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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1902
Page
6
A poem by Thomas H. Wilson printed in Woman's Home Companion evokes a mother's lullaby scene. The verse paints a night scene with winds, trees, birds, and a rocking mother crooning as a child sleeps. It contrasts peaceful sleep with the hard world beyond the lullaby.
Agnes Huntley, a nursing probationer, learns Miss Marshall will reject her for insufficient physical strength. The elder doctor consoles, urging that even failure carries duty and opportunity. Agnes returns home, tends her father, helps a mother on a train, and reevaluates ambition versus service as she contemplates a new path.
An elderly Louisville observer recalls a recent convention remark that New Orleans would host the year’s meetings. A speaker touted New Orleans as the happiest city with music, brass bands, and perpetual revelry while noting pending gatherings like the National Bankers Association and Confederacy affiliated groups.
The text traces peanut origins from Surinam and Brazil to Peru and Asia. It notes early travel by explorers before Columbus, diffusion to India, Ceylon, and the Malay archipelago, then to Africa via Portuguese voyage with slave ships, and later to Australasia, highlighting its global agricultural spread and uses.
J B Joseph tours the South and notes Savannah train arrival scenes with neon saloons shouting Open all night, a restaurant declaring We never close, and a shabby Chinese liquor home with a bold Mo wakee too sign, reflecting curious local commerce.
A concise adage observes that personal advancement cannot be achieved by harming or severing ties with friends and associates, stressing the value of networks and respectful conduct in progress.
A dated ad-style notice warns readers not to substitute inferior catarrh tonics for Peruna. It cites Dr Hartman of Columbus and quotes testimonials from Mrs Junge McAllister and Mingie B McAllister praising Peruna after chronic back and health issues. The piece urges buyers to demand Peruna at the uniform price and avoid cheaper imitations.
A noisy boast about a three thousand year old table sparks disbelief. a joke on the multiplication table as a prop. Also an ad for Allen’s Foot Ease promises relief for new shoes, plus old notes on early cotton exports and a reader about a South American revolution told by a Kentucky native.
The readable portions mention a book as a perpetual companion and reference Lilian Whiting's quote about how books enchant experiences. The surrounding text is garbled with misspellings and stray phrases about gums and polio but no coherent event or clear person action is identifiable.
A reflective note on correcting trivial errors among friends. It argues that most mistakes are minor and unnecessary to correct, preserving harmony and comfort in strong friendships. It compares correcting tiny slips to pricking a friend with a needle and calls for restraint.
Italian statistics show that emigration to America reached about 100000 annually with roughly half returning to Italy. Australia’s first measured wool clip rose from 20000 tons in 1821 to 2700000 tons. Red Cross Ball Bud should be in every home and Halts Catarrh Cure is advertised with a 73 cent price.
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