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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1906
Page
8
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An old print ad shows prices and remedies sold by Schultz including Da Witt's hazel salve for skin conditions, Kennedy's laxative honey and tar for colds and bowels, and DeWitt's small early risers pills touted as effective and non upsetting, with claims of skin, digestion, and vitality benefits.
The Fortnightly Review recounts the Holy House of Mary, preserved in Nazareth and miraculously moved to Dalmatia and later to Loreto. It details the legend of angelic transport, visions confirming the house as the site of the Incarnation, and the eventual shrine that became a major pilgrimage site visited by popes, kings, and princes.
A compilation of aphoristic observations from London Mail and Atehisoy Globe critiquing spelling, weights, and social behavior. It argues that early schooling and odd systems erode rational thinking and praises caution about authority, with remarks on humor and gender roles.
A historical note on insomnia argues that relief is elusive with age. The text describes the insomniac’s cycle of weary wakefulness and jolting awakenings, claiming no remedy can restore the sleep once enjoyed in youth. Citations from the San Francisco Argonaut are included.
A famed architect presented designs for a grand church costing £60 000. The committee pressed for £20 000, he replied in writing, Say 30 shillings more, gentlemen, and have a nice spire. The tale showcases wit in a London Tatler anecdote.
A Nebraska era sample across rural routes shows carriers using motorized vehicles. The piece discusses farm life topics from beans to canning and storage, with notes on weather forecasts via telephone lines and the push for safer food labeling under the Pure Food law.
H. T. Newcomb presents official statistics showing food prices rising about 17 percent from 1896 to 1904 while private wages advanced modestly. He notes public sector pay largely stagnant, with postal, customs, and federal printing employing thousands seeing little to no wage growth to match living costs.
A remark by Melvin O. Adams notes that the movement for municipal ownership is a tactic by demagogues to seek a fresh issue to capture votes. The comment frames ownership debates as political strategy aimed at mobilizing supporters and influencing elections.
Charles Wightman, a young man from Pond du Lac, Wis, was found dead in the Florence area woods near Menominee, Michigan, after disappearing last Thursday while hunting. Authorities believe exposure and fear led to his death. An unrelated quotation from Henry Van Dyke appears later in the text.
Dorothy reports a new milksman vanished from their milk today. Her mother wonders if the man grew whiskers. the child replies he lacked whiskers but had roots according to a four year old. Harper's Weekly.
A fragmentary dialogue reveals a speaker reflecting on a time when E did not enjoy herself. TL wanted conversation but there was no space or topic to discuss. The scene mentions many old girls and a sense of incomplete social exchange.
A humorous exchange cites a St. Louis Post-Dispatch quip about weighing newborns and a mother asking if babies are sold by the pound. The snippet satirizes commerce of infants with a farmer’s question and a maternal reply.
Washington August 30 The state department released a proclamation by President Roosevelt declaring the new reciprocal tariff agreement with Spain in force starting September 1. The action marks the formal publication and implementation of the concessions agreed between the two nations.
An old advertisement warns against mercury in remedies and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by WJ Chney Co Toledo Ohio as mercury free. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and urges buyers to seek genuine Hall's products from P J Obeney Co. in Toledo with testimonials available. It also touts Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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