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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1908
Page
8
A collage of sayings and quips from the Atchison Glove and Pittsburg Post. The passage mocks rules, flattery versus friendship, and the inevitability of death, with brief quotes on wisdom, news, and reading. It features author names Robb ins and Tak One Thing Needful in a clipped periodical style.
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss Humphreys Seventysyayen as a cold remedy. The text contrasts wise use of the medicine with foolish excess, claiming the dose halts a cold quickly while overuse wastes time. References to doctors and a number 77 appear amid garbled phrasing.
Incoherent fragmentary health ad extols perfect digestion as key to health. Promises quick relief with a product named Kodel for dyspepsia and related symptoms. Claims natural divastant benefits and urges solid consumption, citing SD Brountog lo.
The readable portions show garbled dialogue mentioning a zebra and a character named Selena. The fragment hints at a conflicted exchange or advice but is largely incomprehensible. No clear event, place, or attribution is extractable.
A zebra and a leopard debate appearance and stripes in a whimsical fable style. The zebra questions whether its own stripes are real while the leopard argues stripes are unbecoming. The animals exchange playful misperceptions about looks and identity.
Neatly kept paths around dwelling houses improve a town’s appearance. March is poor for turning over gravel walks that are weedy or mossy. Dig over with a spade to bury weeds, then pack and roll the surface when ready for use.
A note references a well known Washington official whose family denies color blindness while the official claims blue ties do reveal themselves. The tale features a witty exchange at table about tying color and a humorous remark from the official. Also mentions gold railway tickets issued by British lines as unique honors and worn on watch chains.
Professor Mary Schenck Woolting tells the City Mothers club that women lack training in family budgeting. She advocates school instruction to teach keeping family accounts, planning wardrobes, and managing finances to avoid wasteful spending and better household control.
A curious mix of old travel lore and practical tips. It describes a desert water incident where a master is warned about a servant taking water, then offers horse care guidance with sponge care and a cooling drink. Also included is a sun and day length explanation, a simple tomato butter recipe, and hints for preserving jars.
To wash feather pillows sew a pillow from cheescroth or lightweight muslin the size of your ticking. Fill with feathers, sew, and wash in borax soap suds then rinse and dry with ticking. For wormed horses, if ribs show at the roots of the tills feed a salt and hard wood ashes mixture to aid.
The article argues progress in dairy farming comes from testing cows to remove unprofitable animals, comparing improved dairy herds to weeding out unfit fowl. It criticizes careless landlords who neglect fencing and notes practical limits of field management, citing a Louisville Courier-Journal quip about a man with many daughters.
A fragment notes The Feminins publishing a women’s dictionary amid debate about gender words. The Wife-Fancy exchange contrasts with The Husband, hinting at broader linguistic topics and social roles discussed in London Opinion.
The item laments winter impacts on milk cows and stock, urging shelter, sun, and proper feeding to avoid disease and injuries. It warns against drafts harming cattle and notes high lumber costs alongside the toll of ill horses and cows on farms. It also mocks wariness about profits and jokes from Chicago and Indiana about prominent financiers.
Community members are urged to inspect the school yard to assess beauty shade protection and educational value and collaborate with others to improve conditions. Poultry advice follows on feeding hens and chickens with whole grain and proper mash amounts, emphasizing steady diets and avoiding stimulants. The piece recommends keeping a practical journal for domestic animal care.
A fragment recalls Wisthod Deap debating his sixty years and an eighteen year old bride. He argues age matters less than a wife’s perceived wisdom, while another voice suggests a hidden aim. The plan centers on obtaining a younger mother in law to avoid assumed superiority.
The Pine Bluff city council rejects municipal ownership rhetoric and renews the lighting contract for five years amid debate on local control and debt. The quoted exchange reflects tension between practical family wisdom and theoretical planning in a lighthearted digression.
An old ad promotes Hollover's Rocky Mountain Tea claiming healing and strengthening properties. Schultz markets it as delicious and palatable with tablets and tea options priced at 35 cents.
Fragmentary notes discuss blowing the nose gently to avoid ear infection, cures for a horse biting habit using bitter aloes, and peanut cultivation basics. It cites London and Suburban sources and mentions nostril techniques, a cure for a gnawing habit, and peanut growth details in tropical regions.
A doctor remarks on the patient’s surprising endurance after an operation. The widow explains it took many years to persuade him to agree to go on the operating table, reflecting on his reluctance and eventual treatment.
Saratoga New York June 15 delegates from across the nation and abroad gathered as the world temperance congress opened in Convention hall. A gavel mace from a rattler in Dr William J Clark the founder of the first temperance society in Saratoga county was used to inaugurate the event. Rev C G Mead D D of New York reviewed the movement's history in an opening address.
Wisconsin party delegates in Milwaukee reaffirmed adherence to Chicago platform and announced a state ticket for the September primaries. The item notes party organization and election plans amid a broader page of 19th century advertisements and notices.
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