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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1906
Page
7
Poetic lament spoofs a sermon on life’s toil and the afterlife. The speaker rails against hardship while envisioning heaven as rest and reward. The piece blends dialect, moral musings, and a nod to the Constitution’s promises.
In 1808 two Janine doctors summoned to a press person suspected a criminal poisoning. They considered exposing the crime but hesitated, consulting colleagues who argued a crime uncovered in medical practice must remain secret. The view is not universal.
An 1905 testimonial from W. Chides ter of Hutchinson Kansas describes a 35 year battle with psoriasis. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent for thirty days he claims a complete permanent cure, detailing red circular patches itching and bleeding before treatment.
In a jumble of quotes from the Pitrebury Post a reader asks to revive a marriage proposal. The exchange hints at social pressures and the town’s reaction to an unlikely match between a poor infirm woman and a suitor.
The article reports on strikes, wage gains, and union organizing from Massachusetts to California. It notes Southbridge workers on strike, Nashville and Louisiana unions pushing home-day rights, plumbers in New Orleans striking, and Maine workers securing wage gains. It also covers Cleveland railway workers, union growth in Trinillion and Vancouver, and efforts by bookbinders, tailors, and ship workers. Additional items include eight-hour days won by Maine carpenters, Chicago window washers demanding higher pay, and broader labor-movement actions nationwide.
Consul General Ruble reports a Livingarton chemist awakened blue lenses using a liquid between two glass surfaces. The new method promises lenses three times stronger, manufactured in weeks at one fiftieth the cost of ordinary glass lenses. The liquid core is hermetically sealed to maintain composition against time and temperature, reducing defects found in standard lenses.
A garbled note claims The Selipt for Scandal premiered at the Derry Tavis theater on April 8, 1777, amid references to other events. It also vaguely mentions Ode and Bade, suppression by Pure Itans in 1038, Monturis pine lands and future railroads, and a British Tibet expedition cost of $4,009,750 with Toda’s bearing it.
Entomologist notes gypsy moths have damaged Massachusetts and spread to New England and beyond, with warnings for New York. Describes brown tail moth as highly irritating and destructive, distinct caterpillar marks, host leaves, and control via arsenate sprays for eggs and larvae.
Practical notes for farmers on building a corn drag attachment for cultivators to improve weeding and harvest efficiency. Includes instructions for two-section drag bars, tooth spikes from No 6 wire, and adjustment to cover space between rows. Also details Bordeaux mixture for potato pests, spraying schedules, and costs. Mentions fly repellants and milk yield tests at Missouri Station.
The article discusses experiments on fly control and milk yield, Missouri mule prices and demand, fruit pulp methods, fall forage plans and crop timing for old grass land, hawk deterrence with guineas, poultry protection, and various farming tips. It notes rising mule prices in Missouri, fruit pulp processing steps, and practical advice on cabbage, turnips, and late planting windows.
The Pall Mall Gazette notes superstition is strongest in Austria Hungary where box numbers 13 are shunned at theaters and even in hospitals patients avoid the 13th day of the month. Health exhibitions and cure resorts report similar fear of Friday dates and unlucky numbers deterring visits and procedures.
A suburban Philadelphia area resident reports a shabby man asking for work while the lady of the house tended the garden. He claimed little gardening experience but offered to smoke out insects in the greenhouse by smoking the husband’s cigars to “beat” pests on rose bushes, per Timper's Weekly.
Detroit Free Press notes a humorous exchange about Mrs True being conscientious. The fragment hints at a summer run delayed until the dressmaker's bill is paid, illustrating a social quip on prudence and finances within a domestic scene.
A health article urges building up nervous strength during life’s changes and recommends Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a trusted remedy. Mrs Mary L Kodine of Chicago testifies to relief from dizziness back pains headaches after six bottles, praising its life-saving effect. Mrs Pinkham offers advice to sick women free of charge.
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