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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1902
Page
2
The fragment notes subscription terms for The Ackley Whorld with prices and payment cadence. It includes a Lincoln quotation praising education and moral reform, urging political religion as a national creed. The readability is obstructed by OCR errors.
A sharp critique of tariff revision argues it is the central issue in the political landscape. It highlights how tariffs and trusts shape industry and prices, noting Democratic and Republican tactics and the fiscal surplus debate. The piece questions the logic of taxing citizens beyond necessary needs.
Ex Secretary of the Treasury and former U S senator John Sherman extols free exchange of commodities as civilization advancing while attacking tariffs as protective tools that invite price manipulation by domestic interests. The piece compares Republican strategy to either a bandwagon or a hearse as their lead spokes?s exit from the party line prompts uncertainty.
A historical note questions why Funk was chosen to represent the third district in Congress while failing to represent Hardin County in the state legislature. The text implies Funk served as a state representative, prompting inquiry into his qualifications and selection.
A man questions why appendicitis cases seem to rise and require operations now while ancient references avoided such surgery. The physician replies that the disease has always existed, but historical terms like inflammation of the bowels masked it, and early surgery was rare and often more dangerous than the illness itself.
English shipping plans establish an ocean host office 110 miles west of the Lizard with wired messages guiding incoming vessels to Liverpool Bristol or Archanne port to reduce pilot and port fees. The piece also mulls democracy versus imperialism, smallpox cases abroad, Philadelphia church cornerstone speech on divorce laws, Rockford’s typewriters and mowers, Albrook’s Hampton nominating prospects, British SA war costs, and German socialist gains.
A Springfield piece notes corn remains a cheaper fuel source than hard coal for farms, with coal from Pennsylvania reaching western markets. It compares costs from past decades, mentions substitutes, and cites rising corn prices but relative affordability, alongside data on farm incomes, crops, and herd numbers from 1899 to 1902.
A melodramatic exchange unfolds as a beautiful blonde rejects a wealthy old suitor yet consents with a line about faint heart. The piece plays on old adage themes and social contrasts. Smallpox is described as a cold weather disease and warns of public health risks if communities fail to address it promptly.
The piece argues crabs, especially hermit crabs, are quarrelsome and fight, with claws as weapons and voluntary claw loss. It also traces the history of the kiss of the hand, noting ancient practice, reverence, and symbolic salutes to sacred objects and superiors.
The article traces iron shipbuilding from early experiments in 1787 to 1850 when steel hulls emerged. It cites Sir B J Robinson’s 1910 iron vessel, notes Clyde and Mersey ships’ prominence, and recalls a Chambers’ Journal remark on wooden hulls. Hung Chang, as viceroy of Chito, disciplines a convict by ordering beheading after a telegraph wire incident.
A Nottingham clergyman praises local repairs but is undercut by a shopkeeper who quips that for a good coat and a good sermon he goes to London. The exchange turns into a wry comment on provincialism and the idea that London provides all quality.
USDA weather bulletin reports heavy damage from frosts and rains across Iowa. More than half the oats crop lost or unmarketable, with spring wheat and barley also hurt. Potatoes and apples show promising yields. early planting and timely harvesting helped some areas.
The piece muses on whether matches of character originate in heaven or earthly heat. It weighs heavenly claims against earthly temptation, praising the qualities of minds that foresee multiple facets of a subject and a future bent toward sane possibilities.
Ackley School notes show faculty activity and student work. Departments report savings from student-made items and future projects including shelves and desks. The text mentions a state teachers association program, Miss Graves fostering science interest, a Weslyan male quartet concert, a reorganized glee club, and planned fall concerts in nearby towns. It also quotes Lord Bacons on body health and exercise linking digestion nervous systems and muscles to mental vigor.
Advertises a special round trip rate of 23.90 by the Town Central railway for the thirty sixth annual G A R encampment with stopover privileges both ways. Tickets on sale from October 26 to November 30. Local ticket agents and Ackley merchants promote the deal in this issue.
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