25 Oct 1920
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1920
Page
1
A fragment lists post office rates and subscribers details in Atlantic with names such as Lydia Otto and Chas. F. Chase. It notes mail and carrier rates, mentions the Associated Press, and provides a subscriber notice instructing callers to dial Red 403 before 7 PM for evening deliveries, clarifying it is not the News-Telegraph number.
The League of Nations covenant outlines that members pledge to respect territorial integrity and political independence. In case of aggression or threat, the council shall advise on means to fulfill this obligation.
The country remembers the lingering waity charges raised by Candidate Cox as he led Candidate Roosevelt in a political tussle. The exchange hints at ongoing wartime policy debates and public scrutiny of leadership.
The text criticizes Republican plans to raise up to thirty million dollars to influence voters, noting skepticism among the public and the collapse of the claim as investigations broaden to include corporate contributions to Cox’s Ohio campaign. It cites Fred W. Upham’s report showing about 2.75 million received and roughly 300 thousand spent so far, dismissing Cox’s bogeyman rhetoric as vanishing.
Voters are urged to understand the updated ballot method. The article explains when to mark the circle or a cross and how to vote across tickets to ensure votes count, warning that failing to mark the circle or crosses may invalidate some selections. It emphasizes studying the rules to avoid invalid ballots.
Harvey's Weekly notes Coxey's fiery insistence on frankness and self-respect as he campaigns for governor, railing against sinister interests and claiming to expose a cancer in politics. The piece mocks his shifting rhetoric as details leak that Ohio business interests funded his run.
The piece accuses a Ohio governor hopeful of boasting about corrupt acts and using dummy subscribers to obscure misdeeds. It blasts hypocrisy in attempting to cast others as corrupt while defending his own past, pairing this with harsh rhetoric about candidacies and sincerity.
In a reflective verse, the speaker laments long months of spending and celebrates an end to profiteering. Merchant princes promise lower prices and clerks face tightened belts as demand wanes for unnecessary goods. The poem envisions a return to frugality with households choosing essential purchases and workers resisting wasteful spending.
From The Old Files Fifteen Years Ago Today reports the death of Mrs Julia Dreager at 76 on South Cedar Street, mentions Mrs M J Nichols ill with lumbago delaying a California trip, Mrs A A Gillette attending a State Library meeting, Earl Builey’s trip to San Bernardino, Ruth Willard and Edith Anderson hosting a Halloween party, Dr Macomber moving his office to 509 Elm Street, and local market quotes for corn wheat oats hogs and beeves.
Former Grand Duchess Marie Adelaide of Luxemburg, abdicated ruler since January, has entered the Carmelites at Modena as a novice. She walked to the convent of St Theresa, hair cut, dressed plainly, kissed her mother and sister, and received the nun’s blessing before leaving the threshold.
A compiled set of campaign notes and quotes discusses farmer and shippers' stance toward Cummins and the railroad bill, with Kendall praising Iowa public schools and teachers. It covers political rhetoric, a New York Herald poll showing Harding leading Cox, labor leader Gompers urging League of Nations support, and upcoming campaign speeches as October 20 totals show Harding ahead in several states.
Reports from Peking describe famine across Chihli Shansi Shantung and Henan due to poor crops and summer failures. Up to 20000 people are at risk of starvation and disease this winter as families seek food and work, with refugees traveling northward and selling belongings. Children are being given away as meals fail. Railways and aid efforts aid movement toward southern Honan and Hupeh.
A historical note recalls a young physician Pierce who lied in a rural district and gained fame for his curative success. He later settled in Buffalo New York and marketed a medicine he called Golden Medical Discovery, which spread through drugstores nationwide claiming broad public benefit.
Oct. 26 Amerongen reports the former German emperor clings to his ideals and continues to buy German goods for his private court at Doorn. Despite feeling his country treated him shamefully, he uses Berlin-made furnishings and items for the small hospital and memorial builds.
Locally in Glasgow on October 25 a party of archaeologists reports discovery of what may be a sacred isle on the Isle of Rigga in Loch Sunart. They describe rock carvings of priestly leaders from ancient times and walls of homes and temples uncovered along the shore.
Fragmentary notes from The Newse Telegraph mention excavations revealing rows labeled spots near Blake Citadel with unclear context. Sale paper appears among the debris, suggesting a stored or archived record at the site.
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