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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1913
Page
3
In a terse exchange Alfred pleads for a small check to buy gifts while his wife reworks the budget aiming for at least 75 dollars. The dialogue shifts to a Melbourne parliament anecdote about a witty member and a reference to Queen Anne as a doctor quips about his recollection.
A visitor to the high court of justiciary joked about the dock being used for sentencing. Dr. Pritchard, later known for poisoning his wife and mother in law, earned notoriety in the dock two years after his remark.
Louisv ille Courier Journal notes the couple, known for their public quarrels and constant openness of their home, drawing neighbor attention and speculation about their popularity and private life.
A Manila Sun correspondent prints a comrade’s letter recounting Dec 18 near Slee iike, Jolo. Captain Watson of the Highth cavalry is killed. Lieutenant Kinzie B. Edmunds is severely wounded by a Moro assailant armed with a ten foot spear and a later baton volley. The survivor describes the brutal attack, his parries, and the gruesome injuries including a spinal cut and multiple punctures, lasting about thirty seconds.
A disjointed discussion uses playful misfires of metaphor to show how language twists when phrases meet real events. The piece cites absurd scenes from family life lodging house remarks and a decapitation gag to illustrate misapplied figures of speech.
An Engineering and Mining Journal opinion cites Falcom Joslin and Joutin claiming Alaska may host a thousand-year placer industry. They argue gravels now yield 3 to 109 dollars per yard, with future transport enabling lower grade gravels similar to California. They deem nearly all Alaska gold bearing and foresee widespread mineral development along a 2000 mile transect.
A London school teacher invites two girls for Saturday afternoons at her home. A settlement worker praises the gesture as understanding of overburdened mothers while the parent replies with irony about company and moral teaching. The exchange highlights social attitudes toward childcare.
A brief note highlights that only about 400 of 80 000 English words are used in conversation. If selections are careful, the range of expression and shades of meaning would expand, reducing confusion and improving communication in schools and daily life.
A Philadelphia Ledger excerpt shows a pork packer declaring strict economy with the line nothing is lost here but the agen and a visitor in the lumber business replying we don’t waste even the bark. The exchange highlights a blunt humor about waste and industry practices.
A Washington Herald quips about fiction versus reality noting the plot thickens while the beverage stays thin, reflecting a literary aside on storytelling.
In a quirky local note from the Indianapolis Star a figure named Misa De Bunk asserts revolutionary heritage claiming she is a daughter of the revolution. The exchange hints at a paternal tie described through a grindstape context amid playful dialogue.
A Chicago Tribune piece notes lemmings migrating from Scandinavian highlands to lowlands, marching for years along valleys. They push toward the sea and many perish, while others are driven into the water by a powerful impulse. The Ha ropein reindeer endure harsh winters inland then shift to the seacoast in summer, despite inland food abundance.
The French critic Romien, noted musician and government official, amused himself by visiting a watchmaker’s shop and testing the shopmen with questions. After wine, he pretended to be a countryman asking about the tiny machines and their use, earning a cautionary punchline about winding clocks in the morning to avoid breaking them when drunk.
Outsiders view the vast Rand labor system as incredible yet it remains a factual pillar of the continent south of the equator. The Rand spends about 201000 a year to recruit workers from Portuguese East Africa, covering only transport costs. A nonsalaried recruiter earns 1 per boy won over, and Mozambique’s initial 60 000 buys supply the Rand, shaping both direct and indirect revenue for the province.
A fragmented domestic fragment traces a benevolent aunt and Kathleen Kathleen Bay reflecting on care and pity for children. A child named Kathleen Bay resists the crowding noise while an older woman and others discuss children, guidance, and moral lessons amid a suggestive domestic scene.
In 1837 during Arkansas early statehood a knife duel in the house between Rep. J. B. Anthony of Randolph County and Speaker John Wilson led to Anthony being fatally wounded. Wilson was expelled, Grandison D. Royston became speaker, and Wilson was acquitted on grounds of excusable homicide. The event caused a statewide sensation.
Uncle Cormpateh quotes neighbor Jim Shittless boasting an eight by eight foot hog pen with a smell reaching half a mile. A variant quotes him saying profit from a hog kept in a hot yard is unlikely, while another plan favors pasture fattening with shade and vines. Include a joke about a theatre group and a church button in a pocket mishap.
Fragmentary OCR notes show a Pittsburgh Post style reference with quoted phrases about a bush in the house and a mother preparing to ask a father for extra money. The rest is garbled, but hints at domestic scene and financial tension with archaic wording and stray names.
An advertisement touts Humphreys' Specific Medicine as effective for over 40 years, listing a long, fanciful catalog of ailments from worms and fevers to coughs, rheumatic pains, malaria, digestive issues, and urinary problems. It promotes purchase from druggists or direct mailing from Humphreys' Medicine Co in New York.
A garbled dialogue shows a butcher answering a call from a caller seeking grandpa’s liver. The caller asks where it is and how to prepare a meal, mentioning a hot dinner and a reference to Ladies' Home Journal. The exchange hints at a domestic mishap or cooking guidance in a fragmentary, period voice.
A fragmented excerpt from the Detroit Free Press parodies marital negotiation and social virtue. It centers on a husband urging patience while his wife demands financial effort, with lines about work, worth, and recognition. A brief aside mentions baseball as a digression.
A fragment claims Bucklen's Arnica Salve quickly relieves pain from cuts bruises sprains burns and skin injuries. The ad cites a Mrs Chamberlain Clinton as endorsing the salve noting it “robs out and other injuries of their terrors” and promotes a 35-cent price point.
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