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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1932
Page
7
A fragment from Ptahhotep's precepts dating to around 2760 B C emphasizes filial duty toward mothers. The advice urges gratitude for the mother who bore and fed you, cautions against causing her sorrow, and notes divine hearing of her pleas for her children.
A New York Morning Telegraph piece recalls George Bernard Shaw strolling with a nameless girl along the Volga. The child introduces the sage to a local name, and Shaw gently guides her home, praising courtesy as they converse. The vignette blends playful myth with a cross cultural moment.
The evening topic recalls early car days and driver errors. A father, hearing a terrible noise, fears the engine is failing, but a mechanic reveals the issue: a loose tire caused the loud racket, not a mechanical fault.
The Island of Cloves, famed as The Island of Cloves, yields a tiny share of the world’s supply. The dried buds are cultivated only in select spots, with Zanzibar and nearby regions contributing to a major export trade. Ten thousand tons are exported annually, mainly to Britain and India.
The article notes North Chile as the driest region on record with Iquique averaging 0.6 inches over 21 years and Arica under 0.5 inch in 19 years. It stresses conditions vary with a narrow coastal belt and occasional heavy storms in southern areas causing floods in valleys.
An elderly man stormed into a radio studio demanding to speak with the manager after hearing a program he believed mocked his fame. The manager apologized, noting they meant to reference his so called Biblical whiskers, while the man insisted it was Billy-goat whiskers leading to a heated exchange.
The text notes the wolf as an ecoramon in Arctic regions and in India's deserts. It claims the Indian desert wolf is smaller than northern wolves and lacks heavy coat, with lighter lower fur.
Geologists and meteorologists warn that melting Greenland and Antarctic ice could raise sea levels by about 150 feet, with the pace depending on Earth crust balance and volcanic activity. The piece notes historical Greenland fluctuations and the vast scale of Antarctic ice, including comparisons to U S regions.
Archeologists note early playing cards lacked a queen, reflecting women's lesser social status. For centuries cards were a man's game as women handled household duties. Today bridge players in the United States include more than half women, illustrating progress. Cards varied in form with leaves and flowers used to show values.
A miniature city populated by Liliputians exists as a tiny suburb near Berlin. The residents, mostly stage folk, favor small dwellings and furniture and have shaped the town to exclude normal-sized people. They have gained official recognition and authorization for a miniature post office named Zwergstadt.
The Accommodations was Canada’s first steamboat, operating on the St. Lawrence between Quebec and Montreal starting in 1809. Within two decades steam craft spread, with early Maritime ventures. The Champlain and St. Lawrence railway opened in 1836, running 141 miles from St. John’s on the Richelieu to Laprairie near Montreal, six years after the first North American steam train.
The Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters received unusual names on seedling orders including John Oakleat from Ve nango for tree seedlings John Acorn from Venango for spruce seedlings in Cherry Tree township and applications from Failing Shaber Hickory township with shipments to places such as The Grove Woodside Spruce Hill Rockwood Fleetwood Beach Creek Locust Gap Driftwood Cherry Tree and Forest City Indianapolis News
Charles eight years old proudly shows off a baby to many visitors. His enthusiasm grows until the mother halts the visits. When asked who the baby is, Charles sulkily replies the child is not his baby and might not even be a third his.
A 1930s safety article by Dr A R Taner from State College urges readers to address cross-eyedness and similar conditions affecting driving. It notes 660 killed in 1930s and stresses eye exams and careful driving to extend life and reduce accidents.
Special Correspondence reports a Roeresford Mason and wherry family picnic at Riversioux Park on Sunday. Kittenball and roller skating entertained children. Mrs. Pearl Wieland from Sinsall spent last week with relatives. Dorothy and Sylvia Crill shopped in Sioux City Tuesday. Several residents visited Mrs. McSloy at the M. H. Barr cottage Tuesday evening as a large crowd attended a kitten ball game between the Akron team.
The Quam team at Riversioux Part and Avon High score leaders Mr and Mrs Guy Harvey visit with neighbors Me and Mrs Clifford Collins and fully in Stonx City. Mr and Mrs Leater Nelson host Sunday evening. The Riversioux bridge is completed and roads reopen after wartime damage last spring. Mrs Vern Smith and Mrs Rose Wood travel on a business trip to Aleron Wednesday.
Tealph Prances and Jeve Galil drove to Storm Take Bunday to upend the day with their slater Opal wire to attend summer sehends that place. Tuntor Johnson spent all weeks visiting his grandparents Mr and Mrs I B White in Akron. Dwight and Wellace Brown are visiting Chely grandparents Mr and Mrs I Deceston now Milnerville. TB Women's Missionary S8a n elLy will meet Wednesday July 6.
Irene Jolson visits relatives of Prin Ran. Miss Frances Gabo hosts a Christian Hindengor service Sunday evening. Sienemers push grain cultivation as dampening weather nears cutting. Ruth Trickenson visits Lake Gkobadi area for summer. choir practices resume Thursday at church. Advertising offerings available at the Register Tribune office.
Garlands residents share a Sunday of family visits and casual gatherings. Mr and Mrs Diet Meniter and others visited Merriller, while Mr and Mrs Albert Tiewlsan hosted relatives at the DewWal home. Families including the Hrentzen, Ebeltiren, Lewison, and Teweisons appeared in several get togethers, with berry picking and high-arcade job meeting noted at the Register-Tribune office.
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