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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1909
Page
6
A boy, Jack Townsend, urges his parents for a regular weekly allowance to learn money management. He debates with his mother about an account book and keeping household accounts, while his father suggests starting next week with a simple system. The piece notes many boys have good ideas but fail to act when confronted with obstacles.
A rustic dental rhyme assures that an aching tooth can be pulled and a new tooth will grow in its place if the tongue stays away. The speaker claims a future gold tooth will emerge untampered and endure for life, promising relief and a gleaming result.
The New York World reports former slave William Henderson, dedicated coachman to the John A. Morris family of Throggs Neck, retires with a cottage, land, income for life, and a gardener. His wife gains a pension, and he becomes her driver in a transformed estate gift celebrated after years of faithful service and a lifetime near the Morrises. Henderson, born in servitude, once saved Mrs Morris from danger, earning wide regard across Westchester.
A late 19th century report outlines a new system for soldier clothing. It notes Pimlico army clothing factory as a major tailor, cites annual costs to clothe the army, and explains changes: free outfits on enlistment, quarterly allowance, lump sum repayment of two pence per day after year, and abolished wear periods. Details compare costs by regiment.
A historical discussion traces the rise of women in higher education, noting Oberlin and Bryn Mawr figures showing more women than men at many institutions. It surveys marriage ages, entry into work, and common careers for graduates, from teaching to social work, law, medicine, and beyond, ending with a reflection on changing societal norms.
A compact humor snippet set quotes from various light items. Jokes cover misread lines on phones about clothes, dates, conjured misunderstandings, and a playful bartender. The captions reference old magazines and newspapers, delivering quick quips rather than a single narrative.
This survey of varied notes covers air volume for weight, British street railways, a fast British battleship claim, U S pig iron production, French army equipment, radium exposure effects, ivory bleaching, razor strop guide, a New York cigar box invention, Columbia University clock accuracy, Messina earthquake centers, San Francisco quake area, radiothorium vs radium, and a hint at scientific society meetings in Hawaii for 1910, plus anecdotes about Hadleys on a train and a preacher.
A string of comic vignettes from humorous columns and cartoons. It opens with a professor at a barbershop overreacting to a shave and massage while musing on philosophical themes. Additional jokes cover marriage, love, work, and social foibles, featuring pithy exchanges and wry observations throughout.
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