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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1908
Page
2
A fragmented page cites Bryan Taft Hearst and Foraker era politics with editor opinions and local figures amid notes on Panama canal progress and early grain estimates. It mentions Eldora representation, a Hardin county convention, and stockpile of wheat corn and other crops with projected values and quantities.
The fragment mentions unties the public and wives thems at dinner hour and notes free meals to excess as preparations to upend the notebook in the south. A rising reelection of blackbirds is hinted as Bryan arrives in town, with a bine jay lingering nearby.
A column argues for government backed deposit guarantees, likening them to other regulated enterprises. It claims such safeguards would reassure depositors and curb hidden wealth, while dismissing fears of dishonesty and noting historical epigrams and political quips about party dynamics.
The text recalls the Battle of Chickamauga on September 18 to 20, 1863. It notes Confederate victory with U.S. losses around 1,634 killed and 0,262 wounded and Confederate losses reported as 6,000 killed and 40,000 wounded, followed by later figures. The excerpt blends poetry with wartime recollection.
The piece champions Congressman John F. Lacey for the United States Senate nomination, praising his character, wartime service, and alignment with Republican values. It also contrasts him with Claude R. Porter, endorsing Lacey as a credit to the party and state while praising Porter’s credentials.
The article urges that the Grand Army of the Republic will die with its last passing members. Yet Lincoln's Gettysburg words endure as immortality for the boys in blue. History records the nation’s obligation even when the last veteran answers the call.
In Prom Everybody's Magazine the teacher asks Bobby about zones and he guesses one male and one female, with temperate or intemperate male and frigid or torrid female. The piece notes New York has about as many actors as lawyers, roughly 8,000 of each.
The article echoes President Reesey urging youth to view themselves as actors in national life. He stresses self-reliance, responsibility, and labor as paths to strength of character, warning against idle minds. Parents should avoid overprotecting children and instead foster resilience to face hardships.
A Doniphan county teacher asks pupils to study shadows at noon. a boy notes the shadow against a tree. The scene shifts to a poem about a little brown dog whose greatest joy is trailing a trusted boy, not bones or comforts, ending with a fond image of Our Dumb Animals.
The notice highlights Lowe Bros High Standard paint leading in houses, with dealers Scnuntz & Born offering sales. It mentions closing the Jina Zimmerman Bros Drug Store and promotes Waita bakery and restaurant for bread pies and cakes. The fragmentary ad emphasizes local businesses and bargains.
The newspaper notes that the Sunday paper stock could be used for about six million volumes of two pages each. It also states that nearly one third of all children born in New York City die before reaching age three.
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