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Newspaper
Akron Daily Democrat
Location
Akron, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1901
Page
2
A collage of eighteenth century Connecticut lore and modern home furniture notes. The piece weaves Rev Samuel Peters and old laws with folding bed fashion and room utility, citing a New York family with eleven folding beds and a designer piece costing thousand.
A ragged testimonial touts Dr A W Chase's Nerve Pills as a solution for indigestion headaches and nervous strain. The user reports improved digestion and fewer headaches after using the medicine, with addresses and distributors named as Lamparter's drug store and Buffalo seller references.
Frank T. Cable, superintendent of the Folland Torpedo Moat company plant at New Suffolk, N C, proposes using white mice to study effects of deadly submarine gases. The plan aims to determine whether carbon dioxide or monoxide is present, to counteract fumes and prevent asphyxiation in underwater boats. Cable has obtained six mice to be kept in cages as part of the Fulton’s equipment for testing.
William J. Alden from London reviews a spree of nature books in the New York Times. He notes a public appetite for gardens open air life and animal lore, yet finds actual outdoor life awkward and uncomfortable compared to literary depictions.
Paris correspondent reports Dr Philippe Marechal a noted scientist leads a campaign against corsets saying modern women suffer health harms from heavy skirts and long-term corset use. Deputies back a draft bill penalizing under thirty women who wear corsets with up to three months in prison.
The Lewiston Journal reports the largest beaver dam in Maine on the Aroostook River near Caribou. A 200 foot log and mud structure spans the river, creating a vast lake as trees are felled and branches carried to the dam. Over 1,000 beavers have worked for seven months and may stay through winter.
Based on recommended plans the Carnegie Library building for Ray Tuan Porto Blea will cost about 60 000 dollars. It will be two stories high seventy feet wide facing Plan Colon and fifty feet deep. The second floor will host an assembly hall while the rest floor will hold shelves for 10 000 books. The basement will be arranged with two reading rooms including a children’s room.
The narrator recalls a striking tale of Cael of Nelituing burning a halo from a boy’s head with no other injuries. Har confirms the odd report and adds a barber shop blaze where lightning struck, damaged the cash register and tied into the chaos.
Legal notices reveal the probate appointment of an administrator with will annexed for W H L Ferry. Creditors are asked to settle debts and claimants to present their claims for allowance. filed December 6. Trustees of Bench Seluten of the Sons of Ponce seek court action to sell real estate in Akron Ohio to satisfy a claimed debt of 2500 dollars.
The mandamus style notice in Summit county Ohio records an action by T. Dannemiller & Sons against nonresident defendants seeking $166 plus interest and costs with an attachment on real estate. Defendants must answer by January 4 or the petition will be treated as true and judgment entered. Attorneys: Vaughan and Voris.
The notice states Thurney Edwards residing unknown seeks divorce from Harney Biswarile on grounds of neglect and fault. The civil action was commenced in the Court of Common Pleas of Summit County with a hearing deadline set for December 28, 1901. Andrew to Williams, Attorney for plaintiff.
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