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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1937
Page
1
The Register-Tribune lists subscription rates for one year at two dollars six months at one dollar and three months at fifty cents. Published weekly on Thursdays in Akron Iowa and entered at the local post office as second class mail matter on September 26 1901.
The notice emphasizes seeking medical care before the deadline and urges all to take the vaccination as the only sure preventive. James Burkett has returned to Ames to resume his role as a junior.
Special correspondence from Milnerville notes a heavy blizzard delaying rural mail and school openings. A play at Sunnyside high school is postponed to January 15. Local residents and families are mentioned with illness, travel delays, and civic updates.
Special correspondence notes visits and gatherings around Westfield. Residents travel to DeSmet, Sioux City and Omaha. high school staff, clubs and church groups hold events. Illnesses and recoveries are mentioned, with many families hosting relatives during holidays.
A Boston Herald writer explains the opossum’s habit of feigning death when escaping danger and how it lives in trees. The creature is native to America, favors southern and tropical regions, and can wander as far north as New England. The article notes its size, teeth, tail, fur, and feeding behavior.
The Coverdale Bible is celebrated as the first printed English edition of the Bible. It contrasts with earlier translations by Wyclif and the King James version, noting its role in making scripture accessible to all readers and its lasting impact on English-speaking nations.
The practice started in seventh century B C Greece with Adonis worshiping days. Lettuce fennel rye and wheat were sown in earthen pots around a god figure on roofs. Adonis gardens symbolized short lived pleasures and spread to Rome and other regions including Babylon.
Under the 1911 treaty, the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries manages the Alaska fur seal herd as it nears extinction. The herd has risen about 8 percent annually to over 1,400,000, from roughly 130,000 in 1910, aided by the ban on high seas hunting.
Wanted man and wife to run a local coffee agency. Earnings up to 45 dollars first week. Brand new Ford Tudor Sedan given as bonus. I send complete outfit. You risk nothing. Details free. Send coupon to Albert Mills at 900 Monmouth Ave Cincinnati Ohio. Name and address.
Readers praise Pathfinder as the fastest way to travel the world in a week. The Register-Tribune and Pathfinder are advertised together for a one year price of 2.35 dollars. The two publications supplement each other and deliver a premier news service. Mail or call to order now.
The excerpt warns that monoxide is tasteless colorless and odorless at common concentrations. It describes how it binds to haemoglobin instead of oxygen in the lungs, gradually causing death with varying effects among individuals.
A claim states the Great Pyramid of Gizeh could supply an eight thousand mile long wall across America. It suggests a four foot wide and one foot high wall, built from two and a half ton stones, totaling about 2,300,000 blocks and covering twelve and a half acres.
A saint lives a religion absolute and inflexible shaping his entire life with no self-consciousness, seizing imagination and influencing his generation and others.
An editorial recalls WPA workers in hardships from Haverhill injuries and fatalities. It denounces sneering coverage and notes cases of workers strained in icy waters and exposed to cold, paid only thirteen dollars weekly, urging an end to cheap jibes and lapses in oversight.
On December 24 1936 the District Court Plymouth County Iowa appointed Clyde Ross and W B Ross as Executors of Ellen Ross deceased. All debts should be paid to the executors and all claims presented to the court for allowance. Dated December 24 1936. E P Murray attorney for estate. Published December 31 36 January 7 14 37.
A forthcoming American Boy feature will transport readers into the world of aviation and adventure through monthly stories. The planned yearlong lineup promises vivid depictions of transport planes, daring missions, and aviation life for young readers.
An article advertises The American Boy magazine featuring stories of David Irwin trekking the Arctic alone and Roscoe Turner’s London to Melbourne air race, plus hobbies, sports tips, money making ideas, dog training, and profiles of characters like Bonehead Tierney and Hide-rack. It promotes subscriptions at $1 yearly, $2 for three years, and foreign subs at 50 cents a year.
Send your name, address and remittance to The American Boy at 7430 Second Blvd Detroit Mich. Service starts with the issue you specify. On newsstands 10 cents a copy. Pattern tracing carbon paper for sale at Register Tribune office Large sheet 10c. Job printing department offers estimates and guarantees satisfaction.
A promotional message invites readers to subscribe for 2.35 dollars to receive the Register-Tribune alongside Path Finder, described as a national news weekly. The notice encourages patrons to order now through local home merchants.
Local paper announces availability of vintage issues for purchase at the Ster ster Tribune office. Details on dates and prices not specified in the fragment.
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