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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1901
Page
8
In a Chattanooga scene reported by the News, a pair of Black men trade quips about marriage, jealousy, and a celebrated widow. A bystander boasts of being cheated to win a U.S. senator and a legislative visit follows with denials of lying. The tone is comic and satirical, reflecting political and social humor of the era.
A 19th century correspondent recalls Junction City Wisconsin on Mill Creek a famed trout stream. He recalls plentiful fish in 1873 and a fall day when he caught 50 pounds of speckled trout and a birthday deer hunt on February 25 1878.
A fire-destroyed cold storage warehouse later had its water-filled cellar pumped out and yielded 447 large speckled trout plus the original survivor. The fish, thawed from years submerged, carried a damaged eye and tail. Readers are invited to verify by contacting Stevens Point or Rhinelander residents.
A Seattle man known as Professor Tantrove boasts a device using solar energy to blow up warships and melt forts and magazines from long distances. He says it could end long range gun battles and could be sent to China if released by the government.
A narrator recalls meeting General Funston and distributing speckled trout. He describes returning home at 4:47 and storing a large trout in a cold warehouse to gift to Uncle Sam Carson. The fish remained frozen until June 10, 1884, setting up a strange twist about an event occurring about eleven years later.
A Louisville Courier Journal account recalls a Morgan cavalryman reflecting on killing in battle. He and a friend from Kentucky, divided by sides, vowed lifelong loyalty and wore halves of a dollar as a pact. In a September engagement, the narrator survives a deadly duel with a sharpshooter, finally ending the threat when the foe exposes himself.
A reporter recalls encounters with Boxers and a captivator dubbed the professor who claims a scientific burning glass can beat enemies as long as sunlight endures. The narrative reaches a clash near a Yan kee sharpshooter where a fatal encounter with Dierk Norton ends the segment.
In a bustling Park Slope scene the Brookyn Eagle records a witty clash over whether galt can be life’s elixir. Mr Midwood scoffs it’s too cheap, while Mr Park Slope questions doctor opinions. The exchange captures local tone and urban humor.
Advertises Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil as a remedy for neuralgia and nerve fatigue. Claims to feed nerves with fat from usual foods, promises relief and full cure with ongoing use. Offers free samples and lists Scott & Bowne as chemists in New York, noting a price reference.
The traveling public and those seeking relocation will be interested in a Northern Pacific Railway announcement of a big reduction in one way and round trip rates to the west. The low fares aim to attract new settlement and apply to points in Minnesota Manitoba North Dakota Montana Washington and Oregon with tickets available in St Paul or Minneapolis on specified dates.
One way tickets are valid for continuous passage starting on the sale date. Round trips start on sale date with a twenty day outbound limit and a thirty day final limit. Stopovers allowed within transit unit west of Little Falls and Aitkin Minnesota. For more information contact G D Rogers 503 Locust Des Moines or Chas Hee GP & 1 AY NL POR I St Paul Minnesota.
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