaling figure named Dave Doodad who criticizes opponents with sharp jabs about alleged dishonesty. It references rival Horner, questionable schemes, and a tense confrontation about cheating and trust, all conveyed in a distorted, rhythmic scrapbook voice.
The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation may delay action to represent farmers in cooperative feeder cattle buying due to missing county reports. Only a small portion of the 100 county bureaus have replied, and it is unclear if the plan will be adopted though sentiment is generally favorable. Secretary C. W. Hunt notes potential savings and disease control benefits. The piece also mentions farm bureau picnics, land valuation at Grundy Center, vacation farm help contracts in Hamilton County Webster City, and Missouri farmers touring creameries in the region.
A reflective line from Bernard de Bonnard on silence as the understanding of feal and a virtue of the wise, highlighting quiet insight and disciplined restraint as signs of wisdom.
TOWA CITY report notes Miss Mary Harper former president of the Towa State Nurses Association and superintendent of the Muses Training School at the University of Iowa died in Ann Arbor Michigan at age 45. She headed the local school July 1913 to January 1922.
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