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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1913
Page
3
Long, fragmented clippings from Clovis to Tama include weather, grain, post office parcel totals, and local anecdotes. Mentions grasshopper invasion near New Mexico, Tama county surveyor’s decades-long service, Indian commissioner appointment, Marshallship races, postal parcel figures by city, and light social humor.
The World marks eighteen years under the current publisher, reflecting on the paper as a philanthropic force and commercial venture. It notes past strife giving way to fellowship, and praises growth from a shack on Main Street to a brick block filled with modern presses and fixtures.
A New York piece notes Roosevelt’s vindication from drunkenness claims and contrasts social classes in America. It cites his cousin defending him, Horace Andrews questioning Roosevelt at home, and details a wine collection labeled a “gentleman’s cellar.” The lamp of publicity exposes more about public perception.
A new law effective July first imposes penalties for carrying concealed weapons including revolvers and knives. It creates a penitentiary offense with a maximum two year term, exempts peace officers and permit holders, and requires mayors or sheriffs to issue permits. Dealers must hold permits and report all sales within 24 hours.
A detailed program for a June 8 1013 Children’s Day event at the Presbyterian Church. It lists interims, processions, recitations, songs, and dialogues across Primary Intermediate Junior sections with Queen Thelma Boso and attendants, plus many pupils and performers.
The eighth grade pupils under Miss Er mish will render a program Thursday afternoon. Chorus songs include The Volunteers Counting Eyes and On Taxing America. Items feature Vera Hewled Clara Fischer Walter Held Leroy Folkers Esther Mutts Margaret Althouse Mattie Abhay and Mattie Abhay with piano duets and a changing colors sequence. The Battle of 1
The high school alumni banquet will be held in the manual training room of the high school on Friday evening. Alumni ball game results show 18 to 1 in favor of the high school lads. The Indies of the M. fr. church will provide, and Georges Dart of Marshalltown is noted. Subscribing for the World is urged.
The piece recalls a hot last summer when the heat kept people indoors. It notes a man who stood out as exceptionally cool with a neat, unfazed collar and a relaxed look. It mentions he always wears white cat underwear, highlighting summer comfort and a sense of coolness.
Capt. G B G Hanna son of Wes Hanna of LuVerne was killed Friday at Battery Lord Fort Moutra South Carolina by the explosion of a 4.7 inch gun. He served in the Spanish American War in a Minnesota regiment and had also served in the Philippines. The remains were interred last Sunday at Louisville Kentucky.
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