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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1925
Page
1
A reflection on wealth and health from the Bluffs contractor Ed Wickham. Once a prosperous, admired figure with a loving family, illness darkened his mind and his wife’s death followed, leading to a premature end. The piece argues money and fame cannot guarantee life’s true happiness.
The Iowa reader notes urge caution as Florida’s highway expansion draws praise and criticism. They cite Gov Clem’s stance and a Florida model to argue Iowa risks lagging behind if it clings to protectionist taxes while Florida builds roads and attracts capital. The writer warns against provincialism and suggests Iowa could benefit from Florida’s approach.
A fragment from a poem by Walt Mason hints at a restless urge to rise wherever gathered to discuss poetry and pie. The verse Playfully mocks a rude forefather fond of misspelling and grand talk, leaving the reader with a humorous image of language mishaps and enthusiasm for verse.
After a year in retirement following President Wilson's death, Edith Bolling Wilson reentered public life by hosting the Women’s National Democratic Club at her Washington home and presiding over a dinner. The event followed a visit to the late president’s Bethlehem Chapel tomb and was inspired by Wilson’s urging that she assist the party. The piece also notes Nellie Taylor Ross’s Washington visit and mentions Kellogg’s prominence in international affairs and golf, contrasting senators and other figures in the capital.
The passage presents a speaker torn between fiery language and social restraint. He claims inward strength to curb grandiose urges while recognizing a gluttonous appetite at meals and a fear of public disdain. He stresses civilization and measured restraint as the path toward moral improvement.
A vintage collage of short items notes sleepy Philadelphia, rising barber and fuel prices in Chicago, spring talk, lovers and fortunes, New York dances, a failed opium parley, Los Angeles carriages and mufflers, film boredom, a New York hat window incident, fashion quirks, a California doctor’s view on laziness, and a witty remark about moods and pumpkins amid late 1920s urban life.
County Farm Bureau agent L. Sorden outlines steps to form an organization to safeguard poultry from theft. The Casa County group aims to protect farmers’ stock and coordinate with the bureau through a combined effort.
A farm bureau proposal offers a $100 conviction reward for poultry thefts funded by a membership cap of $2.00. The plan, already successful in two Iowa counties, aims to protect poultry in other counties. Interested residents should contact their Farm Bureau director or township protective association director.
The United Presbyterial Church gospel meeting drew strong praise with lively singing directed by Wilbur Dallinger and piano by Mrs E B Clark. Leaders spoke of Christian progress, sharing experiences as they discussed personal habits and faith. Bible study led by D F Dickerson offered timely insights, while election talk led to officers remaining for thirty days. Next Sunday Bruce Blake and Russell Levier will lead with M H Boorman speaking on vital matters for Atlantic community.
Announcement from Anita Iowa states Mrs Orpha Whitlow Radliff wife of W R Radliff former pastor of the Anita M E Church died Sunday morning in Council Bluffs after a second operation was delayed by heart complications She leaves four children and her Council Bluffs parents funeral arrangements will be held in Council Bluffs with interment there Reverend Radliff later served at Anita and Macedonia Iowa before moving with his family to Council Bluffs
A reflective note describes patience faith and love as guiding traits in a calm sociable hour. It hints at creative energy and imaginative imagery, mentioning trovels and Pandora in elevated terms, centering on the virtue Patience as the ideal.
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