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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1913
Page
8
The tale recalls two men, Bill and an unnamed companion, who fear a train will wreck their day. They debate, watch the line, and when the locomotive suddenly appears endways, the danger passes without incident, sparing the cows and countryside from disaster.
The Union Pacific deal spans Idaho Washington Oregon California Colorado Utah and Nevada with much already settled and more to resolve. Officials indicate progress while remaining negotiations imply further closings and terms to finalize.
A fragment from a historic page discusses who carries an umbrella and how prejudice shapes views of Coca Cola and caffeine. It blends a cautionary tale about fairness, then shifts to old anecdotes about court justice, theater life, and tongue in cheek remarks on publicity and fame.
A fragmented domestic guide offers simple thrift recipes. Quick Dessert Thin uses leftovers like cake custard and banana for a satisfying end to meals. A cucumber tomato salad with lettuce and dressing is described, along with a method for a light whipped dressing using eggs and vinegar. It emphasizes economy and prudent food use for the family.
A garbled, period voice collection of cooking tips and household tricks. It covers pastry preparation with steps to mix dough without water, cookie baking in batches, using a glove finger as a curtain rod protector, and simple remedies for burns with lime water and olive oil. It also includes quirky notes on corn preparation, watermelon storage, and banana caramel bake directions with measurements and substitutions.
The excerpt portrays a critical, ethnographic-like exchange about military service and employment in Zululand. It notes women being restricted from work until marriage, with later labor devolving to wives while husbands are idle. A dialogue fragment references colonial attitudes and unverified claims of specialization.
William Yoakum, a half century rancher, and Adeline Wilson, once Adeline Farley, reunite after a cyclone knocks him from his plow. Misgivings over a long separation melt as he awakens in her home and learns their fates intertwined since Frontier days. The storm becomes their unlikely matchmaker.
John McCluskey, a sixty year farm laborer from Scotland found in a misty hillside turnip patch, learns his brother James left him a fortune of hundreds of thousands in New York. A lawyer, tracing the simple life, informs him of his wealth as he tends sheep and turnips. He says he will talk at six, while the fortune waits.
During army maneuvers two Royal Artillery officers argued over whether a tree was a birch or an oak. A nearby gunner cut a notch in the trunk, then declared the verdict. He said the tree was wooden, ending the humorous exchange with a literal answer.
A mother shields her four year old from harsh slang yet the boy slips to play with older peers and returns with a shockingly slangy vocabulary. He cheerfully answers his mother by mispronouncing words, revealing he is simply a normal boy.
Judd Knowles of Falls City Nebraska recounts a two year struggle with red sore pimples on his face. He found relief after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, noting improvement in two days and a complete cure in three weeks after starting the regimen. Trade ads urge samples and post card requests to Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston.
A short dialogue fragment highlights duty and optimism. A man asks a woman to choose a film and asserts the value of doing one’s duty. The exchange suggests a belief that optimism guides people and that people should not apologize for fulfilling responsibilities.
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