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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1921
Page
6
The excerpt blends a music praise line with an old advertisement for Cuticura Toilet Trio and a humorous anecdote about a man named Festus Pester. It includes quirky dialogue about telephone etiquette and a funeral described as the neighborhood’s largest, ending with a judge’s remark.
A kind visitor asks a celeb patient how long he has been indisposed. The patient grips at the injury label and accuses doctors of negligence. The odd dialogue ends with a warning about consequences for careless actions and bad luck.
The wife of a renowned botanist glares at a dish of mushrooms and insists they are for both. He replies he gathered them for her, only for her to finish the entire portion. The next morning he asks about her sleep and pains, but she reassures him she is well as he jubilantly claims a nonpoisonous new mushroom species.
Rumor claims a trained crow’s owner turned down ten thousand dollars to stop doing game stage stunts in the U S. The bird remains active daily, with the owner quoted as saying the crow’s performances inspire others to follow advice they themselves avoid.
A sweeping conference result creates the Irish Free State as a sister nation to Britain with its own army and finances. Ulster faces a choice. north counties may join with local autonomy or retain current status, boundary decisions to be set by a commission. England and Sinn Fein leaders hail the pact as Irish selfsufficiency while Westminster debates ratification.
An early 20th century advertisement touts Bayer Tablets of Aspirin, stamping the Bayer name on every tablet and package for protection against imitation. The copy urges readers to obtain genuine Bayer products and warns against counterfeit versions.
Advert shows Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root promoted for women with kidney and bladder complaints. Claims back pain headaches nervousness and loss of ambition signal kidney trouble. Encourages immediate treatment and offers samples by mail from Kilmer & Co, with a note to mention the paper.
An old advertising claim promotes California Fig Syrup to cleanse the liver and bowels in constipated sick children. It urges mothers to give a teaspoon daily, promising a well child in hours and noting the product bears genuine labeling and a frosty taste.
A fragmentary tale follows Murial as birthdays shift from private celebrations to public notices, then to introspection and avoidance. Kind friends keep the tally, reminding her of growing years and shifting attitudes.
Mrs Newrich visits a studio seeking a portrait. An attendant says the master is busy with a study. Mrs Newrich complains she’s in a hurry and wants an artist who has finished all his studies.
Mrs J H Meyer of Orange California recalls severe uterine troubles that required an operation. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health and allowing her to resume full work and daily activities. She urges others, noting her experience during the changes and afterward.
A famed author quips about a tough steak, the waiter sighs, and recalls the writer’s habit of original ideas. The exchange underscores mutual misunderstanding between a literary figure and ordinary diners. Nearby, a note on incompatibility cites golf and bridge as interests that divided a couple.
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