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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1902
Page
3
Farmers in the United States boast record crops for 1902 with wheat corn and oats, aided by recent rains. Estimates show yields in leading states surpassing 1901 as government forecasts indicate a bountiful harvest across major grains.
A privately printed volume of verse by Livirson and Lorimer Broddard is discussed along with an introductory poem by Richard Henry Stoddart. The piece notes Mrs. Stoddard’s role, touches on John Kendrick Bangs and George Horton, and recounts an anecdote of Horton seeking Bangs’s home, aided by a local policeman who recalls Bangs’s national rather than local fame.
Ainslee's writer notes a new fatigue philosophy influencing speculation about intellect and creativity. Some think exhaustion slowed mental leaps, forcing careful, logical steps, while others mock grand theories of cosmic origin as fatigue driven. The piece parodies attempts to rewrite ancient phrases with fatigue as a hidden force.
During a southern journey after the Civil War, Hla Arower notes a barefoot man in Warrenton, North Carolina. A brief exchange reveals curiosity about local customs and footwear, with the man offering a growled but humorous reply about practicality and readiness.
The San Francisco Chronicle reports a witty exchange over a tooth extraction bill. A patient balks at a $3 charge with one dollar for the extraction and the remaining two for gas in the refuler gates, as stated by a doctor and the gas company’s president.
General Arthur MacArthur will succeed General Brooks as commander of the department of the east with headquarters at Governors Island New York harbor. He has led the department of the lakes at Chicago since March and is a veteran volunteer who began as a Civil War subaltern. Brooks retires July 7 after forty one years of service.
The only American woman to occupy a throne, Princess Alice of Monaco and Monte Carlo, once Miss Melue of New Orleans, obtained a limited divorce from Prince Albert due to Catholic decree constraints. Born Mary Alice Yelue in New Orleans to a Hebrew banker, she married Das Hichelieu d'aiguitloy of France in Paris, then became widow and later wed the Prince of Meg.
An antiquated excerpt presents Lugo reminiscing about Victor Hugo. A visitor recalls asking Hugo what he would say to the Creator. Hugo imagines replying with a courteous line, "My dear confrere." The exchange reveals self-regard and playful vanity in the poet.
W H Dibble of Sioux City recounts his son nearly losing sight after exposure to a plant. A neighbor recommends De Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve, which quickly aids recovery. Also mentions Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and a general druggist network, with an immigration bureau note and brief home-office printing.
Fragmentary OCR advert claims a “One Minute Cough Cure” cures coughs, croup, throat and lung troubles by reducing inflammation and clearing the head. Mentions Schultz & Prauder and a quotation on human judgment, but lines are garbled and attribution uncertain.
An old ad style notice touts DeWitt’s Little Early Risers as gentle, vegetable laxatives and promotes a rival Rocky Mountain Tea. It claims quick asthma relief products Foley’s Honey and Tar offer immediate help for asthma sufferers when taken promptly.
A resident, O Unver of 211 Maple Street, Chumpatyo, reports recovering from long illness after trying Poley’s Honey and Par. Stored remedies and physician care preceded the cure. Schultz & Pander promote Rocky Mountain Tea, framing it as restoring vitality at 36 cents.
Curtis Baker of Bookwalter Olio recounts treating a neighbor's infant with Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He says within two days the child recovered fully and remains strong, praising the medicine and recommending it to others. Sold by all druggists.
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