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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1918
Page
7
A laboratory tour reveals the care behind Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. Large quantities of herbs are harvested annually at peak season and processed with solvents, sterilization, pasteurization, and careful sealing. Letters from women declaring health restoration accompany the advertisement, underscoring its reputed virtue.
An advertisement claims Eatonic relieves acid stomach and related misery instantly by absorbing excess acid. It promises immediate relief from belching heartburn and bloating and pledges energy and better health, with a money refund if unsatisfied.
A London Tit-Bits excerpt portrays a village photographer pleading for a smile from a woman patron. She cites harsh real-life woes as reasons, noting no occasion to smile and listing burdens like rising bacon prices, a dead laying hen, a broken window, and a husband in military hospital with lead in him. The woman resists, urging naturalness over his artistic insistence.
Odd dialogue showcases a plea for Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product and mentions decades of use. Faded phrases reveal garbled interjections about dressing and housework, with names or terms that appear misread or jumbled.
The inelucidated text cites officials opposing child labor looseness and urging tighter welfare laws to protect youth. Sen Lemont of Wisconsin with Kenyon and Pomerene introduce a bill to tax products of child labor, aiming to fund broader protections. Irvine Lenroot shifts from house to senate after 1908 special election.
After the November election reshaped Congress Republicans will control both houses when seated in March. Rumors name James R Mann of Illinois as a leading candidate for speaker, though Frederick H Gillett of Massachusetts and Nicholas Longworth of Ohio are also discussed. Mann, a Chicago district veteran of ten terms, reportedly faced illness.
Background on Jan Ignacy Paderewski as Poland's future president and pianist statesman. Notes his birth in 1859, Warsaw conservatory role, Vienna debut, activity in the United States, and fundraising for Poland. Reports Polish troops in Posen and Daszyński as premier with Pilsudski aiding cabinet formation. Estimates Poles abroad total 38 million with breakdowns by region and self determination rights.
Belgians would name Albert I as the hero of heroes for his swift duty and decisive stand when Germany pressed through Belgium. His defense saved France time to entrench and allowed Britain to deploy, securing a place of honor for Belgium among nations. Now the king, long without a country, returns home a crowned hero.
Miss RL Vensel, a girl operator in a signal tower, repelled three desperados attempting to wreck a crossing. She barricaded in, fired a revolver, and kept up gunfire until a freight train alarmed the attackers and they fled as tracks were littered with lug fragments. Wires to her tower were cut.
An old shoemaker in Maesetites City is moved by a dream to serve the poor. He lends coffee to a cold sweeper and bread and milk to a sick woman with a baby. That night he shares his shoe gifts with a child, waits in vain, then dreams of the day’s hidden visitors and learns the lesson: what you do for the least in need you do for me.
In Chicago, Carrie Meyers invited a stranger to talk with her, then he walked her home and stole a $200 diamond ring after bidding farewell. The incident warns girls against flirting with unfamiliar men in the city.
Mrs Slante May Fuller of St Louis had a divorce from Jackson twenty two years ago. He later remarried twice. She remained unwedded and supported herself. Jackson returned and they remarried by a justice of the peace. Their daughter May served as bridesmaid.
In Cleveland Ohio Judge Phillips denied a plea to suspend a trespassing sentence, sending Louis Herbers to three months in the workhouse. Miss Clara Burekel waited at the church for Terbers. upon his failure to appear the wedding was called off and she fainted during the ensuing police court search.
Thieves stole $20 worth of artificial eyes from the office of a local physician in Martinsburg Virginia. Articles of greater value were left untouched.
Vague report from London notes two elderly residents died recently and a large store of gem samples was found after their deaths. A rare commodity labeled “Grape, 1956” was tasted by one woman who claims to have sampled the oldest known jam. Britain seeks the full tale of Bluts and Apple canning in 182.
An appeal urges support for labor by American women facing physical and mental strain from wartime duties. The piece praises Dr. Pierces Favorite Prescription for weak women, promising renewed vitality, nerves, appetite, and sleep, with a 10 cent trial and free medical advice from Dr. Pierce's Invalids Hotel in Buffalo, New York.
A neighbor keeps three pigs in his yard attracting curious locals. A four year old quips that one pig is such a fanny mg and scratches its itch with its house, prompting laughter and neighborhood amusement.
An aged, garbled ad fragment touts California Syrup of Figs as a universal remedy for sick children and constipation. It urges tongue checking and gentle bowel cleansing, claims rapid relief, and warns to buy only from the official maker while noting counterfeits.
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