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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1895
Page
2
In a town setting an anti prohibition argument argues Republicans dodge the issue while liquor laws drive out wine production and promote bootlegging. The piece critiques Des Moines convention cowardice and Democratic conviction facing prohibition head on.
Reports from China describe outrages tied to foreign presence, provoking strong government response. In the U S debate, leaders blame European powers for pressuring China, while reform efforts spread across cities amid prohibition and Sunday laws battles.
A movement forms in the city to organize a Liberal league. The goal is to codify and permanently establish reforms by Town authority, following models from other regions. The movement is led by the Pes Motus Leader who advocates broader liberal measures.
Secretary Morton used a day in the agricultural department to illustrate a free silver object lesson. Workers received more than a dollar in parcels totalling sixty pounds, delivered to individuals, though some items drew protest and confusion.
The Iowa Central dis. offers $5 round trip excursion tickets to St Louis leaving Sunday September 1 from Towne, two 60 day return limit, with access to river steamboat trips, electric light races, and famed depots. Local bakery items and patent medicines are advertised alongside travel details and a medical testimonial for Dr Sawyer’s Elipse Sarsaparilla.
An old advertisement touts a remedy to remove tartar and whiten teeth, claims enamel preservation, and endorses Johnsons Magnetic Oil for rheumatism sprains and back pain. It lists prices at 2b and 61 cents and credits C. V. Peander, druggist.
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