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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1922
Page
4
Special Correspondence from Milnerville covers thanks for gifts to Rev. and Mrs. W. C. Stauffer, local corn shelling, and a sudden death from diphtheria. It notes a widespread sore throat epidemic, New Year gatherings, Farm Bureau officer elections, plans for an oyster supper, quarantines, and various visits and travels among neighbors.
Therefore complimentary to Mr and Mrs Ward Knapp, Mrs Ernie Luce called to Sioux ity for a funeral. Mort Bristow and family visited Jen sen home. Fay Knapp traveled to the city to meet a friend but was met with disappointment. Telegram announced Mr Adams of Ellendale ND could not come. Joe Cox and daughter moved to Flarris place to work as tenants. R H Milner attended Jurm Bureau meeting in Sunnyside. Liberty township members offer help for demonstrations. Sunnyside to furnish light refreshments at high school demonstrations. two members favored heavy portions but voted down. Sunnyside basketball team lost to Jefferson after substitutions from last year and Trinity. Mrs Joe Cox and Miss Ella Cox visited Milnerville.
Regular services planned for next Sunday with Sunday school at 10 30. The community shares visits among Dick Hamilton and family Ed Iva Welch Welch Rierson Heasleys. Several families hosted guests from Sioux City Brule and adjacent towns including Hofstad Kerr Paulson and Andersons. A baby girl arrived for Mr and Mrs Albin Anderson.
The Luther League will hold a regular literary meeting at the church next Wednesday evening. Various locals visitations and family gatherings are noted, including Rev. Emil Johnson and Mrs. Johnson visiting relatives, and multiple residents visiting Big Springs and Lyford, Texas.
Westfield residents and relatives gathered for New Year events with visits from lk Point and Des Moines. Several families hosted relatives from Sioux City and Richland while others attended the funeral of Mrs. Lloyd Frisbie in Sioux City and Rev. Detmers was called to Independence Kansas.
Mrs Catherine Martin visits relatives in Vermillion while Mr and Mrs Frank Teager and family spend Monday in LeMars. Kroksh makes a business trip to Eth Point returning Wednesday. Local students head to Creighton, Morningside, Ames and Grinnell colleges after holidays. The Tracy family quarantined for scarlet fever. Harringtons motor to the city. Zoch Gelinas of Akron visits, seeks hospital treatment in Sioux City. Christian Endeavor meets Sundays at 7 30. Walter Cilley improves from illness as James Burnight visits for business.
Sunday school at 10 a.m. preaching at 11 a.m. Y F C EB at 7 p.m. Bible study at parsonage Thursday at 8. Ladies Missionary Society met with Mrs Elmer Brown Wednesday. Otterhel Guild to meet with Mrs Andrew Johnson Saturday. Cottage prayer at Charles Moore Tuesday. Working bee at church Thursday to dig basement. New Year dinner and supper at parsonage. 90 fed at dinner, 100 at supper. Billy Sunday gospel team from Sioux City to lead 11 a.m. service Sunday Jan 8. Tassby pull Y P C E Friday Jan 6 at Sam Phillips home.
The note urges return of Hymns of the Fall, warns to arrest any stray copies, and states Sunday services at the Baptist church with a morning sermon Ideal Conditions for a Real Revival. Union Young People's meeting at 6 30 p.m and union preaching at 7 30 p.m with Our Common Heritage. services each evening except Saturday chaired by CG V Allison pastor.
Sunday school at 10 a m and the final New Year morning sermon at 11 a m as the pastor returns Friday from holiday. Union Young People meet at 1 30 p m on the topic Utilizing Opportunities. Revival services begin Sunday at 7 30 p m with Rev Alison and continue each evening except Saturday. All invited to attend and support the meetings. W E Prewitt Pastor.
The District Court of Plymouth County appoints Arta A Ogden as administratrix of the estate of Raymond Bartley Ogden, deceased. All indebted parties must pay the estate and claimants should present verified claims to the court for allowance. Dated December 30 1921. ARTA A Ogden Administratrix. 4. I Yeaton Attorney. Published January 6 12 and 19 1922.
