06 Nov 1920
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1920
Page
1
Public notice from Atlantic Tow a post office announces advertising rates and office contact details under Adveft Congress. Names of Chase and Otto directors and officers listed with titles. Rates include monthly, six months, and yearly subscription options. Associated Press affiliation noted.
Atlantic subscribers to the News Telegraph may arrange evening home delivery by calling before seven o'clock at the number Red 403. This telephone number is not the News Telegraph's.
President-elect Harding voices gratitude while praising supporters in Marian region and noting the country has spoken clearly in the referenda. He emphasizes opportunity and unity, with widespread coverage of the verdict by wires and presses worldwide.
The Star defends its wartime balance during a heated campaign, praising Marion county readers for loyalty to local candidates and Senator Harding. It acknowledges slander but celebrates the county’s unity and resolve to focus on daily life with renewed vigor and confidence after the election.
The piece cites Lenin warning of famine in Soviet Russia and Trotsky urging mass rebel support to bolster a war effort. It notes food delivery pressure on peasants and calls for immediate aid to the Red Army amid dire shortages.
The article argues that Tammany endorsed Cox at San Francisco while backing Smith against Harding, criticizing the machine for selling influence. It notes Harding’s refusal of government positions for a Texas vacation and condemns federal officeholders’ travel at public expense, citing past Navy Secretary Daniels’ convention trip. The piece condemns what it calls petty propaganda and praises Harding’s stance.
A New York banker mocks the government’s charges as indicators of profits, criticizing the Wilson administration’s Trade Commission and Justice Department. The piece cites sugar, cotton, paper, and packers as extortionate, and notes indictments only against profiteers while coal cases lag.
A fractured verse by Walt Mason satirizes the post election mood. The speaker laments the campaign’s end, noting a loss for the statesman and a personal sting as neighbors and townsfolk party. Amid the revelry he must pay for the folly of the election.
Residents of the Atlantic area reported a visit to the villa by Mrs de Villa Waddell and others, as Junshifaity events unfolded with several ladies from Atlantic and Lews taking possession of a home. Mrs Romeo Lawrence faced a surprise by neighbors. Mrs A DHA and children headed to Dakota. In political news Frank O Donnell notes Young's majority in the Eighteenth Senatorial district at 406, with Yates leading in Adams and Cass counties. crop prices show Wheat 8? Oats and hog figures.
Fifteen years ago today November 16 1905 notes crop up with D E Dungan selling his furniture and undertaking business in Massena to J A Homan and A Allen. Nick Kenyon sold his 90 acre home farm to John Vensky at 100 per acre, having paid 1000 in 1868. William Kreamer plans to move to Rock County Nebraska to live on a homestead. Matthew G Stone, harness maker of Atlantic for 28 years, died at age 6E. Mrs 4H G Curtis Fred Steinke and D Boowning injured in a rail line wreck on the Southern Pacific but none hurt. A marriage license granted to Harry M Holladay of Massena and Edna Ethel Matthews of Cumberland. Mr and Mrs William Masteller and Mrs H Pickrell travel to Newton Iowa for funeral of their mother Mrs W W Miller in Santa Ana California. A B Sims and family move to Hartwick for a harness shop position. Mrs X H Bailey improving after six weeks illness. Try a News Telegraph Want Ad.
Dr. Newell Dwight Hillis of Brooklyn warned that preachers are leaving as the church faces unpaid bills. He said the town has not broken the church, but people fail to use and support it adequately. He criticized leaders as unequal to the task and refused to back the ministers.
A Knoxville reader describes relief from long standing back pain and female troubles after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and associated remedies. The letter praises the product, urges publication, and invites others to try the remedy for persistent health issues.
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