17 Nov 1920
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1920
Page
1
Published every evening except Sunday by News Publishing Company at Atlantic Iowa. Chase F Chase president and director list. Subscription rates show various carrier and mail options including Canada and foreign. Associated Press member with rights to republish local and credited news dispatches.
Atlantic subscribers to the News Telegraph may arrange evening delivery by calling before seven, using telephone Red 403. This number is not the News Telegraph’s.
The dispatches report thousands unemployed across mills and railroads cutting twinplays, with over 300000 men out of work and little prospect of relief before spring. Subdued optimism awaits warmer weather to lift industrial gloom as tens of thousands of foreigners arrive in the country.
The piece argues that immigration worsens surplus labor, endangers wage levels, and urges immediate gatekeeping. It cites economic dislocation after wartime inflation and warns that Japanese immigration into California signals broader national impact. It recalls a Morgan pledge on U S growth as reassurance.
The passage urges saner, conservative living after the war, predicting full mill labor, restored employment, and farmer profits through rising prices. It recalls comforting maxims that God is in heaven and prosperity will return, urging optimism as the nation embraces normalcy and growth despite pessimism.
The St Paul Pioneer reports that farmer and agricultural groups push for improved marketing conditions. The agitation has not yet produced a plan, but representatives are now studying it scientifically amid broad publicity and growing interest.
The reformed market movement benefits non-farmers and farmers alike by ensuring fair prices and timely sales. If farmers quit producing, non-farmers must pay higher food costs, risking farm closures and food shortages similar to Rome’s fall, underscoring the need for practical self-preservation through local markets and farmer autonomy.
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason laments lingering flies as November nears and frost signals their end. The verse contrasts summer pests with seasonal change, noting how flies annoy yet fade with cold, urging patience before the dead of winter.
From The Old Files Fifteen Years Ago Today November 17 1905 Charles Motz wife and five children expect to leave Atlantic Monday for Buenos Ayres South America to make bul y home for three years He has a contract to represent a prominent implement company on the continent Also notes a orphans baby born to Morrin family and others including a fatal accident near Atlantic and new music house opening plans, land purchases near Regina, and a 1885 marriage. local items reflect varied town life.
Rie Wahlert and Ed Freeman of Exira were married this week. The pair started a world tour, but were captured at Crescent City and returned home. John Thomas, Bert Flagg, J. L. Todd, J. H. Scribner and Brenton Hughes went to Griswold last night.
To help organize an assembly of Knights of Labor. Markets show wheat at 88 cents, oats 27 percent lower, oats at 27 percent, hogs quoted at 3.80, with a 43 percent decline noted in ec. These figures sketch a rough price picture for participants.
All members and car owners of Knights Columbus meet at 6 00 p m on Wednesday November 17 to depart promptly for Walnut. From 2416 A L Moreland G K. Daisy Molasses Cake promotes cattle feeding. Daisy Stock Remedy Co. 5d16
Local call to action urging readers to order engraved Christus cards from The News Telegraph. Includes urgent language to act quickly and secure personalized cards.
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