16 Feb 1916
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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1916
Page
1
An advertisement-like piece urges daily internal cleansing after waking with a glass of hot water and limestone phosphate to flush the bowels. It claims this cleanses the alimentary canal, prevents toxins entering the blood, and improves health, targeting symptoms like headaches, bad taste, constipation, and foul breath. It promotes inside bathing as superior to outside cleansing.
A boy resents patched garments while debating social status with a father who mocks his choice of refined company. The exchange reveals tensions over appearances and belonging in a changing social scene.
An advertisement extols Cascarets for easing headache biliousness indigestion and sour stomach by cleansing the stomach removing fermenting food and bile and promoting bowel movement overnight. It promises a clear head and healthy liver with a 10 cent dose and notes children favor Cascarets for their gentle action.
A Mrs. A. G. Clemens of West Alexander Pennsylvania writes of years of backache spinal tenderness and occasional blackouts. She credits Dodd's Kidney Pills and Diamond Dinner Pills with relief and notes other eye and general health improvements.
An 18-year-old high school student Mise Marien Bert was found dead in a wooded area near Lake Forest in Chicago. An autopsy showed poison in her stomach, with detectives seeking a man seen with her before the tragedy and tracing footprints to a railroad line. The coroner called the cause undetermined at this time.
Washington February 12 Secretary of War Garrison resigns after President Wilson declines to press a continental army plan without compromise. Breckenridge also resigns, naming Major General Scott as acting Secretary. Garrison denounces national guard as pork barrel and urges federal control of military forces.
Geneva Hazel Scott a traveling saleswoman is held on charges tied to a Princeton Missouri murder of her baby. Des Moines sheriff transported her to Princeton after her confession. She says the infant’s father Eli Bowers a Yale farmer paid for support. The baby was in Des Moines last September and the man allegedly provided $50.
Col Josiah R ms, Civil War veteran and Indian fighter, dies at home of heart trouble at 84. Funeral will be held here tomorrow. Minnesota historians say King was first to answer Lincoln’s call for volunteers, enlisting promptly after governor relayed the news from President Lincoln.
Reports from Petrograd via London indicate the government plans to raise about 4,000,000,000 rubles in a new loan at 5 percent for a 6 year term. The loan equates to roughly $1.9 billion in American currency, following a larger prior issue of 1,000,008,000 rubles issued last November.
Pierpont Morgan arrives in London this morning by special train from New York. He lands at the Holla American line steamer sutterdrum and is met at the station by Lord Sunliffe, governor of the Bank or Mrge land.
In Uswege Missouri Major James LL Nornosse of the Third Malted Alares in infantry, died suddenly on Monday after a long service in command at Murr’oti.
New York David Lindley M Garrison former secretary of war announces plan to retire absolutely from politics and public life He hints at possible support for a continental army movement but declines to discuss resignation or future plans confirming only law practice return and no gubernatorial ambitions.
Four sailors from the schooner Bossert were rescued after fire tore through the vessel five miles off Highlands New Jersey early today. Captain and crew from the Oiler boat New York aided the besieged ship’s men who sustained severe burns and were brought ashore by a passing steamer crew.
Progressive Republicans unite to back Iowa Senator Cummins for the Republican nomination. They plan a nationwide campaign to secure instructed delegates and split the east from uninstructed delegates. Headquarters open in Washington and Des Moines as they argue Cummins offers a path to unite progressives and conservatives against a reactionary platform.
Rock Springs Wy Feb 11 Reporters say the bandit who robbed several passengers on a Union Pacific limited Wednesday night may have boarded a train at Rock Springs within an hour. No crew to his identity had been found early today though Peases were participating in the search. Shiff Matt Mc Court of Green River and Jedine were among the men in the search.
Ensign Herbert A Jones faces negligence charges after a destroyed code book from a secret battleship signal system. The Pacific fleet torpedo service is under scrutiny as the courtroom prepares to hear the case involving the Destroyer Hui. Authorities say the incident linked to the missing code threatens national security and requires a formal trial.
Reading fragments report the capture of a Texas Mexican Revolt leader near Keewneville on February 14. The text is garbled with multiple unreadable phrases and stray letters, but the core fact denotes a seizure connected to a revolt movement in Texas.
An unsettled report describes a toll bill to tax ships passing a route near Washington. The text is garbled with many unreadable fragments but references tolls, ships, and regional authorities.
A health ad claims that sluggish kidneys cause rheumatism headaches and nervousness, urging readers to drink four ounces of Jad Salts daily in water before breakfast to flush kidneys. It promotes Jad Salts made from sodium phosphate and lemon juice as a safe, inexpensive remedy to prevent kidney complications and cleanse the blood.
The line defines a square meal as a metaphor for feeling the copper’s grip. It uses colloquial phrasing to imply a harsh, criminal justice context and suggests danger or policing as a measure of hunger or need. The quotation anchors a gritty, urban tone.
A home remedy article claims mixing Bay Rum Barbo Compound and glycerine with water will tint gray hair, fade it gradually and condition harsh hair without scalp staining or greasiness. An anecdote follows about Montague Glags and a New York clothing maker refusing a salesman, then expressing a wish to have fifty customers like him.
A Bavarian Landwehr soldier Safely Johann frets over the captain's mood and wonders about asking for a furlough. Fritz notes the tense era when meat was scarce and warns that approaching the captain may be safer than confrontation.
A Missouri woman credits stopping coffee and changing foods with restoring health after years of stomach and bowel troubles. She notes relief after four months using Postum and Grape-Nuts, and her husband also improves after ditching coffee. The ad promotes Postum Co at Battle Creek Michigan and its two product forms with grocery-seller distribution.
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