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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1920
Page
7
Subscription rate one year two dollars six months one dollar and three months fifty cents. Published every Thursday at Akron Iowa and entered at the post office as second class mail matter on September 38 1901. Foreign advertising representative The American Press Assoc. Inc.
In a special election at the Akron Buick garage on Tuesday, voters approved a $10,000 electric debt extension and a $10,000 waterworks bond plan, totaling about four to one with 190 votes cast and 17 by women. Men and women split decisions on each proposition, and city council will proceed to issue bonds and start improvements, including securing water from a spring near town. Judges A G A Palm and Wm Simeon and H Shoulberg. clerks J W Burnett and Dr W J Brunner served.
In LeMars an Iowa Democratic county ticket struggle unfolds as nominees withdraw. A. Langhout is renominated for treasurer while others decline. Gus Forbes withdraws as sheriff candidate. T. L. Burnight cannot run for representative. Joe Tierney and Nic Wiltgen remain for clerk and coroner respectively. Committee members John Mertes, J. P B. Worth and John Sturzl pledge to fill vacancies and seek court action to print names on the ballot.
Severn Jensen died at his Akron home on Wednesday morning July 21 1920 aged 68 years 10 months 26 days after a brief illness Born in Denmark August 25 1851 he came to America in 1880 with his wife Marie Petersen They lived in Brownsdale Monona and Plymouth counties Iowa before moving to Akron Iowa eleven years ago He was a hard worker until ill health after a typhoid attack and loss of eyesight He is survived by his wife three adopted children Chris Jensen Annie Dierksen and Fred Jensen One sister and two brothers remain in Denmark Funeral services were held at the family home conducted by Rev J HW Emanuel and interment was at Riverside Cemetery.
Neighbors and friends are thanked for their kindnesses during the illness and after the death of our beloved husband and father Severn Jensen and family express gratitude for the beautiful floral offerings and support.
An Australian Bulletin correspondent reports that some Aboriginal people appear to feel little pain from severe injuries. Accounts describe resisting bleeding by using ash and clay, avoiding washing wounds, and delaying medical care, with later adoption of doctors reducing deformities in later years. One Fraser Island case shows a man with two leg fractures not knitting, and an old woman who manipulated a broken arm for leverage.
Oliver Goldsmith notes Dutch life with winter canals, ice amusements, and rapid wind driven boats. He contrasts cheap travel by covered horse drawn boats with social habits as he observes beauty in towns, houses, gardens, statues, and grottos.
The article describes a Chinese musical instrument made from bamboo tubes of lengths in a 3 to 2 ratio. The longest tube is nine inches, with each subsequent tube two-thirds as long, producing a scale where each tube sounds a fifth above the previous. The design is linked to heaven and earth harmony and attributed to Emperor Huang-Ti.
Farmer bulletin notes pigs need sun and exercise for best growth and warns against excessive milk feeding. It cites Iowa State College data on sow feeding and alfalfa crops, plus a road-building surge postwar with federal and state funding. Roads are linked to farm costs and efficiency, urging faster motor transport and better rural highways.
J Ogden Armour lauds horse drawn vehicles and good roads as practical progress. He predicts roads will take on short haul tasks, ease rail burdens, and lower distribution costs, bringing citizens closer and expanding the transportation system.
Immanuel Lutheran Church announces services for Sunday August 1 with Sunday school at 10 a m and English service at 11 a m Swedish preaching and a future English sermon time. Luther League to meet in church parlors Wednesday August 4 hosted by Mr and Mrs Coldrey Davidson and Miss Lena Bengtson with a cordial welcome. Pastor W A Lindeblad delivers welcome remarks.
The Ladies Aid of Pleasant Hill Church will hold their Avonant sale in the grove at the Wm Kerr home next Tuesday afternoon and evening August 3. The sale will be held in the afternoon with refreshments and in the evening there will be more time for socializing. Everyone invited by the committee.
A daughter was born to Me and Mrs Elmer Harding southeast of town on Sunday July 25 1920. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Daniel Alveg west of town Moblay on July 26 1920. A son was born to Myr and Mrs Henning Shoulberg of Akron on Tuesday July 27.
Reward offered for a small pink parrot that is very tame. The notice mentions locations in Capital City Shows Yankton and Blair Nebraska with dates August 2 to 9 and August 10 to 17, inviting reports of the bird’s whereabouts.
Rare tropical woods enrich global cabinets with spice and dye varieties and medicinal virtues. Philippines forests hold vast wood resources, including rubber and gutta percha trees, largely untapped under Spanish rule but wisely administered since American occupation.
Miss du Pont praises Japanese children for their happiness and politeness. She notes they are loved by all adults, well-mannered, and not spoiled, contrasting with some American children.
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