09 Nov 1920
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1920
Page
1
In a critique of urban policy a columnist laments the overload of taxation in New York City. He contrasts the value of skilled farmers and educated youth against costly city governance under Tammany, citing a 1921 budget surpassing 530 million dollars and debt around 1.25 billion.
A farmer friend urges that Iowa and Cass county corn crops be helped by returning farmer sons from colleges. He argues sending boys to Ames is fine but farming needs hands at home to secure meal tickets. Higher education should not neglect an industry starving for labor as farm work suffers from shortages.
Otto H. Kahn predicts a crushing rebuke to the current administration and outlines a program for the GOP. He urges saner leadership, higher administrative efficiency, and timely business reforms to restore public confidence and economic vitality.
The piece argues a Brownsville conference between the US president-elect and General Obregon could ease ten years of Mexican turmoil. It predicts mutual benefit, renewed industry, and tranquil politics if Obregon implements his program. It asserts Harding will meet Obregon amicably, preserve dignity, and hasten a needed settlement.
A late night musing warns girls to beware male flirts described as conscienceless fiends who seek to break women's hearts. The piece condemns casual courting and warns of dangerous encounters in polite circles and the street alike.
The text urges girls to avoid street flirtations and bold admiration outside conventional introduction. It warns such behavior will ruin reputation, cause mortification, and lead to disgrace, comparing consequences to thistles and salt from the sea. It admonishes against laughing loudly or making provocative gestures in public.
Poet recalls bygone days when a single dollar bought vast quantities of common goods and joyfully cheap frills. He contrasts one round dollar's power with modern prices, humorously lamenting shrinking purchasing power and simpler pleasures.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference concerns about copyright status for a work by Matthew Dams dated thirty five years ago. The readable text hints at anxiety over permissions and rights. No further verifiable details are present.
Local notices list people visiting and traveling from Atlantic and York Nebraska. References to Mr and Mrs J W Wirslow, Mrs Hayden, Al Rathbun's return after seven years away, and a Presbyterian social planned at Mrs J M Bobs. Market figures note wheat oats and hogs price ranges.
Fifteen years ago today Omaha used seventy nine voting machines and trials were reported as working well. The inventor planned to visit Rochester for changes and Congressman Smith would visit November 16 17 to gauge public opinion on the post office matter. Meanwhile illness and quarantine affected local residents as the Merriam versus McWard case moved forward.
The readable fragments mention Des Moines Monroe and Marshalltown with an old soldiers home. The text appears to describe someone visiting relatives and plans to visit further locations. No clear event or outcome is stated.
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