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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1920
Page
10
A reflective line notes that a person’s size does not reveal their ability to leap from a difficult situation to a worse one, suggesting caution about judging capability by appearance. The saying contrasts physical stature with risk and decision making.
The article highlights Canada's sweeping success at the Chicago event, winning 20 of 25 wheat prizes and top honors across cattle, horses, sheep, and hogs. Alberta farmers claim grand championships in durum wheat and Clydesdale stock, plus multiple Belgian, Yorkshires, and other classes, all powered by western Canadian oats and barley.
A terse note discusses how theory raises a man’s hopes while practical fees value his wages, illustrating a tension between ideas and pay. The item cites unnamed sources and offers no dates, places, or organizations.
Beads brighten a range of outfits from vampish eve gowns to demure day frocks and even stockings with silk embroidery. From nets and crepes to woolens, beads lift winter wear while remaining suitable for business and street use when used sparingly. Two head trimmed dresses showcase beaded sleeves and festooned overdresses. simple beaded smock dresses pair with pleated skirts. Beaded day wear faces rivals in flat braid trims offering tailored, cross color patterns and precise geometry.
The article explains fur garment options from capes to full coats, noting ample, flattering fits suit most figures. It highlights woven furs as durable, with collars and cuffs, and cites a luxurious squirrel model as timeless. Prices have softened but may not fall to prewar levels, making coats a solid investment.
Roger Bennett battles family disgrace and bank scandal as he weighs exposing his friend Wilbur Howard or protecting Virginia Dacre. A confession scene shifts blame and ultimately reveals love and hope, with Virginia embracing Roger after an honest choice.
Judge Henry Clay Allen recounts the Richmond battle where his regiment suffered heavy losses and he narrowly survived two bullet hits from an eighteen year old volunteer era. He describes being shot at twice the first hit hitting an iron spoon in his pocket and the second hitting the heel of his harvester shoe. After the fight he slept exhausted as powder stained his face. A comrade believed him dead until he woke.
In Paru Peru a new law requires workers aged eighteen to sixty to contribute three days of highway labor annually or pay to fund labor. Authorities expect citizens to pay and raise about 2,500,000 dollars yearly.
The readable lines reference a toy or illustration dubbed the Goddess of Liberty measuring eleven inches and joking about a longer version to reach a foot. The text shows garbled wording and doubtful context, with no clear attribution or date.
An ad style notice from Rice Brothers Live Stock Commission of Sioux City Stock Yards pledges satisfaction and reliable shipping to customers. The fragment includes garbled lines and unrelated dialogue, mentioning a Guthura Toilet Trio and Catieura everyday toilet preparations, with a 25c price note and scattered ad copy. Separately a Bronx report notes workers found Indian bones near Two Hundred Fifty-sixth Street and Palisade Avenue, dating to an aboriginal fishing cemetery hypothesis.
Jerry Shine, former municipal water district worker at Alpine Jam near San Raphael California, saved a fawn named Billy after finding a dead doe. Years later Shine called for Billy from a dam parapet and the deer returned, now with two horns, to pose with him for a photo.
An elderly spectator at Wimbledon observed a player’s miscue with humor noting that after many attempts the ball finally hit the net. The remark, delivered in jest, underlined a rare error by a player in good serving form.
An advertisement asserts Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh and deafness caused by catarrh. It states the liquid medicine is taken internally, acts through the blood to mucous surfaces, and reduces swelling and inflammation. The ad credits B J Cheney Co of Toledo as the maker.
The Alaska Capital notes that youth optimism, paired with Dr Kilger’s call for prudent daring, suits Alaska today. It urges the next generation to finish the pioneers’ work, using available material and ethical readiness to complete the established foundation.
Little Edna visiting a museum with her aunt encounters a desiccated queen's mummy in the Egyptian room. The aunt explains it, and Edna replies with relief that her own mummy does not resemble the display, reflecting a humorous, child’s perspective from the Boston Transcript.
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