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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1910
Page
10
The editor rejects poetry while the poet, thin and seedy, defends his aim to enter the Hall of Fame. The exchange shows humor and bravado as the writer insists on his artistic pursuit despite rejection.
J Pierpont Morgan praised the power of advertising during a sumptuous dinner in Cincinnati. He concluded with an epigram that if a dealer does not advertise his wares, likely the sheriff will do it for him, a remark he called good and true for every businessman.
Quote attributed to W. H. Shaw on how rumor grows from a spark to a blaze and eventually ashes, illustrating rumor dynamics.
A Minneapolis woman reports relief from female troubles after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits the remedy with ending pains and restoring health within three months and urges others to seek advice from Pinkham at Lynn Massachusetts in confidence. The letter cites numerous unsolicited testimonials supporting the product's efficacy.
In German Samoa Governor Dr. W H Solf reports Samoa's economy rests on copra from coconuts with laws ensuring quality. Rubber testing continues with no exports yet. Foreign investment from English, American, and German interests supports growth as the population and horses rise, while volcanic lava reshapes land and life.
In St. Petersburg the Moscow to Nijni Novgorod telecommunication network expands to major cotton centers Vladimir Shuy and Ivanovo along air lines. Copper wire theft disrupts the long standing St. Petersburg Moscow line, while a new aluminum link to Nijni Novgorod is promoted as thieves seek copper.
In London a landlady at Stamford traded a necklace worth about 2500 dollars for a pint of beer and 3 cents with her lodger after the jewel, lost from a car near Stamford, was found. The piece owned by A. C. Baker of Cosgrove Hall was insured at Lloyds which offered 250 dollars for its recovery. The chain of events ended with the necklace going to a pawnbroker and then being restored to the owner.
Louisville officials plan a citywide ban on dangerous fireworks after January 1, 1911. The ordinance prohibits sale of all dangerous devices including toy pistols and cannon crackers, with celebratory use ending before enforcement begins.
North Carver Massachusetts a town of about 800 people is so healthy it has no doctors or undertakers. The last funeral occurred two years ago and the community once had a physician who left eighteen months ago.
Miss Marie Lee of Brookline, cousin of Mrs Theodor Roosevelt, says athletics by society girls clear the mind and curb scandals. She organized a Boston North Shore baseball team led by captain Alice Thorndyke, with players Clara Winthrop Catherine Breed Susanne Thayer Mary L Armory and Gladys Munn. The piece argues society women have popularized athletics beyond colleges and transformed views of female sport and behavior.
Fredericton reports a downturn in Canadian fur profits for the season as London letters signal a heavy decline. Values fall from ten percent for raccoon skins to fifty percent for silver fox, affecting trappers and market expectations.
In Ann Arbor, Michigan, University of Michigan president H. B. Blutchins denounced women seeking careers, urging them to choose studies that suit homemaking and motherhood. He said capable women would be sought for any career.
The article extols the versatile Winter Berry economy using rosy cranberries now abundant in markets. It outlines plain stewed cranberries, spiced cranberries with spice bag, Cranberry Pudding with bread crumbs and eggs, Cranberry and Apple Pie, Cranberry Dumplings with suet crust, and Cranberry Tart with puff pastry.
The verse notes that mood and song can lift spirits regardless of weather. It highlights smiling faces and cheerful tunes as universal sunshine, stressing optimism over conditions.
A vintage cooking guide details stuffing options for prairie chicken ducks quail and grouse with sage celery onions apples and currant jelly. Directions cover roasting times basting with pan fat larding bread sauce and serving sauces and garnishes.
A Colfax resident Charles Von Soehnen recounts 30 years of kidney trouble with back pain and night discomfort, credits Doan's Kidney Pills for a dramatic improvement. The ad promotes Doan's at 50 cents a box by Foster Milburn Co. and Buffalo NY, urging readers to remember the brand.
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