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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1910
Page
4
Frank G. King, famed western comedian, returns to the harness with wife Chickery Kins in a self produced comedy titled A Wise Pool. They have assembled a striking company and promise a sharp performance reflecting audience tastes, slated for January at the Akron house.
The piece notes a $8.5 million cash outlay for toys nationwide, targeting 13,060,000 children aged 5 to 12. It cites Akron Iowa registry details and tax classifications while highlighting affluent spending on Christmas joy for youths.
Iowa plans to set up its first postal savings in January in Decorah with operations watched closely. If success continues, the government may open postal savings banks nationwide. The parcels post and other duties will make the postmaster’s job demanding, not easy.
A brother editor humorously outlines a plan to settle debts and encourage subscriptions. He jokes that all who owe should pay promptly, those who do not owe should subscribe and begin owing, and those owed by should subscribe in advance to cover the debt, even suggesting moving to North Dakota to make room for others.
Iowa lawmaker H E Moore urges a state measure modeled after Indiana to prevent propagation of moral and physical degeneracy. He cites syphilis and inebriety as causes for new institutions and argues for medical procedures to halt transmission, referencing a six-child case and urging public action.
Frank Bolmer and Severn Jensen hold auctions near Akron on January 5 and 11, 1911, offering horses cattle hogs sheep chickens hay corn and farm machinery with usual six to nine month terms and free noon lunches. Auctioneers J Aalés and J J Aalés clerks HH Youngstrom and 3B. A. Youngstrom.
Agatha and her beloved move swiftly through a tense moment on the stairs, a change of heart by Dearest leading to a rapid, quiet union. The narrative shifts to auction notices, farm sales, and probate announcements as the chapter closes.
The Woolworth building to rise on Broadway at Park Place will cost about 5 million dollars, reach 625 feet with 45 stories, including a 26 story main block and a 19 story tower, and sit on a 105 by 197 foot lot. It will include three lower levels beneath street level.
Paris born Chanute as early as 1882 predicted gasoline engines would enable flight. He advised Wrights at key moments, aided their patent idea in 1903, and tested gliders with 2,000 flights. He envisioned powered flying and 100 mph speeds, influencing modern aeronautics.
The District Court of Plymouth County Iowa appoints an administrator with the will annexed for Jane T Mills deceased. Creditors must pay debts to the administrator and present legally authenticated claims to the court for allowance. Dated December 15 1910.
A fragmentary note describes the first sewing machine as an old original construct from the first half of the last century in London. The garbled text mentions Kyte and ham but lacks clear details.
In a candid talk the man with a friendly mien says he is built square and lives by a square deal. He recounts advising a voter before an election, predicting a landslide other way, and returning 60 cents after a bet he helped another man place.
Excerpts critique early football eras and sporting observations. Includes Harvard coach Paul Withington praising 1910 milder play, notes on 1900s games, a Philadelphia editor’s grim anecdote of a fatal field accident, and quips on corked brandy and marriage haste.
A reader recounts a health decline tied to coffee and how switching to Postum improved condition. The testimony notes stomach distress and exhaustion, with the narrator growing fond of Postum after a period of adjustment and gradual use.
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