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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1916
Page
8
A home baked cake recipe mixes grated suet flour and sugar with cranberries and jelly, baked in a long tin then topped with sauce or jelly. Also advertised is Dr King’s New Discovery for cough relief and Sloan’s Liniment for sore muscles with testimonials and 25 cent price, urging purchase from druggists.
General H J 8 Gouraud, once commander of French expeditionary forces at the Dardanelles, has been succeeded by General Surenall as chief of the Fronterry army of the orient. The change follows losses and strategic shifts, with Gouraud's career noted for wartime service and the new holder taking charge in the theater.
A serialized list describes inventions such as a air driven bumper fender for autos with a safety mechanism to lift from the ground and grab objects, a mortar mixer hand implement, a lamp trimmer safety signal with rotating wings and red disks, and a trunk combination lock.
Arthur Restor elected president of Chautauqua Justi Culion in Chautauqua New York. He succeeds Bishop Joho Uy Vincent and brings recognition as a lecturer and writer. The announcement outlines his path from Chicago to Chautauqua Institution and notes broader national regard for his leadership.
Iowa items report a Davenport spiritual retreat with priests, a Cornell Bluffs burglary of morphine tablets, a Sioux City boy’s death from an improvised cannon, and 180 delegates at Mason City. Other notes include O'Brien county land values, Creston auto deaths, Cedar Rapids church construction, Primghar courthouse bids, Ottumwa hotel fundraising, and Des Moines county seniors’ birth of a long life.
A report by the English Football Association accuses Liverpool and Manchester United players of arranging a match for betting profits. Four Liverpool players Sheldon Vurcell Miller Mafroul and three United players Turnbull West and Whalley are permanently suspended from football and barred from English grounds. The ruling follows evidence of money changing hands tied to the game described as arranged by the pictured for betting.
Ackley druggist F D Weaver notes Adler-i-ka's Buckthorn and glycerine mix swiftly relieves constipation and bloating. He claims one spoonful clears both upper and lower bowels, reduces gas, aids appendicitis cases, and pleases customers in Ackley.
An old advertisement urges using Bucklen's Arnica Salve for ordinary injuries and skin issues. It claims the salve protects wounds, prevents infection, and aids healing, noting benefits for pimples, eczema, and other blemishes. The ad promotes an original two ounce box sold by druggists.
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