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Newspaper
Akron Daily Democrat
Location
Akron, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1902
Page
5
After the matinee at Surhmit Inko Park on Saturday, James Rankin led a notable performance, pushing the loop to a decisive finish and drawing local attention to the event.
A boyhood criminal named Teney terrorized Washington state and earned a dangerous reputation in Monroe county Iowa. In 1887 a road team owned by R. O. Cramer was stolen in Albion Iowa. Tracy escaped jail by picking locks and repeatedly outsmarted guards, ending up confined at Ft. Matson and later facing extradition to Albany for trial.
Amendments attached to the ordinance granting Akron and Barberton Belt Line Railway Co. a city crossing franchise were approved by the city commissioners on Thursday. The amendments place both belt line companies on equal footing with city privileges, and at the last meeting Cornell,Mr. Brook noted Akron and Barberton had a stronger showing than the French interests.
A Canadian narrator recalls illness since 1900, misdiagnosed as indigestion, then credits Postum Food Coffee and Grape-Nuts with recovery. He describes quitting tea, ordering Postum and Grape-Nuts, eating supper, and instantly improving. The letter touts benefits and points to a booklet of recipes with each package.
A Silver Lake picnic honors Akron pioneers with about 100 attendees amid memories of Tallmadge coal shipments to Cleveland. Dr. A. M. Sherman notes Hiram V. Bronson first coal carrier to Cleveland from Tallmadge. Gallery shows 249 pioneers. deaths listed include Warren Burt and 20 others. The 28th annual reunion, oldest attendee George Anatin, and long serving members mark a quiet, memorial day for the group.
The Kent area faces a dispute over an eight acre park held by an association now claimed to be in trust for private holders. Some members say the association is out of debt with a $38.48 treasury, while others contend they are not members and the matter lies beyond the group’s control.
Dr Charles H Utter of Panama Colombia reports a 16 year old girl with severe dysentery who improved dramatically after using Chamberlains Coke Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Within eight hours she was better and three days later she stood on her feet fully recovered. EB Steinbacher & Co. wholesale agents promote the drug.
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