14 Apr 1910
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1910
Page
1
A jumble of short observations and quotes spans topics from social manners and language to politics and science. Notables include a note on women and kissing, back-button coats, a London paper on worry, and Rockefeller’s sizable dividends. Also references to Dr Wiley on chickens, a 32-child neighbor, and Yale Professor Wheeler fearing paternalism.
The piece notes pugilist Mr Wolgast receiving theater offers with weekly salaries from 1000 to 2500 dollars. It also covers rubber demand driven by bicycles and cars, a new rubber division by scientists, claims about eyesight across races, and Rev Wright Gibson in McKees Rocks tying marriage to income, proposing two thousand dollars a year as a minimum.
The piece contrasts Presbyterian households in McKees Rocks with wealth, arguing true home life comes from warmth and order rather than grand interiors. It praises a rested, lived-in look, children’s toys, and the charm of everyday life as essential to a home.
A 30 year old man, Dennis Piggot, was found guilty of murdering Thomas Rafferty near Meriden by poisoning whisky. The Cherokee district court jury deliberated fifteen hours before verdict, then ruled Piggot guilty but insane at crime time. He was committed to his father for care in an institution.
Agricultural experts touring the state aboard the Malden seed corn special report half of planted seed corn is worthless and will not germinate. Prof M L Bowman warns Iowa farmers must test seed corn this spring to avoid a yield under 200 million bushels, with weather last year and October frost blamed for poor germination. If the crop falls short, hog prices and living costs are expected to rise sharply.
The Denver Republican reports a bold scheme to rid White River cattle country of wolves by inviting Utes and their kin from southern Colorado to hunt and trap in Rio Blanco and Garfield Counties. Proposed by Charles T. Limburg, the plan envisions Indian hunters aiding in slaughter with bounty incentives, as wolves devastate yearling cattle and deer each season.
A humorous yet science informed piece notes that iron heating to 266 degrees can sterilize fabrics and dressings, making the hot iron a powerful germ killer. It compares ironing to a moral degradation while praising antiseptic uses and dismissing starch.
Co R Feling a newsboy on Cedar Rapids to St Paul trains was arrested on charges he robbed bodies of Rock Island wreck victims. He wore Miss Hoffman Waterloo jewelry stickpin found on arrest. He likely sold nut checks to travelers for cheap tickets. He is about 23 and claims insanity.
George A. Royster of Boone is held on $200 bonds to answer a rape charge filed by Agnes Brooks wife of his cousin. Brooks says Royster forced entry Thursday night and compelled her to yield. Husband, a railroad man, reported it and officials pursued legal steps. Royster pleaded not guilty in Justice Mc Birnie's court. Case continued to April 8.
John White of the Great Western died twelve hours after injuries from the Rock Island wreck. At a railroad commission hearing on Wednesday Division Superintendent J A Gordon read a letter from E A Murphy of Vinton describing how Murphy, on the train, rushed to a farmhouse to sound the alarm while White, mortally wounded and scalded, urged him to hurry for help and tried to reach a farm house to phone for aid.
A tall, well dressed man about 35 years old has been leaving money at several Iowa City homes for the past two months. He accompanies each gift with a note claiming it is conscience money for berries or fruit once stolen years ago, with Marshall and Charles Springer among the first to report.
John Bradey age 28 a laborer with Ryan Bros grading gang on the Sioux City Dakota and Northwestern line was found dead beside the track two miles east of Hawarden on Sunday. He had a fractured skull and other head and body injuries. Police inquiry and coroner notified. Further details unavailable.
Mrs Sarah McCuen a widow aged 738 of Menlo died at noon Saturday from burns suffered Friday while burning rubbish. Her son C A McCuen was severely burned on face and hands trying to extinguish the fire.
A blaze at Idle Hours picture theater in Manchester, owned by Dunham Bros, started by film catching fire. About 100 people were present, none seriously injured. Machine and equipment were a total loss, with an estimated $2,000 in damages and little insurance.
W A Tuttle, vice president of the Marshalltown Buggy Co, was badly hurt when a frightened horse kicked and he fell or jumped from the buggy. He suffered a compound fracture of the right ankle.
QO E Hunt of Eagle Grove receives patents on inventions likely to bring fortune. His main invention is a commutator trucing machine for trucing and grinding dynamos, a device with no close market rival at present.
A Thopaht Reader reports Senator Sorghum explaining his aim to read minds and state thoughts first. He argues a reliable telepathy system would greatly ease his investigative labors.
Ashbrook aged 40, a kindergarten teacher in Marshalltown for eighteen years, was struck by an Iowa Central switch engine on Monday morning while en route to school. She died at a hospital an hour later.
Iowa City pushes ahead with a street car project pending seven lots in Rundell addition. The Iowa City Commercial Club has endorsed the plan signaling broad local backing for the anticipated transit line.
The Lakeside Presbyterian trustees plan to acquire the old Universalist church site in Storm Lake and expect to erect a fine church edifice in the near future.
Mrs. Louisa Moser of Eldora died Wednesday at age 85. A longtime resident, she had lived in the region forty years and was mother to ten grown children, eight of whom were at her bedside at death. Known as a remarkable woman, she was centered in local memory.
The excerpt compares debate arguments to ice skating on the surface, noting they allure yet lack solid support. It suggests that a busy person is not preoccupied with personal work but with removing bores as a principal task.
Oliver M Olsen of Alta has learned from Washington that he passed the civil service examination for a federal census bureau position and will receive an appointment around May 1. His success marks a step in the federal service entry.
Jack Cooley an itinerant horse trader of St Louis Missouri was killed by Faust mail train No 15 at Boone and a companion badly injured Saturday morning One horse was killed.
L. W. Bladine, formerly publisher at the Marathon Republic, plans to move to Alta where he will engage in local business activities.
A New York Sun poem recalls a youthful land where storm sun and call form a path of hope. The speaker longs to revisit flowery days, though time fades the sky and memory preserves that magical strand as years pass.
Julia Walsingham seeks a husband, misleads suitors with schemes guided by Jack Homebird, a cynical married man. She plans to ensnare author Laurelle through staged marriage lines and calculated flattery, testing whether finesse can win a lasting match.
Julia faces social schemes as she contemplates a suitor, a predestined book gift, and a planned ruse. Mr. Laurelle, a poet with Arthurian devotion, courts her with lavish adulation. She finds his grand diction and chivalry overwhelming yet charms bloom during tea.
A tale of Julia and Laurelle unfolds with flirtation and pride. Laurelle, heartsick and witty, withdraws after an old suitor’s debt and a cryptic epistolary reply. A year later Laurelle learns of marriage while the note echoes a bitter proverb from London Sketch.
A burly inventor in Yaphank proposes a novel life insurance that guarantees living costs. Terwilliger, famed for the chicken-picking machine, envisions tiers from $10 to $100 yearly covering shelter, meals, heat, and even premium perks. He jokes about insuring income and mocks traditional life companies.
A counseled and friendly exhortation urges readers to make a daily rule from Charles Kingsley to improve at least one person’s life. It asks to end each day with, I have made one human being wiser happier or better, promising the task will become easier and more pleasant.
The quote contrasts doing a task well with hiring an expert and mocks effort to transpley treas and cork leg imagery. It reflects humorous, skeptical tone about people's reluctance to accept specialized aid. The source text fragments imply a Cleveland Leader reader voice on practicality and sense.
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