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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1916
Page
4
Community notes summarize the week's arrivals and departures of locals and their friends as reported by World’s Busy Corp correspondents. Social happenings, visits, moves, and notable meetings compile into a concise, period-voiced rundown of local life.
The Abbott Grist lists visits and social calls around Abbott and nearby towns last week. Mentions include W A Whitaker visiting Marshalltown and Albion, Mrs Clover from Colorado visiting friends, and various local residents calling on relatives. Health notes mention grip and a burning recipe, plus oblique obituary of Mrs Elergina Harms and death details.
Americans with commercial stakes in Mexico prepare to re resume operations as the revolution ends. Miner Company of America has sent engineers to northern Mexico to restart gold and silver mines. the Monteray smelter and the T izco mine in Chihuahua are readied, and Mexican railways may restart after February.
A nine pound baby girl greeted Mr and Mrs John Musson test Monday morning. Various residents traveled for Christmas visits including Mrs B H Davis to Warren Wisconsin and families of Alden Cush ing Shipley and Ackrey. Several names appear in social roundups with illnesses noted such as Harry Boyington and Carl Berkley.
Local notes report sickness across ages, visits by residents to Ackley and Hampton, and farm rentals. Ice company prep starts as ice measures ten to twelve inches thick. A break in Cramer Bros hardware store entry yielded knives and razors. a Waterloo hound trail followed the railroad to the Haynes farm crossing. Other items cover visits from Chicago and Billings, a marriage in Canada, church service time, and a window safety device news item.
In Chicago market notes receipts and price ranges for cattle hogs sheep and produce. Beef steers westerns cows and bulls show varied bids, hogs advance with mixed lot prices, sheep receipts indicate strength. Chicago produce reports Butter Hogs Eggs Potatoes and Poultry details with regional price spreads and per unit figures.
Two state agents will be hired and the Department of Justice will add several prosecutors to crack down on bootleggers and blind pig operations as laws go dry. Attorney General Cosson reports over 150 arrests in the past week, with 26 in Keokuk, 44 in Centerville, and 50 in Ottumwa. Burlington reports saloonmen will quit business to avoid repeal, while outside brewing interests set up in Quincy and plan to supply Keokuk Fort Madison and Burlington. Saloon men reportedly supplied trusted customers for beer by express or freight, while Western Iowa cities plan to obtain liquor from Omaha.
The text describes a wall relay race with teams of six to eight runners, a marked wall or stand-in object, and a six to eight foot spacing behind a thirty foot line. It also presents a word puzzle about pairs of homophones and a behead and curtail word riddle with answers.
A bizarre Christmas feast in Los Angeles used one baby ostrich weighing over 100 pounds. The event served about 1,600 people with a highly detailed recipe including chestnuts butter onions and celery. The dish involved head meat pie with layered pastry and a rich gravy described in archaic terms.
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