24 Feb 1910
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1910
Page
1
Ray A Smith surveys social quirks in Iowa with wry aphorisms on divorce spats, parrot talk, underdog sympathy, the cost of living, aurora notes, and jokes about education. He notes the mock seriousness of moral instruction, and mocks civic absurdities with sharp humor about lynching, diamonds, and forged stamps.
A Los Angeles judge suggests an unusual probation condition requiring a definite savings deposit, to be earned and deposited monthly and shown to a probation officer. The plan ties financial prudence to freedom, with the amount tied to earnings and bank capacity.
The piece argues that religious feeling among women now uses restrained language and that sentiment can flourish without flamboyance. It cites Frederick Townsend Martin and W. J. Bryan on New York’s rich, noting their industrious leisure and social pursuits, including cars, polo, and divorce defense. It calls for sympathy rather than scorn for the leisure class.
The Philadelphia Press notes Alaska’s push for territorial status, citing a 40,000 strong white population, large gold output totaling over 140 million since 1880, and current copper and potential oil, coal, tin, silver, and marble discoveries. It warns Taft doubts self government for a mining population, while the Boston Transcript remarks on slow motor transport amid changing travel, and the pace of public motor use declines with sleighs persisting in winter.
A nostalgic reflection on how sleighing once defined New England winters and Boston culture. The writer laments treason to progress while noting the fading thrill of life, love, and old road carnivals as a new generation loses interest. A quarter century ago sleighs and bells marked Sundays with lively turnouts.
The Toledo Blade reports that Cuba may move toward self government without armed conflict but that factionalism worsens after American troop withdrawal. It suggests the Vice President may flee Havana as rebels operate in rural areas and a new flag could rise in a loyalist town.
Dr. Cornish told the Royal Geographical Society in London that the Panama Canal’s strategic value equals a fleet of large warships. With a $500 million cost, it would build forty first class battleships, boosting U S sea power without greatly increasing vessels and doubling fleet efficiency for far less than a full Pacific coast line defense. The piece notes later a developing U S mercantile marine might justify naval armament equal to other nations.
Uncle Nathan and Aunt Amanda host Clarice Dillworth who arrives from Chicago with a new cooking course and a diamond ring. Clarice touts twenty one potato preparations and nineteen salads, while Amanda frets over her own kitchen prowess as Clarice turns the household into a culinary showcase.
A playful look at daylight lengths worldwide. The piece compares days in Spitzbergen Finland Torena Norway London Bremen Hamburg Dantzig St Petersburg and Washington noting extreme long and short days. It muses on how work hours would align with daylight and the oddity of such seasonal variance.
A French surgeon claims a procedure can turn a shrinking coward into a hero. A dialogue follows about affording travel to Europe and whether the operation could empower boldness, with a joking note on a worn porous plaster.
The piece muses on the Marys lamb parable and imagines an elephant. It suggests a frigid, unemotional view of public figures and implies that a harsh coldness erases reputational concerns, noting the Boston Herald style.
The article notes a letter from Bishop Tuttle and 66 bishops calling clergy to a wise sober Christian approach to temperance. It contrasts Episcopal restraint with sensational methods and laments legislating appetites, praising the bishops as educated men who understand human nature.
A joint letter from Bishop Tuttle of Missouri and 66 other bishops asks clergy and congregations across the Episcopal Church to designate the Sunday before Advent, November 21, 1905, as a day of prayer and sermons on temperance. The message stresses self restraint and warns against urging prohibition or mentioning deadly drinks.
George A Cullen of the Lackawanna argues personality is the railroad employee’s top asset. A fit worker should know technical details, explain simply to the public, present a neat appearance, possess broad knowledge, and show kindness to defuse tensions with passengers. Harper’s Weekly is cited.
The piece argues the shirt waist is here to stay despite threats from manufacturers and fashion authorities. It extols its appeal, practicality, and social role, noting its comfort, versatility, and flirtatious ease, and mocks attempts to suppress it as impractical.
The London lord mayor stands as a near sovereign within the city limits with 1000 police, enjoys exclusive hospitality status, receives Tower passwords, and leads a grand annual show and banquet costing about 20000 dollars with half funded by the lord mayor and half by the sheriff. The mayor’s office carries a 50000 dollar yearly allowance.
A homespun exhortation urges filling the house with sunshine and warmth not for strangers but for family life. It warns against gloom and stiffness that drive children to seek amusement elsewhere, insisting on nurturing rich development at home.
In a humorous exchange, Mrs Hardacre and Mr Handacre point out a painted warning on a pail reading Uga for fire only. The quip suggests the carelessness of new things going out of order.
Walter H. Faby argues in the Butte News that American workers on the Panama Canal live cheaply because the government provides their quarters meals and basic needs at low or no cost. Uncles Sam furnishes rooms meals electric light furniture coal water and medical service while transfers cover ice and linen. Married workers gain free housing and facilities including churches Y M C A rooms and paid periodicals and entertainments.
In a humorous Harper's Magazine anecdote a father, S, forgets his five year old Willie in his office. The telephone call prompts a rude expletive from the father who then admonishes his child. Willie retorts he learned the word anyway, with a mischievous twinkle.
The London Globe notes that the reign of James I, the Stuart Solomon, marked the rise of the pun to dignity. Puns were common in sermons and council chambers, once seen only in merry verses, and even grave authors used them in serious works.
The article notes modern embalmers lack knowledge of ancient methods, with Herodotus and Diodorus listing three Egyptian practices. The first is very costly about $2,000 contemporary money, the second about 60 dollars, and the third affordable for all.
A Philadelphia Ledger excerpt presents a backhanded exchange about temperance. The speaker claims the cure was personal resolve rather than medicine, admitting only the thirst remains a challenge. This reflects early 20th century attitudes toward alcoholism and self-control.
A New York Journal quotation decries hypocrisy in charity as a man who judges others by his own generosity may overextend himself and incur loss. The piece reflects on self loathing and social expectations in neighborly conduct.
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