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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1894
Page
6
County Attorney L QO Lowden County Auditor PJ Alartin County Clerk GC A Reed County Recorder Wmn Sheldon Supervisor GO W Strode listed on county ticket as the governing slate with roles and titles spelled in shorthand.
A fragmentary platform from the Iowa Democratic state convention endorses national Democratic pledges, criticizes Republican policy, praises President Cleveland, and urges reform, spending cuts, and opposition to trusts. It supports bimetallism, warns of economic panic, and calls for constitutional measures to advance party aims.
Able arguments favor a local option in townships and cities to regulate traffic, with no extra voting thresholds. The piece condemns the Republican leadership for fiscal excess and party quarrels, cites tax increases, and urges reforms in state institutions. Also includes a local notice promoting Chamberlain’s Pain Balm for athletic injuries with a commercial sale note.
A collage of patent medicine ads and notices touts Reggs Little Giant Pills as a cure for constipation and headaches, with other promos for Sexnafroo to whiten teeth, DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve for burns and piles, Early Risers pills for constipation and nerves, and Sawyer's Family Gave for stomach liver and kidney troubles. Also mentions a New York State Library school at Albany and medical quackery notes, plus railway excursion offers and crop reports.
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