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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1902
Page
2
The snippet lists subscription options yearly and three months with prices, along with single copies. It closes with a Lincoln quotation praising reverence and education as a political religion, urging nurture in schools and courts.
Discussion of Iowa politics after election day notes relief for leaders and potential Republican independence on trust legislation. It cites business leaders urging Governor Cummins to probe a fire insurance rates conspiracy, alleging excessive premiums without added risk and warning of rate doubling and the need for antitrust action.
A fragmentary 19th or early 20th century newspaper snippet discusses a wanted printer ad in the Clarion Democrat and reflects on shifts from hand composition to the Mergenthaler linotype. It humorously recalls printing era characters, labor jokes, and political asides about Congress and mining regions.
Openness to improvement drives Ackley forward in Iowa’s rich agricultural belt. The piece urges forming a business men’s organization to lure factories, mills, canneries, and wagon works, arguing rail shipments should be used locally. It emphasizes energy, thrift, and alertness to attract enterprise for rapid, substantial progress.
The piece notes 40,000 to 60,000 people moved west in September and October seeking homes in the northwest and Pacific states. It cautions that city opportunities tempt youths, urging awareness of the long term loss from rural to urban migration, citing the Chicago Record Herald and Iowa butter market concerns. It also discusses rural post office closures and their impact on town life and urban centers.
A colorful collage of opinions and notices touchingrun political disputes in the Eleventh district with Sim Parsons, Jeffersonian stances, and party loyalty. The piece laments shifts in Lyon county, cites Marshalltown veterans, notes Porto Rico, Mexico, Harvard, and political commentary. It also surveys state banks, Winston-Teller predictions, and policy debates on tariffs and exports with varied voices.
The article notes famed figures like Kant Newton Fontenelle and Titian aging beyond 80 or 90, with Michael Angelo and Titian still active in their old age. It mentions Hanover physician Dr. Du Boley at 103 in 1897 and William Reynold Salmon dying at 106, celebrated as the oldest authenticated person and oldest Freemason.
Interstate Commerce Commission data show rail fatalities and injuries in 1893 and 1902, with 259 passenger deaths and 3,229 injuries in 1899 versus 303 deaths and 6,089 injuries in 1902. Employee deaths were 2,727 in 1893 and 2,516 in 1902, with injuries 31,729 and 33,711 respectively. 1992 totals rise but reflect more traffic and workers. Overall, fatalities and injuries per number of people have declined, yet figures remain appalling and call for improvement.
A collection of clipped clippings notes criticism of women as chiefly to blame for bird plumage fashion. It argues for legal reform to curb the practice, citing moral taste and kindness as guiding principles, with editors noting strong public sentiment.
A garbled, multi-source collage of quotes and deranged phrases from various newspapers including the Philadelphia Bulletin Baltimore American Washington Star New York Sun and Philadelphia Bulletin again. It mixes misheard lines word salad and notable misprints with stray humor and odd anecdotes.
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