20 Sep 1919
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1919
Page
1
The notice lists monthly, six month and yearly subscription rates by carrier and by mail for the U S and for Canada and foreign countries. It states Associated Press rights and republication terms for dispatches credited to the source.
The editor notes William G. McAdoo has hinted he might consider a presidential run but leaves the decision to the Democratic Party. The paper expresses interest in public opinion on his administration and approach to governance, hoping Acton may become a candidate. The writer imagines the nation’s voters would study his roads policy and methods to gain wisdom.
During the war and afterward the United States turned to heavy propaganda. Government printing office staff were sent to publicity bureaus of departments and much public money was used to laud those in office, a practice criticized as wasteful and damaging to public trust.
A 1919 voice calls for renewed American production to meet overseas demand and solve domestic cost pressures. It argues strikes harm national output and worsen living costs, urging a return to calm economic policy and to resist anti American sentiments while boosting farm and factory output.
The readable portions hint at a chaotic mosaic of names and places, mentioning individuals, acts, and locations in a disrupted sequence. Key names and terms appear sporadically, evoking a disjointed record rather than a cohesive event.
A garbled page fragment mentions Miss Bevery Reawn and a ceremony entertaining visitors, with phrases about estate costs and a brass drum aged many years. It notes a person converting to Myriatianity and vague references to a county, a public suit, and a convict named Stewart in Shelby county.
A garbled account describes Salvation Army fundraising efforts for a county drive. It notes organizers including T. Rapp and Therestas rallying volunteers in township areas to kick off early. The piece mentions a projected S400 target and calls for unity and humanitarian cooperation.
London authorities announce a government competition offering 840000 dollars for efficient and safe aircraft designs. Entrants must be British and aim to reduce losses from crashes. Prizes include 60000 and 40000 pounds for top designs with emphasis on practical travel, safety, and new types of planes. entry closes December 31.
Dublin reports widespread protests in the Irish press against abandoning Queenstown as a port for freight and passenger traffic. The piece notes a shift to smaller vessels and argues the loss will affect profitable tourist traffic and regional trade.
Paris reports Private Gaston Melard sentenced by court martial to ten years for desertion. A former prisoner in Germany, he sought to stay there after hostilities ended, requesting to remain to work. He was arrested by German forces and handed over to French authorities.
The electric light and power service will be shut off Sunday from 9:00 to 12:00 in the residence district and from 9:96 a m to 4:00 p m in the business district to make necessary changes to the plant and lines for new equipment being installed. T. E. Nichols, Supt.
A new firm named American Safety Razer merges Gem Ever Realy and Atay to dominate the razor safe ty sector. Reportedly 90 percent of the dollar safety rator business will pass to the company, with capitalization around $20,000,000.
Government to hold a nation wide dairy show at stock yards near Geer-the-direction States prov. at 7 THY with $2500 for home coming information and European and Asian conditions featured. Former teacher killed in Knoxville auto crash. Dr Glenn P Milker to marry Miss Francey Neble of Omaha. Diarrhoea remedy from Chamberlains cited as immediate relief by H L Widger of Earlville NY.
Sept 20 German tree journals concede that Thuringen toy and porcelain exports to the United States are a thing of the past for years. Journals say Germany will still push a world potassium market despite restrictions by Allied authorities.
A British naval account details the encounter with the raider Wolf near Aden in which the Turkish ship Turritella, captured and repurposed by Germany, evades capture while lying mines and delays its pursuer by misreporting signals including Aden spelled with a T. The crew reveals the ship’s true identity after a searchlight reveal and the fate of the raider’s operations is discussed.
A sensational local notice describes Cleopatra Eram Nila, a royal Egyptian figure nicknamed Princess Delia Pattin, arriving in America seeking a husband, a $50,000 wardrobe investment, and a nationwide tour. The piece mixes satire with rumor as it portrays her as a modern Nile princess eager for marriage and travel.
Dr Esther Lovejoy of Oregon has been named chairman in charge of the war work and reconstruction committee for the Medical Women's National Association. She heads the American Women's hospitals program from 687 Madison Ave New York City and has long been active with the National American Woman Suffrage Association. She was one of 26 stars on the suffrage service flag and previously chaired federal suffrage efforts in Oregon. She was the first woman doctor sent abroad by the medical women’s war committee, spending six months in France with the Red Cross before returning to serve with the American Red Cross.
A rider named Harry Monglans on a light horse at Ava Wyoming was struck by a hammering hind leg. He struggled to free his watch pocket and felt a burn in his side as smoke rose. He grabbed the pocket and discovered the mechanism damaged by the impact.
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