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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1906
Page
2
A mixed antique column mocks Lincoln quotes, laments Iowa politics, and notes a return visit to town. It cites Iowa senators born in state, critiques democracy, and mentions Fuss over private soldiers and deserters. The piece also touches on French salaries, labor unions, tariffs, and Roosevelts era debates. Lincoln lines and political satire frame a collage of early 20th century concerns.
In a speech at the Iowa soldiers’ memorial unveiling, General Weaver argued the federal government has barely begun to fulfill its duty to Black citizens. He proposed the entire Negro race set faces toward Africa, urging ministers, scholars, and youth to study the continent and report back. He warned against deportation, noting whites’ view of labor and the reliance on Black workers, and urged self-reliance and a shift away from dependence.
A clipped excerpt from a Minneapolis Journal letter to Bant's wife questions humane treatment and dignity. It contrasts a poodle’s fate with the fate of a dog and invokes broader themes of royalty, hastile, and commune versus brutal reality.
Franklin County shows an intelligent, well printed business section in official county papers. Publishers praise accuracy of the official vote table and condemn trimming of Hardin items as deceptive. The remark urges Hardin to emulate Hampton’s neighbor in clarity and reliability.
The piece contemplates America doubling wealth and power in twenty years, asking which nation could match a nation that grows richer more populous and dominates global trade with a doubled fleet of warships and merchant ships. It suggests writers tackle America's looming stature as a global behemoth.
Fragment reflects on human nature and the value of a wife as property. It contrasts charitable giving with miserliness and notes that people rarely recognize a wife’s value until her name holds their property. The tone is aphoristic and moralistic.
A quirky historical note questions adopting Plymouth Rock crower as a substitute for turkey at Thanksgiving. It riffs on ease of acquisition and changing fashions with a humorous, editorial tone about holiday customs and pop culture references.
A reflective poem fragment expresses deep emotion at sight of a baby, comparing parental longing to storm and oak imagery. The speaker contemplates strength, tenderness, and guardianship, revealing inner grief and protective instincts when confronting a infant that resembles their own child.
Topeka Capital admonishes a young man about future hardship and poverty if he avoids hard work learning a trade. It urges early effort, warns that parental support fades, and contrasts skilled labor with unskilled toil. The piece stresses quick action toward Easy Street through steady labor and pride in work.
The Waterloo Times-Tribune accuses Rinehart Murphy Carr and Sullivan of wanting Porter defeated to deny him credit for the state committee. Other papers discuss Chicago marriage probation, divorce remarrying, rise of women county school superintendents, and political maneuvering shaping the Iowa legislature.
The Chicago Chronicle notes the irony of preachers praising poverty yet enjoying wealth. It observes young Rockefeller preaching restraint in a Bible class while possessing vast riches, arguing no sane person chooses want over sufficiency. A stray aside mentions spilled snow hindering skating before the river froze.
The Ackley Journal accuses Iowa papers of threats of proscription against Republicans while defending its own stance on candidate coverage. It cites Etna township voting for Menara Rogers Wiemer Neuman and says the paper refused to publish smear material. The piece warns of Republican calls to remove the circle from the ballot and laments with a Chicago Tribune analogy about public safety and platform risk.
Voting machines in New Jersey, bought for 250000, performed badly in the recent election causing several candidates to lose due to mechanical errors. The piece laments the need for honesty and fixes, suggesting an old fashioned contrivance might be more trustworthy.
In Atchison readers report a revival scene where a dean seeking revival tempering his duties leads to church members rushing to order his unpaid bills. The Globe notes the unexpected financial aftermath as he urges payment.
All kinds of fancy goods burnt woo plush and stamping offered at the millinery of Mus B O Brac FarM for near one hundred and sixty acres seven miles west of town inquiry of Geonau Denver for sale Seventy head of sheep for sale on reasonable terms inquiry of O W Blake
The compiled legislature shows Republicans with 111 of 158 on joint ballot, Democrats 47. In the lower house Republicans hold 75 of 108 seats, Democrats 33, while the Senate is 30 Republicans to 20 Democrats after the House grew from 100 to 108 under the Temple amendment.
A strange compendium lists a needle passing through eighty operations, an archbishop of Canterbury earning 376000 a year, and France’s chicken farms totaling 8335 000 000 in national profit. It claims 109 mountains in Scotland with Bea for a rat, and that 800 of every 1000 Americans drink too much coffee. It also notes over 2 percent of global lameness linked to unsanitary wadery leather abe.
Notice to all persons knowing themselves indebted to me to call and settle accounts promptly. I aim to clear up my affairs. Your obedient, John Nix. Also mentions Schultz’s and Mack’s as places of business with a note on new goods and better prices.
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