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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1909
Page
7
An Australian inventor known as Mew Automatic plans a novel piano player integrated into a German piano. The device uses a pneumatic pedal and four small pistons to control notes, tempo, and dynamics from the music roll, enabling expressive piano performance across the roll.
In a dialogue clipped from Youth's Companion, Wilson Salter argues magnetism ruins comfort and safety. He details Edward Salter's strange behavior after a storm near Tanscot Point, describing torn clothing and injuries, while a doctor questions whether the supposed magnetic current can be removed.
A Glasgow cabby recalls driving an Inverness minister through poor city districts and being asked why so many poor people exist. The driver replies, unsure but noting most locals drive cab and tips are scarce. The Dunds Advertiser notes caution against autide and mentions carbolic acid dangers.
A quirky mix of puns and jokes, followed by a science lesson on sponges. The text shifts to sponge harvesting methods in the Bahamas and Mediterranean, detailing gear, diving, and drying crawls. A Chicago church group hosts a game called Discovering the Pole with blindfolded girls aiming to pin a flag to a painted world emblem.
Paris detectives break up a European thieves ring after arresting three top organizers led by German Starck who lived in Paris The gang included Hornschuch and his 16 year old niece The Chimney Climber earned his name by climbing into rooms The ring operated across Europe and even Egypt with over 100000 francs in jewelry seized
Ally admitted stealing more than 3,000,000 francs, with Starck holding 800,000 francs in a German bank. The disclosure connects a major theft to specific monetary assets and international banking tied to the case.
The article explains that Peary found abundant reindeer or caribou in Greenland and arctic Canada. It notes historical export of hides from southern Greenland, declining numbers due to hunting, and describes pelage, uses for fur and carpets, and limited domestication with European varieties in Alaska used as draft animals.
A quotation from Houston Post: "Do you believe that we will be under the rule of women fifteen years from now?" replies "To presume I shall if my wife lives that long." The light banter contrasts with attitudes toward marriage and gender roles.
Opinion piece from the Savannah News discusses Grandmother's stance on girls marrying age. It argues there is no fixed rule for marriage, cites historical control by parents, and notes changing independence of American women. It highlights that marriage chances peak between ages 19 and 23 and decline after 24.
Department of Commerce and Labor releases a world wide compilation on marriage and divorce trends. Hungary leads with 339 weddings per ten thousand unmarried adults, Saxony follows, Ireland low due to oppression. U S averages 257, New England and California near 250, while divorce rates rise from 1870 to 1900. Illinois lags behind others in divorce numbers, with other states and regions showing varied patterns. Religious belief and cost influence rates globally.
The Memphis News-Sentinel ponders extreme hygiene urges urging perpetual scrubbing of mouths, doorknobs, and soap sterilizers. It warns constant sterilization could cripple industry and threaten food production, likening fear of microbes to Salem witchcraft.
A Louisville Courier Journal note recounts a quirky exchange about a job, with Hamlett Fatt, Yor ck Hamm, and a manager asking if the speaker had played Richelson. The speaker mentions fabricating experience to avoid losing the new position.
The Chicago Journal notes that divorce actions in the country lag behind the national rate. It observes no immediate danger of surpassing or matching the United States’ divorce record, indicating stable trends amid ongoing separations.
An Indianapolis News summary argues that higher meat prices stem from market psychology and deliberate price setting by packers. It notes a 200,000 head drop in cattle receipts, yet No 1 loins rose, while No 1 beef cuts lagged only slightly year over year. It concludes many prices stay high due to demand, not scarcity.
Dr Anna Howard Shaw head of the National Woman Suffrage Association told University of Minnesota students that Minneapolis could become a model city with one hundred women on its police force. She argued women officers would improve civic conditions, while critics note criminals often receive leniency and coddling from authorities and courts.
W D Howells reports on a London no tip hotel run by two major restaurant groups backed by the British tobacco trust. He notes crowds, a single daily room charge, and tipping critics in England and the United States. He argues tipping remains a growing vice in America despite reform efforts.
The London Globe debates aviation patronage noting Elijah is ineligible as an Old Testament figure and joking about a chariot to heaven. It suggests Salute Colombe, famed for martyrdom at Sens under Marcus Aurelius, as a viable candidate. Also a quip on musicians needing practice more than birthplace.
An excerpt discusses selective immigration, praising Northern European stock and the diverse origins of Americans. It extols hard work and freedom, cites natural resources from gold to oil, and notes Western dominance in grain production, claiming prairie soil potential and a historic shift from pessimism to industrial achievement.
Kansas City plans a steel river boat line to compete with railroads after decades. Walter Dickey heads a stock driven project with William Rockhill Nelson among early financiers. The venture aims for wide shareholder participation and hopes to reach a one million capital goal. Local growth and river competition argue for revived river transport over rail.
A fragment notes a third year student described by Cleveland Plato Dealer as doing well. The exchange questions whether the subject is mental or athletic and mentions posing for pictures of well dressed young men in catalogs.
A fragment from the Baltimore American reflects on poetry and pursuit, noting that Bobs writes fugitive verse and wondering why no one seems chasing it. The wit suggests angels and girls entering womanhood as a playful contrast, ending with a cheeky remark about expectations.
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