Coming Events and Local Happenings In Ackley
Local news in brief lists upcoming events including Rip Van Winkle on Tuesday July 11 and Woodman Pleals on Thursday July 12 as well as Sauerkraut Day on August 31. It notes travels of Geo. F. Althouse and J. Riehken, returns from Illinois, visits to Eldora, Hawarden, and Dubuque, and remarks on local finances and civic items. Town events include the Fall chautauqua starting June 22 with speakers Col Bain Bryan Gore Patterson and Mrs Porter visiting. Roads and travel by automobile discussed, with oiling streets used by some towns to reduce dust.
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Rip van Winkle
Woodman Pleals
Sauerkraut
Daniel Hiler
Eldora
Brass
Hawarden
George French
Arthur Bush
Waterloo
J. H. Seales
Dubuque
State Bar (Lawyers) Association
Barlow
Butler County
Henry Thielka
Falla
Chautauqua
Col. Bain
Bryan
Senator Gore
Gov
Patterson
Rutger Bros
Ackley
Werner Roben
Sioux County
Iowa
Sherman Rgth
New York City
Herbert Huff
Airty
Herman Barger
Algona
Ricksmeyer
Thielke
Charley Ripps Orger R
Tigking
Freeport
Illinois
Hévin
Ivan J. Kana
Iowa Falls
Grace Blackstone
Fred Heffelmeier
Hampton
The
Osage Chautauqua
Kryl
Bohemian Band
Kentucky
Gov. Patterson
Tannesase
Oklahoma
Walter Crandall
J. F. Michaela
Walter
Devil
Hibbing
Minnesota
Ares Carstena
Hibblagy Tinenesota
Iron Range
Wm. Voy
Sen
George
Henry Richtsmeier
Harry
Pointa
Tilinoia
Amboy
Dixon
Clinton
Presbyterian Church
Ruth el- Hott
Gay Roosevelt
Helen Kiler
Dorothy Whiteside
Helen Althouse
Hilda Stauffacher
Rene and Lesther Martin
Ruth
Margaret Althouse
Roosevelt Bros Seek Busk Wheat Seed at Good Price
Roosevelt Bros publish a wanted notice seeking to buy Busk wheat seed offering a good price. The terse ad states it is a straightforward purchase inquiry with no additional terms attached.
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Roosevelt Bros
Glorious Fourth Dampened by Heavy Rain Across County
Most severe rain storm of the season drenched the area with about two inches of water during the night and early morning of the Fourth, accompanied by thunder and lightning. Parkersburg and Cedar Falls kept patriotic spirits alive despite plans disrupted. Local reports note continued community updates, births, travels, and upcoming chautauqua events with speakers and musical performances in Osage.
Churches Plan Summer Union Services and Youth Trip
Four to six members of the Christian Endeavor society of the Presbyterian church will travel to Storm Lake next week for eight days of the annual meeting and instruction school. Communion was observed at the Presbyterian church. Children's Day events at St Johns and the First Evangelical were well attended. Beginning next Sunday, Presbyterian and Methodist congregations will stage union lawn services at the Methodist church for the summer. Ackley Brotherhood meets July 13 with I J Lang of Waterloo giving the address.
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Christian Endeavor Society of the
Presbyterian Church
Storm Lake
St. Johns
First Evangelical
Ackley Brotherhood
United Evangelical Church
I. J. Lang
Waterloo
Grotesque Fashions and Hair Frills in Marie Antoinette Era
A survey of extravagant French court fashion cites hairstyles and hats trimmed with vast feathers that limited coaches. Mme Campan notes mothers and husbands murmuring as the queen’s influence spurred fashionable excess. Contemporary critics mocked Beethoven and Wirral Trio reactions as wild overreach.
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Marie Antoinette
France
Mme. Campan
Rathor
French Indies
Louis XVI
Indies
Monaco
Louis Philippe
Duc de Beaufoints
Remarkable Shawl Gift From Orenberg Weavers
A cutting describes a remarkable shawl once presented to the empress of Russia. The shawl is stored in a small wooden box but unfolds to ten yards square when shaken out. It was crafted by women weavers in Orenberg, southern Russia, and given as a notable royal gift.
