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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1903
Page
2
The column railing at Democratic leaders in Iowa covers the state ticket for governor and lieutenant governor, rail commissions, and local politics amid editorials on hay fever, Cuba, and legislative pay. It critiques party factions, factions loyalists, and references figures like Temple and Clarke while noting a dairy incident and broader national issues.
The article discusses party rifts over reform and purity within the Republican ranks in Hardin county, the government irrigation effort claiming 1,000,000 acres in New Mexico, and a scrutiny of State street with photos for a district court judge to judge current versus past street conditions.
President Will of the Great Northern railway notes economic strain likely to hit the eastern states first due to overbuilt stocks described as indigested securities. He urges business prudence and argues for integrity in politics, praising Circuit Attorney Folk of St. Louis for urging good government and calling for a revival of civic righteousness and action over mere rhetoric.
A fragmented editorial collage discusses tariff and railroad policy, Republican reformers, and the political stance of Governor La Follette. It mentions supporters like August Neuman and Johnny Dorman, praising principled stands on Sunday baseball and public duty, amid wider moralizing tone about piety and corruption.
The text discusses two classes of tiny writing: penmanship and mechanical construction. It cites Cicero and Pliny the Younger on extreme compression of words, notes Huet confirming such feats, and mentions a sixth century Italian monk writing gospel texts within a farthing's circumference.
A fragment discusses dying patients and reflex actions near death, then shifts to travel rates to St Paul Minneapolis and a Democratic county convention in Hardin county. It lists dates, such as August 31 to September 7 for travel and September 1, 1900 for the Eldora convention, with committee reports and candidate nominations.
An Irish merchant with more money than looks provokes a dandy in a first class carriage. A long fragment from The Brides Letter recalls travels and letters from Warry’s diary. Uncle Bill Herron, a Missouri man, reads of his brother in Ireland, finds him prosperous and returns home after a week.
The Athels Central arranges special trains to Des Moines for the Iowa State Fair on August 2 and 26. Round trip from Ackley is 260 cents with a 1:00 A. M. departure. Tickets valid for return only on August 2 daylight train. The route runs via Iowa Falls and the Des Moines Northern Railway through Lidderdale and Lanestoro. Write Edwin S. Magill, manager, official dept., Ft. Dodge, Iowa.
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