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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1920
Page
1
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A terse exhortation urging unity between home and nation, framing patriotism as a personal duty and collective bond. The message emphasizes shared responsibility, urging readers to value domestic stability as central to national strength.
Atlantic subscribers to the News Telegraph may arrange evening delivery by calling before seven o'clock. Call Red 403 for service notes. This is not the News Telegraph phone number.
A Tribune editorial laments the flood of political and charitable propaganda mail from diverse groups and campaigns. Editors note excessive letters from campaign offices, manufacturers, movie concerns, and national groups crowd desks, drowning worthwhile content and wasting paper.
A candidate announces seeking the Republican nomination for state representative. The declaration is subject to party voters at the primary on June 6, 1920.
A poem reflecting on changing medical ideas and health norms over time. It contrasts past beliefs with modern theories, noting shifts from old doctors with mustaches to bearded figures and new germs, while urging continued humor amid evolving science.
A Sioux City Tribune editorial protests burdensome propaganda from many agencies. The editor cites thousands of associations and publicity bureaus influencing the press, with a two foot high stack of incoming communications. Names listed include the News department, Republican and Democratic national committees, Friends of Ukraine, and others.
The article honors 80th birthday Marilla M. Rieker, a suffrage pioneer and first female U.S. Commissioner and Examiner in Chancery, who helped open New Hampshire law to women and once ran for governor. It also marks William Jennings Bryan's 60th birthday, noting his long public career from Congress in 1891 to presidential nominations and the 1908 defeat, with 1912 actions mentioned.
Cairo to Constantinople report on the second day of inter allied occupation. Bosphorus war fleet forces maintain order as Turkish police cooperate. British troops more active. French and Italian forces smaller. Censorship blocks Turkish viewpoint. Cairo history-like outcome eyed by locals. Americans note political motive behind action.
Duroc field man R L Comer of Carlineville Illinois and A Y Bartholomew of Peoria Illinois visited Griswold to view Sensations Rival No 319351. They praised the boar as the greatest they have seen this year and noted Bartholomew as secretary treasurer of Avery Manufacturing.
A fragmented list recalls anniversaries from 1690 to 1918, noting deaths of Adrienne Le Couvreur and Sir Joseph Banks, Alexander II’s criminal code order, and other milestones including Liberia emigrants, the Oregon voyage, railroads eight-hour workday, and a U S destroyer Manlay collision with a British warship with fatalities.
William Jennings Bryan turns 60, Moorfield Storey of Boston marked a birthday as a leading American lawyer. A South Dakota cooperative livestock shipping association formed at Sioux Falls. Yale Harvard Princeton debate set tonight with Tree Speech as topic.
In Griswold on January 19 the American article by Dr. Perley refutes rumors that he will leave Griswold. Dr C R Jones counters a report he will not make night calls to rural areas, calling both rumors false.
Joyful testimonial for Olive Tablets a calomel substitute by Dr Edwards after 17 years practice. The tablets contain a gentle vegetable laxative and promise relief from dark mouth bad breath dull feeling and torpid liver with one or two tablets at bedtime. Available in 10c and 25c sizes.
The excerpt notes a Baltimore convention influencing the nomination of Woodrow Wilson for President and mentions his cabinet service as Secretary of State until June 8, 1936, when he resigned due to opposition to the United States entering the war.
The Senate rejected the peace treaty reservation 25 to 39 after Irreconcilables joined with Democrats. Senator Borah read Herbert Hoover’s memorandum opposing American representation on all treaty commissions, calling it a strong indictment. Bryan’s 1915 statement on US leadership in world affairs was cited in the discussion.
In Chicago on March 19 a curious account describes two trained rams nicknamed Mike and Jim guiding flocks to the slaughterhouse at the stock yards. Observers note the animals’ calm precision and the workers’ harsh cries as the sheep cross the bridge to the shackling pens, with some labeling the rams pets and others calling them Judas Iscariots of the yards.
Cull and Sco ur Wood and Savery of Atlantic Iowa announce farm loan options at 5 percent 4 54 percent and 6 percent. The notice emphasizes available rates and directs farmers to contact the firm for terms.
The national woman's party has carried its fight to the Supreme Court challenging an Ohio referendum on the national woman suffrage amendment. The brief requests reversal of the Ohio supreme court's injunction denial, noting six states with referendum provisions may cloud the amendment's ratification. The brief says the right to vote could be asserted in upcoming primaries or the November election, and uncertainty could threaten national action.
Chicago reports a renewed labor war after the body of Joe Hurley, Enright lieutenant, is found in the South Side. Hurley, shot in the back, dies instantly near a saloon used by labor leaders. He was allied with Sonny Dunn, tied to Enright’s circle and facing bond forfeiture in a grand larceny case.
William Jennings Bryan born in Salem, 60 years ago. Sir Lomer Gouin born in Grondines, 59 years ago. Grand Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz born 71 years ago. Alice-French Octave Thanaty born in Andover, 70 years ago. Moorfield Storey born in Roxbury, 75 years ago. William Wannsganas born in Cleveland, 26 years ago.
Readable notice lists openings in San Jose California Bartlesville Oklahoma and Sioux Falls South Dakota for various groups including the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Retail Plumbers Association with dates and locations implied.
Archbis hop P J Hayes was formally installed at St Patrick s Cathedral in New York. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge and Harvard President Lowell debated in Boston on the League of Nations.
County Treasurer Frank Van Brocklin announces 1919 taxes may be paid in two installments without interest if the first is paid this month. On April 1 the full amount becomes due with interest. Tax payments to banks outside Atlantic should be sent to the county office before month’s end.
Gerald Alexander's Ford crashed into a stationary buggy driven by Wallace McNeary and wife as they tied a tug. McNeary was run over by the buggy and Mrs McNeary struck the dashboard, causing minor injuries and damage. The buggy tongue broke while the Ford driver attempted to make good the damage.
The play Lightnin with Frank Bacon in the leading role marked its 658th consecutive performance at the Gaiety theater New York last night, a claim by management as a record.
Consumer urging warns to look for California on the bottle to ensure the fruit flavored laxative is the right choice. Emphasizes safe dosing for children and full directions on each bottle.
A Mrs Charlie Taylor of Dillon expresses dramatic relief from two years of catarrh affecting head stomach and bowels after using Peru Na She reports weight gain from 100 to 150 pounds and claims twelve bottles cured her She urges others to take Peru Na as a reliable emergency home remedy for coughs colds stomach and bowel trouble and flu prevention
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