05 Sep 1927
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1927
Page
1
Atlantic subscribers are informed that if evening delivery fails they can arrange delivery by calling before 7 o'clock at telephone 168-1. The notice clarifies this is not the News Telegraph’s number. Rates and offices are listed for subscriptions and advertising through BE, P. Chase, and the Chase estate.
The News Telegraph reports a major land deal near Adel and Van Meter where Charles E. Bailey acquires Musson brothers land, trades in a 240 acre farm and two Atlantic residences. It argues Cass county land is worth $200 per acre given current corn prices yielding over $40 per acre gross, signaling a return to sound prosperity.
The piece argues that United States banana supply is plentiful, citing New Orleans as the main import port and AWness Central Railroad figures showing millions of bananas moved through New Orleans annually. It asserts the idea of a low banana supply is false and criticizes misleading print.
Export data shows substantial declines in meat and fat shipments in the first seven months of 1927 versus 1926. Beverages, oils, and fats volumes held, but value dropped sharply, with furs remaining more valuable. Beef exports are minimal, while hams, shoulders, and bacon dominate pork shipments. lard is the largest and most valuable item in the export mix.
Report from northern Minnesota and upper Michigan area finds crop returns strong with Minnesota Montana and the Dakotas households earning a billion dollars this year. Automobiles rail grain and wheat outlooks cited. Duluth and Duluth Mesabi rail line and United States Steel cited as key players.
The report notes a seven month export total of 429,951,697 pounds with a drop in hog prices as Germany and other nations raise pork production and tariff barriers curb American cured pork. British and Danish preferences reduce bacon and ham demand, while lard declines further depress export value. Domestic demand governs beef, leaving the United States as a limited rival in pork and a sole potential dominant player in lard. The piece cautions that 1927 exports may be lower than 1926, stressing uncertain foreign markets and the need for strong domestic demand to sustain the industry.
Announcement that International Harvester has perfected a cotton picking machine signals a revolution in the southern cotton industry. The device is expected to replace hand picking, boost efficiency, and shift cultivation toward larger interests, ending the era of romantic hand labor and transforming production practices.
The editorial argues the current theater strike and stage hands walkout raise admission costs. It cites Balaban and Katz at Roosevelt Theater with two stage hands paid over 7,100 dollars in eight months for minimal work. The piece labels union demands as a holdup passed on to moviegoers.
The fragment notes Dickens remains in print though critics and readers debate his relevance. It mentions Phiz illustrations, modern tastes, and a critique of maudlin sentiment, suggesting renewed editions are issued despite perceived weariness with his humor and sentimentality.
Halifax Nova Scotia reports grave fears for the forty crewmen of the Lunenberg schooners Joyce M. Smith and Clayton W. Walters. The vessels, en route near Grand Banks, vanished during the great gale of August 24. Debris recovered suggests they were in the storm’s path.
A 1927 reflection by George Matthew Adams argues that Dickens endures beyond critics who call his work mere shockers. Despite attacks on his plots, characters like Sam Weller and Micawber remain beloved, while other authors fade as readers travel only fleetingly through their tales.
Jean Nicolas Nicollet left the Fy government bureau in 1832 to pursue a physical history of the Mississippi Valley. He explored Iowa from 1838 to 1840 with Lt. John C. Fremont, producing a renowned map. His work, though cut short by ill health, remains a landmark in early Iowa geography and cartography. He died Sept. 11, 1848 in Washington, D. C. It was published posthumously as Rivers of Iowa in The Palimpses.
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