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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1902
Page
7
Half sheet explains a cylinder press break caused late delivery with Ackley readers only to receive the regular edition tomorrow. The page lists births, resignations, church events, tax reminders, social visits, and local notices from Ackley and nearby, including deaths, weddings, and school news.
An OCR excerpt mentions a farm five miles from Ackley and includes fragmented names and figures such as Bakers 149 Rast Miller, but provides no coherent event or detail to confirm a clear news item. The readable entities are sparse and not sufficient to construct a definite report.
Ab G Flacker visited Chapin while Robert Francis spent Sunday at home. Harm Bennems from Ohane Illinois visits relatives. Will Roosevelt and Will Symington attend Upper Iowa University in Fayette. Blacher back from Minnesota business trip. Carrie Saucer travels to Vernon Iowa for Cornell College enrollment. Tramer transacted business at Aplington. Pelz in Parkerburg on business. Jansonton, Belmond visitor last week. Dr Miller and wife in Marshall Saturday. Walter Neelson family visited Mrs Boyd. Dr Gethman of Eldora attended the Dubuque congressional convention. Jacob Neumeyer plans Indiana visit. Miss Anna Rath arrives to visit relatives after Denver summer. Mrs J H Becker and others visit Iowa Falls. Mrs Martin McCarthy visiting J O Dardis Milford. Blefkin at Lennox SD visiting George Wessels relatives. Tom Purcell Hampton visits town. Mrs A Martin and child return from George Town to Parental home. Miss Mary Rath of Dubuque dies in Omaha while visiting. funeral in Dubuque Thursday. John and Andrew Rath and Miss Millie Hath at Dubuque.
A local letter attacks Iowa Falls Mayor J H Funk and Senator Billy Mason amid political contention. In a related court note, N A Bucy was found guilty on forgery charges and Herman Schultz received a nine month term at Anamosa. Community events include fire department praise and visitors to Lennox, while repairs and property matters are noted at the Exchange Bank.
Telegraph line repair crew from Tucols Central railroad worked two weeks laying two copper wires from Waterloo to this point with plans to extend to Omaha. The two wires will be used for the company’s telephone service, similar to services on other divisions.
Iowa and Ackley see higher borrowing costs as rates rise from five to eight percent. Banks offer short term loans at eight percent, while insurance funds push for higher yields. Local phrases from various towns illustrate the public mood as financial strains test households and businesses.
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