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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1908
Page
2
Farmers busy with harvest ignore national politics as township boards raise salaries from $40 to $48 monthly. A divorce case in Judge Broderick's court notes a cigarette habit as grounds, while citizens debate presidential promises, farmer welfare, and tariff impacts. A special election in Radcliffe considers an electric railroad route toward Story City and Boone.
A public exchange criticizes moving Eldora Herald from semi weekly to weekly. The discussion argues semi weekly papers serve small towns, noting many such papers lack value while a weekly can better promote local commerce and community vigor. The letter-writer defends the publisher and urges publicity.
The piece argues for a shift from tariff protection to open trade, praising Gov. Cummins and criticizing excessive tariffs favoring the few. It laments the sentimental politics that gratify loyal workers while urging a candidate who supports downward tariff revision and broader, principled policies. It also critiques reliance on farmer superstition about rainfall and notes diverse 1908 presidential ticket options.
Henry Wallace argues in Wallace's Iowa Farmer that the Earth was created for humanity but warns against enduring delusions about endless fertility. He cites exhausted soils in many nations and notes fertility can fall to a level where production costs outweigh profits.
Herbert N. Uaceau reviews Iowa’s farming boom and wealth driven by labor saving machinery. He notes 60 million dollars invested, 20,000 women and 300,000 men in farming, and wealth around 500 million yearly. He lauds Ames as a farmer college hub and lists notable Iowans in public life. The piece mixes praise with social commentary on progress and politics.
The passage notes Lowe Bros High Standard paint as the most used by homeowners, with a nod to Forasseby Seavirs & Born. It mentions Wait's bakery and restaurant in Hammocks and a closing out sale at Zimmerman Bros. Drug Store.
Rebekah Cromwell daughter of Mr and Mrs T S Cromwell fell from a smoke house at midnight. She walked to the house and told her mother she was hurt then lapsed into unconsciousness and died the following day. The note mentions photographer A D Frantz advertising August special bargain days on photos on page five.
Beach sells pianos and organs on the installment plan. Job printing neatly and promptly done at this office.
A fragmentary notice mentions women not voting but allowed to perform crafts like rafio taf, woodwork, and furniture finishing with Sunshine, sold by Schuttz and Born. It notes Mrs. ND Bolender visiting her brother J. W. Bullis at Town Falls and possibly returning home. References a bakery Walt’s and a “Ray’s Bargain Store.”
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