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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1902
Page
8
A collage of chatter from early 1900s papers includes humor about engagements ending, a joke on entertaining talkers, and social notes. It also references school improvements with alabastine lightering, divorce gossip, travel fare ads, and curios about the dead sea water level and ancient instruments.
Mrs Louise M Gibson praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for kidney troubles. She recalls two years of suffering, severe kidney issues, and ineffective medicines before finding hope and improved health through the remedy.
The song recalls the bosn Pipes aboard a West Indies cruise hearing sailors cheer as orders arrive to man the bars and prepare for home. The captain brightens at the news and pipes are summoned, signaling a shift from weary voyage to reunion.
In a riverside scene aboard the Iide steamboat on the Tombigbee, an elderly Confederate veteran named Joe Perkins recounts losing his arm at Gettysburg and his courtship with Julia Mary Jane through wartime letters. Aboard, a young girl named Jennie questions him about his life, marriage prospects, and how he manages without an arm, while Perkins recalls vivid battles, loyalty, and resilience.
Weather across the middle West and Western States brings historic June rainfall. Crops face possible wreckage as continuous showers flood corn and wheat fields, pastures, and gardens from Illinois to Arkansas. An Alton area damage estimate tops 1 million dollars. railroads suffer.
Admiral Dewey testified before the Senate Philippines committee detailing the Manila Bay operations and the surrender by Spain. He denied recognizing Aguinaldo or his government, saying he lacked authority and never considered the Filipinos a formal republic, noting Manila was not garrisoned due to no troops. He learned of Aguinaldo's proclamation later and did not rush to Washington.
Indictments allege systematic trafficking within the police force and collusion with criminals in a $1.5 million robbery. Mayor Amer faces resignation in September to run a hotel in Indiana. Inspectors Malone and Brackett accused of aiding robbers and pocketing $500. Fugitives remain at large as a British shipping combine seeks to rival Morgan, planning a $10 million capitalization and using Canadian Pacific Railway to link Australasia and England.
A lengthy feature describes the near year of care in producing a billiard ball from elephants' tusks. It covers selecting the ivory, turning halves, controlled aging, weight and diameter goals, and issues of cracking from heat or humidity, plus post use fate of old balls.
Congressman T X Fitzpatrick of Kentucky writes from Washington praising Peruna as a splendid tonic for catarrh and nerves. He claims Peruna strengthens nerves, improves blood flow, and cures congestion. Readers are urged to seek Dr Hartman’s free advice if results are lacking.
A promotional note urges readers to buy and try Cascarets Candy Cathartic tonight. It touts genuine tablets stamped C C C and warns they are never sold in bulk, available at all druggists for 70 cents.
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