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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1900
Page
3
A comical old clipping recounts a poet’s failed book sale and a bold misreading by a publisher that sent an insurance check for 260 dollars after claiming the volume “went up.” It also spans anecdotes on a spider’s enormous appetite, quirky exchanges, a torpedo inventor, and brief jokes from a humor column.
A Chicago irl fragments and banter spark at an anti expansion meeting as a Boston cousin and others react to jokes about proverbs. An amused scholar calls for Mr Hateoft to step forward while bystanders trade quips about climbing and Hobson.
A collage of witty exchanges about language charm and social foibles, including a New York reception where a poet pretends to speak French, a store proprietor questioning a well-dressed salesman, a cartoon about drinking, and a joke about a horse’s trough. The piece ends noting vast rank transfers through London and New York clearing houses exceeding global coin value.
An amusing scene shows a pepper dispute at a restaurant table where a guest mockingly asserts the pepper is half pens, the landlady rebukes adulterated foods, and a sharp retort about dessert ends the exchange. A London Standard note then recounts imperial lineage claims of Japan’s emperor chronology.
A jumble of misheard lines recounts a playful exchange about a safety bicycle and a mispronounced phrase. The dialogue hints at curiosity and humor, capturing a vignette of casual chat and language slips. The exact speakers and setting remain unclear from the fragment.
A rejected claim asserts dispensations for mixed marriage require the father. The Yawton fund reaches 430525.10. A Seattle streetcar hold-up turns deadly for a thug. a passenger wounded. Bryan and Texas Governor Hoge allegedly train ostriches for a race. A novelist’s diet linked to a physician’s notes. Madison merchants plan 1960 store hours cut except Wednesdays and Saturdays. Various quips and anecdotes follow, including a Philadelphia anecdote about a millionaire’s admonitions on habit cessation.
Chicago Tribune notes locals Mia Ollabrod and Mise Ritchley Gyeoat boast culinary feats with butter and margarine as they experiment with edible sculptures.
Ross of Winfield Tenn credits his wife’s advice for trying Dr King’s New Discovery after a worsening cough resisted by doctors. The remedy claims to cure chest throat and lung maladies including consumption pneumonia and asthma. Trial bottles are free at Plander Hackrott's drug state with bottles priced at 60 cents and one dollar, guaranteed.
A reader from Liberty West Virginia testimonials to Chamberlains Cough Remedy as a universal preventive and cure for coughs and croup. M. W. Wisher notes long use with perfect success, claiming it saved children’s lives. the remedy is sold by Nixhe druggier.
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