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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1906
Page
2
A compilation notes expulsions, donations, labor conflicts, and proposed laws. Lincoln proposes a $1 yearly gun license. railroads report 1,063 fatalities and 14,386 injuries in three months. England may remove American court aides as politics shift. Tariff weight loss praised by a horse rider. Obscene literature debate and spelling simplification plans surface along with university remarks and party reform talks.
Fragmented historical note discusses Gov Likela accepting Japan post, with salary figures of 2500 yearly and 20500 for governorship, alongside ambassadorial pay in 1802 and comparisons to Great Britain France Austria Hungary Russia Germany and Italy. Mentions Wisconsin editor Hoarp and dairy advice, plus reflections on farming, advertising, and memory of public figures like Blaine and Lafayette Young.
The column combines a miscellany of brief notes and curiosities from 51 extracts. It notes Spirit Lake Beacon on corn shipments, Estherville Democrat on pure food and literature, and a range of quirky facts from world tobacco to Neptune years, cow catchers for cars, railway mileage, and ancient weights. It catalogs scattered figures, inventions, and trivia with a newspaper-flavor of time.
The article portrays Roosevelt as torn between patronage practices and reform ideals, with Republicans split over his handling of appointments. Congress fears a shift in power as Roosevelt’s popularity stalls progress, while Senators and Representatives await a decisive sign of his backing.
The February issue of the Costopalitan Magazine surveys topics of public interest. Graham Phillipa critiques the American senate and lists several senators facing indictment or public accusations, noting one drawing government pay while convicted of federal violations.
The article depicts a frenzied gold room crowd around a Harvard Gould broker bid up gold from 1414 to 150 amid panic and accusations. It claims Jay Gould and associates manipulated the market while Fisk and partners bought, profiting while others suffered massive losses.
Marblehead businessman Bill Handy a Republican during the antislavery era sold clams for a price while engaging with a customer described as a Strong Democrat. The order carried political taunts as he delivered the clams and remarked on party lines, with remarks referencing abolition and Democratic bodies.
A humorous Chicago News snippet recounts a backyard scene where a hen peeks at stray carpet tacks. Homer wonders what she eats, while his wife jokes the bird plans to lay a carpet, capturing a light moment with rural wit.
A column notes the Dutch wearing wooden shoes on Ackley streets and a casual mix of fashion among locals. It includes a comical essay on girls' ideas and aging, a divorce case from Des Moines over bath neglect, and ends with a Wordsworth poem excerpt about nature and modern life.
Two men burst into a Wellington newspaper office over missing news, were later caught stealing coal from the Santa Fe railroad, and returned to demand suppression of the story. The item references multiple historical figures in a jumbled fashion and mentions various unrelated topics.
February 15 to April 7 Iowa Central will offer reduced one way tickets to California Oregon Washington British Columbia Utah Montana and Idaho at 15.00 below regular fare. Wednesday tourist cars to Los Angeles and San Francisco run via Kansas City and the Santa Fe System Pay Up and Be Happy. All accounts due by February 1 settled in cash or bankable note. Unpaid accounts may be turned over to collectors. This summary notes promotional rates and settlement terms despite garbled text.
The Chameleon or American Chameleon is a small lizard found across the southern United States. It rapidly changes color from brown to yellow and green, feeds on insects, and is harmless to larger animals. Often kept as a pet, it is sometimes attached to ornaments. Its toes have adhesive pads enabling it to climb smooth vertical surfaces. Also includes a brief joke from the Chicago Tribune about upper berths.
A fragmented advertisement promotes the Chicago Great Western Railway offering busingas Meo, professional men, and manufacturers access to logs for towns across Iowa Missouri Minnesota and beyond. It details maps Leaflets and information via the Industrial Department St Paul Ki B Magill manager and J P Elmer G P A and lists regions including Arkansas Colorado Indian Territory Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi Missouri Nebraska New Mexico Oklahoma Tennessee South Dakota Texas and Wyoming with tickets at half rates around June 6th and 20th. The ad also includes a medicinal claim for Hall's Catarrh Cure and testimonials from Iowa based wholesalers and druggists.
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