This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1924
Page
4
Grain and Livestock market notes from Chicago and South Omaha show wheat and corn prices with various no 2 no 3 grades. Hogs cattle and sheep receipts indicate mixed demand, higher prices for top hogs and lighter, softer packs, with steady to higher lamb and ewe values.
Rev. Ebeck of Harlan will deliver the Fourth of July address at Elk Horn on the college campus. The program is set for July Fourth with Harlan contact details listed in the News Telegraph notice.
In late June two cities Council Bluffs and Omaha searched for Andrew Nielson the ill fated aviator who with Judge Cappell departed Davenport Friday morning for Council Bluffs. He was located Saturday night at Woodbine after a forced landing Friday evening.
The sotel's cabbage like heart was roasted or eaten by natives while the trunks were boiled to make a distilled liquor called gotel. The piece notes traditional uses and mentions a Dollar club.
Market briefs list grain prices for wheat corn barley oats and rye in cents per unit. Include butterfat eggs hens chickens roosters hogs cattle stockers feeders and cattle prices with figures like 35.00 6.35 7 8.60, reflecting a routine commodity update in a regional paper.
Police rush to a downtown street after reports that Ernest Dever, claimed to have seen the pearly gates opening in the sky and was struck down by the vision near the headquarters area. He told officers he had just left an evangelist meeting and was sober.
Timothy O'Brien is jailed on charges of stealing a collection of preserved human heads and related curios. Police say the case emerged after George Sullivan reported the $25,000 hoard missing from his trip to the Amazon headwaters. Suspect arrested after a side show incident.
R Wilson, delegate from Soda Springs Idaho, is described among the finest wriskers in the Democratic party in this fragment.
June 30 report from Lewis Indiana notes Frances Brown and Ruby Wissler securing Maine school positions for next year. Various residents travel for family visits, reunions, and hosting guests including Mrs. Virgil Jobes, Mrs. Delean, Mrs. Geo Kunze, Miss Kate Barple, Lulu Munts, and families from Saskeetchewan and South Dakota. A Clyde Vernon relative of Mrs. Bert Kechee dies in Anita Nebraska. other locals return from Colorado to care for kin and join a Nebraska visit home.
Telegraph reports Mrs d Coen ill father in Dubuque, family returns amid high water delays. Birth announced for Frank Fri h e s son Bruce Nels. Gillis treated for inflammatory rheumatism and bed confined. Depot agent post filled by R Dewey of West Liberty. Mrs J A Johnson travels to Dixon Trollandale Wis to stay with relatives. Fourth quarter conference at M P church Monday with delegate to Osceola August 29. Virginia Shahan to act as News Telegraph correspondent and deputy agent for Brighton Twp. Oscar Sarsfield and son Ronald visit from Sterling Colorado, extended due to washouts. J C McCain returns from Rochester after daughter Esse McCain undergoes goiter operation.
In Adair Iowa two fatalities occurred over the weekend. William Maxwell, longtime resident west of town, died Sunday afternoon from a heart attack after a period of illness. He was about 67 and survived by a wife and several children. Funeral plans were not yet announced. Mary Kelleher, 82, died Saturday at her northwest Adair home after years of invalidism. Funeral services were held at St John’s Catholic Church with Father Shehy officiating and burial in the Catholic cemetery south of Adair. Surviving children include Mrs James, Miss Elizabeth, Julia, Dennis, and Jerry Kelleher.
Madison Square Garden reports show McAdoo leading with 4314 votes to Smith 241 on the first ballot as the Democratic National Convention enters a prolonged deadlock after seven ballots. Officials anticipate continuing votes and possible changes through the tenth ballot and beyond.
A summer wrap of white silk hand painted in rose shades edged with a wide beige fox band is described. It is unlined with box coat lines and a tailored collar. A white hat with a girlish bow, made from fine French felt, is the popular small model favored by many women despite fashion changes.
Delegates begin balloting for a presidential nominee as Saturday night's Ku Klux Klan plank clash leaves animosities high. Early voting shows little shift among candidates despite intensified maneuvering by political manipulators and factions.
County Agent TG Sorden reports wool will ship by local freight from Anita, Massena, and Atlantic on July 5th and 6th with warehouse contracts and advances available. He notes flood-damaged land requires new crops such as soybeans for hay, Sudan for pasture, millet, buckwheat, and possibly August alfalfa on washed-out hills, to yield a crop within the year.
Anchorage reports fur warden Frank Dufresne and assistant Fay Delezene faced extreme cold north of the Arctic circle. Over ten days temperatures ranged from 62 to 78 degrees below zero with wildlife movement ceasing at extreme lows.
In Chicago on June 80 a taxi chauffeur Otto Eder, his wife, and their three sons were found beaten to death at home. Police suspect an insane relative or a boardinghouse guest. no robbery signs or domestic disturbance were noted.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.