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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1906
Page
3
In Paris three friends yearned for an exquisite lunch but had no money. A music publisher buys a text set to music for 16 francs. The song The Andalusian Girl by Alfred de Musset and Moupur, sung by Dupre, later earns the publisher 40,000 francs.
A four hundredweight grizzly reportedly carried a heifer over two miles up a steep mountain without rest. The text notes the grizzly as the largest and most powerful bear, with cousins including the elanamon bear and the polar bear capable of remarkable feats of strength.
The excerpt notes varying styles of generosity, suggesting small gifts can leave big impressions. It cites Samuel Pepys from 1660 describing a dinner where merchants and others gave to two newly married servants, with Pepys giving 10 shillings while others gave more, believing his amount fair.
The article advises mixing data and corn in equal parts with alfalfa or clover bay for pig feed, soaking and chopping hay, then combining with oats and corn to form a thick wash. It stresses variety, ample salt, charcoal, and sweet milk, and notes to expect pigs to eat a diverse diet. For udder warts in milking stock, clean with creolin solution, cut warts, treat roots with silver nitrate, and soften teats with lard, repeating only if needed.
A man in London shows no concern for his wife’s sadness, finding comfort in ease and warmth while doing nothing to alleviate her tears. The piece reveals a detached husband whose ethics are tested by another’s unhappiness.
An assortment of quoted lines and phrases shows a native Indian doctor's death certificate wording about starvation or drowning, plus snippets from American newspapers and a Greek proverb about timely justice. The fragments include dialogue on money, humor, marriage, and parental objections.
A humorous piece mocks the rush and hype around philosophy themed boons and Christmas, hinting at a rush of toys and trinkets before the holiday. It riffs on anticipation, time, and family banter with playful dialogue about gifts and seasonal chaos.
In Constantinople, M Paul Cambon backed a proposed drama by Sarah Bernhardt at Yildiz Kiosk. The pasha demanded more backsheesh than she would pay. the plan collapsed, costing Bernhardt £1,000 while her companion secured the thousand pounds by staging a show elsewhere.
John Wesson, injured by a savage temper, spent considerable time under doctor care and incurred a heavy medical bill. While nearing recovery, an old friend praised his health, prompting Wesson to note the repairs he endured cost him about $150 and were not finished yet.
A note references Fortescue’s reports where a bailiff who arrested a lord long ago was ordered to kneel and seek pardon after claiming the lord wore a dirty shirt and had little money, suggesting mistaken arrest. A Paris thief who feigned a language was exposed in sleep during magistrate questioning as interpreters failed to understand. The magistrate remanded her to prison infirmary under surveillance. in sleep she spoke French with a Parisian accent.
A fragment from the Washington Journal echoes playful exchanges between a caller and a girl in a study while her father hosts dinner. The text shifts to garbled lines about engagements and travel, offering a satirical glimpse of language and miscommunication.
The article argues rifle shooting builds not only arm muscles but chest and lungs, while also sharpening eye and hand coordination. It notes deep breathing, steadiness, and controlled trigger squeeze as key skills, and recalls a musketry instructor praising improved sighting through practice at long distances.
In a Philadelphia Bulletin excerpt criminologists discuss child crime as a major branch of criminology. Arson theft and train wrecking are common among youths, while forgery is rarer. Jealousy motives appear in violent acts, with examples from Vienna and personal recollections of childhood misdeeds.
The article recalls the buffalo bone age in early Kansas history when settlers endured hard times. Plains were strewn with bones, then later with few buffalo, providing the only commercial value as farms opened. It notes pioneers, many with little beyond a wagon, and mentions their survival during settlement. It also discusses a North Carolina county experimenting with a double poll tax on bachelors to curb single life. It ponders humane ways to ease the tax for those who refuse marriage, and asks if the law should aid bashful men unable to propose by telephones.
A cautious friend seeks good advice on card play while recalling royal derision and temper, noting Queen Elizabeth and Anne of Austria playing like queens. Mention of a comedy on a game of cards and a chapel performance of Alexander and Campaspe with Cupid and Campaspe at cards for kisses.
A London Strand report describes isolated church towers in East Bergholt Suffolk and Warmsworth near Doncaster. The belfry distances from the churches vary, with Warmsworth’s tower placed to let bell ringers reach the church in time. The 12th century tower’s isolation stems from a village arrangement once serving Warmsworth and Bailey.
The piece describes common Chinese similes used to mock behavior. It cites phrases like a paper tiger and a rat falling into a scale to lampoon self-importance and vanity, and adds lines about overdoing things, quick explosions of spendthrift behavior, and misplaced charity by remote checks.
A witty exchange frames wishes for marriage and a spa trip with financial constraints. A woman asks a physician to influence her husband to quit smoking and drinking beer to help pay for her planned getaway, while noting a suitor’s simple proposal.
A Philadelphia Record Notes column blends social humor with agricultural guidance. It critiques bridal clichés and offers hog husbandry tips, stressing pen hygiene, diversified feed, winter rations, and careful selection of Yorkshire stock for bacon quality. It ends with aphorisms on honesty, opportunity, and life attitudes.
Tree and tried friends of the family promote DaWitt's little early risers described as best for real estate and daily use. The ad touts Tory cheeks and sparkling eyes as outcomes, listing Schultz as the seller and implying dependable pills for daily routine.
The article proclaims the New State of Oklahoma as larger than Missouri and on par with Ohio and Indiana in potential. It describes a growing population of over a million assimilating eastern life, expanding cities and towns, and a pushing citizenry. It stresses the need for more workers, farmers, and diverse facilities to develop vast unimproved lands.
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