28 Jun 1920
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1920
Page
1
The notice lists publication details for the Diuitry News-Telegraph including office address Atlantic Iowa, advertising rates and subscription prices for carrier and mail service, with names of officers and directors. It notes Associated Press affiliation and republication rights.
America always welcomes those who wish to become real Americans. Subscribers who do not receive their papers in the evening may have them delivered if they call before seven o clock. Telephone Red 403. This is not the number of the News Telegraph.
Reports warn only bad weather can stop one of the largest crowds in the city for the Independence Day celebration at the fairgrounds on the 8th. Merchants serving outsiders must be ready to feed and refresh visitors entering through the gates.
A political commentary urges Republicans to fund campaigns through broad member support after Senator Harding endorses capping single contributions at one thousand dollars. The piece argues large gifts from wealthy interests ended amid Wood’s defeat at the convention and calls for active fund raising by rank and file.
The News Telegraph promises impartial coverage of the Democratic convention in San Francisco, seeking timely, complete updates despite time differences. The editorial notes political views do not affect news service and pledges comprehensive happenings to readers.
The Atlantic area offers a unique trade advantage being distant from Omaha and Des Moines, with the largest town in its territory attracting shoppers. Local merchants benefit from a single effective newspaper reaching territory residents at low cost, making it a golden opportunity for merchandise sales. Some merchants fail to grasp this fact and miss the chance.
A reflective verse laments wasted time and idle country life awaiting action. The speaker urges decisive work and long-term effort, praising ardor and perseverance over sensational leisure and sport, critiquing a culture of carefree living while promising to persist.
Fifteen years ago report notes Miss Martina C. Erickkson resigning after two years as principal to take a higher paying job in Indiana. Other items include Frank D. Larson moving his stock to Cole and McElwain stores, lightning striking City Clerk John Rapp’s house injuring Mrs. Rapp, and a Colorado summer trip for F J Snouffer. An 8 year old boy near Atlantic sustained severe toe injuries at home while helping his elder brother.
Ten persons were killed and eight injured when a Southern railway train struck a truck taking people to a picnic near Huntingburg Indiana early today. Six of the injured were believed fatally hurt.
A brief note recalls that on June 28 1885 a Sunday passed without an issue of the paper. It records a historical gap in publication and marks the date for readers tracking the paper’s archival timeline.
A metal monoplane built by John M. Larsen of New York flew east from Omaha at 5:12 AM and stayed aloft for nearly eleven hours reaching east of Lancaster Pennsylvania, covering 1200 miles without a stop despite fog. Larsen, his pilot, and a mechanic accompanied the mission. Special on Puritan Flour $3.98 for two days at Co-Operative Store.
Twenty Atlantic ladies attended a one o clock luncheon hosted by Mrs H M Reinig. Guests from nearby cities included Mesdames Harry Hopley Wayland Hopley and J C Temple of Lewis. After lunch the afternoon was spent at bridge at the Ideal Beauty Parlor.
Berlin criminals have lifted about 2400 typewriters from local businesses in the last year. Officials report a specialized gang of typewriter thieves at work, prompting insurers to sharply raise premiums amid the growing theft wave.
Reading Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason, the poet jokes about wartime hopes for postwar peace and a society turning to honest labor and practical toil, noting how easily plans for reconciliation fade amid ongoing folly and confusion.
North sea and Baltic fishermen report enormous catches. Hamburg and Cuxhaven land 10,000 tons in one month. Kiel and Luebeck report immense herrings and other fish. Despite abundant supply, Berlin markets show no price relief.
A garbled OCR line references G Butler and AEE with stray letters and questions about a street and a property. No clear event, place, date, or names to affirm.
Advertisement notes Dr H K Williams a dentist located in the Fulton Building at Fifth and Chestnut Streets. Mentions Larson's Lenses and adornment of the face in a brief want style entry.
A garbled collage of aphorisms and anecdotes spans health, honesty, marriage, love, and military life. It includes quips about bed habits, work, foolish loves, and a famous "sleeping tramp" in Ver Bailles, plus a muddled wartime march vignette and a rookie’s uncertain salute.
The readable fragments describe a small locality event with unclear wording. No clear persons or organizations are identifiable. The piece reads like a brief notice without concrete actions, dates, or locations.
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