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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1908
Page
2
A rural paper discusses the high school building and local tax issues, defending the board’s choice and refuting a taxpayer’s critique. It condemns anonymous letters and urges open inspection, while noting heating costs and construction fairness. Also comments on primaries and Kentucky politics amid national debates.
Frank Hitchcock plans to resign from the post of assistant postmaster general, to run Taft’s campaign. James Wipsom reportedly declined to run for governor of Iowa as Hitchcock shifts to campaign work. Dr. Charles P. Grandfield will succeed Hitchcock as first assistant postmaster general, after more than two years directing the bureau.
The piece contrasts minds that stop growing with financial and gambling evils. It cites the New York Stock Exchange as a greater source of harm than Monte Carlo, comparing embezzlement and wrongdoing to fictional thieves. The prose critiques modern commerce and speculation.
A fragment describes the bond between a cow and a caretaker, urging restraint in buying only pure stock. It argues that only a small fraction of men are suited to raise thoroughbred cattle, rooted in centuries of careful farming. It highlights American ranchers’ efforts to improve cattle through tradition and labor.
A report from Pine Ridge notes an aged Sioux woman, wife of White Eagle, despondent over his imprisonment on liquor charges, allegedly killing her two grown daughters and herself. Also, the 20,000 mile auto endurance race from New York to Paris starts Wednesday with cars departing from Times Square at 11 o'clock.
Eldora Herald quotes Brother Smith questioning Gov. Cummins as a presidential possibility and warns against overrating the Iowa delegation. The piece suggests voter attention to Fairbanke and signals political caution amid party dynamics.
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