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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1923
Page
1
Local newspaper brief notes that advertising rates are to be obtained on application at the business office. Telegraph and editorial offices listed for inquiries. Small item reflects standard practice of posting rate information to prospective advertisers.
The nation greets President Harding’s Alaska trip with broad approval of his administration’s achievements and future plans. Support grows for renomination, while a few critics remain. Wisconsin discusses road paving funding shifts to remove farm assessments and place primary road costs under state control, aiming to speed up a statewide paving drive.
Delegates at the Des Moines good roads meeting on Thursday advanced a key plan to eliminate assessments against farm property. The proposal aims to simplify funding and reduce the tax burden on farms near paved areas.
The Chicago Tribune editorial warns that juvenile crime is rising across the nation with about two thousand youth offenders before the Boys' Court this year. Judge Charles F. McKinley cites 17 year old youths in gangs who rob and assault, urging swifter, certain punishment and stronger community effort to curb delinquency.
The editorial notes that four hundred Danish farmers came to live and work locally with startup funds. It questions why they would return home if marketing conditions and farm profits are better abroad, asserting no Danish farmer has gone back to farm in Denmark.
The Cedar Rapids Republican reports a nationwide surge of employment with unemployment at a low point for twelve minutes. It notes extensive work starts across many sectors to keep workers busy through summer and likely into fall and winter.
A domestic advice piece urges girls to value patient suitors who wash dishes and help around the home. It counsels boys to demonstrate reliability by doing chores and inviting the girl to future activities, implying long term courtship over casual flings.
The Manufacturers' Record editor argues for a protective tariff as essential for the South, denouncing the Underwood tariff and praising Republican policy. The piece claims the tariff harmed the South, wrecked Louisiana sugar wealth, caused business failures, and only war-time demand revived industry briefly.
Secretary Wallace releases the Yearbook of Agriculture for 1922 ahead of schedule. It shows higher farm prices and a billion dollars more income for farmers due to large yields, but heavier expenses and tight living in farm households. The report credits Congress with aiding agriculture and notes improved conditions despite ongoing strains.
A 1923 discussion argues that while 40 percent of U S corporate capital earns profits over 12 percent, many firms in smaller markets outperform, suggesting earnings reflect entrepreneurial management rather than sheer wealth. The piece critiques income tax and notes variability across corporate sizes and sectors.
A fragmentary newspaper item notes the Philemon Virginia postmaster is 99 and still employed. It references odd lines about dancing, an envisioned tunnel under the English Channel, and various quips about daily life and music.
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