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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1894
Page
4
A satirical verse from Nixon Waterman in the Chicago Journal mocks sensational crime tales in old newspaper style. It contrasts contrived China travel talk and fanciful plots with a waiter servant girl, a mule, and a sharper, ending with a quip about outdated jokes. The piece critiques modern crime prose through playful language and ironic tone.
Gerald Trevor plans a morning errand for his cousin Hattie while his mother Mrs Trevor contemplates whether his thoughts about Annis Leighton signal a potential romance. Annis, a bright, bookish girl, is admired by many in town as Gerald, distracted, frets over Nellie and Annis while juggling chores and courtship.
Gerald misjudges Annis Leighton’s selfless home care and social bustle, while Annis quietly endures his critique. A chance encounter exposes prior misperceptions, leading to a delicate reconciliation and a shift toward forgiveness and future caution in marriage plans. The tale follows community whispers, Nellie East’s potential match, and Annis’s brave candor about a neighborly life.
A critical encounter on the highway sketches a bizarre scene with odd names and phrases. The critic questions the new actors kneeling fellowes, while Humleigh defends not yet educated up to the standard, with garbled chatter about wood relics and a strange sleep demonstration recurring each evening.
A collage of household tips and recipes from a 19th century newspaper. Includes apple padding mixtures, apple batter pudding, cheese canapes, baked apple desserts with rice, eggs with mayonnaise, and creamed oysters detailing steps and ingredients in period tone.
The Boston Advertiser notes umbrellas for women move away from black to colors like red green brown and tobacco. Two tone styles keep black as an accent, while green slate and tobacco shades lead fashion. Handled silk shade references appear on modern umbrella handles and tops for a coordinated look.
An 19th century Chicago Tribune item extols cozy household comforts. It praises a curvy coffee and tea service, noting it can enhance breakfast more than fancy bread or rolls. It discusses a small tea cozy, velvet trim, silk lining, and a half oval shape with fourteen inch perimeter, plus batting and cotton detailing.
Small table screens of threefold form with panels of celluloid are the newest invention for preservation. They are dainty and decorative with painted enameled fleurs. The design shields items from light yet remains lightweight. The set includes a single chair for extended use and is praised for its delicate theme and beauty.
A farmer recalls building a simple homemade potato planter using second hand blacksmith tools and a frame on wheels. The device features a movable shoe, adjustable depth via a chain, a rear driver seat, a telescope tube, and a spring loaded dropper controlled by coded bolts to space potatoes accurately. It cost under $2 and aimed to improve planting on small plots.
An essay discusses farm fencing choices from Virginia rail to wire. It argues that stone walls are costly and impractical, flat or West fences expensive, and smooth or barbed wire offers cheaper, viable options. It urges enforcing cattle laws to reduce unnecessary boundary fencing along highways, suggesting shade trees as a scenic, low-labor boundary solution.
The piece notes rising interest in growing clover under various institute reports across eastern Pennsylvania. It cites farmers like Abner Chapin of Chester County who report clover struggles on poor soils and suggests legumes such as Held Powe or Lepus as alternatives. The text mentions soil quality judged by clover performance and hints at broader inquiry into clover viability, while also referencing notes about turkeys and other agricultural topics in the Philadelphia Ledger.
The essay argues that a horse’s nervous system largely drives speed and temperament. It cites H G Merwin on nervous high strung constitutions in fast horses and notes miseries from harsh training. It tells of Daniel Lambert’s sensitivity and a whip blow ending his racing career, urging patience, care, and sympathetic understanding in horse handling.
Hints for horse breeders discuss selling when offered well and note 1808 Chicago sales at the Weldon stock yards totaling 64 540 horses for 7 124 280 dollars. The article covers racing rules, trainer insight, horse color, bicycle and electric car impact on employment, and advice on breeding, feeding, and longevity. It also notes rising prices for western cow ponies used as polo ponies and emphasizes intelligent care to maintain vitality and value.
The Wynstration is a good likeness of an American Merino ram at the head of a flock in Missouri. Merinos are better known in the south and southwest, imported from Spain long ago. Distinguishing traits include a short neck, deep chest, round barrel, short back, and strong legs. Merino wool is dark and crimpy and produced in substantial quantity of high quality.
The article notes mutton consumption outpacing supply in the United States and towns, with mutton prices set to rise as sheep numbers cannot be quickly increased. It warns of potential scarcity if stock runs down, stressing a multi year recovery to rebuild flocks.
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