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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1909
Page
3
A fragment from The Register Tribune surveys tax talk and satire, noting Taft spelling reforms, Dutch royalty, Kipling takes on Roosevelt, and wide ranging opinions. It comments on benevolence, public charity, and social duty while sharing light sketches of news and oddities.
The essay argues that democracy confuses equality with being too good to be a servant, undervaluing service. It discusses the overlap of private and public service, professional overstaffing, and how education cost and social valuation drive people away from professions toward trades, urging public discouragement to address oversupply in medicine.
Two explanations for the origin of the phrase Mind your P s and Q s. One ties P to pint and Q to quart in tavern ledgers, the other to printers distinguishing P s from Q s in Roman type, noting their similar shapes and the apprentice being warned to mind his letters.
A stout New Learder laments lost buttons on his waistcoat as a stern landlady pushes a bargain of Watchfulness and Economy. Projections of Mather appear as the scene shifts to a homely domestic contrast with a cautionary moral about appearances.
A collage of items touches on Madrid weather, Chinese political shifts, wartime diplomacy, and scientific curiosities. Reports mention a coal incident in Britain, railway plans in China, and a Royal Society talk on native loops. Other notes cite glass chimneys, heliotropism, and aeronautics forecasts amid diverse global events.
Frank Stanton in The Delineator portrays Joel Chandler Harris as a distinct literary figure who blended pathos and humor. He notes Harris’s shy, spontaneous charm, keen philosophy, and humane kindness shaping his enduring, affectionate portraits in American folklore.
In a crowded streetcar a muddy boy who soils a woman’s gown pleads for understanding. The woman rebukes lightly and learns of his loneliness as he travels alone to see his Aunt Clara while fearing rain. their brief exchange reveals shared humanity amid public scrutiny.
Frank Lestle Publishing House offers A Hazard of Hearts a clean bright romance set in everyday life. Mathilde Thorne is the heroine and Jem Stewart the hero who marries first and teaches love afterward. The piece highlights natural scenes and appealing incidents for general readers, both young and old.
On the battered St Lawrence during a mid December Atlantic crossing, Miss Thorne becomes the central figure among a mix of commercial travelers and Northwest men. Three men in the group show hidden histories, with Charlie Judson and Captain Kerr drawn to her quiet presence as storms rattle the ship and the social order shifts onboard.
A gardener named Les prepares ground by layering stable manure and rich soil to form beds up to eighteen inches deep. The process yields hotbeds, then replacing top material yearly to maintain fertility. A three acre plot reportedly sells large quantities of old soil for new beds.
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