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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1925
Page
1
Advertising rates and subscription options are listed for the Atlantic News Telegraph. A delivery callout urges subscribers who miss evening papers to contact the paper before seven.
The paper reproduces rural grocers adverts showing ten pounds of granulated cane sugar for fifty eight cents. It notes a return to twenty five cent corn and sixty cent wheat era, recalls tariff debates, sugar price volatility, and Cuban producers facing losses amid calls to cut production by a quarter to curb surplus.
Treasury officials note that a synthetic gold breakthrough would not quickly wreck the currency system. Scientists claim progress toward synthetic gold, but costs remain high and usefulness as money would fade only slowly. Most economists favor backing paper money with gold reserves to maintain value.
A feature piece promotes the American Thank You League urging a return to the courtesy of saying thanks. It recounts a printer’s rise after a kind note and includes a letter from the league and a story about appreciation across cultures.
Farmers laud the Atlantic Corn Show as a success built on unprecedented cooperation. They credit stronger community ties and view Atlantic as sincere and fair, not driven by profit, highlighting the event’s positive impact on the town’s reputation along the Howe-Oveans corridor.
A fragmented poem centering on Walt Mason verses and grim literature themes. It parodies sentimental rhymes and contrasts with tales of pirates, doom, and Sabbath school readings. The piece blends playful lines with uneasy references to danger, death, and moral warnings.
Fragmentary note on cost of diving and a call for a friendly tie amid winter predicaments. Mentions seekers in Sault and a general sense of uncertainty about value and outcomes.
A discussion notes disappointments in harvest outcomes and praises Atlantics reaping for its Com Show. Inquiries flow from towns statewide about how it was handled, reflecting broad interest in agricultural results and methods.
Wayne Wheeler, counsel for the Anti Saloon League, predicted the use of military force to enforce dry laws if civilian authorities cannot control liquor crime. He spoke after a White House meeting with President Coolidge, noting the army and navy are not needed now but could be invoked as a last resort. The remarks reflect ongoing national debate on enforcing prohibition amid alleged criminal activity.
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