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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1925
Page
1
The Atlantic News Telegraph announces its publication as an evening paper edited and published by Chase, Chase and M. P. Chase. It notes postal registration and advert rates upon application, with business and editorial offices listed in Atlantic, Iowa.
The Ada city notes Northwestern Bell operates without a franchise after Musson Brothers’ 1900 grant. The Mussons’ 25 year pact expired. Bell’s charges allegedly rose post-takeover, sparking questions of rate parity and local control amid a Nebraska Supreme Court case on local telephone operations.
The piece extols park and courthouse square improvements in a city, praising Frost for care and urging early rising to enjoy morning sunshine. It then transitions to a political critique, denouncing Norris of Nebraska and others, questioning Republican loyalty, and praising Atlantic as a business hub built by individual effort and money.
The court held the company must secure a Cherokee franchise to operate locally, rejecting a claim that toll line rights cover local service. If the city votes against a franchise, a writ of execution may issue after six months. Only one judge dissented. The ruling appears to foreclose further attempts to operate without city approval.
Charles Stewart argues the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul rail system failed due to farm prosperity and bankers influence. He cites expansion costs, dependence on agricultural tonnage, and notes a coming congressional inquiry. He asserts railroads need farmer patronage to avoid revenue loss and advocates cooperative marketing for fair prices.
The piece argues that corporations like Swift & Company should contribute to their host cities and support local institutions. It criticizes those that send profits elsewhere while implying railroads fail to maintain local service as passenger travel shifts to autos. It describes how railroads pass costs to long hauls and distant markets, affecting towns on branch lines.
The poem recalls Abner Bimm as a stingy figure in Punktown whose critics roast him for tenacious budgeting. Supporters defend him as a model helper to the town and teammates, noting his charitable acts and reliability in aiding delegates and the sick. The verse contrasts harsh gossip with praise for Bimm’s character and generosity.
A fragmentary 1925 quotation attributed to George Matthew Adams mocks town gossip and social exclusion. It portrays harsh words as communities echo through travel and rumor, denouncing strangers and mocking injustices done to “worthy wight.” The text lacks concrete names or events.
A collection of quirky past phrases and odd anecdotes about weather, lettuce, dogs, goldfish, ice and coal men, dreams and mirrors. It includes contrarian bits about humor, thrift, work, and manners in a light, dated tone.
Des Moines readers learn wild rice thrives in Iowa as the state fish and game department tests it to attract more duck visitors. Warden W E Albert led the experiment, noting ducks love the plant and more ducking spots can be created by planting it. The department planted nearly 2 tons of seed in 1924 and will provide seed free to applicants who will plant and care for it properly.
The bulletin forecasts a steady heat pattern east of the Rockies through late June with a calm before a mild storm wave around July 2. The July 11 storm is seen as the month’s most dangerous, followed by a sharp cool wave around July 14 and another strong event near July 22. Most rainfall expected on eastern and southern slopes, with above normal temperatures east of the Rockies and near normal westward. A rare planetary alignment around July 11 is noted as part of the forecast context.
A fragment notes rare celestial sights visible only with a telescope and predicts severe storms around July 13. The passage links labor as a driving force of existence while questioning sunspot theories and ends with a cryptic social remark.
Leo Zimmerx, paroled convict, ran a short lived business taking samples from Linn county poultry for disease research at Iowa State College Ames. He was returned to the reformatory as parole board ordered him confined. Zimmer must serve remaining forgery penalty of fourteen years. Farmers recovered some chickens but others were sold before the scheme was uncovered.
A concise reflection by L. B. Landon on guilt and punishment, arguing that chance governs the inexorable consequences of wrongdoing and the burden of responsibility rests with the self.
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