Four County News Review by World Correspondent
Community scene features gaming and going of people and theft friends in a weekly roundup.
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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1913
Page
4
Community scene features gaming and going of people and theft friends in a weekly roundup.
Local residents report visits, travel, and small events across Abbott, Ackley, Mason City, Geneva, Osceola and nearby towns. People called on friends, hauled crops, attended Bean Day, and noted illnesses and recoveries. A near fire incident occurred when a passerby prevented a house fire by noticing smoke.
A fire started and was quickly controlled before the Quiggles noticed the blaze. The homeowner acted fast to mount the house and extinguish the flames, preventing further damage. No injuries are reported.
Cleves and Wicinitp Gimer sell a major stake to his brother Ray and move to operate Farmers Creamery at Klemme. John Kolthoff buys a cream route and equipment. Marriage at Heiko Mueller home expected to draw large attendance. Local visits include Spenglers in Dubuque and Fitzgerald kin in Osceola. Miscellaneous farm notes and illness updates across Iowa Falls and Kanawha areas.
A tale recounts Whistler’s pride in a white plume in his hair and his dramatic exit after a rival placed white feathers on guests. Also noted are W Smakey on the Panama Canal’s long-conceived history, Kipling’s rejected Cambridge column, and brief quips from university humor and meteorology columns.
Chicago market reports show hog receipts around 10,000 with prices 6 to 10 cents lower while cattle receipts near 600 yield steady to slightly lower, calves firmer. Sheep receipts 33,000 ahead with market steady to 10 cents higher. native lambs and ewes noted with mixed price ranges across beef and veal categories.
A Wide World Magazine item extols wooden shoes, claiming they perform hundreds of tasks from paddling a boat to fishing and digging. The piece notes klompen cost about fifteen pence a pair and comments on Dutch feet being no Cinderella.
A collage of jokey quotes on wealth, dodging danger, and courtship from city papers. A Houston source muses on dodging wealthy bachelors and errant cars while a Cleveland writer notes unreliable references from unfamiliar women. A Pittsburgh taxi line adds humor about waiting and money.
Fragmentary dialogue portrays Mrs Crawford objecting to a sewing circle while a judge remarks on ignorance of added gifts. Jack Baye questions etiquette as gloves appear during a whist lesson, with a playful exchange about keeping a hand hidden from Anyonie.
A mixed recipe fragment outlines Scalloped Apples with sugar cinnamon lemon rind butter and bread crumbs layered with apples, baked slowly until tender and browned. Also described are veal cutlets breaded with crumbs or crambe, dipped in egg, fried and served with paraleg and thin rolls, plus simplified milk dip alternatives.
A nationwide reward offer appears for a cure of catarrh with Hall's Catarrh Cure promoted by CTIANEY & CO. The notice claims financial reliability of a signer and references a Toledo bank. It states Hall's Catarrh Cure works by affecting blood and mucous membranes and advertises testimonials and low price per bottle.
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