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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1913
Page
5
An old newspaper ad extols Dr Kings New Discovery for coughs colds and lung trouble claiming relief from the first dose. It touts its effectiveness for respiratory ailments and praises King's Pills as a gentler bowel regulator. The copy emphasizes rapid healing and urges readers to visit druggists or the World office for supplies.
A critic laments the rampant and careless use of the word infinitely in literary and journalistic writing. The piece notes how writers from Sterne to Byron, and fashion and society journals, elevate the term to dramatic effect, often with little precision. It cites examples from Boston discussions and reviews, highlighting the phrase infinitely pretty and infinitely malleable as common but slippage into obscurity.
A fragmented note describes safe Fourth of July activities for children, including cardboard firecracker invitations and a pin game using broomstick pins painted red. It also recalls a Memorial Day flower boat tradition and a brief mythic reference to Andromeda.
The Fourteenth Connecticut Infantry drove crack Confederate sharpshooters from a barn between the lines on the Get hWeburg front. They repulsed Pickett’s men and aided in capturing several stands of voltora as part of a forenoon action. The tale blends period military lore with unrelated kitchen tips and odd craft notes, reflecting scattered content in the page.
Fragmentary dialogue shows a dramatic confrontation about marriage consent and feuding. A speaker recalls an earlier vow and expresses mixed emotion as a stern memory or accusation surfaces in a tense exchange. The lines hint at relationship strain and possible reconciliation.
A vivid portrait of ship stokehold workers on steamers and battleships. Firemen endure blistering heat, winded by furnaces, shoveling coal for hours. They work through exhaustion, returning to duty quickly, risking life for engines and crews.
A family dispute among General Count Nagi relatives ends with the count’s house becoming extinct due to lack of an heir. Some urge adopting an heir to preserve the name, but the will of the late general prevails. Property has been distributed. final sentence at Shingakamachi will be settled after the Afifeth day service for the illustrious dead.
An American staying in a private hotel asks an English acquaintance why everyone seems to recognize his nationality. In Percival Pollard’s Vagabond Tourney a humorous exchange explores how language marks national identity. The pair joke about dialect, spelling, and the quirks of American and English speech.
A Peargon's Weekly note explains New Guinea marriage rites where women initiate proposals. If accepted, the man is marked with charcoal and betrothal is announced. disputes risk legal action, while if the woman resists, friends may pursue the errant lover.
A fanciful hoax targets book lovers in France and Belgium when a supposed auction catalogue for a Binche sale, tied to the late M. de Portnay, promises 252 unique items. In reality the claimed libraries, including De Fort san and a bluebird collection, are mythic and the event collapses as collectors descend to find nothing.
In a brief New Orleans Times-Democrat item a reader describes an antique lace piece atop diesel equipment, noting its beauty and age over fifty years and asking if it was handmade.
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