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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1902
Page
6
A poem fragment titled Old-Fashioned Song expresses longing for a dear companion across seasons. The speaker cycles through references to snow rain spring and summer, seeking comfort, guidance, and cheer from a loved one amid life’s moods. The tone is nostalgic and affectionate.
A young assistant editor, Dorothy Benson, faces dismissal after a costly error and contemplates poverty but finds solace in memories of Jack Macomber. A bold note from him promises a meeting to discuss their future as she clings to work and a plan to support her ill mother.
A British expedition in West Africa named Avonold turee disrupted a fetich shrine at Aro-Chuku used to lure and ensnare visitors. Supplicants were sold into slavery or sacrificed. reports describe the grotto, skull altar, and guards, with the stronghold of Oloko, Warsu Tarti, toppled after a hard march.
Captain Alfred Mahan argues in the International Monthly that there is no simple guide for obedience. He discusses when disobedience or strict compliance may be justified and notes that judgment must be informed by professional knowledge and evidence.
A discussion on military obedience stresses that responsibility lies with the individual who disobeys and must prove the circumstances. It warns against blind reverence for rules and argues that intelligent disobedience, guided by conscience, strengthens moral judgment and action.
A southern New Hampshire district school teacher used strict discipline to shape learning. A former pupil recalls being sent to a high chair to master an “advanced multiplication table,” memorizing products up to twenty by twenty. The disciplined memory aided his rapid calculations later. Also recounted is Dr. Newman Hall’s note on Harriet Beecher Stowe’s inspiration for Uncle Tom’s Cabin arising from a vivid death scene at a communion service.
Several cabmen are to be run as candidates or by forticating parliamentary elections in Brussels porta. The mane trade unto at Brussels.
W Gilliam of Los Angeles Herald urges steady resolve when plans fail and hope seems distant. He argues that bearing daily troubles with a stoic smile makes the real difference a century hence, even as skies stay blue and worries mount.
An editor meets Faith Dinsmore, a reserved boardinghouse guest with a poetic presence. Her pale face and keen eyes reveal a haunted past linked to a murder trial and a pivotal manuscript offered for five hundred dollars, signaling a bold literary moment amid gossip.
An aging man recalls writing a tale that moved a shy woman who funded its publication for her brother’s defense in a murder case. The story’s success reveals family ties, a hidden romance, and a final revelation to the man’s granddaughter about the author, the mother, and the uncle now a minister.
A letter from a boy thanks an uncle for a knife he misuses, praising the gift. The item notes Mrs Minute Davis of Omaha Nebraska as possibly the youngest great grandmother in the United States, married at 13 and a grandmother by 25. The text ends with garbled lines about widows and a refinery.
A severe cloudburst and heavy rain swept across the state causing widespread damage. Des Moines and surrounding counties endured flooding, rail traffic halted, and multiple towns reported casualties and extensive property loss. In Marshalltown and other areas rivers rose, crops suffered, and barns and homes were destroyed or damaged. One child drowned on Linn Creek, while other drownings occurred as storms moved through Carroll County and Chadwick areas. Roads, farms, and churches suffered significant harm amid the record rainfall.
Reports from the Valparaiso bound Paiena describe the destruction of Ratalbaton Guatemala and nearby Champerico after the Tuvand volcanic eruption. Over 1,000 lives are feared lost with earthquakes continuing since April 18. Ash and pumice blanket the region as the tale of devastation spreads.
The President finds no legal authority to intervene in the anthracite coal strike. He will not appoint a settlement committee as the 188% law has been repealed. The New York Board of Trade’s invitation is discussed, and the cabinet notes powerlessness beyond good offices. The planned mission to Washington is abandoned.
Eastern States Mormon missionaries are numerous. the Church of England lists thirty bishops. Outcry grows over Sabbath desecration in the United States. The Holy See discourages confessions over the telephone. A 1000 pound bell was stolen from Parkville Congregational Church. Alden Speare, influential Methodist layman, died in California. President Roosevelt invited to speak at the triennial Sunday school convention in Denver next year. Trinity Church Boston plans to repair a large but neglected chancel channel and add choir stalls. Russia’s government earmarks 1 million dollars to promote temperance. Rev. Dr. William Howe of Cambridge, oldest living Colby graduate, aged 86, graduated in 1838. Sir James Parker Deane, general and chancellor, dies at 90. Dr Kudisill and family were given a reception by the Methodist publishing house in Maaras.
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