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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1913
Page
6
A terrified female survivor recounts a dramatic confrontation with a lion, describing her nerve and cautious retreat to safety. The narrative details the animal's beauty and the moment she stepped back, fearing attack, as observers note the danger and her calm reaction during the escape.
Fragmentary OCR passage mixes German terms with English and garbled spelling. It references "Kurs" meaning course or cost, mentions Germany, physicians, and a panama canal, with scattered names and unclear events. The text appears as a jumbled diary or bulletin, lacking coherent narrative or verifiable facts.
A fragmentary London News feature discusses how phrases and metaphors shift when turned into facts. It examines hypothetical reactions to peril and social thrusts, imagining reactions of a Norway scene and a wary public.
An expert, likening Alaska’s future to Arabian Nights, argues the Maver animal industry andgold-rich gravels will sustain for a thousand years. He cites widespread placer and quartz potential, estimating 9,000 miles of route with frequent gold prospects, and asserts Alaska surpasses any known world gold region.
A fragmented historical excerpt discusses limited common English words for everyday use. It notes a careful selection of terms to ensure versatile combinations. The text mentions examples like carefily and routliine along with names such as Gin and Monttur in a contemplative study of language variation.
A naturalist from Bolohurgh notes lemming migrations where groups rush toward the sea and plunge into waters to follow a misguided inland route. The passage details mass movements lasting from one to three years, many lemmings drown, and a broader pattern of coastal abandonment affects other species, with mentions of reindeer biology and seasonal feeding shifts in northern regions.
A vintage vignette shows Romieu the critic joking in a shop about watches and windups, with sharp repartee about price, wind timing, and the shopkeeper’s responses. The piece segues into a discussion on Africa’s Rand mines, highlighting Mozambique and Portuguese colonial labor dynamics and the recruitment of workers for mine labor, noting the flow of labor and revenue implications.
A 1887 duel in the Arkansas House led to the stabbing death of J. J. Anthony of Randolph County. Speaker John Wilson drew a knife during a heated debate, Anthony defended himself with a knife, a chair was raised and Anthony was mortally wounded. Wilson was expelled, tried for homicide, and acquitted on grounds of excusable homicide. The case caused a statewide sensation.
A Progressive Martier quote details Jim Shiftless defending a crowded hog pen kept with old roof, foul smells, and dungly drift. Neighbors argue cleanliness and profit, while one farmer claims better pleasure raising hogs in pasture with shade, water, and forage.
A fragment from a Victorian era humor mix recalls a visitor to Edin burgh being warned of a future hinge sentence in the high court. Dr. Pritchard is named as a later dock figure doomed to death for poisoning his wits and mother-in-law. The piece threads witty remarks about a free circus couple and Melbourne parliament satire, with a quip about Queen Anne and a scholar in a humorous back‑and‑forth.
An elderly man about eighty walks ten miles from home to a neighboring town and, upon arrival, is asked how he managed it. He jokes that his rate was slow enough to keep him from returning home, quipping about traveling at fifteen miles an hour.
A collection of short, humorous passages and adage-like lines. The items include stray quips about horses and diet, a joke about following one’s own advice, a shy child reacting to a new baby, a doorwoman’s exchange over a dress for a child, and a political candidate’s boast followed by an amused heckle from the crowd.
Quotations expose linguistic slips and wordplay from old papers. The Florida Times Onion and Judege Parcel Post mishearings feature a man chasing a funnel and keyhole, a watch balance joke, and a postman’s odd delivery with a bulldog and iron chunk, all illustrated in playful regional humor.
A fragmented discussion on household chores and pay rates tracing a shift from Monday wash days to Tuesday and beyond. The piece notes that employers have moved to Tuesday, hoping housekeepers adapt, with a chained sequence of days until pennies, taxes, and routines stabilize. It mentions public interest from the New York Post and the idea of controlling costs through changed labor patterns.
A fragmented column combining social banter on marriage and taxation from the New York Sun with assorted domestic tips. It includes a Rudimentary recipe for Red Pepper Jelly and an outline for Scallop Stew using pepper, milk, and butter. Also features a brief American Agriculturist comparison of beef and dairy cows and a note on silo benefits for fodder.
An advertisement touts Moventay Ofitment as a perfect cure for tetter after fifty years of suffering. It cites Mrs. D. J. Kenney praising Judson and claims cure through mail orders from Premier Cingmigal Co in St Louis. Also promotes Kickipoo worm Killer for children’s worms with warnings and benefits.
A fragmented local notice records a dispute linked to a community society and several parties. Readable fragments mention someone named Nu Mob and references to Warke, Da, and OVA. The item outlines a pending discussion or action without clear outcomes.
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