23 Jun 1910
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1910
Page
1
The item compiles a string of witty and provocative remarks on reform, banking, penology, exploration, currency, and industry. It notes Shackleton and gold rumors, penny‑pinching wages, a ham theft sentence, and a judge‑worthy jab at postmasterships. It reflects a paper’s brisk, opinionated panorama.
A speaker says a substitute for rubber would aid the world and enrich the inventor. Rubber demand has driven price from 84 cents to 2.60 per pound in two years. The torpedo boat Winslow, 12 years old, Ensign Bagley died aboard in 1898, will be struck from the active list and junked. A New York rope-paper maker notes 30,000 tons of old rope were turned into paper last year, challenging the notion rope only makes campaign cigars.
A Pennsylvania judge discusses a woman burning her husband s wooden leg to stop him from going to a saloon. The New York Court of Appeals allows name changes by consent without criminal intent, citing famous examples who adopted names. It notes women also may legally change their names with consent from the head of the household.
The piece contrasts aging and reluctant rulers. A new English king fears duty and public appearances while enjoying stamps, with Alfonso of Spain preferring fast travel yet bound by state duties, and Manuel of Portugal restrained by budget fears and court etiquette.
A 1906 article discusses a ten year revision of the American Pharmacopeia, the sole standard for drug purity, and calls for a restricted list of about 300 widely used drugs. It notes authorship by the AMA and pharmaceutical groups, and mentions possible amendments to the Pure Food and Drugs Act to curb sales of unregulated preparations.
A sly reflection on paying for advice and trouble, noting men chase value and women’s rail travel fantasies. The piece mocks how people justify higher costs to claim their purchases exceed expectations, while a humorously cynical view of bargaining and cigar prices lingers.
Sven Hedin describes Tibetan interpretation of solar eclipses as a hunter dog in the sky and gods angered by a failed visit. Hlaje Tsering and Lobsang discuss myths, rituals, and demonstrations using tea, joss-sticks, and symbolic coins to explain the phenomenon.
A conductor asks if all is clear and a shrill voice shouts to wait while a small boy struggles to board with a laundry basket. Passengers crane their necks as the scene unfolds aboard the railcar.
In a playful exchange from the Philadelphia Record a girl voices skepticism about marrying a man who sends flowers while Oldbach jokes about keeping a cautious stance. The brief vignette captures social banter over courtship symbols.
A fragmentary historical note speaks of ritual or domestic dialogue with a wife scolding a daughter or young woman for not marrying the man from her choir. The text hints at family tension and social expectations within a perhaps musical or communal setting. The lines suggest a domestic scene of consent, duty, and affection.
Mrs Johanna Del Banco a Chicago resident for fifty eight years died at her home 630 Wellington. She aged 82 survived by daughters Miriam head assistant at Von Humboldt school and Bessie a teacher at Morris school. Husband died forty years ago. Born in Germany in 1818 she came to Chicago in 1852.
A wide array of world notes including France’s 11,000 troops in Morocco, Alaska copper output forecast over 4 million pounds, and electric power steering submarine boats. Plans for a peat fueled German power station, air and steam train couplers, and radio and navigation tech are noted alongside agricultural shifts and port growth in Singapore.
The article surveys historical bows from Scythian to English longbows and arbalests, noting the Greek, Roman, and Tartarian shapes and use in battles such as Crecy and Agincourt. It then quotes Secretary Wilson on living standards, contrasting Elizabethan wealth with modern comforts, including housing, baths, travel, and communications of the era.
A Success Magazine quip pits a woman against a minister about addressing his congregation. The elder replies that one embraces the other, raising a humorous clash over inclusivity in church speech.
A Bostonian and a Chicagoan sketch a Bunker Hill monument moment while a doctor’s multilingual joke hints at broader understanding. The dialogue, from Puck, captures a dry satire on war memory and subjectivity.
Peter Coo per Hewitt has secured patents for a mercury vapor electric lamp after a contest dating to the original 1901 filing. The Indiana battleship underwent tests of its ship brake showing it can halt within a full length without shock. Construction begins on a vast tower-filled building at Wall and Nassau, rising 3389 feet to become the world’s third tallest office block.
A London Globe correspondent argues that the American accent is less irritating than cockney speech and could replace it in the east. The piece notes regional varieties within America, cites Kentucky and New England, and observes how long residents stay in the U S shapes their speech.
London Chronicle recounts an Antarctic expedition where a polite scientific attaché, amid dire conditions, asks Mawson if he is busy and then orders him to “Tam down 4 crevasse.” Mawson is found hanging by four fingers in a crevasse, a position he could not have held long.
The Fish Hawk, a United States Fish Commission vessel docked off Gloucester, prepares for shad hatching along the Delaware. A crew of forty three collects eggs from market fishermen, fertilizes them in pans, and hatches them in jars before releasing fingerlings into river beds. The ship can carry 350 jars and has hatched up to 125 million eggs per season with high fertility, while natural hatching is far lower.
A Southern-leaning critique explains how readers per 1000 impact merchant reach, noting hand bills versus newspaper ads. It warns that exaggeration damages trust, while mail order houses persistently advertise, gaining advantage over home merchants in all seasons. The piece argues honesty sustains business longer than sensational claims.
A fragmentary historical note describes imperial punishment for dissent in Russia by forcing an author to eat his own words. It recalls severing and feeding printed pages, a doctor’s limit on life risk, and a caution against public parades amid social satire about pamidles.
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