02 Feb 1911
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1911
Page
1
A farmhand from the land visits a studio where the photographer’s assistant shows sample works. He asks the value of the “pierters” and is quoted eight dollars a dozen. He studies a photo of a very small baby in a wash basin and asks the price with clothing.
A Memphis man challenged Bishop Thomas F. Gailor of Tennessee over charity balls calling them unreverent. The bishop replied with humor that he would dance the length of Memphis in full canonicals if it helped anyone, showing practical charity.
The vignette shows Margery lecturing dolls in a pretend physiology class about keeping hands and feet clean to prevent accidents. It echoes a Metropolitan Magazine idea that true charity purifies the well rather than masking the pump.
A reader lauds Grape-Nuts after years of stomach issues and weight loss, stating the cereal restored appetite and normal digestion. The letter promotes the product and its advertising claim there is a reason behind its effects.
Captain Nathaniel Plum lands on Beaver Island in Lake Michigan aboard the sloop Typhoon and runs into Obadiah Price the Mormon councilor. Price, spying on Plum, confronts him and bargains for ammunition while binding Nat to deliver a package to President Franklin Pierce. Plum is led to St James the Mormon town and glimpses a frightened woman near Price’s cabin.
Captain Plum trails Obadiah Price to St James on Beaver Island. Lilac scented danger and a veiled encounter with two mysterious girls hint at a deeper tie to a Mormon councilor and a looming conflict. Price reveals himself as Strang loyalist guiding Plum toward a tense future confrontation.
Fragments present a collection of national soups with methods for Italian German and French dishes. Italian soup uses chestnuts veal stock and croutons. German veal soup blends stock egg milk and noodles. German tomato soup combines veal bones tomatoes and rice. French potato soup reheats stock with potatoes onions celery and bread then thickens with flour and butter.
A collection of unusual soup recipes includes Turkey Soup using turkey bones and stuffing, Ham-Bone Soup with split peas, Beef and Veal Soup with butter fried meat and eggs, Vegetable Soup with diced vegetables, and Apple Soup flavored with lemon, nutmeg, and cider. Each method details simmer times, seasonings, and finishing steps.
A London Times excerpt explores changing roles for women seeking independence in work travel and social life while questioning ongoing duties to family and home. It contrasts modern freedoms with hope for brighter elder life and a harmonious home, urging balance between autonomy and respect for parents.
A humorous exchange questions a man's habits of yielding to women. He claims perpetual courtesy in seating, hats, and berths yet balks at being viewed as a tool. The joke ends with a sharp retort denying such labeling.
Excerpts show Mayor Whitlock of Toledo praising civil service reform and recalling a rural Urbana resident asking a congressman to secure his son a job. The anecdote contrasts past expectations with current norms. Also includes quirky lines from a couple of characters about Illusions and a joke about a chicken crossing the road. Ends with an ad for LAXATIVY BROMO QUININE tablets.
For 30 years Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is presented as the standard remedy for feminine ailments. The advertisement credits thousands of cures and invites sick women to write Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for free advice and guidance to health.
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