Local notes from Ackley and vicinity among brief readers
Mr N R Knight transacted business in Ackley Monday. Mrs Edward Brewer and children of Albart Lea arrived Sunday to visit her parents Krommings for several days. Allt Saathoff injured hand with tin. Ben Bowman of Steamboat Rock has been mingling here in recent days. Arthur Tbach and wife attended church Sunday evening. Dudley Feaster transacted business Monday. Abbe Beving, east of town farmer, called Monday. Miss Dena Delmano came from Avatinoville Saturday, stayed weekend. Ed Johnson building a large hog house at home. Mrs A Homan and little daughter left for Riceville Saturday to visit sister Hays Fouts. Mr E B Kromminga and wife of Little Rock spent the Fourth with his parents. Mrs Schneiderman entertained several Wellsburg visitors last week. Mrs Gulick and her little daughter of Clarion visiting Kugel family. Herbert Strahorn bought a new Overland car.
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N. R. Knight
Ackley
Edward Brewer
Albart Lea
Will
Abbe Beving
Dena Delmano
Avatinoville
Ed Johnson
A. Homan
Litttle
Riceville
Hays Fouts
E. B. Kromminga
Little Rock
John Schneiderman
Wellsburg
Mra. Gulick
Clarion
John Kugel
Herbert Strahorn
Burglar Took Woman's Pocketbook in Quiet Bank Visit
A polite intruder entered Mrs. William Buchanan’s room at 1510 Locust Street, took her pocketbook containing nearly $38, and left after a brief exchange. He suggested she had more money in the bank while she pleaded it was her last funds. Police were summoned after the incident.
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Funde Bay
Kansas City
Mo—ie
Wiliam Buchanan
Locust Street
Sle
Took Clothes for Debt in Theft Case
William Devine, a farm laborer in Indianapolis, admitted taking four suits from James Boyce after failing to collect 98 from him. He explained he wore one suit then kept taking others, declaring the suits were of excellent quality. Boyce testified and Devine was indicted for larceny, later sentenced by Judge Colling to ninety days at the penal farm.
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Indianapolis
William Devine
James Boyce
Wack
Will
Boyce
Cuits
Devine
Madison
Tech
Colling
I am fond of music and the maid’s advance
A North Shore matron sought a “servant girl problem” solution by hiring a girl from Galesburg after a country-life trial failed. She paid wages in advance and supplied shopping directions. When the maid lacked underwear she handed her a dollar for purchases and a 49 cent mouth organ, saying I’ m fond of music.
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Chicago
North Shore
Sret
Sbe
Galesburg
Abs
The Cause of Gray Hair Visit Sparks Aging Talk
Four northern women visiting down south share breakfast conversations about aging and gray hair. Mrs K notes growing gray, while a servant reassures her, saying she looks like a spring lamb and that gray hair signals old age. The exchange highlights youth versus aging in a domestic setting.
The Woman Who Saw and the Fairies
A fragmentary tale recalls the Woman Who Saw in a quiet home where a child confides a fairy swing she built from tin, sticks, and cob, claiming fairies used it at night. The scene ends with longing for a Hans Christian Andersen volume as evening falls in New York.
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Fairlon
Denly
New York Evening Sun
Palindrome Challenge During Hotel Stay
A tourist stricken with illness in a hotel asks friends to leave and amuse themselves while he crafts a palindrome. He presents lines showing a bid for proof and a response that reads the same forward and backward, illustrating the playful word puzzle from Youth's Companion.
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Red Root
England's Moat Beautiful Village Castle Combe
Wiltshire's Castle Combe is praised as England's most beautiful village. Sir John Gorst owns the estate and the village attracts many Bath visitors. In summer 800 to 1,000 day-trippers reach the village weekly, with scenery and a long history guiding interest. The ancient church has been restored without spoilage.
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Englands Moat
John Gorst
Wiltshire
West Country
England
Bath
Castle Combe
Westminster Gazette
Balzac and Dumas Feud Over Literary Fees
Balzac detested Dumas and demanded 24 francs for a manuscript to follow Les Trois Mousquetaires, while the director offered 2 francs. Dumas knew Balzac’s feelings and pressed him during a scene in the Odeon foyer where Balzac spoke of writing novellas and claywriting.
