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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1914
Page
4
Community notes from Dumont Wellsburg and area list visits from Chicago Shell Rock Cedar Falls New Hampton and Des Moines. Couples and families travel for holidays weddings and relatives visiting in Albion Canton and Fremont Iowa Minnesota and South Dakota, with farm and local business news.
Cloaks for women and children offered at liberal discounts in the January Clearing Sale. Many cloaks purchased from overstocked manufacturers at prices well below cost, enabling shoppers to benefit with substantial savings. Wool dress goods and silks also included. prices on cloaks half or less.
A varied listing highlights household linens blankets bed spreads towels and domestics of all kinds including underwear hosiery art goods and needlework corsets wearing apparel and infants garments available for purchase.
Day in Ackley features David Shugar and family, Grace Johns teaching near Applington, August Homan in court Tuesday. John Wister traded in Ackley Tuesday. Herbert Strahornig stayed busy weighing and dumping grain at the elevator. Wm Johns delivered a cattle shipment here last Saturday.
A tiger at a Dublin zoo required gangrene treatment in its paw. Dr Haughton performed a delicate paw operation with a net capture and four keepers holding the animal. The tigress watched, roared, and later licked her mate as he recovered. A week later the tiger purred when examined. The two showed lasting bond and gratitude toward the surgeon.
A notice describes Edna Lyall’s grave in Bonbury churchyard, Herefordshire, with a brief note on her life and works. It mentions Mogiteh village, the Serrah valley, and her autobiography and early writings. The piece references her most famous work Won by Waiting and Raphael as a notable figure connected to her era.
The Abbott Grist reports Fred Snyder of Ackley calling on A. J. Gardner Sunday. Herbert Strahorn and wife visited relatives at Robertson Sunday. Art Ibub was an Eldora caller Saturday. Minnie Kromminga left for Albert Lea after visiting her parents for the holidays. Stacey Kromminga returned from Albert Lea on Monday. Dick Auke and daughter of Pleasant Valley called on Rev. J. W. Knoll Monday. Earl Jones and wife spent New Year’s. Revival meetings progress with all invited. Don Lesch conducted business at Ackley Monday.
A fragment from a newspaper page noting still life art and frescoes, then a string of brief quotes. It mentions Hor Valle and a Woman's Home Companion reference, followed by a joke about a burglar going unseen as a neighbor ignores a yowling resident, and several gossip or humor snippets from Detroit Free Press and St Louis Republic.
The Alaskan boundary tribunal heard an unexpected interruption as Jacob vs. Dickingon, once secretary of war, was pressed to present an argument. Sir Edward Carson began with a story about a Confederate soldier at Chickamauga and a scurrying rabbit, illustrating moral tension amid the proceedings.
A quirky clipping recalls a teacher testing a boy on his memory with a mispronounced name, then recounts a fisherman tale of Tommy and Luke. It blends schoolroom banter, rural life, and snippets from various sources, including London Opinion and St Louis Globe Democrat, with humorous wordplay and old proverbs.
An Allen Forbes column in Leslie's extols the Yukon as a vast navigable water system. From St Michael to the Bering Sea the main channel supports freight, with 2100 plus miles of navigable tributaries across White Horse Yukon. It notes 1870 plus miles on Innoko Iditarod Koyukuk Tanana and highlights Klondike mining shifts to dredging outfits.
Two young girls discuss what constitutes a day for different people. One imagines a future when she is a big lady and will have a day just for hosting company or doing nice things. They name seemingly arbitrary days for a lady, a maid, and even the Lord’s day.
A Washington Star report describes a van crash involving a group of Alliteial kellce men. A doctor states a probe is needed as one man regains consciousness and mutters about a forthcoming operation and another investigation.
In a Youngstown Telegraph letter, a reader argues that a woman should demand a real partnership in marriage, while another voices skepticism, asking why such equality cannot exist. The exchange highlights enduring views on partnership and gender roles in domestic life.
Legend claims the Quativita lake at ten thousand feet in Bolivia hides over a billion dollars in gold and gems. Centuries of treasure hunts ended in mud and failure as Spaniards and later a Colombian British venture spent large sums with little to show.
Peter the Great is depicted as a multifaceted ruler and craftsman with interests in shipbuilding, anatomy, and even execution. The account notes his attempts to study ship construction in Amsterdam, his use of surgical skills, and his display of self made instruments, with references to his museum in St. Petersburg and a war model of his reign. It also includes a brief joke about a jail inmate misattributed crime in a separate anecdote.
A vivid excerpt from a London Mall scene shows a lover bidding farewell in dramatic terms until a guardian intervenes. The exchange escalates as the lover’s heartfelt farewell clashes with a furious parent’s stern reproach, highlighting family tension amid emotional goodbyes.
An advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for any catarrh that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, with testimonials available. Priced at seven cents per dollar, the ad is endorsed by Chance & Co. and signed by National Bank of Commerce acknowledging B J Cheney's honesty and financial reliability.
The piece notes Humphreys' Specifics trusted by readers for more than fifty years and mentions a practical book being sent free to users, reflecting long standing popularity and ongoing distribution.
A historical medical catalog lists symptoms and conditions including fevers inflammations worms ulcers diarrhea croup laryngitis nervous debility and urinary issues. It cites remedies and instructions for purchase from NUMPEREYS Moareo MEDteprEVO and a New York address.
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