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Russia
Orenberg
Wisner Bloomquist wed in Eldora ceremony
Miss Lois Julia Wisner and Mr Earl Albert Bloomquist married at the family home in Eldora on Wednesday June 28 at 8 pm in an Episcopalian ceremony. About seventy five guests attended as Rev Allen Judd of Des Moines officiated. Bridesmaids were Laura Baker of Illinois and Ida O Neil of Minneapolis. Billy Scholfield of Eldora served as hog bearer. Darrell Crockett, bride’s brother, sang Love You Truly just before the ceremony.
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Wisner
Earl Albert Bloomquist
Eldora
Allen Judd
Des Moines
Laura Baker
Ilinois
Ida O'Neil
Minneapolis
Billy Scholfield
O'Neil
Darrell Crockett
Poultry Wanted by J J Diemer Co
Old hens and roosters sought for sale by J J Diemer and Co. Advertising good prices and prompt purchase. Farmers urged to bring poultry to market now.
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J. J. Diemer & Co
Farms for Sale in Dickinson County across various lots
Multiple farm listings in Dickinson County describe quarter and half sections with distances to town and Lake Okoboji. Prices range 125 to 150 per acre, with several improved farms and notes on proximity to towns, resorts, and local builders. Contact M. L. Weibel in Milford for details.
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Lake Okoboji
M. L. Weibel
Milford
Jon
Pitching a Camp Tent For Health And Safety
A guide advises placing tents in open sunlit spots away from thick trees to avoid dampness and mosquitoes. Elevate on a knoll, avoid hollows, and drain water away from the canvas. Includes a note on health benefits of sunlight and general shelter types. Also cites Persian language words that entered English, such as orange sash shawl talisman and others.
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Peter Johnson
St. Nicholas
Persia
London
Shoes In Hindu and Muslim Worship Etiquette Across India
The article explains footwear customs in Hindu and Muslim practices in India. It notes both call for removing sandals and shoes before entering private spaces and places of worship, with the right boot first, and frames the tradition as rooted in social etiquette and religious ritual.
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India
Newly Married Couple Chases World Championship
A London Telegraph note recalls a newlywed couple who returned to their home and vowed to achieve great things. Within three months they were contending for the world championship, proving the husband’s prophecy true.
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London Telegraph
Clever Man and the Opening in Daily Life
A Detroit Free Press humor piece contrasts a woman’s sigh over a magazine article about Daniel O'Connell with a man’s quip on the era of great men and beautiful women. The dialogue reveals social snubs about time and courtesy, ending with a dry philosophy on not asking people how they are.
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Daniel O'Connell
Detroit Free Press
Parrot’s Gossip Sparks Sewing Society Gaffe
A Browning's Magazine quip notes a parrot overhears village chatter. The bird’s chatter reveals gossip during a sewing society meeting after being left inside the room when learning to talk.
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Browning
Watera of the Pacific and the draining scale
A statement explains removing the Pacific Ocean would demand filling a tank one mile wide and deep and one mile long every day for 440 years, illustrating the immense volume involved. It emphasizes the impracticality of such an undertaking.
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Watera of the
Pacific
Acquainted Who Is She and What Is Amiss
A fragment notes a casual acquaintance with a woman and mentions a single meeting. The text hints at discovering something wrong but provides no concrete details or names. The source appears as a brief dialogue excerpt from a larger piece.
Practical Health Hint Indigestion Remedy with Acid Fruits
The notice explains belching fullness after meals can be cured and prevented by desserting with acid fruits instead of sweet pies and puddings. It recommends apples apricots peaches pears oranges grapes and pineapples as aids to digestion noting gastric juice is about 2 percent acid.
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Geo. F. Althouse
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Cleves
Henry Riekemeier
D. Breing
Carthage
Missouri
Clark Beach
Healy
H. Porter
Sage, Montana
Kate Cassidy
Naval
Parkersburg
Cedar Falls
A. Tool
Misa Mae
Stephen Tool
Huff
North Dakota
Joe O'Neil
Tool
Beethoven
von Weber
Stanislaus
Lois Julia
Owa
Dickinson Couny
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Idora
Bon —Detrole Tree Press
Roosevelt Brothers
Via. M.&st. L. Ry
Mason City
Marshalltown
J. F. Nelson
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