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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1908
Page
2
The notice references subscription terms for The Lekley World and George Ff. Althouse with prices 81.590 for three months and 75 for single copies. It quotes Abraham Lincoln urging reverence for law to be taught in schools and proclaimed in public life as the national political religion.
A collage of early 20th century items notes the house public building bill approaching 20 million, U S debt rising in March by 1 299 591, and odd remarks on arithmetic of prosperity. It cites North Dakota’s oldest resident at 107 with race skepticism, a sultan recalling Italian battleships, and calls for politically safe legislation. Other items mention Alabama’s quadrennial sessions, Chicago police training, Canadian pulp trade, a wealthy claim over 620 Iowa acres, German bottle gas, and a gaslight invention. The piece ends with dairy industry data showing 60 000 creamies, 600 million pounds of butter, and 4 6 cent per pound increases in 1907 over 1906, suggesting $20 26 million more to patrons.
The document lists key timelines for filing nominating papers and conducting primaries. It covers deadlines for state and county offices, certification steps by the secretary of state and county auditors, sample ballots, canvasses, delegate certifications, sworn expense statements, and party conventions with dates in June, July, and the general election in November. It also includes archaic poetic closing lines about fate and friendship.
A Sioux City Journal excerpt lampoons a public figure as a loquacious deadbeat who preaches piety yet acts differently, then shifts to a playful plea for A Rankin to move between Iowa and Chicago. The mock sermon ends with a tease about remaining in the Windy City or returning to Pittsburgh.
The Dubuque Times Journal recalls Hughes proposing the anti pass bill while Cummins, then a corporation lawyer, rode railroad passes. Cummins supported it only after popularity grew. Cedar Rapids Gazette questions Johnson quotes and political language. Cedar Falls Gazette notes rising voter disgust. Waterloo Times-Tribune praises a minister’s attention, while Sioux City Journal notes the senate’s resistance to lower house influence.
A scattered Manila scene shows a mother-in-law quarrel and a daughter’s tears as whispers of a doorstep scandal surface. Illinois editor builds wealth from frugality and hard work, aided by a rich uncle’s inheritance. Des Moines notes a 100 year club promoting health and Christian living, while reports toast Debs’s Socialist nomination and Missouri Supreme Court on free speech in public spaces.
Three Blairaburg gentlemen fishing for ducks on Wall Lake found their scow sinking four feet underwater. They could not wade ashore due to soft mud and remained on the boat for four hours in cold water until an Alden party with a wood boat rescued them one by one.
A whimsical guide describes crafting a festive hat using a bicycle wheel hub as a base, a granite can, wine colored velvet, canary taffeta, and box ruching. The piece suggests binding, feather accents, and playful props like a soap ladle and fork as decorative pins for a quirky headpiece.
A brief historical note describes Missouri's first flat railroad from Richmond to the Missouri River opposite Lexington. Built sometime between 1849 and 1861, it stretched about five miles with timber rails of sawed oak and oak ties, hauled and operated by horse power. The initial train was led by conductor Judge Thomas McGlo oras, who lived near Richmond.
A collage of quotes and quips shows readers debating party lines and reform. The items reference Uncle Joe Can non, La Follette, and differing Republican factions, plus notes on municipal governance, banking honesty incentives, and a dramatic Fourth of July accident.
A poetic fragment from a Metropolitan Magazine piece compares a distant past presence to a mist from the sea and laments a lingering absence that never leaves the speaker's side. The archaic tone evokes memory’s sudden bloom and quiet longing as footsteps echo familiar shadows.
A reflective piece questions how lodge promises clash with daily conduct among men. It contrasts public declarations with private actions, cites moral failing and pride in self, then shifts to a tribute on Jessie Call, daughter of Kansas Governor Llewellyn, noting a life of promise and a dramatic, fateful end.
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