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Balzac
Dumas
Ti Ia
Siecle
M. Dumas
Odeon Theater
Dumaa
A Bad Boy of Colonial Days Notes Local Boy Behavior
A 1750 Connecticut justice of the peace notebook records a small meeting house boy’s misbehavior during worship. It notes rude conduct such as smiling muttering laughing and provoking others. Included are acts like pulling a neighbor’s hat and throwing Sister Penticost Perkins to the left between meeting houses and his home.
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Justice of the Peace
Connecticut
Benoni Simkin
Penticost Perkins
Sabeth
Great Scheme Tale of a Wife and The Late Husband
A brief dialogue describes a newlywed woman’s strategy when her husband returns home late. She pretends not to notice the lateness, prompting him to suggest attending the theater or going out the next afternoon. The exchange highlights domestic negotiation and wit in a concise vignette.
Two of a Kind in a Humorous Exchange
A stern mother-in-law chastises a son-in-law over a pudding joke. She recalls Clara’s effort with the dessert and the son-in-law responds with a humorous admission, gesturing to his own stomach as if sharing the experience. The quip spotlights family banter and domestic wit.
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Clara
Notable Household Changes Mentioned in Richmond Times Dispatch
Fragmentary passage notes a first wife who never objected to wearing the same suit for two seasons and to dying, reflecting a terse, tongue in cheek line about marital endurance and fate as reported by the Richmond Times Dispatch.
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Brie
Richmond
Times-Dispatch
Too Simple Salesman Curse Bright Character Keeps It Bright
Fragmentary quotation from a 19th century periodical notes a salesman’s boast about ease of use and a challenger’s demand for a product beyond a baby’s reach, reflecting playful language and satirical tone of the era.
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Puck
Chicago live stock market mixed on July 6 report
Chicago and Oklahoma entries show cattle receipts about 3 000 with steady to higher prices for steers cows and calves. Hog receipts near 16 000 with a weak tone and fluctuating ranges. Sheep volume up to 13 000 with a strong market for ewes lambs and hogs. Chicago Creamery reports milk and eggs with rising prices and mixed case counts.
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Chicago
See America First Travel Dream by Dr Aughinbaugh
Traveler narrates a grand U S tour from New York through Niagara Falls Chicago Wisconsin Minnesota Glacier National Park Mount Rainier Tacoma Seattle Puget Sound Alaska Portland San Francisco Los Angeles Salt Lake City Yellowstone Denver and back. He envisions peaceful travel with no language or currency issues and praises American scenery. He cites Leslie's and Hall's Catarrh Cure ad inserts amid the text.
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United States
America
Great West
New York
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Chicago
Milwaukee
Twin Cities
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Glacier National Park
Montana
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier
Tacoma
Seattle
Puget Sound
Alaska
Portland
San Francisco
Golden Gate
Los Angeles
Salt Lake City
Wasatch Mountains
Flal Lake City
Yellowstone National Park
Denver
Pikes Deak
Dasa
W. R. Aughinbaugh
Leslie
Good Farm to Rent in South Franklin Acres
Farm is 160 acres, well improved and located in south Franklin. For further particulars inquire at THE WORLD oitigent WANTED Ambitious men declaring to earn 200.00 or more per month. Every salesman given special training. Unlimited opportunities. Write Power Lubricating Co., 1 Detroit, Mich.
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South Franklin
World Oitigent
Ssleaman
Power Lubricating Co
Datreit
Mich
Watering Hole Etiquette Among Jungle Beasts
A Pearson's excerpt discusses how wild animals share water sources with a strict order of precedence. The rhinoceros and elephant lead, big cats drink next, while deer, gazelles, and buffaloes wait in the background. The piece argues this is better behavior and morals than some human youths.
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Tronclad
Africa
India
South America
Pearson
India's Grand Trunk Road: World's Greatest Highway Before Rome
The Grand Trunk road runs 1400 miles from Calcutta to Peshawar, along the Himalayas, flanked by tree lined serais and bustling wayside gateways. It has carried travelers since ancient times with caravans and armies, from Alexander the Great to Buddha, remaining remarkably unchanged through centuries of dynasties.
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Rome
Himalayas
Calcutta
Peashawnar
Sentire
Afghanistan
Alexander the Great
India
Buddha
Christ
Nineveh
New York Journal
Parrots of Mexico Signal Earthquakes via Flight Patterns
A historical note describes how parrots in Mexico resemble the once-numerous U.S. pigeons in numbers and variety. The birds darken skies at times, grow tame near engineer camps, and receive individual names. When they desert forest canopies and land in open jungle clearings, natives interpret this as a warning of looming earthquakes.
