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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1925
Page
1
A rambling account outlines how goods reach retailers from farms through Chicago markets, noting cattle, calves, textiles, and wide-ranging items like shirts, hats, belts, and gloves. It references rural producers, urban merchants, and the broader connection between farms and shops across towns and villages.
The Justice Department, aided by NEA writer Charles P. Stewart, outlines measures to help police catch criminals worldwide. European governments favor the plan, Latin American opposition may arise, and controversy includes long-running regional tensions and questions about legal statutes and enforcement.
A street corner visit reveals a retailer promoting meats and dairy as well as canned goods from farms. The account notes advertising drives volume, reduces cost per sale, and highlights raw materials like cotton wool and leather sourced from the country or abroad.
An editorial critiques crime in the United States, arguing mass publicity and sensationalism breed criminals. It suggests confinement alone fails as punishment, calls for crime prevention, and supports swift trials with maximum sentences and death penalty for murder.
The Des Moines Tribune fights to discredit the Coolidge administration while praising the president's dignity. It recalls Wheeler's courtroom appearances and notes Hall's absence from trial, implying issues with evidence and political bias.
The text alleges zealous prosecution in cases against Fall Wheeler and others, claiming dismissals on technical grounds. It references District of Co-7 warden wines, Joy Fall to Doheny and Sinclair, and notes attempts to discredit Coolidge tied to socialist sympathies and political clashes with La Follette and others.
Fragmentary text discusses Cummins possible run and outcomes. Mentions a protective measure and safety precaution, with speculative reference to opponents and results. No clear event, date, or identifiable entities beyond Cummins.
A long column from the Marshalltown Times-Republican discusses the Senate race gossip around Cummins, Brookhart, Bowman, and Dickinson. It weighs Bowman as a versatile candidate, compares Bowman's intellect to Brookhart, and imagines Iowa in the U.S. Senate with Brookhart and Bowman amid other hopefuls.
A literary verse satire targets a local pastor for his old fashioned sermons. Critics call the pastor out of date and dull while suggesting his view of heaven and moral conduct could still offer inner peace if embraced. The piece blends humor with social commentary on church and thought.
A chaste critique of modern thought extols a youth who walks with kings through steadfast virtue. He champions neighborly love, contentment, and merit over wealth, presenting sane and vital views that endure centuries of critique and remain influential despite contemporary peers.
A cluttered item recaps events from twenty years ago and updates on local people. Census notes project changes for Needles and the state census. Councilman Joe Byrne travels to Omaha on business while a lengthy Red Oak jury case delays court. Justice of the Peace S. W. Straight seeks rheumatism treatment in Battle Creek. Fred Boldes visits from Lake City to see Charles Blockland family. Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Treat drive to Griswold. J. R. Welch accompanies them. Ten years ago Lusitania sinking headline. Miss Mary Jane Wyland named superintendent of Harlan schools. C. W. Lavery and wife return from California. Frost lightly touched gardens last night. Charles E. Bradley elected president of Southwestern Iowa Federated Commercial clubs at Creston. Speaker Joe Cannon turns seventh-sixth birthday. Nab shoplifters in Waterloo with three men jailed. police claim a large, well-organized ring hidden in the city.
Des Moines May 8 U P premiums of unusual liberality to improve competition in many departments were announced for the 1926 Iowa State Fair and Exposition Aug 26 to Sept 4. Total premiums reach 127480 with 23026 for horse exhibits and 11150 for draft horses. The annual team pulling contest returns with 500 added in prizes. Society horse show prizes total 7480 including 1000 stake for 6 gaited saddle horses and 1000 for for other saddle horse classes. Ponies 2420. Mules increased to 250. Cattle premiums total 32615 with similar proportions to 1925. Swine up 950 to 10250. Sheep and wool steady, wool 396, shearing 130, goats 365, total sheep 4077. Poultry and pigeon departments retain liberal 1924 levels. Agriculture department premiums up 386 with 375 for county Farm Bureau projects and 58980 to individuals and farms. Postpone oil Cases Washington.
Iowa Good Roads Association, after four years, signals the bond issue is not dead. Secretary Glenn C. Haynes says membership may reach 100,000 and supports a pay-as-you-go policy alongside the imperative bond issue to keep pace with neighboring states.
More than 100 towns and Nebraska residents plan an all summer visit to Denmark next month. Special trains will take them to New York where they will board the Occur Ul, a Scandinavian American line steamer bound for Copenhagen. The trip is a pleasure excursion organized by native Danes and Danish descendants. Lodges from thirty states of the Danish Brotherhood, the largest Danish organization outside Denmark, will participate.
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