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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1916
Page
2
The Ackley World notes George F Althouse founded January 27, 18a, succeeding Ackley Enterprise from 1817. The paper is entered at the post office as second class mail matter, indicating a small-town publication transition.
TAMEs B. Weagon elected to Polk county’s state legislature writes the Des Moines Register with ideas seen as visionary. He suggests replacing the “poor man’s club” with substitute entertainments while maintaining prohibitionist stance. The piece warns that proposing reform could invite political risk, noting Iowa voters tire of generic promises and seek substance beyond slogans. It hints the legislator may possess bold ideas from his father’s fiery example and the time may test his resolve.
The piece muses on Merediths wealth and a grand four year plan while dismissing distant editorial fantasies. It then notes a Minnesota paper applauding Hughes and Wilsons reelection, condemning Hughes as petty and ungracious after a hard campaign and casting the victory as earned over an unworthy rival.
A historical regulation linked to naval strength enforced abstinence from flesh under rigid rules. Enacted in 1649 and extended in 1563, it targeted Lent Vigils and even Saturdays and Wednesdays. Four women in London faced stocks and public pillory for meat in Lent.
Earnest advice to widows entitled to increase under the Ashbrook bill urges patience as applications are filed and processed with growing speed. Clerks are expanding to handle the workload, and officials promise rapid action, noting claimants’ anxiety while insisting work will finish soon and remain current.
The New York American describes baboons stealing in bands to raid orchards with sentinels and bucket brigades. Bees are noted workers who sometimes thief, with whole colonies attacking hives and sacking establishments. Repeated offenses lead to habitual criminal behavior.
Floor of the ocean amid lava and pumice shows layers of cosmic dust from meteorites. Between Honolulu and Teahtt at 2,850 fathoms deep a vast layer accumulates over centuries, forming a tale of continual bombardment by cometary bodies.
A fragmented account from a Cleveland Leader text discusses how wind conditions influence forest health. It mentions wind shaping trunk and branch development, species responses like cherry and pine, and questions about disease prevalence among stressed trees.
Fragmentary text praises or mocks decisive action and judgment, citing a man’s self talk about grappling a bull and holding a red hot poker, then questions pure valor and wisdom amid unclear context and errors.
Population data, women’s suffrage drive, and reform debates surface amid scattered items. Potatoes sit idle in Philadelphia yards as speculators lose money. a three-year auto thief sentence is proposed. Turkey migration limits loom. wages rise for 200,000 Standard Oil workers. political fundraising and currency influence stir discussion. double juries and legal reform ideas appear in Europe and the United States.
Fragmentary article describes beliefs about shadows and sundials in ancient Egypt, mentioning gnomon use and the sun’s path across the sky. Also notes a London Mail item and a social note about Hattie Arends attending her aunt’s funeral in Alex.
A historical note explains that Earth's atmosphere acts as a protective covering, slowing raindrop impact and preventing meteoroids from causing harm. It imagines a hypothetical only a few feet of air above, where raindrops would be deadly. The piece cites the Chicago Herald and comments on the difficulty of creating such shielding.
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