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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1910
Page
3
A string of pithy observations on taxes doctors weddings and local habits is presented with a satirical tone. Mentions include Rome, Stovaine, the Drexel Gould wedding, the Central telephone, a baby who smokes a pipe, and the British battleship Invincible.
A Kansas Rhodes scholar tops English hammer throwers while remarks on intellect mix with satire about Michelangelo and elevator stairs. A look at Henry H. Rogers's wealth misestimates follows, then a quirky dress reform proposal arguing coats for men buttoning backs to curb divorces and conjugal friction.
A French scholar proposes a working definition of religion as a sum of scruples that impede free faculties. He states animism and taboo as core, citing spirits of nature and a god-like spirit of spirits, with prohibition and sacredness shaping ethics and spirituality across civilizations.
A reflection on Mark Twain’s legacy as a humorist and social critic. The piece discusses his influence, the range of his works from The Jumping Frog to Tom Sawyer, and how his reputation evolved after 1885 with more serious writings and civic engagements. The text notes shifting tastes across generations and praises his varied literary output.
A German professor from Gottingen, M Verwern, argues all people remain in a state of hypnotism from cradle to grave. He claims childhood education Plants uncritically accepted ideas, shaping religion, politics, and even instinctive yawns and allergies through suggestion. He notes yawns and itchiness arise from stimulus and claims to show how early impressions persist.
Over the past twelve years the United States imported about 800 million dollars in chemicals drugs and dyes and exported roughly 200 million dollars. Crude materials led imports while manufactured goods dominated exports. The piece notes concern that people fear frequent shaving to avoid being exploited.
Michigan tale reports D B Disbro left a hidden vault of gold coins totaling over $2,000. Nine children, plus the stepmother, gathered at the old homestead where a cellar floor stone was raised to reveal a glass jar full of coins. The mother divided the spoils into nine shares, honoring a decades old wish to leave wealth for the offspring.
A series of opinions examines municipal and criminal issues. The Michigan Supreme Court denies mandamus to compel council attendance, citing lack of a unique citizen right and legislative remedy. Other passages reject judicial intrusion into city affairs, uphold equity as redress, and condemn technicalities that fail to protect substantial rights.
Fragment from a column discusses a baby’s medicine question and a mother’s exasperated reply. It then shifts to a social observation about wealth and expectations toward a spouse's kin, reflecting tone and slang of the era. The piece reads like a collection of scraps with humorous tangents on family and money.
Opinions from Great Papers discuss France following Germany in a broad workingmen's insurance plan. Contributions from workers and contributions matching by employers fund a national system that consolidates old age pensions with sick and accident benefits, expanding coverage to about 17 million workers. Initial state funding is about 36 million dollars annually, potentially dropping to 25 million later, with further post office organizational reforms anticipated.
The Post Office Department is the world’s largest business by spend and staff. It has doubled its business roughly every decade since the 19th century, yet expenses have more than doubled. Public and private sector comparisons show the growth outstrips efficiency gains.
In Holden Times recalling a bygone era when beeswax cost a cent, eggs once five cents a dozen, and a village barrel of whiskey stood free for all. Prices drifted with scarcity, butter traded for a shilling per pound, potatoes a shilling per bushel, and households stored produce in cellars against winter.
A critique of why certain books become best sellers while similar works fade. The piece cites Hawthorne Archibald Malmaison Cholmondeley Red Pottage Diana Tempest and others, noting mismatches between critical praise and sales. It discusses The Garden of Allah Flams Belchamber The Hill and a Duke disguised as a principal character, pondering elusive market reasons.
A quippy reminiscence on a polite man’s early routines and neighbors’ arrivals. The piece contrasts old town behavior with modern dining, noting how high food prices tempt stomach trouble as a practical joke. It corners on social manners and everyday thrift in a brisk, humorous tone.
Casaler's Magazine notes eight years of U S water projects turning arid land into crop areas. Twenty eight projects cost 48 million dollars, employing 12 000 workers to build canals and operate gates. Sixteen rivers and seven lakes diverted supply to 1 250 000 acres, supporting 125 000 people.
A compact biographical sketch traces Mark Twain born November 30, 1835 near Hannibal Missouri through his early work as a printer, river pilot training, writing career with The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County and The Innocents Abroad, marriage to Olivia Langdon, publishing ventures, Oxford honorary degree, retirement at Stormfield, Bermuda trip, and the impact of his daughter Jean's death in December 1909, ending in frail health.
An observer details a Marseilles truffer using a trained pig to locate truffles, priced about $5 a pound, with the pig directed by a pointed staff. The pig found a dozen truffles in an hour, earning a reward of acorns while the truffle man earned about $4 that morning.
The article traces the revival of the Santa Fe trail as the Arkansas Valley speed way. Work started this spring to build a dirt road from Hutchinson across western Kansas toward Colorado, with twelve counties involved and plans to extend to Pueblo and beyond. Auto ownership among farmers has surged, spurring interstate public improvement and major automobile spending in recent years.
Exports of Hungarian beans to the United States in 1909 were valued at 1 170 000 dollars. An army of 751 788 foreigners arrived on US shores last year. Prussian statistics link high starch in potatoes to intensive cultivation. Canada's public debt on February 28 1910 stood at 328 658 880 dollars net, up 20 600 000 in 12 months. London music hall seats 4000. St Peters Rome 54 000. Milan 40 000. St Pauls London 26 000. Mrs Charles G Ades elected president of Boston School Voters League. Coal and salt works in Prussia employed 89 723 men, output 58 171 960 dollars, up 4 percent from 1908. Diary note records a boy's two gifts and odd entries about weather. A California drummer jokes about fleas in a hotel room.
A verse from the Indianapolis News declares a vow to keep calm and ignore pesterin g troubles. The speaker promises not to fret at gas bills, noisy stovepipes, or mistaken phone calls, resolving to endure cold and cares without anger. The tone is humorous and defiant, centering on resolve.
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