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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1917
Page
7
A government move to take over at least 40 percent of materials for war production is expected to curb car output. Prospective buyers are urged to place orders without delay. Trave has just received four new Ford car shipments, with another due soon, notes Ernest Ostrom.
A wartime thrift appeal urges every quarter to fund War Savings Stamps, highlighting thrift over waste and detailing minimal weekly contributions to reach a national goal. Also lists Lutheran Immanuel Church services, New Year events, camp address talk, and thanks from Pastor D. A. Knott.
Mrs Chiia Braun died at her father Siefke Bohlken home in LeMars after an illness lasting nearly two years. Born January 20 1877 in Plymouth County she married Chris Braun December 7 1910 and left behind a three year old daughter. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 1 30 at the house and 2 at the German Methodist church conducted by Rev Beanz with English used.
A special Register-Tribune article highlights how the American Red Cross saves thousands of Belgian and French women and children from starvation and freezing this winter and urges every American to help. It notes the harsh suffering faced by civilians and the need for continued support from all ages.
City water patrons must install meters before January 1, 1918, and only bonded plumbers may install them. Work should be done promptly. Meters available for sale or rent at City Light Office A. J Wallin, Superintendent.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Fleege of Akron on Christmas morning December 25, 1917. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. K. O. Johnson west of town on Friday December 24, 1917.
Read Register-Tribune Want Ads lists a second-hand four-hole corn sheller offered at a low price.
A vivid, aging portrait of Mozambique, capital of Portuguese East Africa, as a silent, almost deserted port city. The narrative describes empty broad streets, closed shutters, and minimal traffic aside from a single cart and a few rickshaws. Enormous palms sway while colors fade to soft pastels under a hot, sunlit sky.
In a December 1917 ceremony at the Church of St Patrick Rev D K Hurley united Franncis James Boden and Dorothy Wilma Raver. The couple, attended by Loretta Boden and John Boden, left for a wedding trip and will reside locally after March 1. The bride wore blue radium silk. The report notes their popularity and best wishes for a long life together.
The passage outlines body facts such as 2,000,000 skin openings for sweat glands, 200 plus bones, the heart processing all blood each minute, lung capacity about 325 cubic inches, inhaling two thirds of a plot of air per breath, stomach capacity around five joints, daily gastric juice of nine pounds, over 500 muscles to exercise, and a heart weighing eight to twelve ounces beating about 100,000 times every 24 hours.
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