11 Apr 1900
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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1900
Page
1
A fragment from the Philadelphia Press features a narrator and a friend discussing a woman admired for dress and wit who is described as emotionally distant. The exchange touches on desire, social tension, and a funeral observed by two men walking through the city streets, ending with a remark on a deceased friend’s sister.
A distressed mother reports her child Marjory's fever reaching 108 degrees as a nurse arrives to find the family awaiting a dire outcome. The thermometer was misused with a hot poultice and improvised handling, hindering proper diagnosis and care.
A Washington man recounts a tale from Grant era days about a friend of the president who clashed with a rival in the White House grounds. After a heated exchange the friend knocked the rival down, and the matter was hushed up. The penitent man explains a sequence of accusations and concludes he could not endure the third false charge.
The article describes New Year as the nationwide payday in China when debts must be covered or bankruptcy looms. It notes creditors can seize belongings if settlements fail, prompting clans to pool resources to preserve family reputation. Pawnbrokers boom as people redeem or pawn items, and red decor symbolizes luck. children receive red-wrapped gifts and red ink is used on door couplets.
A fragment from Obicage Whies Herald recalls an Irish stereotype quip about a near collision. The Detroit Free Press chatter notes a wedding trip for Marie and a jumble of ads about selling and buying various items.
A jumble of anecdotes and notes from a bygone issue describes a wartime officer’s caution with a gun, Moody’s remarks on a wooded “Temptation point,” a missionary’s farewell on cannibal islands, a Burmese tale of a monster egg, and vinegar lore. Reports warn of strong fires in Calhoun county and heavy bus stock losses amid rain.
The late Isaac H. Bromley, longtime NY Tribune leader writer, is recalled for his wit as Charles T. Congding jokes about Bayle's Dictionary in a jail setting. Bromley quips that with Bayle one could get out, highlighting the veteran journalist's humor.
A Chicago Tribune excerpt captures a lively lounge exchange where a woman remarks on a birthday gift from her husband and compares it to a home lounge she owns bought for $38. The dialogue blends humor about aging, gifts, and value.
The piece recounts a tale of illicit liquor smuggling in the Indian Territory with improvised methods and a vivid aside on 1780 Dublin shoeblacks. It describes counterfeit spirits hidden in plaster eggs, detection methods, and the bustling trade, reflecting colonial era border evasion and urban street life.
A critical look at dancing’s decline notes that the art falters due to masculine indifference and foreign influence while Americans must embrace new forms. The piece laments scarce male dancers at summer resorts and questions the future of dignity in dance. It also recounts cycling incidents, including a rider’s fall after colliding with a rabbit and a wheeler clipping a partridge, suggesting curious accidents on rural roads.
A clipped Chicago Record remark notes Nat Whally Disinter nited and a quip about a wife watching her health. The exchange mentions a doctor’s visit and the wife avoiding a summer trip, reflecting a light social aside from the period.
A fragment from the Bogton Transcript comments on marriage as a risky lottery. It notes that when a man draws a blank in luck he has no chance to try again, reflecting a skeptical view of marriage as fate.
A Tit-Bits note imagines a future dental method that could pull teeth without causing pain, promising twice as much brightness for medicine and society if dentists can discover such a painless procedure.
In a terse court scene Mr. Bloomfield notes the jury found Spiffing guilty while Mr. Bellefelg condemns public calls for humanity as folly, reflecting factional tensions within the Conservanye majority and pointing to entrenched partisan divides.
A garland of folklore and oddities describes a Patte prima donna and a village in Sweden. It mentions a woman tending vegetables, the temple of tastes, and a unique taxless society where trees fund a cyclical income. The piece ends noting free services and infrastructure in the autos: railways, telephones, and schools.
An inquest witness, the doctor called, finds no clear violence on the deceased. The coroner asks for identifying marks. the doctor says only a general clue exists, noting the left arm is about an inch larger from carrying bundles, suggesting the person was a suburbanite.
Detroit Journal reports a prisoner accused of killing a deer in the closed season testifies in his own defense claiming he mistook the deer for a man. Some doubt his honesty, yet his testimony stands.
An exchange during remarks turns on woman suffrage and officeholding as a husband jokes about the Speaker. The wife retorts asking what office and the husband names the Speaker. The scene ends with domestic chatter about shopping and a $28 hat.
Abraham Hare of Belleville CD proclaims Electric Bitters the best selling bitters in years. He says it tones the stomach, regulates the liver and kidneys, purifies the blood, strengthens nerves, and cures a range of ailments. Puts new life into weak people. 50 cents. Rocky Mountain tea also sold 5 cents this month.
An 19th century style advertisement claims Dr. King's Life Pills relieve headaches and nervous disorders by purifying blood and boosting health. The copy promises a 24 cent price and a money back guarantee if not cured, with sellers Plander and Hackrott.
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