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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1903
Page
4
A short Detroit Journal tale recounts a quarrel between a teasing pig and his proper sister. He slinks to her trough to steal her meals while she dons her apron. She catches him, pleads not to tell mother, then discipline is delivered and the pig ceases to steal.
In a Pittsburg Dispatch tale the Behk family plans a summer at Mr. Monk’s hotel. They hide Tiny the baby in a dress suit case to evade a hotel policy forbidding children and a parrot, Dooley, threatens to reveal their ruse. The plot ends with the bears admitting the plan.
Special correspondence from Philadelphia recounts a London dinner where P. A. Widener named a yet unnamed novelist who wrote the new John Burt novel as America’s greatest author in a vivid stock market narrative. Frederick Upham Adams, famed for The Kidnapped Millionaire and Colonel Monroe, is portrayed as a versatile, energetic writer with a machine shop background and inventive success. The piece surveys Adams’s career, Mantle Manning’s literary material, Kipling’s Five Watsons, and literary anecdotes about Hawthorne and Poe, ending with reflections on literary fame and folly.
Special correspondence from New York reports a wealth of velvet dresses for winter, highlighting Lyons velvet and velutina as top choices. It describes fur and feather millinery, piping, and opulent trims, with coats ranging from short jackets to long loose wraps, all echoing 1830s shapes and lavish embellishments.
A London Answers excerpt explains how both brain sides can issue limb commands but a damaged left speech center can render speech impossible until the right side adapts. The account notes left handedness may emerge as faster right-to-left signaling develops, and cites experiences of misperceived actions from delayed brain response.
Brook Adams warns in Atlantic that mankind’s longing for peace has continually sparked destructive conflict. He notes repeated American expansion and war from colonial times through 1812 and the Mexican War as evidence that past violence predicts future turmoil. Nature’s law of survival underpins this grim view of history.
A London boy faced a police court charge for blowing a whistle that drew three constables. The Graphic explains police discretion in whistle cases, noting shrill calls at night near restaurants or crowds attract officers, while the same whistle at midday in central areas would summon a policeman immediately.
The article notes places named Lake of Blood across England and South America. It cites Hastings battlefield naming by the victo riova Normanus, Trasimene named for bloodied waters during the second Punic war, and Yaguar Cocha in Heundor’s volcanic lake chain in the Andes.
A messenger boy, sent by a bank official, retrieves a pamphlet after a broker approves it. The boy jokes about being overcharged by a bookseller, noting he pays only a nickel for bigger books. The scene ends with relief when the broker confirms approval.
A reader recalls employers praising a worker, saying their recommendation should have sufficed. They note the era’s praise, claiming the person was announced as the best pit produced by Cincinnati’s Commercial Tribune.
A Provident man and the Knicker-Did Suburbs ensure the family is well provided for with plans including cooks engaged for two months ahead. Harpers offer a motto about imitating the sun and shining as clouds pass.
A Sambhar fawn in India aged four to six months chased dogs in a compound, acting as a self-styled guard. It transformed into a defiant, bristling protector, stamping at the threshold while pariah dogs cowered outside. The creature returned inside to be praised for thwarting intruders.
An odd, humorously disjointed snippet features a scientist warning that “fat babies” are unhealthy while a father laments his baby’s noisy nights. The text then praises Rocky Mountain Tea as healing and comforting, ending with a curious price and mis-spelled lines.
The notice promotes Foley remedies including Foley's Kidney Cure and Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and colds, touts Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for digestion, and extols Mountain Tea as a health booster. Quotes claim cures for kidney trouble, dyspepsia, and croup, with endorsements from H N Schultz and a Reform School superintendent.
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