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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1920
Page
1
Rates shown for one month and one year by carrier and by mail to U S Canada and foreign countries. Six months and three months options listed. Associated Press rights noted for republication of AP dispatches and local news.
Atlantic subscribers who do not receive their papers in the evening may have some delivered if they call before seven o'clock. Call Red 403. This is not the News Telegraph number.
George Washington quote on foreign policy appears in a civic context urging friendship with all nations while avoiding entangling alliances. The message emphasizes independence and prudent diplomacy. It reflects early American strategic thinking about neutrality and national interest.
With a 3 billion bushel crop in sight and prices down for three years the market reeled at heavy grain receipts from South America. New York reports two more cargoes of Argentine corn in today and more than 6,500,000 bushels in store and afloat with no more boats yet arriving.
The article notes six and a half million bushels of Argentine corn in store and afloat in New York as a drag on prices, with oats selling cheaply due to lack of demand. It argues Argentine supply pressures justify protective tariffs to shield American producers, warning farmers may rethink free trade. Mentions six months for eastern trade to digest the corn and the role of tariff policy in stabilizing domestic markets.
A correspondent questions Senator Hitchcock about League of Nations Article Ten binding the United States to defend League members. The piece argues the treaty would clash with the Constitution's sole-war-declaration power, creating self conflicting supreme law. It notes Congress must authorize war, while the President must execute laws and may be compelled to wage war without Congress.
The passage argues over ratifying the treaty and contrasts the Constitution with a Covenant. It frames a choice for the American people between two foundations of law, asking which factor is most commendable. The language invokes a great referendum before the nation.
The poem laments the Hapsburg princes facing poverty as their era ends. It mocks noble pretensions and suggests humble work as the new path, imagining a future where royals must labor. The speaker jokes about swapping duchesses for cooks and dukes for drivers, finishing with a plea for honest work.
E H Spicer reports he will not locate a soap factory here due to poor freight facilities. Frank and Henry Grulke left west of Atlantic for Missouri on a business trip. Miss Margaret Bell, back from Egypt, spoke to the high school. Eva Coates and Harry Rogers wed September 20 at Boise Idaho. Ruth Turner of Anita hosted a Thursday party. C G Warne and wife return from a five weeks Pacific coast trip. Markets: Hogs 5.35-6.60, beef 4.50-5.50, corn 42c, wheat 60-68c, oats 19c, barley 24-27.
Mrs. Rosalie Blaisdell of Honolulu is discharged by U S Public Health Service officials after long leprosy treatment at Kalihi station. Refined chaulmoogra oil prepared by University of Hawaii researchers with doctors Dean McDonald Trotter led to arresting the disease in three years five months and seven days. Blaisdell now lives at home, resumes daily life with cheerful health, aside from occasional eye twitching.
Harmony Club announces a meeting scheduled for Tuesday evening at home. Details are incomplete but members are expected to attend at the usual address.
A Washington dispatch predicts a landslide for Harding and Coolidge in four weeks. The note lists state-by-state electoral votes, suggesting Harding could reach a substantial majority though Cox faces strong opposition. It cites party disarray, league of nations issues, Tammany influence, and campaign finance strains as factors shaping the race.
A Cedar Rapids woman writes that after a year of suffering with fatigue headaches and nerves she started Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription. She claims four doses daily led to recovery from bed rest, no operation, and restored energy enabling housework and better sleep.
The Red Oak Congregational church observes its golden anniversary with a five day event starting yesterday. The Council Bluffs association annual convention gathers about 100 ministers and delegates on Wednesday and Thursday. The pageant Bearers of Light, featuring seventy actors, depicts Christian history from early times to the present, on Thursday evening, followed by an anniversary banquet Friday night.
Lyle Dirrim, a young farmer near Stanton, Iowa, was fined 50 dollars and costs for assault and battery on John Tell, 70, after a quarrel over sawing wood. Tell required medical attention for facial injuries. the trial drew many area farmers.
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