18 Nov 1931
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1931
Page
1
The Atlantic News Telegraph outlines publisher details E P Chase and R C Chase, mailbox and delivery guidance including evening delivery issues and a customer service number 685 M. It notes subscribers must contact the office for delivery changes rather than the carrier and lists general subscription rates and associations.
Discussion on wage cuts across major sectors including Ford railway labor civil service and education. Arguments cite buying power, unemployment relief, and the need for scientific study by Messick and Bachman. Proposals urge limited time reductions with duties to hire more workers and periodic readjustments.
The text argues that a program of forcadr savings with interest would boost workers buying power, act as unemployment insurance, and stabilize expenditures by reducing peaks and valleys in their expense records within a comprehensive wage adjustment plan.
Atlantic stages a home talent program to aid local unemployed families this winter. A two act farce Some Girl and a novelty musical revue A Trip to Songland will be presented by local youth to raise funds. Attendance is urged to support relief efforts and enjoy wholesome entertainment at the city hall auditorium.
A collage of editorials from the 10WA Press and various papers commenting on self-protection practices with red-light reflectors, Governor Bryan’s re-election question, and critiques of democratic systems. The clippings praise American tax policy while joking about socialistic trends and governance models, noting excerpts on sincerity and fraternal life.
A collection of quotes notes strong feeling about the gasoline tax and its fairness. Readers from Oskaloosa to neighboring states discuss tax impact, fuel use, and economic prospects. Reports also highlight wheat and oil price gains lifting Kansas and Oklahoma prosperity outlooks.
Nov 18 New York report notes a societal mood change as once formal norms soften across professions and venues. Hospitality staff and tailors drop strict rules, diners and merchants greet customers warmly, and even banquets lack prior sting. The shift aims to revive gaiety amid economic strain and food price concerns.
A 1981 McNaught syndicate piece lampoons social pretensions with jokes about hoardings, hotel embarrassment, and witty quips. It recalls Morley buying water with a caveat about alcohol, Paul Whiteman’s mandarin robe tale, a chandelier gag, and a flapper’s drunken party excuse.
The passage urges cities to unite with a cooperative spirit and decisive aggression to achieve progress. It extols a friendly, progressive citizenry and warns against theft and fraud targeting vulnerable widows, noting social dangers and the need for hope and justice.
Paris reports a romantic revival in women fashion with crinolines bustles basques and the feminine back curve returning. Epaulets wide shoulders and bertha nets resurface along with bananarecaprecadas and dark diagonal nets. Lace and fur trims renew the fall cold weather look as designers offer old world charm anew.
The poem scene portrays a widow weeping beneath a banyan tree as suitors and lenders tempt with bonds and riches The widow recalls a husband who promised stability while drafts of ivory palaces and lavish dinners tempt her toward a better life under shifting financial assurances
A compilation of assorted trivia items asks who Qatar de Priest is and estimates gold in the U S, plus asks about a Victoria era decoration and details on Frank Luke and Steinmers disability. It seeks the Florida capital, Roses country, parrot fever name, Asia Minor section, and the Panama Canal location.
A damaged OCR text describes a business advertisement and a scene with a boy and students. Names and places are unclear, but references to a recent evening paper and exams suggest a local community notice about schooling and a family context. The fragment hints at a house, a father figure, and a nascent inquiry.
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