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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1923
Page
1
The file lists telephone contacts for the editorial and news departments, including business office lines and a central switchboard. It notes extension numbers and perhaps internal routing for callers seeking reporters, editors, or desk staff.
Rain and hard work have improved southwest Iowa corn fields to a remarkable degree. Farmers reported six teams at sunrise cultivating and the land shows clear progress against grass and weeds. Pastures and small crops flourish, yet low grain prices threaten profits. optimism remains for a bountiful harvest and regional pride in the garden spot of the world.
A vivid description compares a forthcoming Atlantic gold mine project to the Hotel Johnson in Red Oak. The piece highlights the hotel’s full occupancy, high porch value, and its roadside appeal with visitors and traveling salesmen filling the three-story, elevatorless building on a major highway.
A column reflecting on Atlantic hotel ambitions and the impact of poor railroad lunch rooms. It cites Red Oak and the C B Q railroad, arguing depot and train service contact shape public opinion. Warns that bad meals and toilet facilities breed antagonism, harming railroads and public trust. Mentions postwar federal commissions and budget cuts as context.
Governor Kendall earns credit for reappointing the state board of examining engineers. L M Martin of this city is named again for service and fitness to the post. The governor prioritized merit over politics, pleasing those familiar with the board’s work and its accomplishments.
A 1914 anecdote tells how Wilson and Newlands pressed for a new commission to curb unfair interstate commerce and regulate exports. Uncle Sam found funds, the bureau was absorbed into a federal trade commission, and eight years later the nation spent nearly eight million dollars to sustain the growing agency and its expanding workforce.
Des Moines Garden club visited Virgin Town prairie near Ankeny to study native grasses and flowers. Dr. L H Pammel led the excursion, explaining plant stories and urging preservation of remaining Iowa prairie remnants for future posterity.
The piece contrasts artistic doubt with life’s persistence, noting artists detest happy endings while life often ends well for heroes. It argues novels dwell on despair yet real life offers moral closure with virtuous triumphs and enduring love, despite grim days. Copyright 1928, George Matthew Adams.
United Press reports temporary halt on liquor removal from the Baltic and Baerengaria as Acting Surgeon General White and James Britt debate British rule permitting five gallons of brandy per 100 passengers. Liquor must be labeled medicinal. If ship physicians swear the amount is below safety margin, more could be allowed.
Michigan leads in maple growth with more maple trees than any other state, highlighting the state’s rich sap industry and enduring forestry resources.
A long defense by A D Lasker and supporters counters World allegations that the Leviathan trial voyage was a private $1,000,000 junket. The statement cites prior planning by Shipping Board experts, $120,000 trip costs, and bipartisan board approval, arguing the trip was a justified test under government oversight rather than partisan politics.
A garbled OCR style roundup mentions shootings in St Louis Chicago visitors feelings Florida floods Kansas Oklahoma New York and Mobile oddly mixed with stray phrases about a preacher, a governor, scientists temperature readings, a White House question, a peace conference, and unrelated oddities including a giraffe in London and a party in Seattle.
Railroads in Iowa anticipate the heaviest freight traffic in history, peaking mid year as grain movement may outpace recent years. Large shippers are urged to load cars to capacity, unload promptly, and speed up equipment movement while roads repair, rebuild, and secure fuel supplies. Factories are urged to store coal and supplies for later use to ensure equipment is available for fall shipments.
United Press reports Iowa crop conditions as of June 15 show summer apples heavy, fall apples light, winter apples moderate, pears down, plums down, cherries down. Data from state agricultural society lists percentages for various fruit and vegetable conditions across the state.
A local education briefing outlines a tax course designed for Iowa City residents, detailing plan goals, funding methods, and expected impacts on school budgets and community services.
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