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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1902
Page
9
An advertisement touts Scott's Emulsion as a superior cod liver oil based tonic that restores strength and color to those with pale blood. It claims young women in their teens suffer from a blood sickness causing paleness and nervousness, and promotes sending samples with bottles labeled Scott & Browne, chemists, 409 Pearl St, New York.
The article explains the structure of Congress with long and short sessions, occasional extra sessions, and the two-year terms for members. It notes past adjournment patterns, the potential for Roosevelt to call an extra session, and the process for bills renewed if incomplete by next March. It references the first Congresses, the presidential year dynamics, and anticipated bills like the department of commerce and shipping subsidy debates.
A report from a recent judicial committee meeting notes Representative John James Denn King of Wisconsin's Tenth District as the favored choice for committee chair. The post is vacant after George W. Ray's resignation, with J. Jenkins seen as a likely chair due to his seniority and trust on the District of Columbia panel. Jenkins, a veteran attorney and former U.S. attorney for Wyoming, is well known in Washington and resides at the Hamilton Hotel.
Thomas Poe justice of the peace in Rushville Indiana is likely the oldest magistrate in the United States. In his 93rd year he has held office since 1854 and has occupied the same room for the last decade. He was reelected for another four-year term. A note mentions a suggestion by Senator Jewett that a man should quit work at 90 for a good time.
Indiana lawyer Albert B. Anderson is named to the United States district bench succeeding Judge Baler. A Crawfordsville native and former partner of McDowald Barton, he gained note in the John C. Newbarn case involving 400000. Married with a home in Crawfordsville, he previously studied at Wabash College and built a prominent legal career.
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