12 Sep 1922
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1922
Page
1
A discussion on tailoring costs reveals that more than half the price of a suit comes from labor, not the wool. The piece cites wages for tailors and cloakmakers, union power, and critiques proposed wool tariffs as insufficient to explain price.
The piece argues that union labor drives up clothing and food costs through processing from farm to market, blaming wage costs for higher prices while criticizing a farmer labor alliance. It warns that labor leadership leverages politics to discredit the Harding administration and push a socialist-leaning agenda, urging awareness of industrial manipulation and its impact on wage earners.
Citizens complain about frequent car thefts as bootleggers operate with apparent impunity. The piece urges law officers to pursue the thieves and bootleggers vigorously, noting the community burden and costly losses.
The National Republican describes Labor as radical for endorsing the Plumb plan to sovietize railroads. It claims Republican leaders feared prosperity slipping away as nationwide strikes disrupted industry and pressured administration. The piece cites Labor’s boast and suggests a shift in political calculation.
A collage of stray notes and anecdotes spanning jokes on Chaplin waxed gossipy about a kiss with Charley Chaplin, a claim of a broken leg in a coal bin, and oddities from Harrah Oklahoma to Alberta Canada. It mentions a robber in Philadelphia, a New York waitress, cats, dogs, Miles Standish, and a Germany debt quip, with stray lines about hiking clubs and a Virginia farmer aged 126.
A humorous verse where a persistent salesman peddles autos and shouts, while the narrator resists and daydreams of a future purchase. The poem juxtaposes the salesman’s pushy tactics with the speaker’s reluctance and eventual fantasy of owning a motor car. The narrator recalls dodging the salesman and finding relief in a quiet town, amid playful rhymes about debt, commerce, and desire for a vehicle.
A Mayoral stance in Altoona urged stores to close Sundays to honor the Sabbath and avoid off-putting appearances for visitors. The discussion centered on enforcing prohibition era rules and keeping a respectful day for nature or worship. A reported meeting drew about 1,000 attendees as officials weighed proper conduct for local businesses.
Be M P OSKALOOSA builds football roster with dozen lettermen back under Coach A M Sanderson. Practice started a week ago with daily work emphasizing fundamentals. First game scheduled with Stille College of Des Moines on September 23. Also notes State Labor Commissioner A Ly Uriek to attend national conference in Washington D C to discuss labor tribute plan.
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