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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1903
Page
2
A sprawling 1904 era column blends political sniping with stray notes on prehistoric skeletons, a Boston mayoral margin, and financial figures. It cites Lincoln, Von Buelow, Kretchmer, and Hoar while musing on free speech, labor, and treasury deficits, painting a patchwork of national affairs with scattered quotes and anecdotes.
The piece discusses how liberal newspaper advertising boosts local commerce in Ackley, cites praise for Te Worty’s sixteen page issue, warns a few skeptics yet urges sustained ad spend. It references a Marshalltown court case over $10,000 spent on streets, critiques court writs, and mentions politics around the Roosevelt era and Republican factions.
A tense Christmas Eve scene unfolds as a tall thoughtful man seeks a wife from a beguiling Nellie while a clock tolls midnight. Amid romance and doubt, she offers a shy Merry Christmas, and a softer hope emerges against a backdrop of old doubts and vows. A separate note mocks a patent cure for hog cholera via burnt corn.
The piece mixes critiques of American party responsiveness with notes on Philippine affairs, a minister’s church bar proposal, a Jersey man’s bar image, a judge’s congress speech, and tensions between Russia and Japan. It presents varied opinions without a single focused news event.
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