02 Feb 1922
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1922
Page
1
Mrs Emma Shanks of Council Bluffs reports health restored after years of weakness, backaches, and sleeplessness. She credits Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription with curing her women's troubles and restoring strength. The ad extols benefits for women and mentions pills and tablets.
A compact reflection notes that men seek quiet before crowds and posits that a preference for pie signals Americanization, framing dessert as a cultural marker. The observation blends social behavior with cultural identity in a concise, period-tinged voice.
An old advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a safe quick remedy to cleanse the liver and bowels of children. It promises a prompt revival of energy and appetite, urging mothers to use a teaspoonful for colic and constipation. The copy notes many mothers keep the product handy and warns to ask for genuine California Fig Syrup to avoid imitation.
Advertisement urges women to treat kidney and bladder issues with Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root. Claims symptoms like back pain, headaches, and nervousness indicate kidney problems. Encourages immediate purchase or a 10 cent sample request with paper mention.
William Haskell head of the American Relief Administration returns from London to Russia. He aims to save 5 to 19 million people from starvation using a $20 million grant. The plan provides a daily corn ration and scales up feeding by March. The London negotiated agreement grants the U S relief body control of feeding adults, mirroring child provisions.
Belgrade announced the engagement of King Alexander of Yugoslavia to Princess Marie of Romania, daughter of King Ferdinand and Queen Marie. Marie, 22, had been linked to the prince regent since 1920. The article notes royal visits, prior Wales speculation, and reports bolshevik suppression and harsh penalties in Yugoslavia as radicals are jailed and communist activities curtailed.
T. Gilbert Pearson of New York, president of the National Audubon Societies, preserves bird specimens and plumes from Pacific islands and plume hunters. He cites a ship steward fined for attempting to bring in parador feathered goods and notes receiving about $20,000 in smuggled plumes. He tours museums in 54 states to educate, seeks repeal of Alaska bald eagle bounty law, arguing scientific investigation before any law. The eagle should have its day in court.
The Stillman divorce case returns to front page drama as Mrs. Stillman travels to Three Rivers Quebec to question witnesses. She meets co defendant Indian guide in Santa face to face with her husband’s suit. Her New York lawyer Philip J O'Brien and Mayor Jen Crete accompany her at the Hotel St Louis. Reauvais enters cinema unrelated to the case.
Internal revenue reports show 6,000,000 gallons of alcohol confiscated and 40,000 arrests in the year. Seizures valued at 12 million dollars dominated by New York and Ohio, with Florida and New York leading property forfeitures. Beer seizures topped 1.41 million gallons in Georgia, while Kansas and Nevada showed more peaceful enforcement.
AWAL officials press President Harding and the ship subsidy board to develop a program encouraging construction and maintenance of vessels to serve as auxiliary naval craft in war. Debates hinge on subsidy formulas favored by naval experts versus the Gallinger plan of 80 dollars per gross ton per year and other methods involving sea wages or distance based pay. Experts warn only about 100 ships needed for navy support, but current usable vessels number around forty.
The Senate discussed H. R. 6282 to add lands east of Mount McKinley National Park to the Alaska reserve. Utah senators debated mineral exploration rights within a national park while preserving scenic and park purposes. Smoot noted department support and past House passage. King urged delay for amendments. The bill was set aside for action.
A plan pushed by the American Committee for the Outlawry of War calls for an international conference to codify law ending war as a means of dispute resolution. It envisions an international court, annual public military reports, and reduction of armaments, with professional soldiery abolished and citizen soldiers valued. Salmon J. Levinson and Senator Knox of Pennsylvania led the 18 month effort, Knox would have championed it at the arms conference.
Baltimore readers share backache relief after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. A woman recounts months of pain and sleepless nights and credits the herbal remedy with improving her health and energy. The letters promote the product and urge other women to try it.
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