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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1927
Page
1
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In 1867 the United States bought Alaska for 7.2 million dollars under Assistant Secretary of State Seward. Critics dubbed it folly, yet by now Alaska has yielded 174 million dollars worth of products, proving the purchase prudent and highlighting how time often vindicates such decisions.
Hollywood magnates slash salaries by 101 to 25 percent triggering protests from stars and union groups. Claims of secret deals to reimburse cuts emerge as actor equity vows action, while lists of high weekly pay receipts fuel skepticism about authenticity.
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil notes Indians in Black Hills pressuring President Coolidge to witness a ghost dance and observes many politicians share the idea. It criticizes efforts to sway his thinking, while Coolidge largely listens and speaks little. The piece mocks those trying to mold his stance for him as he gives a terse response.
The Des Moines Register attacks Representative Tilson’s eliminated principles and critiques the foreign policy stance supporting American interests abroad. It questions what would be said if England acted similarly, and accuses the president and America of overreaching while noting ongoing dissent and opinion in the paper.
A Des Moines letter writer denounces objections to the guard for John Coolidge and the presidential family as taxpayers fund security. The piece argues such protection is proper, comparing to royal retinues in England and noting the public should accept standard safeguards.
The column ridicules scandal mongers and praises local civic efforts. It notes Shenandoah Kiwanians planning a Washington visit, comments on President and Mrs Roosevelt, and discusses roads bonds in Iowa counties with focus on public works and political rhetoric.
The piece Reflects on a man who never achieved fame or grand feats yet lived a steady life. He worked daily, supported a wife and three children, kept a home, paid bills, saved for college, and valued family, duty, and community. Holmes’s Silent Singers frame the idea that ordinary lives shape progress.
Poem fragment reflecting on mortality and guilt. The speaker contemplates a life of sin and the mystery of death, comparing personal transgressions to a cruel fate. The verse laments human weakness, question why we choose wrong, and mentions walking the floor in remorse.
In Vinton Iowa on June 28 a report of a late resolution to form is tied to the July 3 arraignment of Hessening and Manderer on alleged liquor charges. Hessening says he quit moonshining over a month ago and led officers to a burned still. he was found with a small liquor supply. Manderer, a farm laborer for the Ee Senius farm, is described as an alien with three children. Both men are free on $600 bond.
Anita merchants reported unusually high business as crowds filled town and activity spanned all lines of commerce marking a lively Saturday night in June.
This set asks basic facts: 1 Ampere is the unit of electric current. The German national bongs likely refers to bells. unclear. One meter equals 39.37 inches. Troy New York's nickname is The Collar City. The City of Charters is The Bronx. Gettysburg is in Pennsylvania. The term court plaster derives from its use on courts in medicine? The king of the Roman gods is Jupiter. The central star is the Sun. Babbitt was written by Sinclair Lewis.
A compact list of quiz prompts and answers covering topics from poisoning and opium to battles, royalty, authors, and oceans. It includes items such as the French soldiers, the Marne, Anna, the Arctic and Antarctic oceans, the oldest son of the King of England, George Eliot, and a note about dogs and Copyright 1927 by Ready Reference Publishing Company.
Poet Walt Mason vents through Rippling Rhymes on the questions surrounding H Judd Gray. The piece traces his prison introspection and moral decline from a once respected life to crime and punishment as he ponders the reasons behind his actions.
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