24 Jun 1909
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1909
Page
1
A dense, garbled patch lists varied topics from royal age to a court case, noting a $6,000,000 judgment sold for $150, with references to King Edward, a giraffe, a white slave concern, and a Salem petition from 1636. It blends quotes, misprints, and stray facts without coherent narrative.
A reflection on Debora Holmes giving four bushels of corn to maidens, and how utilitarian charity can seed a life of kindness. The piece warns against purposeless living, urges action and engagement, from adopting habits to aiding others, and ends with a call to find meaningful work and happiness through purposeful deeds.
A profane parrot caused a scene at Branch Brook Park. Sergeant Wilson and Officer Witzen detained the bird amid a crowd as the creature resisted, hurling insults from a tree. The Essex County Park Commission awaits the owner to settle the matter.
A Washington Star exchange frames moral disapproval of bribery politics with Mr. Graftwell warning that any offer of money for influence betrays crude effort, underscoring caution against corruption in public life.
The Philadelphia Ledger records a humorous courtroom moment where the judge admonishes, ejecting a man who defies the law of gravity, in a scene noted for its wit. The snippet ends with a curious aside about a dressmaker and her husband.
A reader discusses arteriosclerosis its causes and progression from vessels to arteries noting hardening of walls by fibrous tissue and lime deposits. It cites age related wear and tear and explains preventions through moderation medical exams and diet.
A New York bill aims to create three tramp colonies to detain and reform vagrants, alcohol offenders, and minor criminals. Backed by charitable groups and railroads, it proposes $756000 for sites near New York City Albany and Buffalo, with a five member unpaid board to oversee operations and parole possible after showing reform.
A late English periodical illustration depicts traders at the London Stock Exchange “throwing the tape” from floor to wall under the dome, a sport reflecting nervous release. The piece recalls similar frolics in New York brokers galleries and muses on gallery crowds, sailors, Indians, and a Shaker couple amid the market’s livelier days.
A Chicago News note traces the word interview to McCullagh of St. Louis and credits Britannica with its popular English use in the 1890s. It notes prior usage before that era and cites a Nation 1869 writer as an early user of the term in its modern sense.
A home grown philosopher in the Washington Herald comments on wealth and affection. He argues that while most do not worship money, the love of money is rarely purely platonic. The quote contrasts modern attitudes with a skeptical view of money’s idealized role.
A terse magistrate rebukes an officer for bringing a prisoner, charging distraction during a hearing while the scene hints at a brusque court and social hypocrisy. The text also notes women’s attitudes toward marital ruin and the folly of chicken-hearted excuses.
A scattered digest covers rainfall averages, transatlantic speed records, lunar shadows, Japan’s coal sales to China, UK steel and cement plants, French beer consumption, hop crops, Russian dredges, Alberta wheat, Saskatchewan prospects, Greenwich time as UK standard, and wireless messages from Paris to Glace Bay. It notes New York tipping bills for public houses, New Ireland time behind London, and a Manchurian trolley with center doors, plus cigarette industry origins and rising honey use in cuisine.
Claims from a Washington authority that vaccination can render people immune to typhoid without sickness. Describes a vaccine produced from dead bacilli in broth, and its use by U S Army personnel, with how the inoculation is administered and why immunity lasts.
The author recalls incidents from woods life where wild animals such as gray and red squirrels fall to their deaths from heights. He notes storms, winds, tides, and miscalculations can kill wildlife, with examples of a squirrel breaking its neck and another struck down after a faulty leap.
At a dinner reflecting on Memories of Two Blasters guests including Carlyle debated denial of human flaws and whitewashing God’s creation. Miss Ellot challenged engrained philanthropy while discussing figures like Henry VIII and Frederick II. The piece notes women’s complaints after weddings and a lively exchange among guests.
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