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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1915
Page
8
The piece discusses stamp adhesives and their coping with heat cold and movement, noting the spring autumn gum types and the durability of different waxes. It contrasts Russian prohibition effects on vodka sales with wartime measures and contains scattered observations on digestion and health while touching on unrelated topics.
The article discusses Washington capital lighting as a world model, noting flaws in the system. It lists totals of lamps, including 17,336 lamps with 10,187 electric, plus 1,785 high powered incandescents and 3,163 more in use. It details electric lamp replacements and plans for 100 candlepower incandescents on Seventh Street NW, with prior installations elsewhere.
The Office of Markets of the Department of Agriculture will begin work to help scattered berry growers enter markets. It acts as a clearinghouse for market information, sending carrot berry movement data to Washington via telegraph and aggregating arrivals and prices from consuming markets. This service aims to provide small shipping associations with up to date market conditions that were previously available mainly to large private fruit groups.
A puzzling incident at the White House involved a cigarette bug inside the red room chairs. Servants and officials, mystified by the peculiar behavior and odor, eventually discovered the insect under a cushion. A furniture dealer revealed the bug and noted fault with the chair stuffing, leaving the cigarette source puzzling.
Tourists klept towels from the Treasury building prompting a security upgrade. The old towel system proved unreliable as many towels vanished daily. Clerks suspected but could not prove thefts. A hooded band drying machine is installed to deter stealing and deter souvenir pantomime. Officials hope the device prevents further losses and reassures the visiting public.
President warns Mexican faction leaders that the United States may act to aid Mexico if they fail to unite. He urges immediate cooperation to restore a constitutional government, promising measures if factions cannot cooperate for relief and redemption of the country.
A self described greedy man in modest means pursues wealth until moonlight on a valley triggers a moral awakening. He repents, embraces gratitude, family love, and a new sense of purpose, calling the change a miracle of moonlight that alters his life and outlook forever. He gains inner peace and rejects prior avarice.
Sir Edgar Speyer the English baronet resigned his privy councillorship and honors and urged the British prime minister to revoke his baronetcy amid loyalty charges. He arrived in New York aboard the Philadelphia with his wife and children, after leaving Liverpool May 26. Also aboard were Philip Klein, Louis G. Dreyfus, and Raymond T. Baker. Over 10,000 Canadian troops landed in England last week with about 65,000 Canadians now with the Allies. no submarines sighted.
An earthquake shock reported from Munich and Bavaria alarms observers. Tremors rattled buildings and caused varying reactions as observers noted shaking across the region. Further details were unclear in the fragmented text but the event is identified as a quake affecting Bavaria and nearby areas.
An advertisement style letter extols Western Canada growth, noting Alberta’s rail mileage has doubled to 4097 miles in three years under Dominion Railway Commission oversight. It highlights university attendance rising in five years and includes a colonist’s testimonial of mixed farming success near Blackie, Alberta, detailing crops and livestock gains, health improvements, and openness to inquiries about the locality.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe fashionable women in a turbulent period, with phrases like no longer required and ta we clothing. References to Jil Parhapa and unclear social context hint at a fashion or society note from a historical newspaper page.
A fragmentary rural dialogue presents a farmer and a neighbor discussing a boy, mentioning drowning ideas in a terse exchange. The text reads as a stray historic speech, with garbled punctuation and missing context, suggesting a truncated local scene.
Fragmentary ad style text promotes Dameon's Whisky as pure and delicious with scattered phrases about drinking, work, and consumption. The snippet lacks clear entities, dates, or a coherent event.
Mrs Harry Fisana of 1625 Dounton Street Nicatown Pa suffers from acute agitation and fatigue, citing Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as improving her health. She works four days a week, assisting with housework, and urges other women to try the remedy. The ad lists addresses Bon and Lippitt Street for public guidance.
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