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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1916
Page
4
Community Briefs roundup from Four County News highlights weekly movements and social notes. Brief items record departures, arrivals, and engagements among local residents, with emphasis on new jobs, relocations, and notable visits across town and nearby areas.
The Abbott Grist reports local residents and visitors in Ackley area activities. Earl Leach and wife visited his parents Don and Mrs. Leach after a decade away while Earl Johns and Ben Havens groups were seen at Ackley and Eldora. Rev Oswald Mehnert returned from Shefflald after aiding revival efforts and Miss Johannah Sauthef visited her parents. Phillip Homan and Agnes introduced as locals, A Homan shopped, Jess Johns delivered hogs, N R Knight transacted business in Iowa Falls.
Social gatherings and society events are listed from Ackley area towns including Misa Anna Garsten, Mrs F H Rule, the Christian Endeavor Society, and the Ackley Brotherhood. A wedding near Butler, the Thieben Voy ceremony, is noted with guests and a November 7 date. Additional items mention the Butler County Teacher's Inspirational meeting and local club attendance.
Public School notes detail fourth graders enjoying a quarter holiday on November 10 for attendance and punctuality while practicing a Thanksgiving week play. Fifth graders devote spare time to a playette, with sixth graders finishing factoring and preparing related subjects. Seventh graders begin cantata work with Miss Stohr visiting, as teachers note drawings, reading progress, and an upcoming Parent Teachers’ Association program. An electric motor repair impact and a chemistry lesson on bicarbonate of soda are also mentioned.
A tribute poem envisions a young woman growing in strength and service. It prays for sunshine and storms alike, urging endurance, noble toil, and steadfast faith. The speaker hopes the reader attains a royal sense of womanhood through resilience, purpose, and moral labor.
The Rexall Druggists Association polling 8,000 members gathered 961,396 votes from customers across the United States. Final results on November 6 show Wilson with 554,500 popular votes to Hughes 396,896 and 299 electoral votes to 232, with 266 needed to win. The nonpartisan straw vote, tabulated at Boston headquarters, aimed to reflect voters without bias.
An old advertisement claims deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and mucous membranes, promising a cure via Hanls Catarrh Cure. It offers a reward for a proven case and mentions Hanls Fatally Pills for constipation, with contact details in Toledo Ohio.
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