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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1907
Page
2
A mosaic of editorials and notices surveys national politics, business talk, and community life. References to Lincoln and reform appear beside local trade notes, farm markets, and photography services, with tangential quips about public figures and rural industry.
Senator Allison stresses tariff as a factor in the housing presidential race and warns against using treaties to raise revenue without the House. He argues such moves weaponize executive power against Congress and could paralyze government. The piece also notes Hearst’s Independence League looming in national politics and critiques the Democratic Party’s recent missteps.
The Oscar Rapids Republican argues belief in hell is irrelevant to conduct and warns Republicans who value party over principle. Editors in Webster City Free man Tribune echo concerns about party loyalty harming policy. Mason City Globe Gazette notes Napoleon’s penalty metaphor while Cedar Valley Gazette cites a year of armed neutrality and partisan scorches.
Domestic chatter runs from Bryan for president to McClellan for New York mayor and vice president. General Kuroki of Japan praises American hustlers and pace as he tours New York. Detroit Mayor Thompson mocks aging politicians and urges marrying early to make a woman happy. Divorce court stories and old adages color the page.
The article notes stronger temperance sentiment and stricter moral views in the South compared with other regions. It observes state prohibition in New England being scaled back, while local option rises in the South or remains firm. It also mentions gambling opposition and local merchant advertisements inserting notices and offers for goods and services.
The piece argues that brains alone do not ensure success. character, discipline, and labor are essential. It emphasizes training oneself, guiding youth with moral lessons, and stress on honest effort, toil, and restraint to achieve true worth. It notes the pulpit should balance wealth and spirituality.
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