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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1901
Page
3
A female art teacher argues that knowledge of drawing helps men improve appearance by aligning facial lines with curves. She demonstrates how straight versus curved eyebrows alter expression, urges tailoring mustaches and beards to facial geometry, and notes color harmony plus proper grooming realities.
A father and son discuss the golden rule as the boy Tommy questions its fairness Then he sets an odd test bringing a knife and pie claiming his father should eat it The scene ends with the father consenting to the unusual demonstration and involves a family moment framed as a moral lesson.
A Boston Traveler dateline details John A. Upjohn being treated at a hospital after a street car collision. Four ribs broken, one leg bruised, nose damaged, with an estimated month to recovery. The account clarifies he was not in a prior crash and will be released soon.
An old advertisement promotes Scott's Emulsion as a nourishing fertilizer for children, claiming it helps growth of flesh, strength, blood, mind, and happiness. It urges readers to send for a free sample and lists the price as one dollar plus tax, with the maker as Scott & Bowne, New York.
The piece describes how statuary busts and statuettes are produced mainly by Italian workers in Europe and by various studios in New York. It explains casting methods using plaster of Paris, baking, steam aging, and beeswax coloring, noting demand from high schools and the shift toward draped figures. Street peddlers source cheaper stock from smaller workshops without originals.
The text offers kitchen guidance on butter packing, cup measurements, and sauce consistency. It suggests boiling small onions for toast, thickening sauces with a wooden implement, and cooling jam in its cooking water to improve flavor and tenderness. It notes sardines broiled in a chafing dish, oil usage to prevent sticking, and lemon juice finishing.
A lady lecturer spoke about the lit ting figure and beauty proportions with lofty manner. She claimed examples like twice round my thumb once round my wrist and so on. A sharp audience member retorted twice round your waist once around Hyde Park, and she moved on.
Old spiders without webs hunt to seize others webs and drive out younger rivals. The invader wins, the young spider loses its web, and a stronger spider takes over. Dispossessed, the old spider shrinks to scavenging insects and dies.
Ina lived in the country before moving to the state normal college seat where she attended the institution’s practice school. She was taught daily by senior training class members and remarked she liked her regular teacher but distrusted the temporary instructors.
A man despondent over life complications attempted carbolic weld poisoning. Doctors revived him, drawing his wife’s harsh comment about the choice. The Chicago Tribune quotes his spouse lamenting the method and its pain.
The earliest Pennsylvania ironmaking reference appears in a verse titled A Short Description of Pennsylvania by Richard Frame, printed in Philadelphia in 1692 by William Bradford. Frame notes a location where a certain amount of iron had been produced and sold, marking an early colonial iron industry mention.
The New York Post notes that many cheap statuettes originate from casts bought from others and lack stearlc acid treatment, causing color to wash off. Peddlers mimic sculptors and reflect popular taste with Tanagra figurines lasting as steady stock, while transient busts and grotesques like Venus models and Wagner busts rise and fall in demand.
An Indianapolis News line mocks slang while Atchison Globe quips about mischief and imitation. The text contrasts with a remark that a large portion of Indians abstain from intoxicants, hinting at stereotypes and social norms of the period.
Simple home cures are described for insect bites burns indigestion and fainting spells. Ammonia helps bites, an egg can aid a lodged fistbone, egg white in water aids digestion, vinegar-soaked rag treats burns, and warm wine with water is said to revive a nearly dead person after a fall.
The piece recalls a methodical uncle who before journeys made a list. He drafted every item, then pared it down to essentials, starting at the feet and working up to the head. After compiling, he reread to ensure nothing was forgotten and then removed what could be dispensed with.
The Providence Journal recalls a village revival near Providence where a young man, one of indistinguishable twins, attended a meeting in earnest then later cursed at home. Rear Admiral Francia M. Bunce, retired, dies of cancer at his Hartford, Connecticut residence.
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