08 Aug 1907
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1907
Page
1
A New York Tribune profile recalls Silent Smith as a brisk, personable broker with a good mind and sharp tongue. He visited a farmer in a general store, extolling his blunt efficiency and inviting a return visit, earning grudging respect for his directness.
A narrator recalls a boyish prank during a New York sports party where a staged panther chase turned real. Candles blown out, dogs released, and a panther trail found, leaving the young man convinced he wounded the animal. Forest and Stream reports.
A clipped dialogue about marriage and age contrasts features an elderly uncle and a blushful nephew named Harold. The speaker muses on the idea that many young graduates seek marriage while noting a global statistic that about 3 percent earn livelihoods from the sea.
A reader recounts quitting coffee and adopting Postum with dramatic relief from stomach troubles headaches and nervousness. The letter cites a neighbor who recovered from side pains and invalid status after stopping coffee and using Postum. It ends by promoting the booklet There’s a Reason and suggests looking in the package for The Road to Wellville.
Charles Hanson Towne muses on homesickness and the pull of rural peace amid urban clamor. The speaker longs for familiar hills and sylvan valleys, recalling faith, quiet, and lost delight as he wanders far from home.
Lord Stillington and Lady Stillington contend with the loss of the famed Stillington diamonds after a palace ball. The bride, Estelle Manton before marriage, is linked to money troubles and forged bills. Scotland Yard inspector notes the case shows eccentric behavior. Weasel, a private inquiry agent, shadows Lady Stillington as investigators pursue clues.
In a London corridor Weasel trails Lady Stillington and Adolph Denck to uncover the fate of the costly necklace. The boodle scheme collapses when Lady Stillington hurls the recovered trinket on the table, exposing the ruse and the lord’s desperate finances. Weasel’s discreet gain follows as Shadrach’s payoff looms.
Consul P H Nason reports Grenoble's 1906 export value to the United States at 3,198,246 dollars, dominated by kid gloves and walnuts. Demand shifts to fabric and long gloves, driving skin prices higher as fashion leans to black and tan shades, stressing global leather markets and hitting smaller manufacturers hardest.
Dr George L Glover and Dr Lamb investigated cattle losses near Horsefly Colorado finding deaths likely from a bulb plant with a yellow blossom called death cannan A single blossom may be enough to kill several animals and antidote testing will be done They also planned to check cattle deaths at Cimarron to see if linked to the same weed The Montrose correspondent reports an estimated 4000 head lost in the past week.
Platinum prices reversed gains from last year and early this year, dropping about four dollars per ounce from 38 to 24. Makers of jewelry, diamonds, photography, dental and electrical supplies face relief as supply constraints from Russian Ural mines ease. Substitutes and alloys tested fail to match performance, while silver remains preferred for brilliance though it tarnishes.
A fragment notes a delicacy from sturgeon caviar moving forward in western markets. It mentions a refined item and suggests steady progress, with limited readable details on origin or momentum.
Mrs Sage’s will allocates a vast fortune to charities and institutions after the death of her husband, Mr Sage. She declined gifts to individuals, saying she would use her own judgment on beneficiaries. Donations listed include universities, schools, churches, and social organizations, with totals reaching tens of millions and hundreds of individual gifts.
A travel memoir fragment notes Brazilians politeness, curiosity, and incredulity toward George Gandser as he passes days with islanders in northern Brazil. An inland president and a guide’s quip about the Duke of Dea illustrate curiosity and social satire amid distant locales and changing technologies.
Report from a Baltimore American page recounts chatter about a stag party after residents observed men leaving a house opposite. The exchange echoes neighborhood gossip with colorful slang, reflecting period slang and casual disbelief.
A Minnesota traveler, Mr Cornish, and party meet Northern Indians in the Yellowhead Pass. They hear the tribe describe origins from the Cree and Sioux, migration routes to Spokane and Yakima, clashes with Calvilles and Coeur d Alenes, and trading with Madison Bay. The Indians host a potlatch and share tribal sports and horse lore.
Aunt Thirza Tammerley complains of a short tier estimate and a poor gift from Paris. Marjorie and Cousin Jane relay Thirza's disappointment over six gloves instead of the requested many, sparking a family farce about tact and generosity.
A Seattle sports round up notes a controversial figure, a doctor famous for physique, challenging the world champion in a wrestling bout. The event sparks talk of a medical practice shift amid crowd attention and local officials report.
A garbled OCR snippet mentions names and places with unclear meaning. It references a person named Muthidolphia Prem in a disjointed sentence discussing fear, assurance, and a possible implication about a 14 year old or a similar figure. The text is largely unintelligible.
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