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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1907
Page
2
Fragmented notes on political sermons, foreign affairs, and social quirks mix with local notices and jokes. A French general remark on Alsace Lorraine, Lincoln quotes, marriage licenses, and city paving bids paint a chaotic, multilingual snapshot of early 20th century public life.
The Lincoln Journal cites a remark from Astherville Republican praising the value of restraint. It notes tile factories, clay and cement, operating at full capacity with demand exceeding supply and suggests Ackley as a promising site for profitable testing.
The excerpt from Secretary Taft’s address urges workers to devote themselves to their employer’s work and make the employer’s interests their own, framing dedication as the path to success and recognition within the company.
Expert Advice notes odd agricultural tips about coping with heat and improvised jug covers, while Missouri pavements and Colonel Bryan’s term limits draw commentary. Watterson of the Courier Journal discusses national mood shifts as the country reels from its spree and Gov. Hughes’s railroad stance signals a blunt, brash leadership image.
Flowing clippings quote Cedar Rapids Republicans on the next president and non-extremist stance. Mason City and Iowa City papers praise state frugality on Jamestown expo funding and warn against nagging corporations. Osage News notes office hunger can dull courage while Sioux City Tribune jokes about fire safety during a state tourney.
Tax Secretary Shaw says he will be satisfied if Fairbanks is nominated for President and satiated if Tam is nominated. The Democratic party would be perfectly satisfied at either event.
A brief note reports army worms stopping trains in Kentucky and New York's subtreasury holding 350 tons of gold and 3,000 tons of silver. The item riffs on political bashfulness and people running for Congress, ending with an observation on personal opinion.
A voice notes that German manufacturers use potatoes to make lead pencils and argues if a German can do that a Yankee can build an automobile from potatoes. The reminiscence also critiques stubbornness as not equal to true character.
Former President Grover Cleveland will deliver the main address at the Saturday ceremony in Wilmington Delaware for a memorial statue to Thomas J Bayard. Bayard served as Secretary of State in Cleveland s first cabinet and as U S ambassador to the Court of St James and was a U S senator. The report also notes France plans to assist Japan in debt refinancing and securities flotations. James Bryan Es, the British ambassador to Oklahoma, called the draft state constitution very good as a law. New York courts rule that the oyster is a wild animal while frogs legs are classified as dressed poultry by customs. Wisconsin s legislative assembly says Senator Stephenson owes 3 866 74 in partisan costs according to his sworn statement.
The item surveys population by sex and age, noting 871 260 of 1 000 000 girl births alive at 12 months and 30 000 fewer boys. It mentions Japan’s unchanged fashion, a rich Indian named Puch Me- ta-ita of 82 000 000 wealth, life near Tuata, I T. GMLs in Argentina, and girls 12 to 15 marrying boys 16 to 18. Birthrates in England and Germany fall, Germany 34 per thousand, England 28. It notes the Sirus steamer to Gros Atlantic 174 feet, tonnage 450, and a claim about the heart’s efficiency. Belgian girls to miss school five weeks for housework. closed-eyes hammeering appears. Senator Allison says tad diers should not be taken for leaders. Clarkaville Star style closing.
A collection of hazy anecdotes contrasts women’s work and pay with men’s roles, quoting a Harvard Congregational Church group and a physician’s bath quip. It brands gender labor as unequal, cites a punchline on microbes, and ends with a buckwheat cake joke about a boy who cannot stop eating until in pain.
John Riebken shows the best corn stand in German township while others lag behind. Yellowstone Monthly from Billings, Montana, is cited with irrigation system details and good views of country and ranch life. The northwest is filling with settlers, most land at about 3000 feet. A.D. Grier & Co offers watch repairs and main-spring replacements at half price, 75 cents.
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