11 Nov 1920
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1920
Page
1
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Atlantic subscribers who do not receive their papers in the evening may have a delivery by calling before seven o'clock. Call Red 403. This is not the Neows Telegraph number.
Fragmentary OCR text of a war memorial piece includes lines invoking God of Hosts and biblical allusions. It combines phrases from a famous national poem and a prayer, with distorted capitalization and punctuation. The readable segments mention memory, sacrifice, and the warning against boastful leaders.
The wires quote Barnes, former U.S. Grain Corp president, arguing cost of production should not alone set prices though Long run effects on output and price. A farmer with $48,000 on 100 acres seeks 6 percent interest plus profit, totaling $2,880 yearly, to justify remaining in farming.
The text argues that all businesses base pricing on production costs, except purely speculative ones. It contends Mr. Barnes may have been misquoted or misstates economics amid discussions of falling prices tied to lower raw material costs and reduced labor costs, noting prices rise and fall with costs.
A historical note compares farm prices from thirty-five and fifteen years ago. It cites wheat at 74 cents, corn 43 to 44 cents, oats 29 to 29.5 cents, hogs $2.25 to $3.75 then, cattle $3.20 to $6.30, and land values about $100 per acre higher now.
The article reports Chairman White of the Democratic National Committee saying work has begun for the 1924 campaign amid party infighting. It criticizes McAdoo for costly rail policies and notes Wilson and Cox being made life members of the National Democratic Party, while urging real work and patriotism for the younger generation.
The piece extols work, honesty, and willingness as bases for success while critiquing idle dependence and the rhetoric around resurrection of reform. It argues surveys can lower taxes but warns execution burdens taxpayers, urging tax and public-business reductions across dine-like expenses.
The piece critiques a wave of personal defamation spread to influence the election. It condemns Southern Democrats for circulating a baseless claim about the Republican candidate’s race, condemning the tactic as racist and harmful to national discourse. The editorial highlights public outrage at such propaganda and questions sincerity of the involved politicians.
The article critiques the idea of intelligent selfishness as a guide for human relations amid rising prices and industrial strife. It questions whether workers and nations can share in mutual interests, notes the impact of strikes and wage adjustments, and warns against depictions of production versus distribution while urging practical shifts toward productive cooperation.
Woa and Savery announce farm loan options in Atlantic Iowa with rates at 5 percent 4 1/2 percent and 6 percent. Prospects are invited to call or visit to discuss terms and applications for farmers seeking financing.
Incomplete notices mention Josephine Winne entertaining Abity friends, a sparky line disappearance case, a funeral for a brother killed on the Santa Fe railroad, and local real estate with 480 acres and a loan option. Also noted are residents from Westphalen and Welton, a bank cashier change, a Fort Madison funeral attendance, and market quotes for wheat corn oats and hogs with prices and totals.
A scanned rail of items notes local people and events including Cyrus Newton Isaac Dickerson and Abe Collins. Markets report wheat at 87 1 2 cents corn 44 1 2 cents oats 27 cents hogs 3 20 to 3 70. Advertisement praises Champ Eaton's Cough Remedy with urging early use and mentions availability at News Telegraph and local druggists.
A fragmented first-person narrative recounts a tense moment near dawn on November 8. The narrator, weary and wary of deception, visits Jones’s home, carrying an iron device and paying a debt. Jones reacts with shock and a fainting spell as the scene closes on a tense, unsettled note.
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