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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1902
Page
8
The ad promotes Scott's Emulsion as a rich restorative for invalids convalescents consumptives and weak children. It claims to increase bone flesh blood and nerve by providing fat and nourishment when appetite is limited or milk diet is the only choice.
A rustic tale describes Jimmy a clever road horse who amuses himself by sneaking into a tent startling children scattering a flock of sheep and teasing his mistresses in the stable He is gentle with people yet excites timidity and provokes a shrill scream when a cousin visits his temper and pranks are noted throughout the story
The article surveys feet by nationality, describing Irish feet as fat and broad while French feet are long and narrow. It notes Acotchman feet as high and muscular, English feet as short and fleshy, Russian feet with webbed toes, Spaniards with curved feet, and Americans developing the smallest feet. It also mentions Teutonic and Scandinavian nations with the largest feet and Arabs with a high arch and a Koran reference.
The Montefiore family led by the late Sir Moses Montefiore, famed as a modern Moses guiding thousands from bondage to peace, faced taunts of lineage to Christ murderers. He answered with a pedigree chart proving centuries in Spain before Christ, a rebuttal noted in two era-gleaning quotes from the New York Press and Indlangpolla News.
A Chicago man on a summer vacation talked with a Wisconsin lake resort proprietor about the property. He noted the surroundings’ beauty and asked how many were at the place, receiving the answer about forty. He asked who owned a nearby resort, naming The Widder Simmons, and the exchange turned awkward as a hinted rendezvous was discussed.
A clerk at the neckwear counter tells the floor walker he plans a raise, claiming the boss replied that everybody would get one. The report, from the Pisteburg Chronicle Telegraph, records the exchange with a tone of local gossip.
A New York Tribune excerpt describes a vast salt field near Salton and Cole, California, where daily operations plow and wash vast deposits into sacks for milling. Workers are Japanese and Coachuita Indians under extreme heat, with salt springs feeding the crust and mirages shaping the desert light.
In a Philadelphia Press snippet a cook Bridget informs her mistress she plans to marry the following week. The mistress begs patience and asks to delay, but Bridget insists she is unwell and cannot ask the groom to wait.
A fragment from the Baltimore American quotes two unnamed speakers debating the meaning of wild waves. The thoughtful one wonders why waves are labeled wild while the cynical one suggests waves attract fools who question their message.
A dialogue in Philadelphia Press and Detroit Free Press jokes about appearances and manners. Too Impetpana notes Tess dislikes him for signing hateful thoughts and Jess recalls his claim that beauty is skin deep. Tess recalls Tess and rhetorical questions on clothing and gentility.
A collage of short epigrams drawn from various plays. It pairs humorous or pithy lines with attributions such as Sowling the Wind Queen's Favorite Alone John Dunford M. P Pelleay Melicande about luck fate and daily joy.
A historical fragment advertises moralizing quotes about hard work and success, followed by a jumble of testimonials and promises for Foley’s kidney and cough remedies. It cites Ralph Meyers and Schultz as endorsers, notes various ailments from croup to lung trouble, and extols Chamberlain's cough remedy as safe for all ages.
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