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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1901
Page
2
George F. Alt house writes of subscription rates and a broad plea for education and reverence. The piece urges schooling, writing, and pulpit enforcement to shape the nation, invoking Lincoln and a call to moral reform.
The Democratic party invites all voters to nominate candidates for governor lieutenant governor secretary of state attorney general and other statewide offices at the Des Moines deter mese convention on August 21 1901. Delegates are allotted by county votes. The text also critiques railway corporate influence and cites local fiscal issues with bond repudiation and attorney fees.
The Republican press pushes for a liberal liquor measure, arguing any change is better than the present system. The Bas Maines Gazette recalls Tom Johnson’s Cleveland speech opposing McKinney bill and questions protection profits. J.B. BR, Markley of Mason City, is mentioned as a potential Democratic gubernatorial candidate.
The Orange City Herald notes a respected local figure as a capable speaker and patriot while questioning whether age should bar nomination. It cites war department expense claims for Spanish American War troops, Iowa receiving part of its $147,614.06 request, and ongoing adjustments.
A jumble of satirical notes on insurance bias, Teddy Roosevelt, and McKinlay linking to a third term. It mocks New York anarchists, Cummins county conventions, and Carmack’s claim on black votes. Nebraska law jests lambaste overzealous statutes while Iowa political slate lists Cummins for governor and allied officers.
A garbled Detroit Journal excerpt shows Butate boasting of patrimony to perform a song and dance. He reveals a paper from his bosom and theatrically gestures as he plots to deceive the girl, amid confusion and fading memory.
The next report by State Superintendent Barrett will focus on rural school consolidation and pupil transport to central schools. The legislature passed a law requiring township voter approval for transporting pupils more than a mile from their school, with petitions from at least fifty voters. In Iowa, many rural districts have under ten pupils, making broad implementation costly. The piece also contains satire on rural life, a quote on Iowa’s foundational pioneers, remarks on mail routes, a court decision about animal reasoning in a stock-kill case, and a personal damages claim from a crossing incident.
A reader's letter defends the State Dental Society as a professional body for dentists. It praises the society’s merit and public aims, argues it condemns quackery, and condemns misrepresentations about its ethics and actions. The author lists prominent members and asserts the society upholds dignity, urges reading papers, and criticizes prejudice against its proceedings.
An authority argues that shooting hawks by farmers wastes money by an amount equivalent to 850 dollars yearly. The claim notes hawks kill chickens but save many mice and moles, affecting annual losses and pest control.
A collection of brief Iowa editorials and quips railing at moralizing press comment. Items note local attractions in Eldora and an unsigned jab at Bevertl’s show. References include Waterloo beer shipments through to St Louis and Manilla, remarks on state labor and finance policy, and calls for home talent in school staffing. The Waterloo and Sioux City papers weigh in on gubernatorial support and district loyalties, hinting at political betting post first ballot.
Des Moines Iowa June 15 Governor Shaw telegraphs Senator Allison expressing satisfaction that the country supports his name for the presidency. He urges Allison not to decline and offers to aid Iowa and the nation rally to him. The message clearly shows the governor’s sentiment despite his own name being linked to the race.
A comic exchange from Yonkers themed largely on theater gossip and social quips. Jokes touch on fashion, Lipton’s brand, a Shamrock soda, a dissolved union, and a divorce lawyer before a punchline about heating a house with steam hot air or a mother in law.
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