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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1901
Page
2
A fragment from The Ackley World discusses subscription rates and a controversial political-religious message. It cites Abraham Lincoln and urges reverence in schools pulpits and courts, reflecting a dated public discourse on national religion.
The piece reflects on President Fay surviving the attempt, urges precaution to prevent repeats, and labels Czolgosz and allied anarchists as dangerous. It condemns extremism and socialism, calls for banishment of anarchists, notes political maneuvering in Des Moines, and mentions T. H. Abrams backing Cummins for Iowa governor amid pro and anti prohibition currents.
The Ackley World defends a criticized record of Judea Weaver and questions the judgment of a supreme court candidate. The Herald cites party bias and calls for unbiased review while discussing insurance rate claims and Henry George era anniversary events in Des Moines.
A Marshalltown group bought 40 000 acres in Kentucky sight unseen and feared a bad deal. Two members traced perfect title to 17 000 acres while squatters held the rest via back taxes. In politics the North Hamilton Wright district backs a Republican candidate amid talk of a sponge. Sioux City street railway workers strike signals renewed civic energy.
Usage News notes short jabs at the laity and questions the candidacy of wav. Larrabee ir. son of a prominent governor for representative from Inyette County. The piece mocks his 'greatness' tied to prohibition and accuses supporters of relying on labor and prohibition rhetoric amid a national campaign.
The itemized snippet reports on Ricker-Brantander Lumber Co expanding capital from two hundred thousand to three hundred twenty thousand, Iowa Infantry reunion plans, a failed petition in Mason City, an arrest for rape in Cedar Falls, a state contract for public institution supplies, and other varied rural crimes, library funding, county tax issues, and social gossip including a Keystone-esque catalog of luxury toilet sets and drought impacts in Russia.
Grundy Center paper reports Joto Dalgilesh met his long-lost brother Jas J Dalglish in Patnee Bill's Wild West show after twenty four years apart. The pair traced their emigration from QGanada, with James once in Forepaugh's circus. A traveling man known for honey tales also appears in the piece, ending with a Burlington A N fast run news item noting No 605 achieving an average speed of about forty two miles per hour between Cedar Rapids and Estherville.
A New Hartford Review note warns farmers to remove smut ears from corn to prevent cattle poisoning from smut kernels. The report also notes F Bolton and B E Briden sold their Line County abstract business for 20,000 dollars and plan to relocate to pursue banking.
Reports indicate about nine Dominican sisters will be housed at the convent here. The Sisters of this order wear distinctive attire, setting them apart from the Sisters of the Order of the Holy Ghost.
The article blends Helen Watterson Moody’s guidance on friendship with a local accident report. It quotes Moody urging generosity without entitlement and high personal ideals, then notes an excursion near Confluence, Pennsylvania, where Harrison the fireman was fatally hurt and about a dozen others were injured. The piece ends with a subscription prompt.
School notes emphasize the value of Latin as a passport to effectual education and professional life. The article contrasts Latin with modern views, citing its role in intellect and culture, and highlights student enthusiasm for manual training and elective political economy. It also recaps a humorous Mason City Star anecdote and a political reference to Roosevelt's Buffalo trip.
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