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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1909
Page
8
A pretend cure claims to break a cold in twenty four hours by mixing Glycassine two ounces Virgin Oil of a compound pure an eight ounce of pure Whissy in a large bottle. The Virgin Oil of Pine compound pure is prepared in Leach Chemical Co offices Cincinnati Ohio. The ad notes it is inexpensive and lasts a year for an average family.
An advertisement extols Hall's Catarrh Cure as a true internal treatment for catarrh, claims to reach diseased blood and mucous surfaces, and touts testimonials and medical approval. Also mentions Hall's Sanity Pills and a humorous note about the Langworths posting a sign declaring no one else lives there.
A Senator Beveridge remark at an Indianapolis dinner evokes an embarrassing error in political argument. The narrative shifts to John Winslow's Niagara honeymoon tale ending with a combative bedroom misidentification. A string of ad related snippets follows about foot care, a medical tonic, and a New Jersey factory district teacher teaching hygiene.
A garbled early 20th century text mentions a minstrel joke about the difference between a lady's gown and a library delivery wagon driver. It also advertises Mrs Winslow's teething syrup and discusses morphine addiction, noting its social economic impact and personal degeneration.
Under Lake Nemi in Italy two pleasure galleys once owned by Tiberius and Caligula lie submerged. Attempts to recover their contents began in 1895 led by Sig nor Borghi. Divers found bronzes wood anchors and ornaments from both ships with lengths around 200 feet and beams up to 80 feet. Lead pipe pieces bearing the inscription Caesaria Rug Germanice were among the finds.
A Japanese poem evokes winter loneliness and youth’s loss as a singer recalls spring rivers and cherry blossoms. The scene shifts to New York where Hendrick, a driven writer, labors on a Sunday story as colleagues note his deteriorating mood and a visiting editor frets over his immense workload. A bright courier girl arrives with letters from The New York Whiff, signaling a personal intrusion into Hendrick’s intense project.
Night city editor Mr Pickle and colleague Tom Qlick discuss Hendrick's nonstop work habits as he churns out Sunday material. Hendrick resists warnings, covers a murder story, and hides the page for later edits while colleagues worry about burnout and career exhaustion.
The report notes Biery and Indian allies killed with many wounded. Little Man, linked to Capt. Jack, is a known relative of the famed warrior. Chief Scarecrow, aged and infirm, is among survivors, with others transported from California and descendants of the old warriors in the Territory. The piece warns the Modoc could vanish within a decade.
A Providence Journal piece surveys why meat prices rise, listing varied explanations from consumer demand to freight costs, weather, and market practices. It contrasts Providence with Boston and Woonsocket, noting both higher and lower prices depending on the factor cited.
Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire and Senator Simmons of North Carolina return from a two months inspection of Europe’s waterways for the United States Waterways Commission. They argue water transportation is cheaper and swifter than rail and that improving western rivers and eastern harbors benefits the entire nation. The pair plan to present a report in Washington before Congress opens, praising a broad system of waterway extension endorsed by Taft and Roosevelt.
About fifty Modoc relatives and survivors reside on allotments near Miami I T and may be the last remaining members of the once powerful tribe. The Modocs fought U S forces in 1872 and were pursued to lava beds before a harsh campaign led to Canby and Davis campaigns, the killing of Canby, the capture of Capt Jack, and executions and life terms for others. Some Modocs remained in California while 1465 people were relocated to the Indian Territory at large cost of about 500000 dollars.
A social clash unfolds as Mrs Asquith shifts from inviting Maud Allen to inviting Parisian artist M Potret to quell criticism. The plan to swap from minimal to maximal fashion provokes curiosity, yet the luncheon still draws scrutiny and tension.
A light exchange notes that Wednesday is the only weekday with time for marriage, contrasting with Sunday for rest, Monday wash day, and Tuesday training day. Esmeralda counters that Sunday is for sleep, making Wednesday the ideal wedding day due to available time.
Henry Searle of Little Rock Arkansas recounts a year of severe itching and dry scaly skin. He describes multiple false cures before two or three applications of Cuticura ointment relieved the agony. He used Cuticura Soap and Pills and achieved full recovery.
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