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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1895
Page
4
Visitors from Conrad Iowa and Chicago arrive in town while a west side river area brawl erupts Sunday. A eight to ten person group plans camp meeting at Clear Lake and local seed harvest news reports better prospects for selling and buying seed.
D Burke and families plus J Caton visited James Loughlin last Sunday. Chas Koppas bought a new traction engine. Lightning destroyed D Burke’s small grain stacks last Tuesday. Emma Spangler attends normal at JTampton this week. M C Carrall left for Mamp ton for Monday session. Br Riley recovering after six weeks illness. I Younker visits from Carroll IA. A school board meeting to contract for school books led to a signed majority by four attendees with president’s signature questionable. Holloran travels Ackley about four evenings weekly. Partygoers noted the host was cranky evening event.
In Austinvigle growers boast high yields with S L Taylor harvesting 35 bushels of wheat per acre and Walter Austin claiming large barley and oats outputs. John Bode of Leighton Iowa visits Bode Bros. Miss Wylde from Cedar Falls stays with Mrs. Steven. G Westenberg of Grand Rapids MI to preach at the Holland church Sunday evening. Everyone is cordial invited.
Faulkner social notes report Misses Mary Gratt and Stella Jsur cum in Town Walls. Frank Zoemman visiting relatives. Saturday dance in the northern section with good attendance. Susie Small and nieces Sunday at John McZullongh's. Brats visit Mr. OLoughill. Dick McCune from Abbott a Reeve township visitor. Younkers dance Sunday a grand success. Golly Bros. circus comes August 21. Electric bitters promote spring health and bile relief. Seadache, indigestion, constipation, dizziness respond to electric Bitters at 6 cents per bottle.
A Pennsylvania farmer’s club reports corn shrinkage from November to February at 8 percent and February to June at 12 percent, with total loss varying by season. Wisconsin dairy and milk issues loom, including disease warnings, water contamination, and calls for better sanitation and careful handling.
A Dimendale Michigan letter extols Dr King’s New Discovery curing pneumonia and severe coughs in a Rivers pastor’s wife after terrible paroxysms. The friend’s recommendation praises the medicine’s quick relief and highly satisfactory results. Trial bottles offered at a local drug store, with regular and large sizes priced. Also advertised are Dr Joseph Hass’ hog remedy for sale by Jacob and Junkermann.
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