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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1924
Page
6
A bold classified note invites customers to place orders with Welken Monument Works. It emphasizes reliability and prompt service, aiming to attract inquiries for memorials and related stonework.
New York report says the United States total wealth, excluding federal holdings, reaches 310,274,470,000 with real estate valued at 174,231,458,000. Tax-exempt properties including schools and churches total 20,082,475,000, and states own most wealth concentrated in three groups across 48 states.
A fragment discusses native African courtesy with phrases Hamba gachle and Lala gachle, then pivots to a Mullins Tire and Battery Station ad claim urging better value on tires. The piece blends cultural note with a local sales prompt.
Iowa City hosts the annual conference of the County Attorneys of Iowa at the University of Iowa from June 24 to 26. Dean H C Jones says sessions include lectures by Vernox Seepurger on Criminal Practice June 24, Karl Vincent on Civil Practice June 25, and Attorney General Ben J Gibson on interdepartmental relations June 26. Open to all county attorneys and candidates with time for questions and personal conferences.
San Francisco readers report a plant novelty from Santa Rosa horticulturist Luther Burbank. Night blooming poppies which previously closed at sundown now open their golden petals after a day treatment of ice and morning exposure. The method, tested on poppies, may apply to other night closing flowers.
Estimates of bee swarm counts span from 10 000 to 400 000 with exceptionally large colonies at 75 000 to 100 000. Normal colonies hold 30 000 to 35 000 workers, while swarms of 40 000 to 56 000 occur in well managed apiaries. Drones range from dozens to several hundred.
The passage discusses why residents of the United States are commonly called Americans. It argues the term arose because other regional labels like Canadians or Mexicans are awkward. It notes Canada and Mexico contribute forms to similar demonyms, but citizens of the United States are most conveniently designated as Americans.
Albert Hubbard argues that three habits the work habit health habit and study habit unlock all worth having. He suggests adding one condition can scarcely improve life and urges joining the Dollar club.
Twenty Years Ago Today. June 18 1904 General Bobrifals Russian Governor General of Finland died by assassination. General Kuropatkin leaves for firing line to command in Russo Japanese war. Rev E S Hill spoke at Firemen's Memorial. Prayers and names of local memorials listed. Crystal Lake at Lewis opened season. Excursion to Milestone Canada announced. Blackwood family leaving for Denver. Goodie and Rasmus sen firm dissolved. Ten Years Ago Today June 18 1914 Elk Horn route poles marked. Willis Huff farm barn fire causes $1200 loss. Edna May Johnson wed Nels Peterson. Elevator project planned at Griswold. Chautauqua boosters arrive for Elk Horn event July 11-17.
At the American Philosophical Society annual meeting Pv Raymond Peart of Johns Hopkins University discussed using fruit fly colonies to model human population growth. He said controlled laboratory studies show the flies follow the same growth and decay laws as humans, enabling observation of population curves in months.
Local resident A N Davis displays prize eggs from his flock noting a hen lays double yolk eggs daily. Eggs measure about three inches long and six and a half inches in circumference, each containing a double yolk.
Charles Gannon of Washington once lent Max Maretzek's Crochets and Quaver and believed the loan never returned. He visited a bookstore hoping to replace it and discovered the clerk handed him his own autographed copy from 26 years earlier.
A fragment proclaims that real power lies in imagination and belief. It argues that mental vision can unlock capabilities others deem impossible, suggesting creation starts in the mind and shapes the world through thought and striving.
A fragmentary reminiscence describes how the name Stalne-the-Face originated after a personal clash with a Cheyenne boy at about ten years old. The boy reportedly bloodied the speaker’s face, an incident tied to cultural or tribal naming lore as the origin of the nickname.
A crítica review notes Mary Roberts Rinehart's Her Majesty The Queen in Cosmopolitan July issue. It praises her tender portrayal of pitifully young protagonists and a princess with a guards officer amid romance, yellowed by a European setting and gypsy intrigues.
Thrift of time and thrift of will mocked in a garbled promotional clipping. The fragment parodies political quotation and pivots to advertising lines for bread, wool fillers, paints, and assorted goods at Alexanders with a closing plug for a Dollar club join.
At New York and Atlantic City venues fashionables showcase velvet jacquards with white fur trims over crepe dresses, semi-precious Oriental jewelry, and crystal pieces. Accessories include painted beads, lacquer pendants, jade and carnelian accents, and bold button earrings. Hats combine white kid, suede, and lizard skin with ribbons. canes trend at resorts and boardwalks.
A compact ad from Mulling Tire and Battery Station promoting Miller geared to the road tires and tire mounting service. It highlights Miller tires and a special window shade service available at Alexanders, with prices or offers not specified.
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