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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1905
Page
3
Very Awkward. Mrs Norton returns home in distress after learning she has addressed Major Peverill as a title for six months. She explains to her husband John that Major is actually his first name, causing mortification and surprise.
Special report from Clayton Texas May 1 quotes Mr. J H Bailey praising Dodd s Sidney Pills as the only cure he has seen for Diabetes He says after seven boxes he is able to work and believes strict diet would have completed his cure Advocates claim the pills cure kidney diseases from backache to Bright s disease and diabetes
Lizards in Australia can walk on their hind legs though they move on all fours for short trips. The water lizard stands three to four feet, remains erect on land, and spends time near river banks in shallow water. The Queensland frilled lizard runs upright, frill folded, then expands it when attacked to deter dogs. A tree lizard moves similarly.
Alfred Wilson reports two fields on his home farm in 1903 04 yields and expenses. Field 1 a 80 acre stubble field yielded 37 bushels per acre netting 8 cents per bushel. Field 2 cut 25 bushels per acre with costs detailed for seed cutting threshing hauling and profit. Total profit from both fields 43.78 plus notes on overall wheat and grain production.
Thousands of Teamsters walk out crippling Chicago wholesale and retail firms. A federal injunction bans interference with Employers' Teaming Company property. War department to supply troops and army wagons as subtreasury cash moves halt. Labor leaders vow a decisive fight as the conflict deepens.
Chicago labor leaders vow a general strike to halt the city’s industries. More than two thousand teamsters and drivers join, targeting State Street stores and railway express services. President Charles Dold says the action could expand to 250000 workers, aiming to paralyze Chicago’s commerce unless employers concede.
A sweeping injunction from Judge Kohlsaar blocks picketing threats and any interference by labor, served on seven unions and sixty officials. Federal troops once again hover in the background as wagons and deliveries face a citywide shutdown. Police Chief O Neill leads a tense response with Assistant Chief Schuetler at his side.
Gen Fitzhugh Lee of Virginia, veteran of three wars, died in Washington Friday night from apoplexy after being stricken on a Boston rail journey. His wife and other family were away. only his brother Daniel Lee and doctors Edie and Kean were at the bedside. The noted Confederate general was 68 years old.
A Boston appearance by a Massachusetts exposition president highlighted efforts to boost the state’s representation at the 1907 Jamestown exposition. He spoke before the Massachusetts House legislative committee and appeared in his usual health as he departed. The report notes his Civil War service as a Confederate major general and his prior frontier duty against Indians.
The weather bureau weekly crop summary reports unusually cool conditions the week ending April 24 across districts east of the Rockies, with frost reaching northern East Gulf States on the 17th. Germination slowed for corn and oats. spring wheat emerging in northern and central areas. cotton planting active but slowed by rains in several southern states. fruit prospects dimmed in the Ohio valley and Atlantic coast while upper Missouri valley, lake region, and New England show better outlooks.
A nostalgic poem celebrates gingham aprons from sunny days of yore. It contrasts simple, tatty garments with faded glory, recalling barefoot children, flowers, and gentle countryside scenes. The piece reflects sentimental memory and coastal New York Sun publication context.
Rev Jacob D Van Doren of Fond du Lac Wisconsin a Presbyterian clergyman reports attacks lasting days with lethargy and pain He claims Doan's Kidney Pills improved his health by reducing pain and regulating kidney secretions He offers to discuss details in person The testimonial is carried by Toster Milburn Co Buffalo NY with price 50 cents.
A serious citizen recalls a childhood habit of confiding in two cast iron Hessian soldiers that stood in a sitting room fire-dogs. The New York Tribune recounts a negro boy who visited a library and laughed at a colored old man fleeing a bull, saying the joke is he hasn’t caught him yet.
Former president Grover Cleveland denounces women’s clubs in the Ladies' Home Journal current issue, warning that the movement for female suffrage and public involvement harms home life and motherhood. He cites radical rhetoric at meetings and urges women to value a traditional wife’s role over political participation.
A roundup of notable mentions: the Emperor of China awards President Diaz the Order of the Double Dragon. Portugal’s King excels as an amateur painter with medals from exhibitions. German traveler Robert Friesen praises Icelandic education. the Sultan of Turkey is a morning creature and ailing, with his brother a reputed drunkard. Sir Frederick Bridge cites a cabman as a discerning critic. Charles of Denmark showcases multiple skills. Tong Shin Ye, China’s minister to England, was educated in the U S in 1872. Graham Murray’s Trynedoch title bears the style of Thomas Graham, a Wellington-era general. Winston Churchill is described as a 80-year-old biographical subject with a rising career. Major Besmarets joined French service in 1815.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers the Order of Railway Conductors and unions of blacksmiths machinists telegraphers boilermakers railway train men carpenters joiners clerks and car men protested J Pope Brown's plan to cut Georgia passenger rate from three to two cents per mile. An attorney argued the move would harm state prosperity and reduce railroad jobs and wages while the Travelers Protective Association warned it would mean fewer trains and poorer service.
A young newspaper man asks a fair maid a flirtatious question but she declines to be interviewed, citing her privacy and refusal to engage.
Ina Pinoh promotes Allen’s Hoot-Finge as the only cure for swollen smarting tired aching sore and sweaty feet. A powder to shake into shoes Allen’s Doot-Base sold by druggists and shoe stores for 26 cents. Sample mailed free. Address Allen 8. Olm sted Leltoy NY.
A garbled 1901 clipping references a black dress described as becoming, a line about Piso's Cure for Consumption, and a remark on Pythagoras forbidding animal skins with shoes made from tree bark. It notes Mrs Oscar Tripp, Big Rock, Illinois, March 20, 1001, and mentions a salmon with shamrock-shaped spots caught in Ireland.
A collage of health and domestic tales reports Dr Williams Pink Pills curing a severe grip with rapid relief. Camden county farmer William A Newman credits the remedy after years of pain, weakness, and organ discomfort. Also recounted is a kitchen tale of Toku the diplomat servant and a tramp encounter, ending with a sly fishhook invitation.
Ada C. Smith of Jersey City recounts severe scalp itching and pimples, endured night and day. After using hot water, Cuticura Soap, and Cuticura Ointment, one box and one cake cleared her scalp and promoted hair growth. She vows to never be without Cuticura again.
A Washington Star quote records an inquisitive man asking a medium if anything surprised him. The reply notes that after demonstrations with a guitar and tambourine the speaker was astonished that his friends in the spirit world had become such bad influence.
One hundred dollars reward for an incurable catarrh case. Dr Cheney & Co Toledo props. W Raut & Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin Toledo wholesale druggists endorse Cheney. Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally via blood and mucous surfaces. Price 75c per bottle. Testimonials free. Wall's Family Pills promote health.
A brief verse notes Miss Minnie leaving the singing school to take up cooking. She quips that her voice has bum notes but a wondrous range as she pivots to a new venue for her talents.
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