21 Feb 1918
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1918
Page
1
An old health ad urges defense of the body by ridding toxins in the intestines. It touts De Beres Pleasant Pellets made from mayweed leaves and other ingredients, claimed to restore bodily machinery. Available at drug stores for twenty five cents, with Dr. Dinney’s Mensant Pellets also advertised.
A garbled historical excerpt names Ani Eb Shaw and reflections on sacrifice and deprivation amid wartime. The fragment hints at reverence for heroes while noting hardship and the costs of victory, but precise details are obscured by damaged text.
An old advertisement touts Boschee’s German Syrup as a remedy for sour coughs sore throats and lung inflammation. It claims to stop irritation ease bronchial symptoms and aid sleep with morning expectoration. Marketed as a health booster for lung troubles including asthma and bronchitis, sold broadly worldwide.
A garbled note indicates a speaker offering to handle two tasks by using another patient in the neighborhood. The phrasing hints at a medical context and a casual, evasive tone without clear names or specifics.
An advertisement fragment promotes Cuticura Soap and Ointment with a home remedy for scalp treatment. It mentions free samples, a Boston address, and pricing for Soap and Ointment. The page also references Quinine products claiming no head effects and a Groviss signature on a box, amid further unspecified text.
Miss Hazel Wirr, a Granville Ontario stenographer, rebuffs real estate agent Marvington Bush after he declares marriage wishes. He warns he will make her suffer for rejecting him, prompting Hazel to leave. The tale follows her wary reflections on the encounter and Bush’s volatile behavior.
Hazel Weir, a former secretary, receives a five thousand dollar bequest from Andrew Bush, the ill fated owner of Harrington & Bush. The bequest, added shortly before his death, follows a bitter note from Barrow and upends Hazel's plans as she contemplates her looming wedding and career.
Hazel Weir endures gossip as The Times presses for a statement on Mr. Andrew Bush’s peculiar bequest. She refuses to discuss the matter while Barrow presses for answers, quarrelling over trust and motive as they walk through the town. Hazel asserts her independence and questions Barrow’s demand for explanations.
Hazel seeks refuge in the far Northwest and takes a schoolteacher post at Cariboo Meadows. She meets the charismatic Roaring Bill Wagstaff, as the Introduction shocks readers and the Incident unfolds in two parts of the next installment.
American exporters urged to communicate with a firm in British Guiana regarding shipments of pickled fat ore.
An odd, garbled excerpt appears to depict Billy Sunday challenging Gur tan kale while a sequence of names and places suggests colonial-era conflicts. The dialogue centers on defining right and wrong, with references to villagers, theft, and violence, framed as a judge’s resolution in a tense confrontation.
Fragmentary OCR style text appears to mix archaic dialect with unclear names and phrases about army life. Readable elements mention overbenyd, spring fret, work, and a vague reference to a 100 mMynitlod worker, but the passage lacks coherent events or identifiable subjects to form a clear item.
A dubious home remedy article describes mixing Bay Rum Barbo Compound glue and other ingredients to darken gray hair. It claims the mixture will color hair, gloss it, and not stain scalp or rub off, with directions available in Barbo Compound boxes.
Fragmented OCR reads like garbled advice and odd claims about health pills and a miswritten Christmas hint. Mentions Plerce's Pleasant Pellets and liver bowel stomach regualtion per old ads while mixing in nonsensical phrases about a polka and a Serbian war danes.
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