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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1913
Page
4
A playful verse from the Atlanta Constitution celebrates spring and outdoor fun. Images of bright sunshine, garden fields, and outdoor folk like Johnny fisher and Be er Rabbit evoke a rural, cheerful mood as the green emerges.
A dapper man visits a building supplies firm asking for a tiny sand wagon to form a sand pile for his baby. He clarifies he only needs about a peek, to carry in a basket, highlighting the humor in economics and scale in a collection of brief anecdotes from various papers.
A Scribner's excerpt notes how infinitely is overused in contemporary prose and journalism. It highlights speakers ranging from Lord Byron toBoston critics who deploy infinitely for emphasis, praising beauty, wine, gifts, or romance while warning against trivial excess in modern writing.
Scotch curlers find Alpine ice too perfect and costly to maintain. Ice men work nightly to prepare the rink as ground is leveled in spring. Rudolph Bauman’s test shows gradual ice lasts longer than single night freezes, while surgeons trim holes and reseal with powdered ice and boiling water for a perfectly even surface.
A practical tip explains tying a pint jug at a specific fill level to divide the vessel into two equal portions. When the contents reach the upper end of the bottom and touch the lower mouth, the jug is split into two nearly equal halves, each representing half a pint.
A mother gives final instructions to Tommy before he goes to a party. She advises politeness and agreeing to requested favors. Tommy confirms he understands and jokes that eight is enough. The exchange shows playful parental guidance and a child’s compliance.
A conversational exchange notes shifts in farming finance. Warmer Corntessel mentions a man feeling unlucky to borrow for his place, contrasting with past views of luck in borrowing. The line captures changes in mortgage attitudes amid evolving agricultural practices.
A fragmented musical reminiscence with quips about walls sounding, trumpeters, and a playful trading exchange. The verses hint at youthful voices and toy talk, with remarks about waiting and growing older.
A playful verse envisions a lively nursery pet for a girl or boy. The speaker imagines a mischievous, mild tempered creature that would fetch, roam, and caper about the house while the child trains it and enjoys daily companionship with bright collars and toys.
The article explains kerosene production starting with green crude oil heated in furnaces and distilled into naptha then burning oil. Small amounts of tar become paraffin, and the refined oil is washed with acids and salt water, then bleached before sale.
A discussion compares weights carried by elephants in Malay peninsula tin districts with journeys in Lao states, noting loads up to 900 to 1,000 pounds and crew, plus a brief item on Fourth of July party ideas. It suggests using free cracker invitations and describes a toy nine pins game dressed as fire crackers for a party.
A vintage recipe outlines Pineapps Sherbet using grated pineapple or fresh fruit, sugar, gelatin, and fruit juices. Directions specify dissolving gelatin, adding hot water, cooling, straining fruit, mixing in suns and lemons, and separating egg yolks for pink gelatin or whites for white gelatin to freeze like ice cream.
A fragment describes making red pepper jelly as a relish for cold meats and hashed potatoes. Chop ripe red peppers and chop, boil in water to extract juice, add sugar at a pint of juice per pound of sugar, boil until thickened, pour into small tumblers and seal with white wax.
Recipe for scallop stew instructs boiling wallopy halves then simmering in milk with butter. A moral note urges prudent giving at Christmas and warns against ostentation, reminding readers that thoughtful charity saves face and avoids pride.
In a dramatic courtroom moment the jury returned a verdict of guilty as the prisoner eyed the bar with disdain. The judge prepared to sentence and the convict asked that he not be told he was convicted by a jury of his peers, pleading for a shred of self respect before sentence.
A minister unexpectedly confronts Brother Johnson for chewing tobacco and foul breath. Johnson retorts that his habit leaves his breath behind when he dips, quipping he figures his swine leave his breath behind. The anecdote reflects colonial humor from the New York American.
In a fitting courtroom moment a defendant recalls the dog’s behavior as the trigger for violence. The judge questions the decision while the man admits the animal’s constant restless presence and nightly howling anxieties, though he insists he never heard an actual howl.
A brief description of a mentalism trick titled Divination by Numbers. The reader is told to add 1 to three times the thought number, multiply the result by 3, add the thought number, subtract 3, then divide by 10 to recover the original number. An example with G shown yields the result.
A 1887 Istian mutiny tale recalls Lord Altamont, infant son of the Marquis of Sligo, saved by dyeing and passing as a native child. His mother and others, aided by Sikhs, fled down the Ganges to safety aboard a refugee steamer. The narrative pairs courtroom wit and colonial oddities with scattered anecdotes of artists and scholars.
A Washington Star report notes a cautious comment by an unnamed source on a proposed form and its interest level. The remark contrasts a skeptical stance with a claim that the stories appear as interesting as expressed by the controp ted or miswritten phrasing.
In a tale of architectural vanity and ritual, an ink blot above a church cross becomes a star after revisions by the Kaiser. An architect notes the star was added to plans to match the blot, and officials approve, leaving the celestial mark as part of the design.
The piece contrasts Bedouin views on courage with Bengal attitudes, noting bravery as a valued gift shaping leadership and fate. It mingles anecdotes from travelers and clipped dialogue, illustrating fearless resolve amid danger and social expectations.
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