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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1916
Page
4
Community brief featuring highlights from local social circles. Notes on gatherings, farewells, arrivals, and casual encounters among residents, with emphasis on friendships and notable matches in daily life. May include brief mentions of local events and personal milestones.
The Abbott Grist reports a sequence of locals and visitors: Jéng Johna and wife at Town Palla last Thursday. Herman Krommings and wife called to Geneva last week due to a brother in law’s death. Mra. Albert Rush and two children of Town Falls visited her mother Mrs. Tobn Schneiderman last week. Thomas Walsh of Hidora visited Abbott Monday. Minnie Kromminga traveled from Albert Lea last Saturday and will visit her parents here briefly. Mrs. Alvan Fischer shopped in Abbott last Friday. Rev O. M inert has been on the sick list recently. Mrs. Pléraon and daughter and Mr. Spengler from Oklahoma visited their uncle August Homan here last Saturday. N. BR. Knight transacting business in Ackley Tuesday. John Victor a seller in Ackley Tuesday.
A Century Magazine passage asks a young man of military age to imagine stepping into a squad trench and facing brutal orders. It argues many would fail under fire, claiming peasants laboring in Europe are better soldiers, challenging readers to consider duty and courage.
An elderly Journeyman printer recalls Lincoln riding fifteen miles to witness a will on a dying woman s bed. Lincoln read the Twenty third Psalm and John fourteen aloud, then hymns, ending with the Forsaken hymn. The woman died as the party returned. Lincoln spoke with pastorlike gravity, saying God and eternity were very near.
A Philadelphia Record reader recalls a strange method: placing a rusty nail in the soaking utensil to ensure chicken cooks tender regardless of age. The writer notes the rule as a grandmotherly tradition and leaves the science to researchers.
Excerpt cites Washington Star remarks on Optimiam's mindset, noting he frames events as likely to fail yet hints at possible enjoyment of outcomes. The comments portray a shift toward growing doubt about optimism. The passage emphasizes the tension between hope and anticipated collapse.
A bystander quips after a man extremely intoxicated is taken to the station. When asked why he did not bail him out the reply jokes that you could not pump him out, reflecting a humorous exchange cited by the Philadelphia Press.
A New York Post item recounts Hor Castle and Elsie as misbehaving under the gaze of visiting aunts, prompting their mother to scold them soundly. Through tears Elsie laments the expectation of enduring such discipline at home.
A short historical note on cacodyl described as the vilest smelling drug, arsenic combined with methyl, with Bunsen naming it. It cites its use in certain anemia treatments and details the legend of Kenith and a silver statue death trap involving a jeweled apple and poisoned arrows.
Goethe compares books to new acquaintances noting initial shared likeness then revealed differences. He argues rational conduct lies in persisting amid divergence, holding to shared points and seeking clear understanding rather than rushing to agreement.
The report notes asphalt is the hardest cargo to unload. It is taken from asphalt lakes in Trinidad in a semifluid state and hardens by reaching the northern port. Workers must dig it out with picks, delaying port arrivals and requiring extended stays.
May 17 reports show cattle receipts around 3000 with steady national beef prices from 87.50 to 99.85, hogs 16,000 with a weak trend and prices from 89.50 to 99.65, and sheep strong with lambs near 11.70. Chicago trade notes include creamery butter at 31 to 0. Also mentions higher egg market and ordinary firsts at 18 to 39.
A Boston Herald tip explains reviving a worn coat collar through turpentine rubbing for ten minutes, scraping off dirt, then sponging with alcohol. Let dry in an airy place for about a couple of hours to regain a look close to new.
A Philadelphia housewife complains fish prices are too high and hears a chorus of old style patter. The quip notes fish is high and getting scarcer as market conditions are described with humorous dialect.
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat reports a humorous scene where a small kitchen helper controls the temperature, saying no thermometers can be sold today. The playful remark highlights a quirky domestic moment.
An instrument titled Last Will of a resident of Hardin County has been opened and publicly read. A hearing to prove the will is scheduled for Saturday, June 3, 1016, in Eldora Iowa, with Clerk Burlingame of the District Court presiding.
On April 10, 1n the Hardin County District Court, S. Rave was appointed executor of the estate of Nelson, deceased. He calls all persons indebted to the estate to pay promptly and those with claims to present legally authenticated claims for allowance. Dated Ackley, Iowa.
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