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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1920
Page
3
Notice for sealed bids for about twenty blocks of sewer and water mains to be laid in Akron Iowa. Bids due by 8 p.m. Tuesday March 2 1920 at the council chamber. Specifications available at City Clerk's office. Council re-
The document states the right to reject any or all bids. It lists G. H. Wooton as Mayor and A. Edgar as Clerk, with date markers 23 4.
A W C T U gathering is announced for Friday January 16 at 2 30 pm at the home of Mrs Henry Smith. County president Mrs Julian will attend and all members are urged to come and bring a friend. Secretary Mrs Mae Stinton asks attendance. Also notice: the Schwiderski Bros Shoe Stock is being sold as we discontinue handling shoes for the present at the Shoe Repair Shop.
Community notices announce the annual election of River side Cemetery Association officers at Dr Wootons on Friday January 30 1920 at 3 00 p m seek bids for Sexton and urge payments from lot owners. Also church reports and marriages births local ads and notices from Akron area including Miss Ruth Chewning Les ter Raish wedding and other local items.
An advertisement targets husbands with a provocative pitch proposing a meeting with a “Regular Girl” and suggests asking their wives for permission. The tone hints at tabloid era intrigue and social norms around fidelity. It foregrounds a personal liaison framed as a casual social option.
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