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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1901
Page
6
A dramatic verse fragment by Joseph J. C. Clarke reflecting on marriage, death, and enduring affection. The speaker grapples with grief, memory, and the promise of new love as a wedding scene overlays a living sorrow. The poem juxtaposes bridal imagery with a grave, urging a deeper devotion beyond mere continuation of life.
A historical overview of blood transfusion from ancient times to modern practice, describing direct vein-to-vein transfer, blood washing with saline solution, and the shift to saline or de fibrinated fluids. Notes on dangers, death risks, and the emergence of safer techniques, with a brief comic exchange and a fragmentary news lead about the Blagovet achievements massacre.
The speaker lingers among worn volumes and tobacco pipes on the lower shelf, praising humble works over grand tomes. He recalls friends who shaped his mind and contrasts pretentious rarity with books that inspire love, ending with a plea to honor the modest library’s appeal.
A New York Assembly session features talk of preserving heathen games amid a bill on Indians. The speaker reads the act as a northern farmer—seared by frontier depredations—proposes amending the bill to add the clause except Indians, signaling tension between policy and local grievances.
The Washington Star quotes a whimsical line about culture and antiques while noting an obsolete use of the word opportune meaning to be at the harbor. It also cites Russia in Europe with forested areas of roughly 500,64,000 acres, and observes one third of the country being forest.
In London a coal shoveler is startled by a glare from a house adjoining. A quarrelsome exchange follows as he is berated for pouring coal into the wrong hole. The tale includes a joking dialogue about a bookworm and a tapeworm, ending with a misunderstanding about negatives making a positive.
A boy overhears a jagged couplet about a bran tin and a mercet saint on knees. He pities Satan and questions why the saint sits in trembling pose, blending confusion with a nursery rhyme miscue.
An old man posing as Professor Stedd from Chicago enters a suburban station waiting room with a labeled satchel and fake beard. When a panic over “bacteria” erupts from shattered glass, he and accomplices flee, dropping satchels and stealing baggage as bystanders watch in horror and then depart with the train.
An old clipping recalls a newspaper office fear of a closet storing Warte paper under the stairs. To calm the editor, staff devised a sign for the door reading In cage of fire put it out. The anecdote reflects humorous newsroom memory and a practical fire caution.
A collage of quips quotes and rustic humor from Detroit Free Press Chicago Record and others. Bits describe a boastful but tedious story teller a hapless remark about being humble a joke about ancient Egypt a Boston romance misfire and poultry feed claims. Ends with a quip about poets and farmers.
A letter from Mrs. Phebe Cherley of Peterson, Pa claims Electric Bitters cured her backache headaches nervousness sleeplessness melancholy fainting and dizziness after years of kidney trouble and a lame back. She says at 73 she can do housework again and praises the tonic for improving appetite and health despite age. Sold at Pfander's Drug Store for 50 cents.
The famous Bucklen's Arnica Salve is extolled as the best healer for cuts burns bruises corns ulcers and various skin eruptions. Also advertised is a 25 cent package claiming to cure piles. Ferfander's listing notes availability.
A historical ad style notice touts Dr Kings New Life Pills as harmless and effective for purging toxins and aiding digestion. It promises quick relief from pneumonia threats with One Minute Cough Cure for colds flu and throat issues. It promotes bargain day pricing and emphasizes prompt remedies for child illness and choking warnings.
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