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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1907
Page
3
A curious wialbone illusion describes a rapid circular motion that fools spectators into thinking the wood bit passes through the bone center. A separate note details nutmeg drying in New Guinea with houses for drying and a slow fire to extract moisture before market shipment.
An old tale from Germany tells how a crown prince disliked washing until the emperor persuaded him with a remark about clean salutes. A riddle places Miles Button in a grave, and Bulwer Lytton notes enthusiasm as the true driver of sincerity and victory.
A brief note quotes Rochefoucauld on moral failings and pleasure in discovering flaws in others, reflecting on self-critique and human nature. The remark emphasizes irony in judging others while overlooking one's own faults.
A 1910 tale recounts a padlock in Vienna that resisted every key and a prize offered for one that could open it. The lock became a legendary relic, with a mysterious key lost, nails driven into its iron bearing initials, and the historic stump preserved in a street corner as a curiosity. The stump remains on display with the iron link and a commemorative pedestal.
A long established crop in the Willamette valley, thousand headed kale now grows in popularity for fall and winter feeding. The plant yields thirty to forty tons of green feed per acre under favorable conditions, remains hardy through mild Cascades winters, and is used as table greens and especially feed for dairy cows from October to April.
Early spring kale growth should be fed promptly and prefers well manured deep loams or sandy soils. Kale is hardy only in milder falls and requires well drained land. Egg sorting should separate by size shape and color, clean eggs only, discard badly soiled ones as washing harms appearance. Pack eggs in large cases or small boxes depending on market.
A Marine Journal fragment shows a sailor asking Steward how long to reach the turbor. The steward replies about an hour and a half, another voice fears dying before then. The steward reassures that shore time will help, and the exchange ends with a practical note.
A critical review argues Chicago’s city electric plant hides true costs by omitting taxes, depreciation, and office rents. It claims outages, low voltage, and hidden expenses inflate private contracts and misstate per lamp costs, challenging claims of low city lighting prices and good service.
The Sioux City council will wait to advertise for bids to raise the city’s electric light plant after the investigation committee reported against the project. The Cleveland Leader notes Lakewood Ohio’s tax rate will fall to about 2.73 this year from 3.59 in 1906, reflecting shifts in municipal utility financing.
The piece argues municipal ownership generally reveals the falsity of private profit by charging the public less while incurring higher costs. It cites Philadelphia gas works as an example where private capital gains by taking city plants cheaply and profiting quickly, leaving cities strained and indebted. The Minnesota Tribune excerpt reflects common discussions on public versus private provision of services.
The Milwaukee city council authorized agents to buy property for $13,000 despite a $5,000 instruction, a move the writer condemns as an abuse of power by elected officials. It recounts the bond plan for a municipal lighting plant, the council’s overruled veto by the attorney, and the broader claim that agents of the people can act without accountability.
The city of Kirkwood Missouri reportedly shut down its electric light plant and intended to buy current from a private company. Mayor Ochterbeck says the deal was not in good faith and the municipal plant remains outdated with high production costs due to depreciation and interest on investment.
The Hancock council ended a five year debate by approving a five year contract for a municipal lighting plant. An initial engineer estimate was 15000 dollars but an independent engineer estimated 83000 dollars, prompting the aldermen to seek two viewpoints before proceeding.
In 1898 Greenwood 8 C issued six percent bonds for 57838 to finance a water and light plant. The last report shows none paid, the generating plant shut down as buying current was cheaper. A ten year contract preserves interest, but the plant will likely be obsolete then and written off, while interest on the bonds continues.
A verse by Thomas B Burke lampoons municipal life with a refrain of M O municipal, mocking grants for bread and dead bodies, dentists, crowns, bars, theatre, and snow. It ridicules city spending and bureaucratic whimsy, ending with a bleak flourish on municipal doom.
The page touts medicinal syrups and tonics including Kennedy’s Cough Syrup and DeWitt’s Little Risers, praising their taste and laxative action, noting strict conformity to the pure food and drugs law. It lists sellers at Nix’s old stand and similar outlets, plus a delivery boy appointment at Genettal Grocery.
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