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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1911
Page
8
The fragment lists brands and quips about feet and comfort. It references Hammns Wizard Oil for tired feet, Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething, Garfield Ten laxative, untaxed tobacco, and a dealer Meriwather & Howards of Clarkeville Tennessee. It ends with a remark about fortunes and luck.
Dr Charles B Reed warns in a Chicago health department bulletin that domestic cats spread germs and diseases. He emphasizes cats are more dangerous than red hot pokers as toys for children, citing diphtheria influenza ringworm and typhoid among risks. He notes a rare ideal rat catcher but calls cats and rats both menaces while urging better ventilation lighting and cleanliness in theaters. The Chicago health situation shows little weekly change in mortality and morbidity.
Harvard strength expert Dudley A. Sargent clashes with Amherst College professor John M. Tyler at the American Physical Education Association meeting in Boston. Tyler warns of excessive activity for adolescent girls while Sargent argues heavy work and climbing are appropriate as girls reach adolescence, challenging notions of ladylikeness and fitness.
George Pearce was jailed for six months after a court heard of his obsessive letters and telegrams to Bertha Kleinknecht. Janitor Ernest Herter described Pearce sneaking through a dumbwaiter, chasing the woman and bothering residents, with Pearce declaring his crime was loving too much.
Milton Shirt and Overall Company offered a marriage inducement to attract workers as local men wed, preventing labor shortages at the mill. About twenty young women from town and countryside joined the Milton factory to learn the work, boosting production prospects.
London readers debate self haircutting as barbers seek double prices for men who shave themselves. Walter Reynolds of the London county council warns of public backlash while sharing tips for self grooming and criticizing risky barber practices. A separate note from Marietta, Pa reports a lab fire quelled by soda water and bird seed, with a clerk quickly fetching a soda tank and another tossing bird manna on the blaze.
Oscar Settner who was deaf and dumb after a two year fall from his roof had his faculties restored by fright at an approaching trolley car. The incident highlights unusual recovery of speech and hearing following the scare inside New York.
Berlin Germany will have under arms this summer about 1,000,000 men for field maneuvers. The regular army totals 622,000 and 365,000 reservists will be called, bringing active strength to 977,698. Including fleet personnel, the armed force exceeds one million. Chicago chewing gum strike threatens gum famine over reduced hours and higher pay requests.
A 15 year old colored boy tells the barber that Linda has married Bill Lee two hours earlier. The barber, surprised, proclaims he has been married for more than four weeks and dismisses the boy with insult. The piece reflects racial language and social attitudes of the time.
Miss Lu Johnson of Washington DC reports rapid relief from a severe eruption under her knees spreading toward the waist after using Cuticura Pills Ointment and Soap. She credits three products and notes healing in about eight days, urging others to try the remedies and requesting Potter Drug free skin affliction literature.
A collage of gossip and ad snippets shows a bank collapse tale where directors are in the dark. It weaves in social quips about marriages and women directors, plus a joke on payback and eye remedy ads, reflecting a bustling old newspaper page tone.
A Canadian emigrant describes moving from Essex County Ontario to Red Lake Falls Minnesota after 22 years farming there. He details land purchases near Jack Fish Lake Meota, cash on hand, herd size, and a farm valued at about 8000 dollars. He praises opportunities for settlers, noting crops and yields, and claims many locals are Americans and Canadians who prosper with modest capital. He asserts that land can be bought for about 15 dollars per acre and paid in a single crop. The account includes remarks on others’ experiences and a call for Canadian government literature.
Erie woman testimonial recounts five years of illness and relief after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad touts cures of female disorders and invites readers to seek advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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