A LeMars date line reports P. J. Simeon of Cherokee on a rabbit hunt near town. He spotted movement in a tree and shot, finding a rabbit after the furry ball tumbled down. The item mixes a coy romance vignette with a local oddity and a want ad nudge.
Adrienne de Noailles, second daughter of the Duc d'Ayen, married Marquis de Lafayette, hero of the American Revolution. Historians call the marriage the most fortunate event for Lafayette and Adrienne. Adrienne recalls she was nearly twelve when proposed. Lafayette was about fourteen. Her mother initially refused the match due to Lafayette's youth and risks, despite favorable character reports.
A science column claims blonde hair is dying out because light-haired people die sooner. It cites city-country color variety as civilization proof, notes Danes as many blondes yet least color variety, and blames stiff derby and opera hats for urban baldness by restricting scalp blood flow.
The article cites Harper's Magazine claiming fireflies emit nearly pure light while other sources like gas flames and sunlight are have lower purity. It explains photogenic plates in fireflies and fatty tissue with tracheal oxygen supply causing rapid combustion, noting the light is accompanied by minimal heat.
A well meaning mother insisted on giving her six year old son Jack a seat in a crowded car. The boy firmly resisted and the argument grew louder as the car moved from Monument Square toward Washington Avenue. Jack held the seat despite the mother's attempts and faced a stern response from his father later that evening.
The text describes raccoon behavior in woods near water, favoring swamps and marshes for sets. Signs appear at streams feeding larger rivers, where the current brings food like injured fish, crawfish, fish, and snails. Beginners can identify tracks resembling Lahy’s imprint.
The placenta shell abundant in the southern Philippine Islands offers a decorative and practical resource for home adornment. Fairly flat translucent disks up to three inches wide and one sixteenth inch thick can be held by wooden strips or lead, shaping lamp shades and cabinet inserts as light passes through for a charming effect.
The Springfield Republican recounts a tale of mutual distrust between Charles Dickens and a steamboat pilot from the era. The pilot mocked Dickens as a fussy traveler afraid to step onto the gangplank and worried his baggage would be lost, while Dickens had earlier mocked the boat’s modest dimensions in American Notes.
The article explains hibernation as a natural state allowing certain animals to survive winter without air or nourishment. Some species store fat, breathe little or not at all underwater, and do not digest food during dormancy. Rabbits and hares do not hibernate due to readily available food.
The text extols Robinson Crusoe as a model for self reliance and industry. It argues that solitary effort on an island demonstrates hard work foresight and self denial as the path to sustenance shelter and wealth, likening Crusoe to a practical textbook for contemporary times.
The article reflects on Thomas Corwin famed as a witty yet caustic orator. It notes his declining prospects due to harsh wit and his advice to John Sherman and La Vallatt to avoid jokes during speeches. The piece references political shows and the idea of restraint in rhetoric.
A fragmentary quote suggests impatience with rights and government. The speaker likens citizen power to impotence of a fellow, reflecting distrust and fatigue in civic engagement.
Public saves about 1.6 million dollars monthly due to the 1921 Revenue Act eliminating war tax on express shipments. George C. Taylor, president of American Railway Express, states the tax cut reduces rates by over five percent and should boost business nationwide.
The December 8 1924 Rail Way Age editorial presents the railroads view during the nationwide crisis. It argues high costs justify current rates, condemns misrepresentation, and urges railway managers and unions to aggressively publicize facts to counter propaganda defending private ownership and railroad rates.
The old School Building in District No 98 Sioux Valley township Union County Iowa will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder on the premises on Thursday January 26 1922 at 2 00 p m Also two tollers a coal house stove and pipe will be sold Auction conducted by AUG A ANDERSON President and Hf H BRADLEY Clerk News items encouraged at 36 to mail or phone.
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