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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1907
Page
2
A miscellany of brief clippings and quips features satire on law and liberty, tax and Texas, local gossip, jokes about judges and alimony, and stray notes from Davenport Iowa to Eldora Iowa. It mentions Abraham Lincoln quotes, a New England judge’s divorce, a faux gold claim in Alabama, and a candid line about bank currency among western towns.
A long compilation of excerpts and opinions from various papers about public figures and laws. Commenting on Rev. Billy Sunday in Muscatine and on Oklahoma state politics, the notes discuss religious and moral topics, law enforcement, and local infrastructure damages assessed by a board of appraisers in Franklin County. Notable items include criticism of Sunday, remarks on Oklahoma’s governor, and a Maryland-style street railway wage note. The text lists several property damages from the OakDistrict drainage project and names appraisers and counties involved.
Fountain lodge A M W & A active with several months of degree work. Two degrees to be conferred at the next special. Rose Croix lodge pleased after paying $200 of indebtedness. remaining balance about $200 due. Towa tusu Ackley Ross Croix planning a session next Tuesday evening December 3. Spiuater'n Return by Rebekahe Saturday night drew good attendance and netted about $30. Knights of Pythias to begin December 11 with social events every two weeks.
A reflective piece urges gratitude for untold woes and unseen blessings, stressing strength to bear troubles and endurance through dreary days. It contrasts faith in resilience with envy and despair, then ends with a garbled anecdote about an office job applicant who cannot read or write yet boasts other skills.
Tax dispute H. H. Blydenburg vs J. H. Scales settled in district court after an hour delay. Agreement values: Scales about 1300 for services and Blydenburg returns sixty acres of land near Hubbard. Case dismissed from docket. Correspondent report from Algona Courter.
A Bohemian correspondent expresses sympathy for a mother who lost her four children and notes moving plans for Oscar Anderson returning from Spokane. The Clarion Montana item reports a grand jury indicting Sears Roebuck & Co over mail laws with Des Moines trade journal editor WJ Picklington connected to the case. An ad promises watch repairs and main spring installations at half price.
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