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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1936
Page
3
A Baltimore Sun writer notes Stradivarius as possibly the greatest violin maker. He began apprentice work in 1666 and refined his model to a near perfect tone and craft, yet many others have matched or surpassed him in skill and innovation.
The Washington Post notes Indians long had colleges before Columbus. Dr W B Hinsdale of the University of Michigan excavated a Midawiwin college in Lapeer County, Michigan. Indian colleges guided four degrees of medicine and religion, with strict discipline and strong village influence until white conquest.
A fragmented description notes the Danube flowing from Baden in the Black Forest region through six countries before emptying into the Black Sea. It mentions altitudes, Vienna, and stretches through Hungary and Yugoslavia, with 7400 miles of course and 400 tributaries, and colors misdescribed by rain.
Origin of birthstones traces to the Book of Revelation where the twelve foundation stones of the Holy City are listed. The first foundation jasper, second sapphire, third chalcedony, fourth emerald, fifth sardonyx, sixth sardius, seventh chrysolite, eighth beryl, ninth topaz, tenth chrysoprase, eleventh jacinth, twelfth amethyst.
A century ago no copyright system existed in the United States for English literature. Books printed in England were reprinted here without payment to authors. Americans were disgusted but silent. Charles Dickens, arriving in the U.S., attacked Americans and faced anonymous threats compared with a murderer and tar and feather threats.
In the past disease was seen as divine wrath but science now explains illness by natural laws. Plague killed millions, yet we know the germ is carried by rats and fleas, and soon plague may become an evil memory.
A reflective maxim warns zeal alone fails without knowledge or planning. It compares zeal to fire without containment, a sword without a hilt, and a horse without a bridle, stressing that action must follow a proper means.
Linseed oil serves many roles beyond painting and varnish. It is used in putty, oilcloth, leather cloth, Mnoleum, printer's ink, rubber substitutes, and SOAS, illustrating its versatility across industries.
A Milwaukee Journal story recounts a Franciscan lay brother carving a life colored Holy Child from garden wood in Jerusalem. After struggle and prayer he painted it lifelike. angels guided its voyage to Rome where a church guardian received the Bambino for display. The statue survived shipwreck and washed ashore at Leghorn before reaching its Rome chapel.
A bear sells securities or commodities, often short, hoping to profit from a price drop, historically linked to bearskin robbers. A bull buys to push prices up, aiming for a rise. bearish markets fall, bullish markets rise, with bears and bulls opposing price movements.
The beagle is an old English breed valued in America for hunting its preferred quarry, the cottontail. Historians cite ancient hound use in sport with roots noted back to Xenophon and earlier canine packs shaping its lineage. The beagle remains popular in American sport and top registrations among sporting hounds.
A Montreal Herald excerpt notes that seconds in boxing carry the burden of guarding their fighters between rounds. The piece recalls how seconds once engaged in duels and brawls to support their man, now acting as caretakers during a bout.
Do Not Care for Gems 'Phere is but one race of people that cares not at all for precious stones and rings that flash fire, or give off the sparkling beauty of ice. These people are the Oskimos. They refused the rings offered by Peary as payment for anything. He was dismayed to find that the great stores of jewelry he had brought were valueless except as trivial gifts. They hung them on the walls of their huts and forgot all about them.
Veneer making relies mainly on rotary cutting where logs are steamed boiled and pressed lengthwise in a lathe then shaved by a knife to yield a ribbon like sheet. The process produces about ninety percent of the nation s veneer output.
A native diver recovered a pearl described as among the finest ever found off Bahrein in the Persian Gulf. The gem weighed 50 grains and was valued at about $150,000. Black pearls, especially greenish-black, are favored, followed by pink, rosy, and cream varieties in value.
Local families welcome kin from Sioux City and nearby towns for Christmas. Numerous visits noted include Mrs. Pearl Scott and relatives, Harold Scott from camp at Whiting, J. F. Brown and son Clark, and Mr. and Mrs. Brugger with guests. Regular Vesper chapter meeting and joint officer installations scheduled for early January.
A Sioux Valley Union County South Dakota roll call lists 52 signatories as Red Cross members for 1937. Donors totaling 12.00 include Geo Fickbohm and Albin Carlson among many others. Roll Call chairs Mrs Alve Ericson and Mrs Ed Heeren thank canvassers for their time in each district.
A vintage notice hawks Pathfinder and the Register-Tribune as a bundled yearly news bargain for $2.35. It touts worldwide coverage in about an hour weekly and invites readers to mail or call for orders, promising printing services and guaranteed satisfaction.
Section 304 of the Banking Act of 1936 terminates liability of holders of common stock shares as of July 1 1937 with notice published locally. First National Bank of Akron cites Section 5151 A as amended and Federal Reserve Act changes, order of the Board of Directors.
The American Boy will offer swift moving stories across Navy planes Annapolis and Caribbean voyages into Okefenokee swamps and an imagined space future. It features David Irwin’s Arctic dog trek Roscoe Turner’s London to Melbourne air race hobby tips and guidance on money earning travel dog training and nature. Subscriptions cost $1 annually or $2 for three years with options for foreign delivery and single copies at 10 cents.
Mutual ire Trevirahee Asaddiatiob will be held at Big Springs Town Ship Hall at 1 o clock on Thursday the 5th of January 1937. Three directors will lead and the usual business will be presented. Readers are invited to send their comings and doings to the Tribune office by phone.
Notice documents the estate of Ellet Ross in Plymowth County Iowa. It states the appointed fiduciary and attorney of record and the December 24 1996 date for court allowance. Public notice appears in the local periodical with Clyde Ross and W B God as parties and P Murray as attorney.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions typewriting paper, writer Ribbons, and Tribune office. Detected as an incomplete item likely a note or byline fragment without clear event or date.
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