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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1900
Page
2
A sweeping editorial chorus attacks McKinley era policy as imperialist and pro-trust, opposing the Philippines annexation and urging Bryan and Stevenson. It derides expediency as sin, warns of militarism and conscription, cites war tax pledges, and condemns trusts as stalling economic progress while the Democrats offer relief.
A collage of political quips and editorial comments referencing Admiral Dewey, Roosevelt’s Rough Riders, tariff policy, and democracy. It touches on tariff surpluses, Pacific railroads, and tax changes, noting Democratic and Republican stances and public sentiment about duty, empire, and leadership. The piece shows provocative newspaper rhetoric on policy and personalities of the era.
London July 14 announcement says the Queen has approved the selection of the Earl of Hopetoun as governor general of the Australian Commonwealth. The official choice marks the first appointment under the new title for the Commonwealth.
Peculiarities of nature include a petrified animal skull found while a stone mason split a Cedar Valley stone from Palo near Cedar Rapids. Dr Heffelmeier bought and washed the find, sending it to the Smithsonian while the quarry was examined. Wright county debates mulet law and liquor policing approaches, urging lawful avenues over bootlegging. Premiums for Franklin county fair are liberal, removing wild west shows to fund speed events. local officials face crowded race for offices with multiple candidates in Grundy County.
Advice to young men urges thrift, self restraint, and integrity while promoting hard work and prudent spending. It notes new railroads creating towns like Dike in Grundy County with rapid growth since June 1900, listing multiple businesses. It also mentions a Fayette County quarrel over Ray Abrams and political scrutiny of railroad assessments, plus a South Dakota story about a woman road superintendent ordering low-cut, scalloped hills for fashion.
Vivid description of valleys gathering around desks and hillsides. Crude construction imagery mentions culverts cut out, skirts embroidered with daisies and edged with goldenrod. Poetic scene notes ruffled bottoms and decorative hills in a rural, lyrical frame.
Clarion loses its only cigar factory to Ft. Dodge. Butler soldiers to meet at Parkersburg on a yet undetermined date. Hurd sells 4,000 bushels of corn at 35 cents. Iowa rail line extends toward Faribault. James Burkitt dies at LaVerne. he was son-in-law of M. Boots of Geneva. Cedar Falls foundry to supply iron for state normal school's new $60,000 building. Williams' Cedar Falls factory may move to Estherville. Difficulty finding girl operators at Falls. Klaus Suntkin injured loading hay near Alexander. died instantly. Hawkeye line workers demand wage increase. granted after strike. Fewer weddings in Sigourney. singer loses voice singing a local melody. Beer seized at Swaledale. court rules it genuine staff. goods valued over $400. volunteers to break illicit supply. Political notes discuss Bryan, McKinley, and expansionist platforms. quotes from Kansas City and Chicago about republic and liberty. Hampton Chronicle notes potential Republican candidate in Franklin County. Quoted line ends with a remark about Tom and Tidd.
Soou forgotten: The man who stops advertising is forgotten about as soon as the man who stops living, and the rapidity with which the forgetting business gets in its work after we are out of sight and the insurance collected is what makes some of us want to live a thousand years. Life, however, is something we cannot control. The Power is in our hands to keep our advertising going, and just in proportion as we keep it going it will keep us going. Threshermen a Review. Fans for Rent. 210 acres situated 1 mile west and 1 mile north of Ackley, two dwellings, well improved. Enquire of Thomas Fahey.
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