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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1902
Page
12
A vintage ad warns that consumption thrives in weakness and urges early treatment with Scott’s Emulsion. It touts fresh air rest and hearty eating as essential and promises a free sample, directing readers to Scott & Bowne in New York and the druggists.
Senor Don Emilio de Ojeda presents credentials to President Roosevelt and is hailed as a popular, versatile minister. He was active on the Paris peace commission, praised by American colleagues and noted as a member of a new school of diplomacy. He is handsome, affable, multilingual, well read, and a creditable amateur painter.
Genevieve Hecker, an eighteen year old New York golfer, has thrice won the national women’s championship. The modest, iron‑nerved player surprises with 200 yard drives and a calm, unpuffed personality despite fame. Off the links she writes a golf book, enjoys theater, dancing, and a quiet life.
Ainsletyes writer rails at a new fatigue philosophy of consciousness. A Chicago traveler recalls barefoot Warrenton, NC manners and a Wisconsin resort owner jokes about land and ownership. A Chicago reader notes office boys reading dime novels and a proprietor reflects on partnership precursors.
The manager scolds the audience in a Cleveland Plain Dealer report saying this is the last time. The treasurer asks what happened as the curtain fell last night and struck a man with a granite head and a curtain pole worth ten dollars flew out.
A fragment from Indianapolis and New York papers reflects a mix of humor and antiquated references. It recalls a talk about resilience after a fall, mentions the Montefiore family and Moses Montefiore, and includes a cartoonish exchange about a job as a fireman with a north pole distance joke.
The page highlights various patent medicines and tonics including Chamberlain's cough remedy praised by local residents, wilde claims of cures and health improvements. It also advertises railway passenger services, elixirs for digestion and blood, and humorous anecdotes, all from a historical newspaper column.
A Fragment from the Baltimore American features two speakers pondering why people call the waves wild. The thoughtful one considers the term and the cynical one suggests fools are drawn to the waves and ask what they are saying.
In a witty chat the speakers discuss a man who belittles beauty as skin deep and the clash over clothes shaping behavior. Tess questions his disdain while Jess recounts his harsh remark and Tess’s reaction. The dialogue highlights social expectations and appearances in everyday talk.
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