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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1909
Page
7
The Akron area paper lists visitors and moves, farm and claim updates, church services, a bank meeting, a basketball game with Sioux Falls, and local recollections. Notables include Rob ert L. Kemple lecture on The American Boy, J. J. Jones ranch reports, and the Akron Lyceum program.
Louis H. Mathwig, former Akron resident and proprietor at National Steam Dye Works No. 7 West Third Street, was crushed when a clothing piece twisted into a whizzer. His right arm was severely damaged before the machine could be stopped. he was cared for at home on Main Street. The injury is not believed to be permanent.
The Christian Church announces next Sunday morning an offering for a cause and evening services beginning a series on Old Testament figures with the subject Noah, the Preparer of Righteousness. The minister denounces church rumors and thanks the large audience for last Sunday's courtesy, inviting all to return.
The board of directors declared a new series to commence January 2, 1909 at the regular December 1908 meeting. By order of Directors. Eld M. A. Aanss, Secretary.
Washington dispatches report Senator Kittredge has introduced a resolution for a government survey of the Big Sioux river to straighten its channel and reduce floods. The measure, passed the Senate and now rests with the House river and harbors committee, with support from Representatives Hubbard and Martin. Akron, Brookings, and Union county lands stand to gain from improved drainage and land values. The idea originated with landowners near Akron after repeated flood damage.
Notice is heavy given of the annual election of officers of Riverside Cemetery association to be held at the office of Drs. Cilley and Kerr on Friday evening January 29 1909 at 8 o clock for the transaction of all other business that may legally come before the association at this time Every jet owner is a member of the association and is earnestly requested to be present Avis Williams Secretary
Notice to all interested that on the Zlot day of January 1909 the District Court of Plymouth County Iowa appointed William Simrox administrator of the estate of August Hein deceased. Creditors must file claims for allowance and debtors pay to the administrator. Dated January 22 1909. Attorney: iegparte & Keenan. Also an ad for Hanford Produce Co offering cream separators and related repairs and supplies with local manager A d Argille.
A Pioneer Press item notes the U S Dead Letter Office handles about two million misaddressed or unpaid letters yearly. Clerks sort bundles revealing odd contents such as false teeth and keys and tell of ruined engagements and unreturned hearts, including a relieved woman who learns a misdirected letter caused a broken engagement was actually addressed correctly.
A Scottish lord hosts an unusual dinner with Hagart presenting the humorous explanation of their dining. The passage then shifts to The Year Without a Summer, detailing the 1816 climate record with frost every month, widespread crop failures, deep snow in New York, Massachusetts, and Maine, and ice in August.
A thrifty Scotch physician tends a woman with a dislocated jaw in a cage. He names a fee and refuses to lower it, prompting a yawning sequence that spreads along the line. He declares the jaw will stay out of alignment until the fee is paid, and the money is eventually handed over.
A wordplay puzzle explains taking numerals from words: remove IX from SIX to leave S, remove X from IX to leave I, remove T from XL to leave X, then sum the remaining letters S I X to form SIX. The playful logic hinges on roman numeral values and letter deletion to yield the same outcome.
In a humorous aside Catholic Standard notes a mispronunciation about an inner party and dessert. Miss Dudley boasts of great edity while Miss Magley jokes about a chocolate eclaw, a playful linguistic moment.
Fragments mention Brad Scenery and a quote about scenery abroad, a note on Alpine climbing with a line about a terrible abyss. The text also briefly notes thimbles of lave and people in Naples, though details are incomplete.
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