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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1903
Page
2
A jumble of opinions and notes on child labor reform, Lincoln quotes, congressional directory revisions, Manila franchise bids, Mississippi farmer resolutions, Chicago tariffs, trust debates, Prohibition era concerns, and varied market prices. The column threads reformist sentiment with political maneuvering and editorial digressions.
After twenty four years in the U S senate and two thirds in the minority, Senator West of Missouri retires from public life as an optimist. He says the senate is not a heroic or moral model and that Americans remain honest and patriotic though too busy for heroic sentiments. He believes crises prove the people’s enduring virtue.
OCR-like garbled text presents noisy quotes from a morning scene with unclear speakers Ave and others. The fragment mentions drinking, youth, sport, and a vague timeframe, but lacks coherent events or identifiable entities for a reliable summary.
The piece mocks conspicuous wealth and fashion as vulgar while praising simple living. It weaves anecdotes about a poker duel with a tin spittoon, a clock that runs 200 days, and political commentary on tariffs and immigration. It cites remarks from the Philadelphia Public Ledger and New York Tribute on labor and wages, ending with a social-spirited call to hustle for fair shares.
A defense of the lively young man who enjoys dancing courting and marrying, praising him as the desirable type in the country and condemning prudishness and warped sensibilities that would deny him a place in society.
A candidate announces self as the best choice for sheriff subject to the voters will in the Hardin county Republican primary. It names Jung G. Sousay Eldora and Waren Fowe Falls as associates and notes the June election date.
A jumble of notes mixes seasonal signs with a dubious investment scheme. It recalls a St Louis grain broker venture showing 115 percent return in seven days and lists census figures for China. The piece also reflects on regret, unfinished deeds, and the burden of inaction as life wanes.
An auction style notice offers a good 160 acre farm for sale located ten miles northeast of Ackley and five and a half miles northwest of Ackley in Iowa. Enquiries directed to John Raith and Dr B B Purcell noted for related services.
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