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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1906
Page
2
The fragmentary text invokes Abraham Lincoln, urging universal literacy and the written word as a national creed taught in schools, preached in pulpits, and upheld in courts. The excerpt references primers, spelling books, almanacs, and the duty to enforce literacy as a foundational national religion.
The legislature removed the circle from ballots and voters must place an X opposite each candidate they support. If no X is placed against a candidate for an office, it signifies the voter declines to vote for anyone in that office.
The Franklin county Democrats announce a slate for public office including Wm Berry for treasurer a longtime citizen W J Stonebraker praised for thirty years service Arthur Wolf for auditor John McGrath for sheriff Morehouse for clerk of court Mossie Butler McGee and Bird for supervisors and Miss Clara Andrews as independent candidate for superintendent of schools.
A report derides bank clerks in Pittsburg who stole 250 900 from a state trust and used profits from stock and bond gambling. It contrasts honor with wealth chasing and notes political commentaries and Bryan’s Iowa speech, skewering reform rhetoric amid a chaotic national mood.
The piece surveys party loyalty and reform aims, arguing the sheriff and other offices should be nonpartisan in justice administration. It praises the idea that fitness matters over party, while noting press voices and national figures shaping opinion. It critiques demagogues and graft, urging prudent, independent voting.
A compilation of editorials from Cedar Falls Gazette Marshalltown Times Republican and other papers railing against politicians and reformers. The pieces mock calls to save congressmen praise honest bankers and condemn factional deceit. They reference Thos D Healy Leslie M Shaw and Gov Vardaman amid pointed social musings.
A noisy compilation of election discussion across states notes upcoming voting on governor state officers and legislatures in many states with references to senators and the sixtieth Congress. It mentions party tickets socialists prohibitionists and labor groups and hints at land sales and local candidates with farmer representation and political gossip throughout the Midwest and beyond.
Poignant verse recalls a Wisconsin troop’s farewell and a missing soldier. A grieving mother waits for his return as memories of marching bands, cross statues, and a May day tragedy lift in a meadow where a fallen uniform rests by a path. The poem ends with memory and sorrow.
President Roosevelt issues a Thanksgiving proclamation praising national prosperity and urging reverent gratitude. He calls the nation to set aside Thursday November 29 as a day of thanksgiving and supplication, urging prayer for continued blessings and responsible use of material gains.
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