27 Sep 1926
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1926
Page
1
Atlantic News Telegraph announces delivery options and advertising rates. notices inform subscribers in Atlantic to call 277 M before 7 PM for delayed passes, clarifying this is not the News Telegraph contact number.
A condensed notice summarizes California's 1925 annual financial report showing bonded indebtedness jumped 60 percent since 1911 while assessed property values doubled. It warns current expenditures cannot rise without curtailing current revenue and stresses the need for prudent budgeting amid growing education, highway, and police costs. It notes the state’s bond interest is inflexible and bonds mortgage future generations.
Charles P. Stewart reports Alice Roosevelt Longworth, after two decades, moves to a Congressional ladies’ tee and is discussed as a potential force on the Republican national committee. Observers say her stance signals support for Nick Longworth’s presidential bid and that she may be seen as a leading party figure.
The report argues that government overhead in city county and state budgets grows much faster than non operative property values, urging system changes. It links taxes to home costs across farms forests minerals manufacturing transport utilities and life essentials, warning of higher prices and rents.
Florida housing patterns faced critique for flimsy construction as a storm devastated Moore Haven and other towns near Lake Okeechobee. Many homes built cheaply, with attractive exteriors, failed when floodwaters surged. the lake and its drainage efforts exacerbated the disaster.
The Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette editorial discusses Smith Wildman Brookhart's assertion that railroads may become obsolete in favor of roads and motor transport. It notes the potential impact on railroad workers and the broader implications for long distance freight, while acknowledging continued belief that rail and ship freight will remain dominant.
In a Chicago Tribune column, Harper Leech critiques labor literature and endorses Sam A Lewinson's The New Leadership in Industry as a solid contribution from a real executive perspective. He discusses wage rates and profit margins in relation to production, payroll, and leadership challenges.
A discussion argues wages are an active factor in production and national prosperity. It critiques wage theories, notes capitalist fund ideas as naive, and calls for a dynamic system where wage and profit policies are timed to maximize wealth while avoiding inflation and excessive depression.
Newspaper readers glimpse a chaotic recap with stray phrases about a “battle over in China” and the latest fad dance the Waldfield, likened to the Charleston. Mentions Dawes, a fishing trip, Babe Ruth earning 100000 for vaudeville, a sheriff in Douglas, and a silk factory collapse amid sweeping misprints.
A humorous poem about procrastination as the speaker swears to tackle disliked chores yet keeps delaying. The narrator jokes about ignoring tasks from painting to weeding and tending livestock, noting the conscience urging action while the day slips by. The piece ends with a wry reflection on postponing duties despite intent.
Fragmentary report notes a special dispatch about Aroha Adquar in the low region. Internal references to a state or national event appear incomplete. Further readable details are unavailable in the excerpt.
Frank O Lawden of Illinois cannot deliver the keynote at the Des Moines annual convention. He cites a scheduling conflict with the Pacific International Exposition, asking to withdraw his acceptance. The event organizers will seek other national figures to fill the slot.
London Sept 27 The coal stoppage nears its 180th day as parliament again becomes the arena for negotiations. With cold weather settling in lawmakers press for a settlement between the government and English miners to end the prolonged strike and resume production.
A fragmented note describes stage scenery that merges two setups into a single composite design. One seat remains visible under a row of light, while the other is obscured or reimagined, suggesting a combined visual arrangement for a latent performance.
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