09 Mar 1921
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1921
Page
1
The notice lists Atlantic Iowa post office details including editors and officers E P Chase Lydia R Otto Chas Chase and staff. It outlines subscription rates for carriers and mail including monthly and yearly options and notes Associated Press membership and republication rights.
Atlantic subscribers of the News Telegraph may arrange evening delivery by calling before seven. Call Red 403 to request delivery. This number is not the News Telegraph office.
Multiple notices from Atlantic Iowa announce candidacies for mayor councilman at large and school director subject to voters decision in the March 28 election. Names include JOSEPH BURNER R.E. KING CONLEY B-PRALEY and FH PEACOCK among others.
A candidate statement from A. H. Mountain declaring intent to run for councilman in the Third Ward, subject to the decision of the 28th.
The piece criticizes women activists led by Mrs Hunter for pressuring the legislature to regulate hours and conditions for female workers. It argues such reform is misguided without practical experience and warns that interference harms both employers and workers, urging laypeople to decide on issues.
In a satirical verse, Walt Mason sketches Hiram Hick and other husbands worn by wives who chase costly fashions and social status. The poem humorously laments wasted earnings as wives seek to mingle with the Upper Ten, leaving men frustrated yet hopeful for Easy Street.
Des Moines Capital notes an organized push by women in business and labor groups to oppose maximum hour and minimum wage legislation for women. Meetings last week, with Miss Anstiss A Chassell presiding, urged senators to resist perceived threats to economic equality won by persistent, hard work. Thousands of letters are being sent to lawmakers as the movement spreads from Des Moines to ethics circles.
Mitchell S. D. March 9. With the arrest here of Dick Stevenson and Geoffie Goodwin both of whom plead guilty Beauty Sheriff Wool and Smith and Charley Peters believe the opens of a gang of cattle rustlers who have been working in the Crow Creek and Lower Brille Indian reservations. Most of the cattle stolen from the reservations were unbranded. The deputy sheriffs are searching the reservations for Buffalo George who is believed to know something of the missing stock. DR. K. WILLIAMS, DENTIST, IN FULTON BUILDING FIFTH AND CHESTNUT STREETS.
A fragment discusses blue laws in early modern Europe and a Swiss city ordinance that banned stage performers as contrary to divine will. It notes gambling restraint and a vague French dry movement aiming to curb tavern drinking on Saturday afternoons to boost worship.
The Japan Advertiser reports a curious ritual in Nagoya where Baron Ban and his wife held self officiated ceremony at Gyokurinsal temple to “start anew” by changing their names and presenting an engraved tombstone. The baron, now Rogogureno Otou, once thought near death at age forty, recently turned sixty six and chose the burial ritual to dodge fate.
A Baltimore church burglary at St. Ignatius involved mice allegedly enabling access to sacred jewels by disabling alarm components. Investigators traced a small group of mischievous church mice to the incident, suggesting long forgotten 'church glee' created a vulnerability.
The American Legion reports about 9,930 posts after December gains. During the week ending December 10, 15 new posts were added, led by Arlumras with three posts. The Women’s Auxiliary added 27 units to 1,586. New York department added four units. recent posts include Chuquicamata Chile and Guatemala City Guatemala.
A plan outlines a pipeline to move oil from the Mackenzie region toward the Arctic coast via the Yukon and Porcupine rivers to the sea. Parliament would be asked to sanction the project. The Fort Norman strike is noted as a rich find in this report.
An odd fragment on Gaelic student badges references a brass ring worn by those who have attained illocal knowledge. The piece links the term for ring to The Fornue, notes Irish tongue usage, and hints at cross centuries of tradition.
Washington reports Woodrow Wilson plans to continue his fight for the League of Nations despite ill health He formed a law partnership with Bainbridge Colby to stay in touch with affairs His activities will focus on promoting world peace while he remains a private citizen and recipient of many League of Nations appeals.
Washington March 9 Congress plans to submit detailed tariff and internal revenue recommendations to President Harding soon. An emergency tariff bill to protect agriculture will head the program, with both Senate and House committees starting work next week on fiscal legislation for the April session. Senator Penrose notes controversy over sales taxes and other taxes but says they have not yet been converted to a sales tax theory. Senator Kenyon departs Saturday for a brief trip to Queenstown and Ireland, aiming to return for the extra session opening.
Fragmentary reminiscence from Carroll Iowa mentioning Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and remedies for measles and nervous distress. Vague references to a yaw and sore feeling in the wings with unclear context.
Washington says mathematics and education must be independent of partisan politics. Claxton, Federal Commissioner of Education, argues political parties should not influence educational policies or practices, noting the system’s annual expenditure around 26 million dollars and urging a wholly separate stance from party politics.
The Old Files Fifteen Years Ago Today dated March 9 1906 notes Roberts and Wise selling the drag line to M H Butler and Abbott. The interior of the Osborne store room is being remodeled with office moved back and a new show window added improving appearance. A wedding anniversary for Dir and Mrs J A Shrock is remembered with a gathering of twelve lady friends at their home on Seventh and Birch Streets.
The clerk of the courts office reports a county purchase involving two named items, a book and related papers, in a transaction noted by the newspaper office. Details are sparse but indicate an official procurement recorded in the public notices column.
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