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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1909
Page
4
Special correspondence notes residents visiting Sioux City and Elk Point, new sidewalk by the school, hotel lease, and a hospital operation. Veterans, funerals, and social events appear with multiple Akron and Lawton connections. Weather and road conditions worsen with dense fog, while ads urge want-column listings.
Guthild Fredell visits from Sioux City with her parents Hertel Schoulverg and Arthur. Eddie Anderson returns from Oldham. Dr Fettis and Dr Koch treat Mr Kennedy who remains seriously ill. The Nelsons mourn the loss of their infant daughter. Walter Kennedy visits Seney. A February 1 Lutheran church concert features Sioux City talent. District mission meeting and Lutheran anniversary begin January 30 with dinner at the old church.
Adaville greets a new blacksmith while Ray Stinton tours South Dakota. Assessor L L Morehead starts friendly calling and local families from North Dakota visit relatives here. Temperance lectures planned February 3 to 8. Mrs Id Stinton and Bhwache visit LeMara and Struble. Mrs Ray Bristow visits Merrill parents before moving to Elk Point.
Garland Gale and Frank Miller marketed hogs last Saturday. Miss Adelia Johnson visits relatives at Alcester. Frank Olson sold his steer car to Hays and Willer of Akron. The A 3B church meeting drew good attendance. Some scholars missed school due to colds. Mud and bad roads hinder travel. Carl Isgreen shelling corn, shows up with a new outfit and quality work. A dancing bee at Abe Hamilton's drew light attendance because of weather. Wm. Sennsider and bride to return from the west wedding trip. sister Lynne of Utah to accompany. A sizable crowd attended Selms Ericson's dance. Leander Manning and Albert Johnson provided music. Willie Kiewel works for brother-in-law Chas Schhuch. Jos. Gardner farm to be taken March first, with return of the former owner.
A humorous reminiscence from Sioux Valley about romantic missteps and the old fibs told to sweethearts. It recalls beating the band, failed courtships, and the glare of memory on early loves, ending with a playful nod to a character “ONCLE Cuarule.”
The Baptist church schedules its annual roll call and business meeting for Thursday February 4 with a 2 30 devotional service 3 00 retro spent programs and 3 20 business session 4 20 roll call and 5 30 to 7 30 supper and social time Also listed are cream prices and repairs from Hanford Produce Co with A Arvills as local manager Bale Bills from the R T are noted as right.
In Akron Iowa on Wednesday January 27 1909 Lee Stinkney Shedd and Miss R Berthel Rhodes wed at the home of J C Douglass with Rev A G Blackman officiating. The ring ceremony followed a floral bell reception featured singing and a china and granite shower in honor of the couple. The bride a former Akron teacher and daughter of Mrs S B Rhodes and the groom of Hilldale Stock Farm plan to establish a home in town.
County officers in LaMare drew grand and petit jurors for the Plymouth County District Court. The list includes Myron Blackburn, John Barnably, J.B. Weber, L. J. Lieb, Theo Hoffman, W. FP Spaulding, and many others, with the term starting February 15, 1909. Also noted are births, marriages, and a building loan notice from Akron.
Fire department respond to a 5:30 pm alarm from the Chas Walters residence. Firemen towed the hose cart through mud and slush but found no fire, soot in the furnace chimney caused the excitement. Klauer Swanson Co. offers repair for all stove kinds.
Short classified ad notes cheap down wood sold by J N Raish. Also offers an Oliver typewriter No 6 in good condition at a price below agency value. LeRoy Anderson, principal of Alkvon schools, is involved in the notice.
A French Asian traveler recounts Hop Sing’s scheme to repave a Pekin street. The mandarin, fearing the inspector would detect graft, orders the new pavement removed to avoid suspicion and possible ruin for the official.
A Claude of bits surveys New York’s beauty and chaos likening it to a dazzling garden under sun and fog. Included are quotes on obesity, copper’s ancient making, and a witty exchange on alimony and taxes.
An anecdote from the New York Sun recounts Napoleon I gently guiding cellist Duport during a Tuileries concert. The emperor approved, teased the bow, and even tried to hold the cello himself, until Josephine's whisper halted the scene and ended the royal lesson.
A fragment from a 19th century survey covers Shetland ponies noted for strength and hard labor in coal mines, their woolly coats, and summer shedding. It weaves in quoted lines from Bengle’s 1870 Tour in Shetland praising the pony’s intelligence, along with brief asides on Chinaman lore and early skating history.
In a playful exchange Senator Sorghum and a reporter debate whether a stint in Congress helps a hometown reputation. Mrs Oldcastle and a Chicago Record-Merald hostess pivot to broader social topics, noting unity beyond regional lines.
Fragmented OCR lines feature two tramps arguing about getting something decent, with stray quotes and a mention of a Philadelphian newspaper. The readable portion suggests street dialogue and a local urban setting without clear outcome or names.
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