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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1901
Page
1
British report on Indian tribes reveals Mahsuds at last paying fines and ceasing raids while Bhils earn notoriety as clever robbers. Bhils strip clothing, feign tree limbs to elude pursuit, and boast of pilfering methods, with one incident ending in a startled officer at a glowingly clever ruse.
The article notes a shift from rural to urban living in England from 1801 to 1894 with 36 percent in towns of 1,000 plus rising to only 4 percent in towns over 4,000 by 1894. It cites school failures and other factors, including leisure, wages, and local elites, as causes, and questions whether local government will improve country life.
Baltimore Sun reports a six man home game at a club member’s house. Two new card packs were used, four percent was paid to the dealer, all players stayed in, and the showdown produced five different full houses. The railroad man won and every participant had a photograph of the hand as a souvenir.
A man vows to quit alcohol but friends tease him as his habits shift. The first friend praises the change, while a second jokes about its impact. The secondis borrows $50 from the man who made the resolutions in a scene labeled Todianapolig Frege.
A fragmented clipping notes Kapila Nescent stating the family endured a decline from good circumstances years ago. The text references a chair, a balloon, and a sales gesture amid unclear context.
In Cyprus an inland salt lake in Lamarca basin lies slightly below sea level. August heat dries it to harvest salt yearly. Visitor C V Bellamy suggests sea water seeps through rocks to feed the basin. Heavy midsummer rain can ruin the crop. locals build channels to drain floodwater into the sea.
Prof C F Cook of Washington reports a surprising finding that a myriapod Polyzonium rosalbum secretes camphor from its body. The wormlike creature inhabits forest humus, emits a distinct camphor odor, and ejects a milky fluid with camphor-like scent and taste as a potential defense.
A historical note cites Dr Gustave Le Bon and Lord Kelvin on subatomic subdivision through electrical dissociation. It claims Becquerel ray energy splits atoms into particles far smaller than atoms, making atoms seem enormous by comparison. A quoted joke from Brooklyn Life ends the piece.
A business man recalls a debt owed to Buchman the publisher who refused to publish verses from his youth. Dialog reveals the clever quip about repayment. The excerpt reflects era style and social commentary through brief exchanges.
In this cut set three practical devices for home use. A shows a corn sheller made from a narrow board and an iron strip to pry ears of corn. B depicts a lever using a heated horse shoe bolted to a long pole for prying stones or lifting timbers. C features a cabbage pulling lever with a forked stick and fulcrum, tied and cleated to prevent sinking, assembled in five minutes.
A west end cafe overheard remark turns into a comic misadventure. A German opera singer wakes in a London hotel unsure of his location after disparaging Emperor William. He fears punishment until the milkman’s catty misheard cue reveals he is in London.
The steamship Lord Iveagh sailed for Cardig with 10,000 bushels of grain 2 000 boxes of cheese 700 standard deals and 480 cattle all ranch stock. A bull jumped overboard and swam for about an hour in the basin before tug Collier towed it aboard by a rope tied to its neck. The animal recovered fully and the crowd of about 200 watched.
A Boston Transcript item laments Sunday school shortfalls in Bible literacy. Teachers report graduates and educated readers often know little about Palestine and core biblical topics despite years of instruction. The piece argues schooling should deepen Bible knowledge beyond basic lessons.
An aged Massachusetts resident, a byword among neighbors, drills his grandson John in the grocery shop. The old man assigns chores before leaving for dinner, urging John to finish bills, split wood, and prepare for a busy month, reflecting his tireless industry and keen temper.
A fragmentary collage cites a wedding couple at sea with a brutal joke about a bride’s death on their voyage. It blends old magazine quips about a groom’s stoic reply, then shifts to social satire on fashion and hats, mentioning Dublin Beau Brummel and a milliner’s daring hat trend.
A clipped exchange references Mrs Gaylord and a curt, irritated tone about a man being virtuous only when kind. The snippet hints at social propriety and reactions in Harpers Bazaar style. The piece also notes the term green room’s origin from Shakespearean days, where floors were strewn with green rushes.
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