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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1924
Page
4
Grain and Livestock prices posted across Chicago and South Omaha markets with No 2 and No 3 yellow corn at 87 cents MB R 4, No 2 white oats around 50 cents. Cattle receipts 11,000 with varied bids from 5 65 to 11.85 for choice steers. hogs around 5.85 to 7.20, lambs 13 to 15.85. South Omaha and TOGS receipts listed. prices show broad activity in fats and feeders.
On the retreat from Moscow Napoleon traveled from near Vilna to Paris in 412 hours covering about 1400 miles. The journey averaged almost five miles per hour despite adverse roofs and weather conditions.
Grain and produce prices listed with Wheat at 1.00, new corn 70e, barley 55e, rye 7e, butterfat 34e, eggs 19¢, hens 15e, spring chickens 28e, roosters 6c. Hog prices cited at 6.00 to 6.05. Fat cattle ranges 7.00 to 10.00.
A fragment notes a pilot preparing for sky writing and jokes about helmet fit and tongue placement. The item appears in a Passing Show section from London with a brief mention of trying a News-Telegraph want ad.
Two Griswold women face serious illness with Mary Boiler admitted to an Omaha hospital for liver trouble and Clara Kirk suffering heart trouble.
Mr and Mrs Andrew Johnson host visiting son Charles Johnson and family from Minnesota. Guests include Mr and Mrs Chris Hansen and Peter Hansen from Hudson Wisconsin. Birth announced for Hans Marquesens grandchild in Chicago. Alma Jorgensen has tonsil surgery locally. Mrs J P Johnson to host Ladies Aid June 26. Sidney Larsen breaks arm second time at Bernard Jengen party. Brayton Wlight Day attendance by Elk Horn residents and Elk Torn band concert at Walnut. Visitors from Racine Wisconsin travel after Fremont Nebraska Lutheran convention.
Herbert Webster former Lewis boy and San Diego policeman lies in very precarious condition after being shot on duty. He is said to be in doubtful recovery as pneumonia has developed hindering removal of a bullet from the base of the brain.
Revival meetings are being held by the First Baptist church in Elk Horn Iowa. Services occur nightly except Mondays through June 29. Evangelist Rev. P. C. Lurisen leads services in a large tent on the Chautauqua ground.
Announcement from June 18 reports Lewis C. Ross formerly of Lewis marrying Kathryn Elizabeth Johnston at her Edgewood Pennsylvania home. A. N. Downer returns from Chicago after funeral of his mother's sister, Mrs. Margaret Falconer, aged eighty two. Lewis and Atlantic baseball teams to play at Griswold for Fourth of July observance.
Ralph Han sock and wife announce the birth of a daughter named Mary Elizabeth on June 18.
Mrs Calvin Coolidge presented prizes to three winners in the Women Overseas Service League essay contest on the topic Why a Young Man I Know Should Attend a Citizens Military Training Camp. The honorees were Adele Daniel of Vicksburg Mississippi Luella Lancaster of Junction City Kansas and Dorothy Beal of Frederick Hall Virginia. The Secretary of War congratulated them.
A dramatic account describes Kivnlateur Falls as the world’s largest waterfall, taller than Niagara and the Washington Monument combined, located in a jungle in Brite ish Gulanga. The Volume river plunges 14 360 feet wide and drops 1 foot further below Kaleteur, a sight few white men have seen, termed a “Sight for the Gods.”
An officers examination address is delivered with emphasis on study during the interim. The examiner notes the papers are with the printer and asks for questions. A quiet question from the rear asks who the printer is, prompting silence.
Scientists announce a fish that shouts, drawing praise for the discovery. The report ponders how a plain father who first noted the phenomenon would be viewed, reflecting on recognition in science.
A garbled 19th century style note warns the reader to seek a curative drug regimen. It mentions iodide of potassa and other reagents, implying a salving potion. The piece satirically closes with certainty of triumph over memory loss.
Exira Iowa reports Mr and Mrs Milo Petersen welcome a son born last Friday named Jack Allen Petersen. Community church hosts Vacation Bible School 9 to 12:30 daily. Local households sold goods as Miss Verna Cray and Miss Coeelia Tharnish plan travel. Mrs Ben Jensen improving slowly and new couple Rendleman return from honeymoon. Christensen family preparing to sail from New York to Denmark for new home. American Legion to hold dance with Super-six Harmonica band at the Legion hall. Mrs R A Lantz tours Anita and Casey with companions. Missionary Society meets at Mrs Doll Spoo s home.
Des Moines June 18 Senator M L Bowman of Waterloo resigns as Secretary of the Iowa Good Roads association after clashing with the executive committee over an $85 040 000 bond issue to hard surface about 2000 miles of highway. Bowman backs a gasoline tax and opposed the bond program.
Atlantic Chautauqua board elected officers to run ticket sales for the July 17 to 23 assembly. Mayme Findley named president to appoint ward lieutenants for gate duties. A G Fouts chosen secretary and treasurer.
A claim emerges that England's oldest toll gate lies on the Witney to Ostordy road. A nearby gate stands with a notice board dating from the era of Charles II, noted in a News Telegraph sketch.
Quote from John Burroughs about paying the price of achievement in work, featured in The News Telegraph. The piece frames money as insufficient and emphasizes effort as the true cost of valuable accomplishments.
Local ME church Woman's Home Missionary Society hosted Queen Esther girls for a short program and luncheon at Mrs. John Gates residence. Numerous local residents were noted in visits and travel updates including Walter Morgan returning from Huntington Park to see family.
In Waterloo Iowa delegates at the Iowa State Federation of Labor conven tion debated repealing a law requiring thirty five percent of the primary vote for nomination A resolution calling for repeal was submitted The convention also tackled the status of the women's labor bureau after lengthy discussion Senator Smith W Brookhart was to address a banquet this evening
June 18 notice: The Sunbeam class of the M. E. Sunday school holds a special Sunday service with parents of members as honor guests.
A fragment notes that Clineinnut claims the western city is beautiful and calls it The Queen City and The Party of America while others nickname it Pork opolie. Chicago earns The Windy City and The Stock Yards City along with Washington as The Federal City and The City of Magnificent Distances.
A misquoted or garbled quotation attributed to Chunning Pollock urges considering the other side to defuse disputes. It hints at a better meeting place and suggests thinking from opponents’ perspective will reveal flaws in one’s own stance. The fragmentary text reflects a faded historical source.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a tribune report from New York about a blessing or ceremony connected to a portal or grave site. The text is garbled with misreads, but hints at a cultural or religious blessing tied to a memorial or burial context and a future time frame.
Hundreds of Iowa farmers are slated to visit Iowa State College in Ames during June 23 to 28 for the Farm Crops and Soils Field week. County agents and delegations from multiple counties will tour the agronomy farm and other Agricultural Experiment Station projects, viewing soil treatments and crop varieties.
In a window display at the Steinke and Butler hat shop a colossal white men's hat, priced like a premium Easter chapeau, dominates pedestrian attention. Designed by Statson hats for a Fox star, the Torn Mix sombrero from cowboy actor fashion appears in Ladies to Board at the Atlantic Theater this Friday and Saturday.
A Boston Transcript item notes that delayed witty retorts can harm friendships, suggesting prompt, thoughtful replies preserve relationships and avoid regret when conflicts arise.
Sub-district schoolhouse No. 1 to be sold June 27 at 2 p.m. to W Wiese secretary. Your want ad in this paper will be read by 16 000 people.
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