Ackley World subscription terms and history
The Ackley World notes its lineage from the Ackley Enterprise established in 1867 and lists subscription terms including early-advance rates. The text references George F Fr Althouse and indicates circulation details such as office handling and contact cues like a telephone number.
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Editorial attacks booze issue and temperance debate
The piece critiques the liquor law as a sham and urges education over statutes to curb drunkenness. It argues prohibition cannot fix a diseased society and cites editorials from The World and Knoxville Express, while noting local teaching staff and student declamatory events in Ackley and surrounding towns.
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Maeve the German raider praised as sea hero in song
The article lauds the Maeve as a daring German raider who slipped British blockades, captured many enemy ships, and returned with gold and prisoners. It compares sea ballad potential across nations and notes a historic 102 year old passing, Mrs. Winifred Jenkins of Ft. Dodge.
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Political debate and local visits noted in Dubuque paper
The Dubuque Telegraph Herald comments on women’s suffrage split, while Fort Dodge Chronicle cites Wiles versus Woods in a congressional race. Burlington Gazette criticizes Representative Steele’s patriotism. Davenport Democrat questions Cummings’ campaign as it touches pro German and pro Allies votes. Sac City Lun expects Supreme Court support for a notitipping law. Parent-Teacher Association meets Friday at 8.50 pm with local speakers and refreshments. Ben Lincox of Warren visits Ackley. W W Barney, dairy commissioner, attends Frantz’s event. Mrs. Davidson and baby visit Waterloo after stay with her mother.
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State official urges three new normal schools in funding debate
State Superintendent A M Devas argues for authorizing three additional normal schools citing local costs saved by Cedar Falls and the existing teachers training model, detailing location fund figures and taught subjects while contrasting past efforts and the nation’s toleration. Weather prophets and Mexican revolution commentary appear in a broader, unsettled opinion thread about prosperity and energy prices.
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Schmedika Explains Position On Insurance Bill Deferred
The document shows a continued postponement on a House bill related to eating bureaus and the Commissioner of Insurance. The committee plans to draw the bill as a committee measure and introduce it without recommendation, with voting records cited and references to Iowa General Assembly proceedings from March 8 1915 and March 22.
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Fragments on temperance faith and social folly
A collage of quips and reflections on temperance religion and society. The speaker mocks fence-sitting, extols moderate Lenten benefits, and warns of public hypocrisy. A lawyerish note attributes government costs to drinkers and smokers while dialect samples evoke rural speech and moral caution.
Fragmented speech on judgment day and color beliefs
A garbled quotation features a speaker asking for mercy before judgment day and reacting to a doctor's advice about a baby's color. It mixes colloquial talk and old proverbs about not looking down while climbing and finding one’s place, with unclear context and names.
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