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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1913
Page
2
In Webster County Indiana on May 26 Mrs. Frank E Webb died at St Joseph’s Mercy Hospital from burns suffered while lifting a kettle of hot oil that spilled while she mixed paint. Her husband attempted to move her to a tank where she was badly burned and died later.
Woodmaney drove down River street hill toward the bridge when the tractor rolled off a thirty foot bank into ten feet of water. He escaped, swam to a rock downstream, was rescued and reported with four broken ribs at a local hospital.
Mrs Rel of Carroll fired at a tramp attempting to force entry into her home. The bullet missed the intruder and struck her sister, Mrs J H Carpenter, in the leg with a non serious wound. Carpenter was hospitalized and the tramp escaped.
Miss Ella Stuckenbrook, 24, daughter of Mr and Mrs Herman Stuckenbrook, southeast of Belle Plaine, was struck by a lightning bolt while closing a classroom door during a storm. The children witnessed the event but were not seriously harmed. four students remained at the schoolhouse and sought help.
Kinborne phins celebrate the centennial of the Ghent treaty with a conference in City Hall New York. Delegates from Great Britain Australia Canada United States and Ghent propose a memorial across the Niagara River and monuments at cross-border points. Also noted are Lord Weardale and John Purrey Mitchell with New York customs post details and Mitchells political stance.
In this baseball note Derrill Pratt of the Browns is hailed as the best second baseman in the Junior organization. Experts praise his range, arm, and tagging, noting last year’s standout form and predicting he may dethrone Colina as the AL’s premier second baseman this season.
Georgetown aims to restore rowing as a varsity feature after three-year gap due to funding. If plans proceed, Pat Dempsey who coached crews before may be hired to develop the team. Financial improvements at Georgetown enable renewed emphasis on athletics and southern university programs. Hans Kolohmainen, the Finnish long distance champion, also works as a bricklayer in Brooklyn suburbs, crediting open-air work for his lung strength and racing success.
Frank J. Marshall of New York, United States Champion, set a new chess record during an exhibition at the Pittsburgh Chess Club in Hotel Henry. Against 57 opponents, he scored 46 wins and 11 draws, completing an extraordinary display as he moved around a hollow square board.
A garbled excerpt blends verse about gloom and longing with a Chicago-Record-Herald anecdote. It recalls Nesta, weary songs, and a speaker’s loss of joy alongside a British eater aboard a train during a midwestern famine, who demands a lavish dinner as the crowd cues a Band to play Rule Britannia.
An eighty year old man walks ten miles to a neighbor town and is greeted with astonishment. He explains he kept going until a sign read slow to fifteen miles an hour which slowed him but he continued with steady pace, joking about the limits.
A collage of short humorous clippings cites line irony and miniature morals from Yonkers Statesman Lowell Sun Kansas City Journal and Cleveland Plain Dealer. Tiny vignettes touch on animals children competition and political candor.
A collage of whimsical quotes from Florida Timea Union Horological Peyphesia to Louisville Courier Journal, New York Sun and London Opinion. The snippets feature wordplay on watches, mail delivery, taxation, and social pretensions with quirky dialogue and fragmentary humor.
An 18th century tale recalls Gueau de Reverseaux condemned for an innocent remark about substitutes for drafted workers. The Corinthian Canal story traces the 1803 completion after a long era of exploration and failed earlier efforts. Also notes early diving belts and a Victorian joke about marriage and faults.
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