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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1920
Page
1
Mrs G Schoons of 240 Wood Ave Muskegon Michigan says six years of back weakness left her nearly unable to walk. Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound was recommended and restored her strength enabling her to do all her work. She highly recommends the medicine to others.
A health guidance note urges women to protect their health and recommends Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for sex related ailments. Readers may write to the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts for confidential advice answered by a woman.
Mrs Peck mocks a marriage offer as Henry Peck argues for reconciliation. The brief dialogue contrasts former partners with a pointed suggestion about shifting lives in New Haven.
A fragment advertising Diamond Dyes promises rich fadeless color for fabrics including wool silk linen cotton and blends. It claims the direction book accompanies each package and offers color matching via a Diamond Dye Color Card. The text ends with misedited lines and an offhand remark about an egg coloration being rotten.
An advertisement claims catarrh cannot be cured by local applications and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a blood acting tonic. It asserts the medicine cures catarrh by internal use, using tonics and blood purifiers, with testimonials offered.
In CHAPTER VII, Dave and Bert Morrison debate over city growth and money. He warns the boom will fade, not burst, as they fear, and the country must supply bread and butter for real prosperity. They drive out in a car, realize Conward may loom, and discuss social impressions as Irene Bardy hints at Dave Elden’s fame.
Mrs. Hardy presses Doctor Hardy about Irene's changed nature and the possibility she is in love. Irene met only four at a ranch, including a boy named Elden, during a holiday after a leg injury.
In a tense scene Irene Hardy defies family expectations as she admits she had companionship with a cow puncher. Her mother and Dr. Hardy argue about reputation while Irene reveals there was no worst, only a promising relationship. The chapter ends with Irene promising to see him, while the doctor defends the family name. Earlier, a foreman warns a novice to flee a coming train and a worker ignorantly rushes, causing injury as the Empire State Express blasts by.
The first safety bicycles appeared in 1880 reducing the high front wheel and making the rear wheel two thirds the height, with equal sized wheels appearing by 1885. Bicycling rose in popularity around 1801 and reached a peak around 1895 as prices fell. The era sparked questions about women’s roles, noting the notion she was made from the crookedest part of man.
Oklahoma leads in the size of a single July road project with an estimated cost of 1 271 555 80 and 600 000 in federal aid. Pennsylvania has the most approved projects in July at 17 totaling 4 607 024 41 with federal aid of 1 968 907 40. Minnesota tops August in total approvals with 11 projects.
Recommendations from scientific and industrial groups urge the Australian government to create a central commonwealth organization to work with state and local authorities. The proposed body would promote the construction of good roads across the commonwealth.
The text urges neighbors to join in progressive efforts for better roads and farming improvements. It emphasizes worth in communal action and invites others to participate in shared community development.
The ninth American Good Roads congress organized by the American Road Builders' association will meet in Louisville Kentucky during the second week of February 1920. A Good Roads show accompanies the congress, underscoring the influence of good roads on social and economic conditions, industrial and farming development, and local business growth.
The increasing use of the automobile has been the greatest factor in educating people, especially rural communities, about the importance of good roads and proper rules for safe travel.
An ad implores readers to purge catarrh germs from the blood using S. S. S. It warns of danger when catarrh reaches the lungs and urges seeking medical advice from Chief Medical Adviser at Swift Specific Co in Atlanta Georgia. It notes ex servicemen visit eateries and contains promotional copy characteristic of early 20th century health ads.
A fragmented humorous exchange describes a backward pupil and a sharp schoolmaster. The tale shifts to a New York lawyer with a rich tent and a thaughty manner who confesses trouble after a woman is run over. The lawyer’s Lugger promises to prove the defendant has not seen anyone worth less than $100,000, tailed by a twinkling punchline.
A historic Hamburg building once erected as a restaurant used paper walls two layers thick on frames, treated with fire and waterproofing, with a collapsible roof and walls joined by belts and hinges. The dining room seated 150, featuring 22 windows and four skylights, heated by a split-store system.
A persuasive ad claims influenza deaths outpaced war last year and praises Boschee's Syrup for coughs bronchitis and lung troubles. It emphasizes a good night’s rest and easy morning expectoration and notes the product is made in America. The passage also recounts a boy scout tale about courtesy and helping others during a meeting.
A fragmentary exchange describes a client waiting while bills are prepared. The narrator notes a remark about a signature delaying trouble and mentions costs tied to an eastern firm spending $1000 a month. The text shows garbled OCR with unclear names and details.
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