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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1908
Page
8
Fragmentary ad style text mentions DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve 1618 as effective for bruises and piles. It references Lynch é Bannon and deals with sales lines from DeWitt’s sold by D. Brewning & Co Spin’s. It also includes odd phrases about Rocky Mountain Tea and mixed names.
The article argues that true business success stems from a definite plan and unwavering purpose. It warns that lack of system leads to wasted time and lost goods, especially in small shops, while large stores succeed by interconnected, well maintained departments and strict accountability. It cautions that careless habits enslave the individual to disorder and eventual failure.
George R. Peck of Chicago lamented party leadership’s drift from merit and public virtue. He warned that a few scheming insiders create an imperium in imperio and an aristocracy of spoils, pressing the unworthy while honest public servants falter. He urged patriotism as fidelity to state power and reputation.
President of Princeton University Woodrow Wilson argues that lack of individual courage and integrity threatens American vitality. He questions whether Americans today form independent moral judgments and live by them, noting a shift toward practicality and cynicism that he believes will not endure. The piece declares the moralist must guide both lawyer and businessman.
Mundji Bey Turkish consul general in New York says Turkey becomes free nation with a constitution, ends external interference, and rebuilds its navy. He asserts the sultan supports reforms, education grows, and 200 to 800 youths will study Western methods to modernize industry and defense.
Alabama politician J. Murdock gave Joan W. Kern a shittim wood cane described as from the ark of the covenant. The claim notes the wood grows in two places Palestae or Montesano near Huntsville Alabama and in one line mentions Indianapolis dispatch reporting the event.
President Schurman of Cornell urges a fresh baptism of political idealism to revitalize republican virtue and deter drift toward autocracy. He warns that devotion to raw power undermines constitutional government and stresses the need for active civic virtue and fidelity to the old Republican faith.
William J. Bryan argues love of country can be shown peacefully without battles. He cites Lincoln and Gettysburg to urge citizens to keep government by the people and to resist unchecked power. He likens government to a machine that must be steered by responsible citizens. He warns against drones who produce only laws and praises the idea of a legislative plow refining society.
Boston writer Elliot J. Humphrey argues reforms sweeping the United States will soon make America a utopian example. He credits Roosevelt era clean methods and anti corruption drives, noting state laws against vice and top down reforms. He predicts national moral improvement and global scrutiny of U.S. progress.
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