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Akron Register Tribune

Location

Akron, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 1920

Page

7

Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription Story Across The Nation

A short reminiscence of Dr. Pierce, who practiced in rural districts, gained fame in many towns, and promoted his Favorite Prescription. It notes widespread sale in the United States, especially among women, with testimonials including a girl named Wartin Guanp who credits renewed health and strength to the remedy.

Pleron Buffalo N.Y Pierce Wartiu Guanp Tenth Street

Healing the Sick With Bulgarian Blood Tea

Claiming to benefit hundreds of thousands from one trial package this pure herb remedy promises relief for constipation headaches loss of appetite sleeplessness biliousness liver blood and kidney troubles. It urges every family to keep a package and suggests steaming hot use with lemon juice to ward off colds influenza grippe and pneumonia.

Mrs Hicks Relieved By Four Eatonics Hatonic Relief Claim

Mrs Hicks of Tf stomach reports four Hatonic tablets relieved her indigestion and acid stomach. The ad promotes Hatonic as a quick digest relief after meals carrying acidity and gas away, urging readers to test the remedy with a guaranteed big box priced at a trifling cost.

G. P. Hicks Hatonic

Trieste and the Adriatic dispute a history review

Trieste figures as a major Adriatic claim in the Italy and Kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes dispute. Though Austrian by origin the city has Italian population and architecture and served as Austria's key seaport. The article notes Trieste’s location, Karst hills, Brisetsk Grotto Giganta cave, Roman and medieval traces, and the Museo Lapidario with local antiquities.

Trieste Italy Kingdom of the Austria Venice Aquieleta Leopold the Pious James of England Gulf of Trieste Vienna Carso Brisetki United States Sea Ginste Museo Lapidarie

Defier of Earthquakes San Salvador

San Salvador, capital of a Central American republic, endures quakes and volcanoes. It survived major shocks in 1854, 1873, and 1917 while growing into a cultural center with education, industry, and institutions. The Yaxtao volcano looms as the “Lighthouse of Salvador,” blasting ashes and gases in regular eruptions. San Miguel also shows volcanic activity, described as a grand natural object veiled in dense smoke and color.

San Salvador San Salvador Republic Salvador San Miguel

Ancient Mayan Echoes Beneath Salvador Coastline

A long-drowned pre Columbian civilization resurfaces as volcanic activity and lake Tlopango reveal ruins of curious pyramids and ramparts. The redeposited legends hint at Mayan link before Pipes arrived, with temples showing tall steps and ancient states once thriving across the Americas.

Republic Tlopango Salvador Egypt Phoenicia China

Rhodesia The Land Of Men Wild Beasts And Natural Beauty

A National Geographic inspired survey describes interior Rhodesia with carriers trekking mountains forests jungles and rivers while facing marauding wildlife and the tsetse fly. It notes mail bags of 50 pounds and 25 miles per day, wet season advantages for barefoot travel, and fragile materials unsuited to African rain. The piece details Victoria Falls’ roar, long journeys across Mashonaland and Matabeleland, abundant antelope species, and the pestilence of the tsetse fly versus boll weevil damage in the region.

Africa National Geographic Society B. D. Parsons Rhodesia Broken Hut Abercorn England Victoria Palle Zambezi Niagara Mashonaland Matabeleland Kasempa Livingstone Victoria Falls Bulawayo Cape Town North Rhodesia

Persia’s Rise Amid Armageddon Wealth Sparks Rejuvenation

Persia benefited from world war demand driving silver prices up and capital growth. Ella C. Sykes notes Persia’s status as one of history’s oldest empires with Cyrus the Great founding it in 550 B C and cites famed poets and rulers. The narrative highlights repeated cycles of conquest and upheaval from Alexander the Great to Genghis Khan and beyond.

Persia National Geographic Society Ella C. Sykes Cyrus the Great Media Zovogster Mrdawsi Omar Khayyam Saadi Fintiz Darlugs Shapur Io Shat Abbas Alexander the Great Genghis Khan

Persia and its transport and social life described

The article describes Persia as a high central plateau with mountain barriers, limited railway and roads in 1810, and a single navigable Karun River with perilous ports. It notes Persian reliance on pack transport, Aryan linguistic ties, and a house structure with separated men and women. It also highlights gender attitudes and the priests' influence on women's status.

Karun Persian Gulf Persia Pidar Matiar Bradsr Dukhtar

Czecho-Slovakia Born Aboard Freight Trains

A vivid account traces the birth of Czecho-Slovakia from Czech fighters moving in 1918 across Siberia to Vladivostok. Narration notes their complex loyalties, wartime displacements, and bold trek toward democracy, highlighting their role in preserving continental democracy amid turmoil.

Kisy Russia Champagne Argonne Siberia Maynard Owen Williams Anaboisis Xenophon Napoleon Sherman Frmons William Hohengollern Potsdam Hapsburg Asia Europe Germany Tashkent Kerensky Hrest-Litovsk Sibheria Pacific America Atlantic France Ukraine Lake Baikal Vladivostok Refs

Improved Roads Boost Farm Land Value Across Regions

A discussion on permanent road construction notes that improving dirt roads to permanent standards raises land values, makes farming districts more attractive, and eases future maintenance costs. It argues long term upkeep is lower, ditches should divert water, and better roads aid population growth and saleability for farms.

Fort Ia

Superior System of Roads Progress in U S

The nation advances toward a modern road system with 2,885 construction points and 30,000 miles approved by the Secretary of Agriculture. Estimated cost nears 400 million dollars as of mid 1920, with 2,116 projects completed totaling about 16,000 miles.

America United States Secretary of Agriculture

Accessibility to Markets and Road Quality in Farming

The article argues that crop accessibility depends on road type and distance. It cites that a farm farther from a city but on paved roads may reach markets sooner than a nearer farm separated by poor roads, noting weather bureau reports often discuss roads in periodic editorials promoting permanent highways.

United States Weather Bureau

Streets of Glass in Geneva and Breeding Flock Warnings

Glass blocks line Geneva streets made from factory refuse, praised as durable and pleasant. Warnings urge careful attention to breeding flocks and keeping fowls in good condition. Notes mention phosphate as a key factor in improving sales and a title claiming great improvement.

Geneva

Prof and Pupils Clash Over Time and Breathing Satire

A professor garbage-talks with a pupil who keeps glancing at his watch and sighing during a lecture. The professor quips the student breathes because he worries about air. New York satire The Merchant of Venus is renamed Because of Helen to draw crowds.

Smith New York Helen Atlanta Constitution

Spirit Stone Ceremony At Wisconsin State Museum Gathered Tearful Tribes

Chipper wa tribe members in Wisconsin honor an ancient custom around a large spirit stone housed at the State Historical Museum in Madison. The ceremony includes offering tobacco, a ritual begun years ago when a scientist donated the stone after exhibitions in Chicago and St. Louis. Annual gatherings fill the hall with the faithful and old-time chants.

Wisconsin State Historical Onsen Madison Chicago St. Louis State Historical Museum Madgen

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