10 May 1920
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1920
Page
1
The notice lists subscription and mail rates for various delivery options including carrier and by mail within the United States Canada and foreign countries. It notes the paper is a member of the Associated Press and that AP dispatches are republished exclusively.
Atlantic subscribers to the News Telegraph are urged to call before seven o'clock if their passers are not delivered in the evening. The notice clarifies this is not the News telegraph number and provides Red 403 for assistance.
The speaker announces candidacy for the Republican nomination for state representative, subject to party voters at the June 1, 1920 primary.
County Attorney IT hereby announce myself as a candidate for the republican nomination for the office of county attorney of Cass county Iowa subject to the decision of the republican voters at the primary on June 7. W A Follett For Sheriff IT announce my candidacy for the republican nomination for sheriff of Cass county Iowa subject to the decision of voters at the primary on June 7. For Supervisor Third district Atlantic district June deadline Th A C Highley
County official O M Hobart announces candidacy for nomination to the office of County Recorder subject to Republican voters decision at the June 7, 1920 primaries. He signs as O M Hobart.
Jesse N Jones announces candidacy for the county treasurer nomination in Casa County under the Republican banner subject to primary voters decision. The statement names Jones as the candidate and indicates the party and election process.
A. A. Emigid seeks Republican nomination for Clerk of the District Court, subject to voter decision at the primary on the sixteenth day of June.
A Republican candidate James H. Lary declares candidacy for county treasurer of the county Iowa with June 7 primary. The piece also criticizes rural and urban youth, noting concerns about virtue and morals among young women in towns and cities.
This newspaper condemns rude men who horn honk and ogle women in Atlantic and warns it may help curb such behavior. It notes some girls exaggerate attention seeking while urging standards without regulating morals, calling for public unease over rude exhibitions.
The passing of J Schiappacasse removes a well known, kindly, unobtrusive man and friend of many. Adopted as an American, he loved the country and its institutions, gave of his means to support them, and his memory will be cherished by all who knew him.
The community mourns Martin J. Clovis who passed away last Saturday. A sterling figure in the section’s development, he was honorable in all dealings and treated others as he wished to be treated. His passing leaves a legacy of a good name and a life well spent for those who share his surname.
The article recalls Will Kennelly visiting town and recalls a bygone era in the all southwest Iowa league. It lists players such as Red Faber Vern Tantlinger Jack Goodenough Whitfield Jacky Hinkle and Al Clausen Whipple and notes fans who watched from a fence hole. It contrasts then with Atlantic’s rougher streets and cheaper land at $40 an acre and rents at $50 a month.
A reminiscence recalls New Year visits and square dances as the town's social core. It notes hoopskirts and bustles, the Atlantic spirit, and community pride in local teams. Despite no saloons, drugstores thrived with permits and forty liquor licenses, with wooden elevated sidewalks and Chestnut street hitch racks.
Senator Knox of Pennsylvania urged in the senate that the administration’s policy keeps us theoretically at war with former central powers while at peace in reality. He argued for immediate peace and said no autocratic power or altruistic test should block a speedy termination of hostilities, stressing that every national interest demands it.
A poem by George Matthew Aidams laments endless fly swatting. The speaker jokes about killing flies in self defense and refuses to abandon chores to chase pests. He doubts health authorities and recalls the ancient boulder tale to argue effort must yield results.
A list of anniversaries notes Jared Sparks born in Wilington Conn and died in Cambridge Mass in 1806. Other entries cover British troopship Lady Nugent lost in 1854 near Rangoon, Sir Samuel Baker finding Nile source in 1865, Fenian leader James Stephens arriving in New York in 1866, yacht Saphor winning a 1870 race, Bolivia gaining coast strip in 1895, Lillian Nordica dying in 1914, and Baron Wimborne resigning as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1916. A final item mentions a coal mine waste product patent fuel claim.
A Wisconsin woman credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relieving weakness after childbirth and displacement. She urges others to try it, noting long lasting improvement and recommending readers write for confidential advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co.
Chairman Fordney Shaw says pending relief legislation was deemed wholly unauthorized. Republican members of the committee that considers the measure plan no slackening of efforts and will prepare a bill next week acceptable to the House.
A characterful health ad touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a safe substitute for calomel. It claims they stimulate liver and bowels to banish biliousness and dullness, improving complexion and energy. The copy cites a Ohio doctor and notes the product costs 10 cents and 20 cents.
Mrs Mary A Bevan, claiming to be the homeliest woman in the world, speaks in New York about beauty, love, and happiness. She says attractiveness is elusive, recounts never having worn an Easter hat or attended a dance, and explains she found love with her husband and four children despite her appearance.
Ark Hathaway district reports that after the Mississippi floods the government barge Scott will be removed from a cornfield on Island Ten where it was blown ashore with government supplies aboard during the recent heavy storm.
A traveler along the Croton aqueduct observed a large animal in the path on the estate of Mrs. Winley J. Shepard. He mistook it for a bear or bull but heard a growl and realized it was a black bear. The incident occurred as Murray and certain employes watched the scene.
Apparatus has been devised to manufacture sulphur dioxide gas on ships and pump it into all vessel areas to extinguish fires and for fumigation. A huge sodium sulphate deposit is reported in Siberian lakes, with Lake Murmy shansk alone estimated at about 3,000,000 tons.
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