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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1894
Page
4
The Richmond Stoglator discusses sand use on slippery rails to prevent derailment. It notes the roundhouse, sand supply, and the need to keep locomotives on track in slick conditions. The piece describes how sand helps traction and urges readers to carry sand for steep, icy grades and slippery sections.
A visiting narrator notes a mother and her daughter thriving in style and care, while her son Harry grows restless and distant. The tale contrasts Florence’s well appointed room with Harry’s bare space, revealing a family dynamic where a daughter enjoys warmth and attention while a son seeks approval and shared affection. The narrator urges balanced parental love to prevent long term heartache.
An Englishman on his first Indian shooting trip, guided by his servant Mohammed Ali, witnesses a cow appear at close range and nearly shoots it. The scene turns comic as Mohammed Ali laments the missed chance and the narrator reflects on the awkwardness of the encounter amid jungle and tribal life. The tale blends danger with humorous distress from the novice hunter’s perspective.
A breezy report from Sullivan County tells of anglers in a trout preserve facing scarce catch. A missing fishing rod episode ends with a large two pound trout hauled ashore after a long fight, illustrating the season’s slow start and the stubborn fish in the water.
In Sullivan County reports describe Johnny and a trout drama by the river. A boy spots a three pound trout near shore and scoops it from a shallow dam with a pan. Nearby Middletown anglers catch a foot and a half long sturgeon rooster saga ends when the farmer keeps the trout, sparing the angler.
A study by Prof. Frederic A. Lyman catalogs Iroquois folio melodies with notes on condolence rites, ritual songs, and the ceremonial use of yattles. It discusses song origins, harmonies, endings, and the fading memory of these pieces among indigenous communities.
A cookbook style page lists simple kitchen items and steps. It describes making various foods including six gees twelea selmi with graham butter, two cakes like Ghia Paenes and Vea Cake, Creamed Mushrooms, Strawberry Tin, Orange Judd Warneer jelly, and anchovy preparations. It also provides a Graham Uread bread method using warm water, yeast, sugar, and flour.
Brevities from a fashion column discuss the decline of the large bow cravat and the rise of capes and wraps. Descriptions cover net capes, silk and velvet trims, ribbon details, and shirt-segmented styles, with attention to moire capes, lace, plaits, and poudreuse touches.
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