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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1913
Page
2
The snippet from The Ackley World features editorials by George F. Althouse and historical notes on publication history. It weaves in political opinions, references to national figures like Lincoln, debates over tariffs and governance, and criticisms of local and national institutions, reflecting a crowded late 19th or early 20th century newspaper page.
A collage of notes: Germany prohibits selling health risky hair dyes, Sir James Conte’s estate paid 1,337,000 tax, London lent 860,000 of its people outwardly in twenty years, a barrel organ remains in use since the eighteenth century, denicotined cigars and ciparattes are made in Switzerland and France, railroads outfit a film theater on wheels to teach fuel economy, Blair’s sermons fetch 100 pounds for volume one and 200 for volume two, plus a Tennessee highwayman tale and a quip from the Atlanta Constitution about robbing an editor for a year’s savings.
A collage of editorial thoughts cites the Bing hampton fire and Sing Sing prison as examples of governance failing standards. It also notes Ambassador Wilson’s outspoken stance and shifts to social critique on neighborliness, commerce, and civic welcome.
A Sharper's Weekly note examines how headgear and buildings mirror each other across cultures. It cites examples from Hawaiian grass houses to eastern church turbans and Gothic church spires, suggesting fashion and architecture may share origins in early design choices and social status.
A poor chemist named Shorthouse wrote John Inglesant, but publishers balked. He printed 100 copies, sold 40, one to a photographer who used Gladstone’s portrait. The pose made Inglesant appear in thousands of photos, boosting sales to 300,000 copies within a year, transforming him into a famous author.
A collage from The Last Leaf and memoirs recounts Harvard naturalist Louis Agassiz’s classroom provocations and kindness, the Unsociable Little Fellow aspired to a sea fate, Rosetta Stone discovery notes, a Cincinnati Enquirer quip about Woman's Wiles, and a Lowell reflection on labor and genius.
A jumble of tall tales and jokes appears alongside finance data. The New York Sun memory of shipwrecks and a coroner's verdict sits with a Florida grasshopper tale and a string of aphorisms about leadership and daily life. July deficits and treasury figures close the page.
A collage of comic quips from newspapers notes on manners and timing. A Houston Post line mocks wealthy bachelors dodging autos while a Cleveland Plain Dealer exchange jokes about new girl references. A Pittsburgh Post gag features a taxi driver and a playful price estimate as a date unfolds.
A fragment from The World notes Mrs Crawford debating attendance at a sewing event with Mrs Crabshaw. Mentions a judge and a $1.50 annual subscription offer for The World.
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