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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1903
Page
6
Forecast covers Almola Indiana and Upper Midwest. Generally fair conditions with cooler temperatures. Southwest to west winds become brisk in several areas, shifting to northwest in Michigan and Iowa. Wisconsin sees cooler air with brisk southwest to west winds.
Quotations on the Chicago Board of Trade show Wheat and Corn moves with December May and July futures. Live stock in Chicago and Buffalo markets report hogs cattle and sheep with varied receipts and price ranges. St Louis and Louisville grain prices noted Alongside essays on higher education and a few light anecdotes from The Novel Reader and Boston Transcript.
A New York Post special correspondent describes Massachusetts plans to transform the Charles River basin above the Craigie Bridge into a grand water park with a dam spurring a 100 foot wide esplanade along the Boston side. The project, backed by state legislation and funded at about a million dollars, aims to keep water fresh, elevate levels, and provide a lasting riverfront for parks, residences, and public access from Watertown to Dedham, with boating potential along more than fifteen miles of river.
General Black, later commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, rose from a private in the Montgomery Guards to lieutenant colonel and brevet brigadier general. He fought at Prairie Grove, led a daring assault, was wounded, and after the war practiced law in Danville and Chicago, later serving as commissioner of pensions and running for Congress.
Governor Taft of the Philippines will soon join the cabinet as secretary of war, succeeding Hit hu Root, becoming the second Taft to hold the post after Alphonso Taft. Luke B Wright, the current acting governor, will succeed Taft in the Philippines and is noted as a Tennessee native and veteran of the Civil War.
Inquire at G Talthouse Ackley Iowa regarding a job or address for printing in a town of about two thousand people.
A quarrel over marriage unfolds as an old father taunts a suitor, promising revenge through the son. The aspirant falters, then the father declares the dowry will prove costly, as both men collapse from the heated exchange, amid a dramatic confrontation. Also a superstition about future seeing via boiled eggs is mentioned.
Fragmented 19th century style audio snips show audience quips and preacher exhortations about vigilance. A Kansas City Journal line mocks the sermon while a dog anecdote references a blood hound. A product note touts Foley’s remedies as safe and popular.
An advertisement argues that children resemble young plants, claiming some grow strong while others stay weak despite the same care. It promotes Scott's Emulsion as a solution, saying it feeds and strengthens growth and can address various causes of weakness. The ad lists a free sale offer and drugstore prices.
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