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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1920
Page
1
Entry notes Atlantic Iowa postal designation as second class under act of March 3 1870. Includes advertising rates and staff credits for CHASE editors and managers with contact details and subscription pricing by carrier and mail, plus Associated Press rights language.
Atlantic News-Telegraph readers who miss evening papers may arrange delivery by calling before event clock. Red Ads, this is not the paper's phone number.
A candidate announces for the school board to be elected the second Monday in March. M B Nelson also seeks the Republican nomination for state representative, with voters of that party to decide at the June 1 1920 primary. G W Huff and Gilbert Hitchcock referenced. text discusses Senator Hitchcock and partisan views at length.
A satirical report notes Senator Hitchcock and twenty eight Democrats sign a round robin against ratifying the league of nations. Senator Mitchell consults with Borah, opposing the pact in its current form, challenging party unity under democratic leadership.
The Molive Ul Dispatch notes Vice President Marshall seeks shelter as political storm brews. Hoover breaks with Wilson on the statue of nations, refuting World's Dem nomination talk. He implies he is not the Democrat Wilson is, following Medson’s New York speech advocating party peace despite reservations.
The speech links McAdoo to a less favored Democratic faction while Thomas J. Marshall voices alarm in New Haven about fixed opinions and personal enemies. The piece suggests Democrats seek to sideline Wilson and salvage a viable nomination amid party infighting and a sinking administration.
War department officials held a hearing with labor and other groups seeking amnesty for prisoners in army barracks. The detainees include conscientious objectors and dissenters against military rule. Indications point to limited releases for those not rebels, while those who died are not subject to amnesty.
Cumberland La March 1 The Enterprise reports a number of peeping Toms active at night in Cumberland with many known in town. Authorities say there will be no prosecution unless the behavior repeats.
New York March 1 An intimate pen picture of the former emperor of Germany drawn by Colonel Roosevelt in a letter to Sir George Otto Trevelyan in 1911 appears in the March number of Scribners Managing out tomorrow. The passage covers Roosevelt's travels after his African hunt and includes lively remarks on Germany, England, and Japan, with portraits of von Tirpitz, King Haakon, and Norway's democratic society.
A Knoxville woman reports relief from back pain and female troubles after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter claims improved appetite and ability to work, urging others to try the remedy for “woman's ills.” The note invites publication for public trust in the medicine.
Weather forecast issued by the U S Weather Bureau notes light snow at the start of the week, with additional snow in the middle and end. Frequent temperature fluctuations expected across the region. An unrelated line references a discriminatory wage policy from the era, noting fifteen cents a day for a Chinese laborer.
A vintage advertisement promotes Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children. It urges mothers to look for the word California on the package and promises a mild, fruity taste and gentle stomach relief.
In verse, J Whangdoodle Brown recounts a town hit by the Spanish flu. The patient shows fever and weakness, ignores calm counsel, and later dies. a wary voice warns against denial and overcare, noting doctors, druggists, and the grave in the wake of disease. The piece closes with a copyright line.
The Gypsy Trail a Broadway cast comedy headlines the Opera House on Friday March 12 with wild romance and homey touches. Frances Raymond yearns for romance while Michael the wild reporter stirs a clash between convention and love in a one night engagement.
Union Pacific switchman J T Sullivan aged 36 was run over by a yard cat in the local yards south of the transfer station. He suffered crushed limbs and died four hours later at Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital. Survivor: widow and five children. Funeral at Cutler's chapel Tuesday at 10:80 AM.
United States registration reached 28 808 576 with 178 811 deserters reported as still at large. Provost Marshal General's wartime report to the Secretary of War centers on Selective Service operations. In Oregon, Astoria opens a new flour mill with 4 000 barrels daily capacity.
Chicago last week led a nation wide effort by organized wets opposing the prohibition amendment. The platform calls for a national administration to permit a light wine and beer amendment and a congress that eases federal restrictions. About fifty Chicago representatives acted to place the liquor issue in the 1920 presidential and congressional campaigns. There is informal pressure urging William Jennings Bryan to enter the Illinois Democratic primary against Gov. Edwards. A London bakery bakes over 70 million two pound loaves yearly.
Audubon March 1 The Red and White a new monthly high school publication has appeared in Audubon and will be published regularly hereafter.
Promotes Zemo as a fast acting remedy for eczema. It claims quick itching relief and healing of sores, burns, wounds, and chafing. Sold by druggists for 0.65 and 1.00 for large size from The E W Ruse Co Cleveland.
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