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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1903
Page
8
A cautionary tale warns mothers to keep nursery doors closed when visitors stay in the parlor. A young child, a cherub by description, is briefly snatched for play but the hurried pace and open door let the scene echo below. The narrative dramatizes the risk of neglect during social interruptions.
An 1801-era advert touts Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children as a cure for constipation nervousness and worms, claiming broad usage by a nurse in New York and extensive distribution through druggists. It asserts over 80 000 dosages sold and promotes London Bridge as a curious aside in the text.
A fragmented health guideline lists ten maxims: rise early and work, water bread air and cleanliness for longevity, frugality sobriety and a clean home, adequate sleep and sensible dress, mind distractions and cheerfulness, and keeping limbs active for those earning by intellect or pickaxe. The text cites French medical regimens and a garbled Putnam reference.
The 1901 census shows Aboriginal people fading as a dying race. Settlement era estimates placed the population around 1,000,000 in 1778, but current figures drop to about 47,000. In Tasmania the Aborigines are extinct, while Victoria reports very small numbers, and New South Wales has fewer than 4,000.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a poem in a dialect featuring Bonute me bAtie Haren Ab and Ain't It a Shame. The Joye-lorn youth sighs as a new beau gains favor. the speaker notes a missed glance and a wistful mood amid unclear story details.
Secretary Leslie M Shaw's annual report to Congress highlights increased cash in the treasury and rising gold holdings, with a narrowed annual interest burden. It urges a New Orleans mint reduction, a sale of the New York assay office, a new, larger assay facility, a fixed one half of 1 percent tax on national bank circulation, mandatory customs broker registration, a linked revenue system, fast revenue cutters, and expanded secret service appropriations.
The Standard Oil Company refuses to answer a government list of questions on capitalization and finances sent by Commissioner James A. Garfield of the Department of Commerce and Labor. The clash may reach United States District Court and test the department’s power to regulate trusts, potentially shaping future policy on trusts.
The United States readies forces to defend Panama if Colombia advances An American army of up to 8000 could land on short notice U S ships patrol the isthmus while Cauca troops converge The report cites Gen Reyes mission to Washington and Gen Young remarks on possible risk Meanwhile in Mak Po Coren Japanese crowd brokers jailed for tax evasion attack prison cells freeing captives
Admiral Schley, famed nineteenth century hero, endorses Peruna as a proven remedy for catarrh. He cited personal use in his family and praised its merits while noting widespread public endorsements. The piece urges readers to contact The Peruna Drug Mfg Co. in Columbus, Ohio for free literature on catarrh.
A compact review citing the Peruna Almanac 1904 and the Philadelphia Record on spelling ability and memory. It discusses memorization, pronunciation errors, teaching methods, and shifts from oral to written spelling, alongside a note on bicycle power experiments and a Cicero quotation about a daughter's love.
Excerpts describe nitroglycerin safe cracking and post office burglaries, plus a Toledo ad offering a one hundred dollar reward for cures, drug claims for catarrh remedies, and a Sioux City sheet music store promotion. Warnings on safe exposure and criminal methods accompany commercial notices.
A Russian merchant named S mitkoff searches the Volga bed near Katov to recover a reputed treasure valued at over 15 million dollars. Folklore claims a brigand throw the hoard into the river to elude pursuers, with five jewelers once knowing the secret. The last survivor reportedly revealed the mystery before dying.
The Philadelphia Record notes Professor Maxwell Sommerville’s remarks on Buddhism outlining strict tenets. The list discourages perfumes and loud eating, prohibits harming trees or animals, and urges honesty with the aged and infirm.
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