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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1901
Page
8
A hotel stenographic exchange reveals Mr. Upjohn, involved in a streetcar accident, is hospitalized with multiple injuries. A doctor’s letter notes four broken ribs and a dislodged nose, with expected recovery in about a month. The account, relayed by a traveler, frames the incident and its aftermath.
A fragment on measuring butter with cups and packing, boiling onions on toast, and using wooden spoons to thicken sauces. It suggests adding flavorings after removing from heat, cooling boiled water back into meat, and cooking tongue or corned beef. Sardines broiled in a chafing dish are recommended for Sunday dinners with lemon juice and oil to prevent sticking.
A lady lecturer spoke on beauty and proportion, demonstrating limb measurements with her own body. A heckler from the audience urged doubling the waist measurement to wrap around Hyde Park, prompting the lecturer to move to another topic.
A fragment describes old spiders invading webs and starving when driven out, then shifts to a girl named Ing who moved near a state college and faced training teachers at a practice school. She dislikes the false teachers while praising her regular instructor.
A Chicago Tribune fragment reports Horace attempted to kill himself with carbolic acid to obtain daily bread by labor. Doctors revived him, sparing his life, while his wife laments the choice and laments the pain of the act.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference ironmaking in Pennsylvania dating to 1609 and a metrical description titled A host Description of Pennsylvania by Richard Frame. The work was printed and sold by William Bradford, with partial details preserved in the damaged text.
In a northeast corner ravine known as Death Gulch near Bellowstone National Park Wyoming a V shaped basin 250 feet above Cache Creek forms a deadly natural trap. Scientists note lava basins and travertine deposits with sulfur fumes and sulphuric water supply a toxic environment drawing bones of last year’s animals to the creek. The area is cited as a fatal shelter for forest dwellers once luring them to death by gas and corrosive waters.
A curious labyrinth near Ayuthla in Siam traps elephants alive. A double row of massive tree trunks narrows the path from forest edge to a tight end where tame elephants pass and captives are shackled. The sport is dangerous as enraged elephants crush hunters.
In a suit the prosecutor derided the defendant with a string of foreboding epithets arranged alphabetically. The defense attorney quipped that the words were taken from a dictionary starting with a and ending near p, provoking laughter and a swing in the courtroom.
In a Maine larceny case the jury was set at 11 men and after hours of deliberation could not reach a verdict. They reported disagreement after four hours, and the defendant was remanded. An attorney questioned a juror who said they ballot about 20 times with 11 votes for conviction each time but never 12, forcing a hung jury.
A New York corre pondent of the Pittsburg Commercial Gazette reports metropolitan slang in a brief exchange between two Bowery hoodlums. They mock each other about attire and dyed trousers before boarding a streetcar.
A Mobile resident, once a chronic chewer aged about 20, attempted a substitute cure. He kept a wooden chew stick between his teeth and reportedly stopped tasting tobacco for many years, with the method described as noteworthy by a local reader.
A quirky exchange features Meandering Mike debating eight hours of sleep as the Philanthroplat asks why people wander. The Washington Star tone hints at needing activity for the remaining 16 hours.
Customer Walter reports a delayed turtle order near shipment time and asks for confirmation of progress. They express frustration over the prolonged wait and request a status update from the supplier.
An anecdote recounts Mr M a tall rebel saved by clemency after a 174% uprising. A crowd and a window side remark sparked a dramatic exchange ending in his pardon. A parchment copy records Lady’s access to the rebel and a framed royal pardon hung in a descendant’s study.
Mountain climbers lose height as they ascend with heights shrinking by about three quarters of an inch and potentially a full inch. Doctors attribute this to body posture and pressure from carrying heavy packs. Upon descent the height recovers slowly and normal length returns after several hours on level ground.
A Liverpool Post note traces how English sovereigns linked Virginia with Britain and Ireland in titles. It cites Spenser’s Faerie Queen dedication to Elizabeth as queen of Tingland, France, Ireland, and sovereign of Virginia, and mentions Cromwell, restoration proclamations, and coin inscriptions showing Virginia’s inclusion in royal symbolism.
An article describes a Turkish imperial green paper money note valued at twenty piasters. It bears the aultan a tog hra sacred seal and Qur an inscription, promises use in place of gold at the Bank of Constantinople, and carries treasury minister seals on back guarded by the mint’s top officials.
A colored witness testifies about his age during a court proceeding. He recalls being a young man when freedom broke out and memories the event as when the Yankees came in, describing the time with a dialect and humor. The exchange highlights issues of time and memory in a historical legal setting.
Nut kernels hold high nitrogenous content and fats with little waste. They are most nutritious when combined with other foods. Their free meaty flavor sets nuts apart from other vegetable foods.
Parks and Coffer A coffee variety reached Constantinople about 1b14 and became universally used in Muslim lands before the end of the sixteenth century. Its importance to domestic happiness was high enough that a Turkish law allowed a husband’s refusal to supply his wife with coffee to be a sufficient ground for divorce.
The fragment discusses not asking due to lack of a cook and suggests a moment of social embarrassment. It includes stray names and garbled phrases that obscure full meaning. The text shows inconsistent typography and partial sentences, typical of OCR damage from an old Detroit Free Press snippet.
Railroad timetables show daily passenger trains with limited Sunday service and freight movements as Central and Omaha lines publish departures. A comic exchange for favorite composer ends with a critic praising Wagner for fairness and consistency in music.
The exchange centers on Perkins, with Barclay arguing he is not a weapon and Dibdin recounting a past loan. New context shows a later meeting where Perkins himself asked for it. The dialogue references a wig, Angadlal te action, and a Boston Tri script, hinting at a tense, charged dispute with unclear motives.
A fragmentary dialogue notes a woman who is "pretty" yet stands alone attracting men. The text attributes blame to a "band" and mentions a diver from the Chicago Record-Herald, suggesting a clipped, sensational snippet without clear context or outcome.
A fragment from the Chicago News shows a dialog about engagement and kissing, with lines indicating dispute about breaking the engagement and inclusion of the mother in the affection. The text reflects informal, crowded dialogue and unclear context.
The tanning rate slows as tannin penetrates the hide and outer layers become leather. Methods to speed absorption include circulating tan liquid and forcing it through by pressure, with an electric current reportedly shortening tanning time to a quarter of usual duration.
Written Chinese remains uniform across the empire while the spoken language evolves. The text claims a simple cough remedy called the Nottie One Minute cough cure works instantly, easing fear and ensuring the world will be all right soon. It asserts universal pleasantness and almost instantaneous effect.
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