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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1901
Page
5
A beetle browed man quotes a tale of a shrewd hen that could not lay eggs yet kept the yard lively. The story links a neighbor’s mortgage and a hen’s cleverness, amid other jokey snippets from a collage of small-town quips and jokes from various papers.
A small but genuine cyclone swept Hastings on May 6, lifting a barn near Jaruary and Harstings, sparing a freight train as it veered toward the rails. It damaged trees, bathhouses, and Marquis barn before skirting Mr. Kohler’s property, while residents warned others and prepared for further twists in its narrow path.
Milwaukee May 6 One thousand delegates attend the fifth biennial convention of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen opening in the city. The two week session will address insurance provisions constitutional amendments member qualifications and tighter regulations for benefits. P T Morrissey notes no need for a coastal rival union to the American Railway Union.
Washington May 0 The administration plans to cut the Philippine army to 40000 men with volunteers expected to depart by end of June and regulars to follow until about 41000 remain. The move follows improving conditions and aims to balance force size with ongoing needs and future reductions.
Des Moines May 6 reports from all Iowa sections indicate a good crop week. Warm, windy days dried soil then heavy rains brought moisture. Corn seeding is underway in most counties. fruit trees leafed early and conditions are favorable for farming statewide. In St Paul a county board seeks requisition papers to return 80 husbands who deserted their wives after a new felony law was passed.
Telegrams from Madrid predict a revolution in Spain as W J Footner of the Great Northern Express dies of apoplexy at his home. A fire destroys the B F Friedman butterine plant in South Chicago, with a $150,000 loss covered by insurance. Christian Science grows in Berlin influencing American churchgoers and meeting houses. Wind Cave in the Black Hills to be reopened for public inspection by Interior Department order. Judge J J Henly, once Senator Kyle’s private secretary, is struck by lightning and killed at his Aberdeen ranch. Chicago railroad men report a revival of the Railway Brotherhood of Railroad Telegraphers.
A 19th century essay argues the brain can develop without limit through exercise, with examples of memory feats by a Chicago hotel porter and a New York clerk. It notes the brain’s vast potential, the role of proper nutrition, and cautions that when thinking feels tiring the body, not the mind, is fatigued.
A Chambers Journal excerpt surveys eccentric wills and odd legacies. It notes Joseph Dalky’s mockery of his son-in-law with a penny and a whistle, and a pirate like bequest to a daughter’s suitor. It also mentions Philip Whicknesse’s severed hand bequest as a grim moral reminder.
A passenger returning from Europe tipped a conductor with 15 cents after asking for fare for six blocks, claiming to be abroad and showing European habits of tipping. The conductor explained it as a known trick and noted such Europe customs are common in New York and other cities, where fares are distance-based and tipping is expected.
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