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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1907
Page
3
A discussion of vanilla origin in Mesoamerica and Europe, noting Aztec use and introduction to Europe as a perfumed ingredient with Inigo, cochineal, and cacao prior to tobacco. It traces the Spanish term from valine to vanilla and recalls explorers describing vanilla pods and seeds.
The anecdote recalls Ambrose L. Thomas recounting a Chicago ad expert tale about misread signs in medical care. Two doctors attend a fever patient named Bones with a swapped touch leading to a mistaken diagnosis. One physician claims teploid while the other insists he is merely drunk, illustrating a humorous advertising error.
A fragment describes a colossal creature with a powerful beak and heavy claws. The immense strength and boldness enable the beast to fix prey to the ground with one claw and tear it apart with the other. After a feed, the bird becomes tame and approachable.
A Mrs Clyde Pixley of Belding reports long lasting kidney trouble with inflammation and severe pain. After five years of illness and an operation advised by physicians, she used Doan's Kidney Pills. In one week she felt better and is now a well woman. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box. Boston? Buffalo, N. Y.
An elderly Barrow woman keeps a polite house rule for her dog Growler. When calm the dog obeys, but when cross he crawls under the sofa. One night a large June bug distracts the scene as she gently asks the pet to go out, while the tale hints at Cherokee tribal notary activity and rituals.
A survey of folklore around green tree frogs used as weather prophets. The frog’s posture on a ladder signals likely conditions, with higher sits predicting better weather and croaks hinting at storms. Accounts note seasonal behavior, habitat, and widespread belief in frog weather omens.
Fragmentary verse questions why living poets sing when the dead once knew the tunes. The speaker laments fading moonlight eras and the old voices, pondering if new songs can rise after all has been sung. The text blends archaic phrasing and self-reflective lines about memory and art.
Lewis Peabody warns his wife of business collapse after three months of laboring to keep afloat. The couple faces selling furniture, moving to a modest cottage, and adjusting to a frugal life as his creditors settle on fifteen hundred dollars a year, with his wife embracing a simpler but happier future.
An attendee at the Washington electric light convention describes a Schenectady built electrical house. He outlines kitchens with no chimney and cost about fifty five dollars for wiring and equipment. Rooms feature electric ovens, irons, hot water, heating, and electric lighting and appliances. He notes annual electricity costs about ten percent higher than gas and praises cleanliness and convenience.
A garbled excerpt references a trust or estate division and a court decision. The text mentions a lawyer dispute over the entire estate and a line about a “good literature” boy popular in May, with the Baltimore American noting the scene.
A humorous tale features Tibbie the Scottish housekeeper and her landlady Mrs Jameson as Tibbie rejects Archie Mac Lachlan for marriage. Archie’s witty responses to Tibbie’s courtship questions reveal mutual misgivings about domestic life and faith, ending with their separation.
A fragmented account discusses how industry minds like a Moxguy and a tin timer influence TV ventures. It hints at selecting operatives who execute employer programs and suggests vast numbers in the United series, including building figures and MGM teaching roles.
Intrigues in Kohe i Bapital unfold as conspiracies mount around abdication of the Emperor and the potential restoration of a Japanese favored order. Reports describe dispatches, foreign minister Yap, and plans to extend the Japanese resident general’s control over Korea’s government, judiciary, and cabinet.
A late 19th century news blend covers Wisconsin license issues, Interstate Commerce Commission actions on safety tests, a North Carolina and Virginia rate case, and racial segregation in rail accommodations. It notes potential Supreme Court questions on reduced passenger rates and cites experts and officials shaping policy.
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