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Mexico
United States
Four hares escape as two hunters miss
Second Sight, Ay Irishman and his English friend were rabbit shooting and, after a bad outing, saw four hares dart from a hedge. Mike failed to shoot, the hare escaped because he did not see it until it was out of sight.
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Mike
London
Pea Soup Change Ups at Sunday Dinner
The bride and groom knew little of housekeeping. He split about a thousand peas with a carving knife while helping with the Sunday dinner. He then suggested mashed potatoes instead of split pea soup, in a light moment reported by the Louisville Courier-Journal.
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Louisville Courier-Journa
Gladatone's One Pun At The Crystal Palace
A fragmented reminiscence notes Glad bone and a Blondin appearance at the Crystal Palace. It recalls a pun about balancing and a chancellor of the exchequer. The text is garbled and presents no clear event or date.
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Gladatone
Gladbone
Ufe
Blondin
Crystal Palace
London Standard
New Use For Old Glory In Brooklyn Court
After a court adjournment in Brooklyn the bench and clerk's desk were draped with an American flag a janitor used as a duster. Chief Probation Officer John J Rooney and Chief Clerk Joseph G Kerrigan offered excuses claiming the flag protected the bench or desk, prompting indignation from onlookers.
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New York
Brooklyn
Kerrigan
Egg Laying Hen Becomes Exhibit A in Trial
In Portland Oregon District Judge Bell's court Maude a White Leghorn hen was used as Exhibit A in a dispute over ownership of two hens and a cockerel. The bird laid a white egg during proceedings drawing a humorous moment as the bailiff presented the egg to the judge who accepted it as part of the case.
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Portland
Ore
Maude
Bell
Drinkers Sent to Front as Munition Output Drops
In France, Minister Albert Thomas orders munition workers found drunk sent to the fighting line. The aim is to curb temperance related output declines by placing offenders at the front where temptations differ. The measure is framed as a move to maintain production, not a punishment.
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France
Paris
Albert Thomas
Ackiey Drugelst Pleases Customers With Quick Adler-i-ka
F D Weaver notes customer satisfaction with a bushthorn bark glycerine laxative called Adler-i-ka. The product is described as powerful, acting quickly to relieve constipation and discomfort, claimed to ease bowel matter, aid upset stomach, and even be used in appendicitis without causing griping.
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F. D. Weaver
Adler-i-ka
Fine Franklin County land for sale in Iowa 820 acres
820 acres of land in Franklin County near Faulkner and Ackley with a two story residence, outbuildings, tiled fields, water, and good schools nearby. Currently rented at 36 per acre, option to rent for more. Price 200 per acre. Terms half cash, balance in 6 years at 5 percent. James Treanor, agent, Ackley or Gary addresses. References: Daniel Miler and F. S. Whitney.
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Franklin County
Faulkner
Ackley
James Treanor
Aughley
Iowa
Maryland St
Gary
Indiana
Daniel Miler
F. S. Whitney
Towa
To Mend a Tablecloth a Paper Patch Method
A reader shares a quick fix for tablecloth repairs. Cut a white paper patch larger than the hole, baste over it, and sew both lengthwise and crosswise with a sewing machine. It looks neater than darning and washes away when cleaned. This method also works for sheets and bed spreads.
Belated Wisdom and the Bed Boy Next Door
A Richmond Times Dispatch excerpt presents a jailed tone where a stern parent asks why Johnny chose to quarrel with the neighbor, the injured culprit admits ambiguity and hints at underestimating the other boy prior to the dispute.
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Johnny
Richmond ‘Times- Dispatch
Old Lady and Beggar Exchange Over a Cent Acknowledgment
A quirky exchange features an old lady offering a cent to a polite beggar who asks for two. The beggar jokes about buying a stamp for an acknowledgment while a biquette bans postcard use, reflecting period humor.
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Biquette
Adlerika Promises Quick Aid for Constipation
Ackley residents report astonishment at Adlerika a buckthorn bark glycerine mix claimed to cleanse both upper and lower bowel and relieve almost any constipation. The ad cites rapid gas relief within a minute and notes its use in appendicitis by a local druggist F D Weaver.
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Ackley
Thia Remdy
F. D .Weaver
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