Subscriptions and Public Health Notes in The Ackley World
George F. Althouse highlights subscriptions while public notices praise Perkins for governance. A report from Wilton Helnard details restored sight for a Belgian girl and a Tulsa school project shows strong Indian Territory public school funding. Dr. J P Schamburg cites vaccination success against smallpox in Philadelphia, noting minimal risk to vaccinated workers and students.
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J.P. Schamburg
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Municipal Hospital
Fundamental Principles of Success of Mr Field
Excerpts from a letter to Dr Powell Dwight Hillis by Marshall Field extolling character over riches Young men should choose companions who elevate aims and cultivate self control Economy and careful saving are essential to success Merchants who stay disciplined, operate on cash and honor short terms keep good habits and rarely fail
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Powell Dwight Hillis
Marshall Field
Where a Method Is Folly in Printer Strike
A Worcester Word report describes a strike at the West Publishing Company, a leading law book publisher, as typographical workers demand an eight hour day. Old operators left the plant, and the firm searched nationwide for swift foremen, hiring Hubbard from Boston to lead.
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St. Paul
Mininneapolia
Worcd
Typographical Valuo No
Ao Funbance
Weat Publishing Company
U. S&s
Hubbard
Bogton
Mass
Printing strike sparks wage dispute in capitol city
Company pays employee and family expenses, grants a $20 token, yet rejects an eight hour day and a $24 weekly wage. Union printers warn strikebreakers will be fired. Striking families receive $10 weekly, single workers $7, from the International union’s fund funded by printers across the U S and Canada.
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Capitol City
The
International
United States
Canada
Iowa primary law debate echoes across state press
Several newspapers critique Iowa's new primary election law, arguing it adds unnecessary costs and limits voter nomination freedom. Critics from Dubuque to Keokuk warn of political maneuvering, while others cite tax burden and state administration concerns alongside education board oversight.
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Dubuque
Keokuk Gate City
Lowa
Iowa
Burlington
Public Pulse Critiques City Officials and Business Struggles
The Public Pulse argues city officials fail to protect property owners and business interests. It cites a 80 foot wide ditch project, the destruction of a hotel heating plant, and a stalled street crossing as examples. It questions voter choices and references railroads harming Iowa commerce and a local woman’s business.
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Ackley
Prohibition and politics mix in early 20th century clashes
The article cites remarks by Kansas City Mayor Rose condemning prohibition enforcement, flags Republican treasurers with short accounts, and notes elites in New York society. It also surveys British Liberal optimism versus Tory tactics, Ireland Home Rule, and tariff politics as the 1906 campaign unfolds with risk to party lines.
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Rose
Kansas City
Kansas
Jesus Christ
Iowa
Voller’s
Impire
Balfour
Ireland
Isaac
Ongland
England
Interest to the Housewife in February Delineator
The February Delineator offers housewife focused content with Gordon Curtis' serial The Progress of a Housewife covering kitchen tasks and utensils. It includes recipes for colony and desserts and an article on Meat and Its Uses alongside Illustr ated Cookery tips and other home topics.
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Isobel Gordon Curtis
Forget Yourself and Growth Beyond Self Centered Thought
A compact reflection on self centered thinking as a barrier to growth. It argues that focus on self drains energy and empathy, while progress comes from outward focus on objectives and silent inner yearnings rather than public performances.
What the Blind See and a Turkish Gospel of Forgiveness
An elderly blind man describes sensing attention by gaze and a glow at presence, while a Greek hospital worker in Caesarea seeks forgiveness for a longtime rival. A brief, reflective prose fragment juxtaposes insight with a humorous misquote about an engagement ring.
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Caesarea
Turkey
Missing Feature Gobang-Did You Enjoy the Ocean
A fragment from the St Louis Post Dispatch mentions a train, a boy, and small boxes of figs. The text references an ocean theme and a character named Ukerdek with a terse reply.
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Gobang
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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