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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1908
Page
2
Akron residents reportedly referenced Ray A. Smith in brief items within the Register-Tribune. The clippings note his association with local events and community notices during the period covered.
A mosaic of quotes shows public figures and writers criticizing Kaiser Wilhelm II, Russia’s czar, Germany, and Western ideas. Notes touch on education, home economy, Boswell and Johnson, and the shifting cultural landscape from China to England. Agricultural gains and statuary displays also appear, with reflections on modernization and societal change.
A dated editorial condemns a bank fraudster, arguing swift justice deters crime and warns against moral decay in business. It then shifts to critique of vegetarian cancer claims and psychology based dietary theories, debating germ sources and appetite control with cautious skepticism.
A man attempting to sleep in a railroad sleeper at a station endures a night of clanging bells, hissing steam, and departing locomotives. He finally dozes after the yard berths are opened and trains roll away, grateful for the quiet as the yard returns to stillness.
A fragmentary piece notes Mrs. Carnegie’s influence on church organ funding and her belief in music’s soothing power. It then shifts to a dramatic description of submersion depths, detailing immense pressure at ocean depths and the crushing effect on a pine beam and a human body, with vivid, non-graphic imagery.
A portrait of Mrs. Carnegle, house mistress at Akiba and a Fifth Avenue home, depicted as a strict, health‑minded gatekeeper who supervises servants and routines. The article blends anecdote and satire, noting her devotion to music, avoidance of athletics, and the perils of a domestic life under her watchful eye.
The text notes vast hidden ocean depths with figures such as 18 000 feet and 31 200 feet, claims about olives and minerals, and compares depths to Mount Everest, suggesting a discussion of extreme underwater measurements and geography.
In tornado prone areas families fear storms and prepare shelters. The article notes husbands terrified by every cloud, sheltering under concrete stairs or cellars with provisions and stockpiled Walter brand materials, while distracting wives and neighbors. It cites a Western newspaper writer describing the anxious behavior and the belief that each cloud signals a coming twister.
A New York Tribune writer recalls Thaddeus Stevens' dominance in Congress and Blaine's remark that Stevens' death is an emancipation for the Republican party. Blaine mentions Allison and Garfeld as young figures likely to emerge, dismissed by a remark about a loyal “colored supplement.”
The article argues the United States government is pouring money into twenty eight large irrigation projects to convert arid regions into productive land. It highlights Roosevelt Arizona Nevada Utah California Idaho and other states with canals tunnels dams and water diversion plans expected to reclaim hundreds of thousands of acres. The piece touts potential population and agricultural growth from these efforts and frames water as the key to turning deserts into gardens.
The engine and tender exceed eighty feet in length and weigh 266 tons. The engine alone weighs 205 tons. Built to aid Erie railroad grades, it can haul a freight train of 250 cars two miles long carrying 10,000 tons at eight miles per hour if laden with grain, delivering harvest from twenty six square miles.
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