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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1909
Page
3
Snappy clippings mix humor and satire from late 19th and early 20th century scenes. Jokes hinge on romantic vanity, public officers, schooling, and social foibles with punchlines tied to letters, newspapers, and familiar phrases. Notable quips reference portraits, critics, dances, and domestic foibles.
Arrests were made in Budapest over a bizarre will saga involving a very wealthy craftsman named Sawa. He allegedly made nine wills prioritizing his young housekeepers, disinheriting a bride, and a disputed supposed tenth will claimed by a young couple. A housekeeper Anna Drechsler recalled a champagne feast, three men visiting the master, and the elder’s sudden decline after which the will was allegedly forged. The three men, the doctor, and others face conspiracy charges in connection with the estate’s claimed heir.
A report on Prof. Robert W. Wood of Johns Hopkins revealing a mercury-based reflecting surface telescope that could replace glass lenses. The invention promises cheaper, simpler star studies and a potential revolution in astronomy alongside the dream of discovering life on Mars and other worlds.
A historical excerpt discusses American actions in the Philippines including isolation of lepers on Culion Island, its growing population now 1,800, the community’s self-governance, and pestilent disease control measures. It notes Cholera prevention through hygiene and school education, and mentions extensive emigration of lepers from 2,000 at occupation start to 2,500 currently.
Fragmented reminiscences describe tugboats braving winter gales and shoals with steady pilots and a watchful crew. The article recalls Frank TP Bullen and vivid scenes of fog, sleet, and snow as tugboats guide vessels, while crew seek safe passages and earn their pay through results.
The article recalls a man who served his country as a missionary then faced addiction and illness, returning home to farm work and later reviving his evangelistic calling with a tent and organ. Despite fever and opium treatment, he resisted drugs, preached to large crowds, and inspired many, though his name remains largely unsung today.
A devotional piece reflecting on Christs life and miracles, invoking Gods guidance for faithful service. It quotes Christains G Rossetti and urges prayer for strength to spread the gospel, noting theneed for workers in the harvest.
May Shaw Uhy: Fdinesas try Walle ling or Hiding: Morse or Hieyele, miles on Loot, ninety miles on Sits ob LOO flies astride: bles lo, all owithin three days, is the chosen gly navy officers who will have to quarlify each year hereafter as to their physical thtness for service. The order was recently issued by Secretary Newberry at Washington, and affects all officers below rear admiral and above lieutenant. Tests include long distance walks, bike rides, horse riding, and multi day rests, to be completed within seven hours thirty minutes, six hours, or seventeen hours, with rests. The last test, a 100 mile bicycle ride, is expected to be the most popular, and a young naval officer notes no ban on motor bicycles.
A verbose excerpt argues air acts like an unstable river, with rising and falling currents, wind shearing layers, and continual motion. It paints air as never still, comparing it to waves, drafts, and spiraling columns, amid a stream of fanciful observations from a popular magazine.
A garbled 1907 miscellany cites potato crop value at 199 million dollars, world lead production and a seismograph debate. It notes fashion shifts like boned strings and overshoes, jokes about possum, and a divorce libel case in New York linked to constitutional comments, with mentions of Hobson and several papers.
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