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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1913
Page
9
A garbled excerpt hints at a lad in London who often visits a door seeking a feast. The text references a powerful dramatic suggestion and a character named Swatér, with lines about a well and a song. It reads like a rough, unfinished scene or script idea.
A 1912 Garden items column recalls a case of severe itch treated with Cuticura Soap and Ointment. After trying various medicines, the patient used Cuticura for six weeks, reporting complete recovery. The ad notes Cuticura products sold worldwide and invites readers to request the Skin Book.
Nonsensical OCR fragment mentions mothers, bottles, safe remedies, and phrases about Pletcher and hysteria. No clear event, date, or identifiable entities beyond generic references. Unable to determine a coherent news item from the readable text.
The report says John D. Rockefeller spends about a million dollars yearly on his 6,000 acre Pocantico Hills estate where he golfs in the morning and tends the grounds in the afternoon. He has spent another million building his home with extra bedrooms, plans an added story for his son's house, and has shifted labor to local young workers after Black Hand trouble. He employs 700 men with a $30,400 monthly payroll, working ten hours daily March through October and nine hours otherwise, and transplants trees to frame preferred river views.
Francis B Sayre was named head of the abandonment bureau in New York District Attorney's office. He is engaged to Miss Jessie Wilson daughter of President Wilson. Sayre plans to study sociology and seek firsthand insight into others troubles. Mrs Sayre plans a maternity home at Oak Beach with a lease under review. Sayre will become acting president of Williams College after his honeymoon trip in November.
The Carnegie Foundation for International Peace, a $10 million group, announces former secretary of state Robert Bacon will tour South America as the Foundation's representative. He will visit Latin American nations, except Colombia, meet public leaders, lecture in capitals, and promote U S relations via unofficial exchanges of professors. He sails from Europe next fall to begin in Rio de Janeiro.
John A. Key, former private secretary to Representative Carl Anderson of Ohio, becomes his boss's successor in a lineage of congressional aides rising to higher office. The record notes several predecessors who moved from secretary to member of Congress, including Morris Sheppard and others in various states.
In a crowded Manhattan subway, Collins, jobless and near ruin, defends a woman from a rude man. The confrontation exposes a surprising twist as the assailant is revealed to be a corporate executive, and Collins learns he has sought the same man for work. Grace Loomis identifies herself to the executive, and the trio heads to the office to settle matters, with Collins offered a position. The piece closes with a nod to the YMCA’s growth and influence.
The last handloom weaver of Wales, Williams of Denbighshire, attended the Home Arts and Industries show at Albert Hall London where he toured fabrics during his honeymoon. He and his family have long operated ark looms for 400 years and Mrs Williams plans to retire her drapery shop to open a small room and pursue her own designs. Williams crafted silk Missy petticoats for Queen Victoria and has made some for the queen.
A humorous exchange between a widow and a deacon reveals embarrassment over a young minister preaching to a tiny audience. The widow jokes that every time the minister says dearly beloved it feels as if Thad received six yrorangh.
An oral memoir recounts a country boy rising to fame in baseball. The narrative includes a boyhood friend Nad the boisterous early games and a dramatic party game ending with a proposal turned joke about marriage, revealing tensions and a humorous twist.
A Youngstown Telegram item describes a carpenter contractor guiding a European American client through house plans, proposing a cottage as a potential home. The narrative shifts to Mildred Lawson, an American dancer in London, facing critics over costume modesty and replying to a New York agent who mocked her dresser.
Fragmentary report notes a bride preparing for her wedding as family counsels her yet she brushes aside comments stating they are her fiancé’s last wishes. The line echoes from Lippincott’s era with mournful tone and faded certainty.
A fragmentary dialogue notes a wretched old migrant improving, with a remark that funeral prices are rising. The exchange hints at cost concerns and a character’s quick realization upon hearing the news. The text preserves period tone and rough colloquial cadence.
A reader quotes a strict order banning courting in the Dar and another voices indifference, saying the proposition is not engaging. The remark reflects social norms and desires in the setting.
An exchange unfolds about an engagement ending with accusations of conceit and bragging. The speaker recalls a buyer’s claim that the fiancé was “no bold lion” and a “roarer,” while a consolation suggests social frictions among lovers and friends. Mrs Winslow’s soothing syrup is referenced amid editorial tone.
Windom Kansas woman recounts relief from bladder pain nervousness and other female troubles after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. A testimonial cites long effort with doctors and urges others to seek advice from the company.
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