24 Sep 1902
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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1902
Page
1
Bay Rum is made in Dominica from dried Pimenta keris leaves. Leaves are picked and dried then placed in a retort with water for distillation, yielding bay oil. A small quantity is used per puncheon of rum. The business thrives at Dominica’s northern end where plants are plentiful.
A set of brief quotes shows editorial rejection of a contributor by a New York paper, a wedding plan pun about marrying on the fiances birthday, and a mused “philosophy of fatigue” blurring science with fatigue folklore. The selections echo era wit and humorous exchanges in daily papers.
A Chicago man recalls a barefoot Warrenton encounter and a curious countryman. The excerpt includes dated humor about a Christmas dish with peacocks, a parish sermon on fine clothes, and a Scottish tale of a teetotaling old couple with a bottle of Auld Kirk.
The exchange shows a doctor advising a patient to adjust to one cigar after meals. The patient resists, insisting he has never smoked, while the scene echoes a Catholic Stand ad Times style note on habits and self-control.
A garbled dialogue fragment shows a person asking Philip Evans why he paid prayers before bed and receiving a puzzling reply about not wanting God to mix him with a brother. The readable text is incomplete and unclear.
Special correspondence from Washington reports a planned Atlantic naval maneuver in August near Long Island Sound. Rear Admiral Higginson will lead a two fleet split to simulate an assault on New York defenses using big ships like Kearsarge Alabama and Massachusetts. Forts at Fisher's Island, Plum Island and others form the defensive line as battleships test coastal defenses and torpedo nets.
Commissioner Ware unveils a merit only promotion plan for the Pension Bureau. A special three member Promotions Committee will select top candidates for each vacancy, emphasizing proven office experience, veteran service, and equal merit over favoritism or political backing.
The piece surveys ideas on staying youthful and attractive, noting that temper and humor influence perceived youth. It cites Max O'Rell and M Blount, suggesting humor and good temper help maintain youth, with advice extending beyond age fifty.
A Philadelphia Ledger report notes Prof Percival Lowell's December 1900 observation of fast moving light projections on Mars. He argued they differ from lunar projections caused by sunlight on crater rims, instead signaling high altitude clouds illuminated at sunset. Prof Bnyder of Philadelphia supports the interpretation, aligning Gogorsky's recent planetary atmosphere review with Lowell's explanation.
Clement Scott reflects on the 1871 London shocker of Walter Montgomery who killed himself two days after marrying the shipwrecked fiancée’s heiress father’s opposition. An Australian romance, a second marriage, and remorse led to the fatal act in Hanover Square.
A New York Sun piece quotes a choir master lamenting the demand for church choristers after Christmas. He notes elaborate holiday music, early rehearsals, and extra services exhausting his vested choir while requests for singers to perform at halls and private homes persist.
An 19th century advertisement touts Humphreys Witch Hazel Oil as a permanent cure for piles including external internal blind or bleeding, itching and fissures. It markets free samples, immediate relief and a guaranteed cure, with pricing and prepaid ordering through Humphreys Medicine Co. in New York.
An old advertisement touts Humphreys Homeopathic Remedy No 28 as a long used cure for nervous debility weakness and prostration caused by overwork. It claims 49 years of use with a single vial per week supply and offers to send a propald om recalps in Maepceyt for interested buyers.
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