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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1913
Page
7
A fragmented verse and courtroom dialogue discuss a father's vanished fortune and social decline. The poem recalls a heroic past where blue skies and loyal friends framed the speaker’s world, contrasted with present hardship as wealth is lost and social circles close.
A man named Blimley reveals to Huntley that he proposed to Edith Buzzley and was accepted, but today learns Edith's father is about to make an assignment, complicating the engagement in a scene of romantic setback.
A collage of theatrical style lines and misheard exchanges shows characters in domestic and social scenes. A Woman's Intuition features a doctor and wife discussing shared troubles while mounting a hopeful plan for an advertisement. A stray poem fragment and a garbled speech about socialism end the piece with quirky misprints and wordplay.
President Wilson urges Congress to adopt a banking and currency system to free business men for enterprise. He argues for public control of the system, elastic credit, and removal of tariffs to unleash initiative, warning against lagging behind in reform and urging immediate action. He emphasizes duty to supply instrumentalities for commerce and the need to empower credit for corporate and individual ventures. The message calls for a national framework to mobilize reserves and prevent private monopolies, aligning policy with public interests.
Prof H R Kenwood of Bedfordshire argues at the Royal Sanitary Institute that improving the home can prevent tuberculosis. He warns against dirt and hidden germs, urges simple cleansing with damp methods, recommends movable furnishings and sunlit spaces, and condemns the parlor as a fetish hindering healthy living.
A British officer warns that Waterloo terrain is at risk as trenches and walls at Hougoumont and La Haye Sainte are scarred by rebuilding and tourist development. He urges Belgian and English cooperation to preserve the battlefield topology as at Gettysburg, noting initial steps will be costly.
A practical porch vine guide uses a one inch square wooden strip about six feet long with a screw eye at each end. Drive two nails in the upper porch, tie strings to the strip, hook eyes on the nails, and peg the lower ends to the ground to train the vines.
Congress considers the McAdoo-Wilson endorsed banking and currency bill creating federal reserve banks in districts with boards of nine directors. It would tax stockholders, set reserve ratios, require open market operations, and position the federal reserve board as national banking supervisor. The plan includes government deposits in reserve banks, treasury notes funding, and strict examiner rules.
The article recalls 1812 Fourth of July observances in Princeton and New York, noting a return to genteel, orderly festivities. It describes flag display, formal orations, reading of the Declaration, and a parade by various trades and civic groups, followed by church services and veterans’ salutes.
A fragment reflecting on George Washington Robert Morris and John Stoss presenting a standard to Congress as a symbolic national banner. Mentions 132 years and the union of states, praising the flag as a herald of fundamental principles.
The speaker extols the flag as a symbol of union and national liberty. The banner represents loyalty, bravery, and peaceful possession, pledging sovereignty to all people under God. Revered as a heritage of founders, it stands for liberty, sacrifice, and divine truth.
The article argues that religious men shaped the discovery colonization and independence of North America. It claims the 13 colonies were founded on religious principles and sought to know and do God’s will. Fathers appealed to God in debates over freedom and independence, viewing Him as author and protector of liberty.
A terse cartoon caption questions the difference between a politician and a patriot. It asserts that a politician wants to "male dyonuy" at it, suggesting a critical, humorous take on political motives.
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