28 Jun 1921
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1921
Page
1
The text lists subscription pricing for carriers and mail, plus a note about the Associated Press credit and republication rights. It indicates monthly, six month, yearly carrier rates and mail rates for Canada and foreign countries, followed by a statement about AP news dispatches and exclusive use.
Atlantic subscribers to the News Telegraph may have papers delivered if they call before seven. Call Red 403. This is not the News Telegraph number.
The government reports farm land prices in the 1910 to 1920 decade rose by 33 billion dollars, a 137 percent gain, the first such uptick among states. Iowa farmers fare best with a circa 137 percent rise, contrasting with general small profits, signaling future recovery after the current downturn.
A census report shows Iowa leading in farm value gains with a 187 percent rise per farm from 1910 to 1920 and total farm land value hitting 7.6 billion dollars in the state. The report notes Iowa's dramatic surge despite lower farm prices and highlights gains in land improvement and average farm worth across the Midwest.
A speaker argues that socialists who favor property division and single taxers who tax unearned increases are minority voices in the United States, citing Jase’s designation of the unearned increment.
A historical column links business cycles to a man’s attitude toward life. It argues prosperity arises from faith, temperance, service, and thrift, produced by religion, while downturns follow unrighteousness and inefficiency. The piece emphasizes timeless moral factors over bank data.
A fragmentary obituary recalls Oll Coomes of this city as intensely American and devoted to family and duty. It notes his second wife, a widowed widow, and his son Mayor Coomes, praising his life, character, and the sorrow at his passing and the desolation of his family and friends. Resquiescat in pace. CHAS E CHASE.
Be KH reports births to clerk Hans D. Lothman and wife Noble. In township on June 20 a son for Lawrence F. and wife Bright. In township on June 18 a daughter for Joseph H. Hamilton and wife.
A light verse by Walt Mason humorously catalogs a string of misfortunes in a single day. The narrator leaves home to face bad luck from tacky floors to fender benders, rain ruining spring clothes, and relentless bill collectors, ending with a quip about sunny resilience.
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