12 Sep 1900
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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1900
Page
1
A Buffalo Express excerpt discusses an old tale of elephant weakness to small foes. The trainer notes the elephant’s thick hide, yet emphasizes that a tiny mouse can provoke fear and chaos among elephants, causing herd-wide panic.
A fragment from the Pittsburgh News recounts Willie, a young boy, urged to finish every crumb on his plate and avoid wasting food. His misadventures include a birthday party scene with a 13 year old girl and wax candles on a cake. The piece shifts to a Memphis family where a gas range installation led to a dangerous jet leak and a stubborn old cook who preferred the old wood stove.
A historical piece emphasizes precision in backing vehicles, noting that skilled drivers can align wheels to curb and back down into inclined excavations along a causeway. It describes dangers of misalignment, the need for level head, and the challenge of maneuvering on narrow cellar-like ramps near New York Bay.
A Bladensburg merchant allegedly refused a young girl asking for a glass of molasses in his store. The incident sparked local amusement as townsfolk recalled the town’s long history and sleepy charm while noting the merchant’s odd retort that only he sells savon on.
Nora Hopper reflects in the Illustrated London News on the primacy of seven across folklore, religion, and superstition. The piece catalogs biblical, mythic, and folk beliefs linking seven to creation, wisdom, healing, and fate, noting seven days, seven planets, seven metals, and seven wonders.
A Pittsburg Curouscle tele story reflects a neighbor quarrel where a resident who favors large words claims a doctor can cure back pain. The neighbor praises a doctor described as the finest bacteriologist known, as tensions flare over misused language.
A traveler recounts a bid travel tale noting he peered into a thicket and found a trunkless body. An Inter fering critic questions the idea, but the speaker explains the body belonged to an elephant. The London Globe reports the anecdote as testimony.
A Chicago Post excerpt cites a wise woman who explains she gave confidential instructions to a gos sip man about Mrs Brown. The exchange centers on forgiveness and intent, with the woman affirming the policy of sharing in confidence.
A French physician suggests perfumes protect against diseases during epidemics and that delicate scents like violet and rose aid health. Beccaria urged planting fragrant trees along urban spaces to purify air with ozone. Nature’s scents are linked to health in tropics and cities. Milnes bloom and tuberose thrive, while old oak may hide ancient mossy trunks.
In a chaotic scene on a busy street, Uncle Eben drags his wife from a streetcar as twenty feet away onlookers howl. He voices discomfort with city life and its dangers to young people while debating moves toward Line’s house, as his wife protests the excitement and gray hair indignities of urban life.
A collage of stray dialogue and advertisements from a Chicago paper includes a man claiming hair turning brown from summer in the country, a young man confessing weakness to a Millie named Milliet, a marriage proposal scene, sales pitches for DeWitt's pills and Rocky Mountain Tea, and testimonials about health tonics. The text mixes fiction style talk with product endorsements and brief dramatic lines.
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