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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1913
Page
7
The Copenhagen yacht Constance, claimed to be the world’s oldest active vessel, has been sold to a Skaw fisherman in Jutland. Built 193 years ago, she has sailed to nearly every port, and the new owner believes she can sail another century. A separate Dublin lecture by W B Yeats argues that mixing high ideals with politics forces compromise.
A quirky fragment notes a childlike exchange about a hand-painted fan and a remark about a fence. The dialogue shows a six year old and a friend’s teasing comment, reflecting playful, incomplete storytelling from the source.
A fragment notes the passage of May and the end of pleasant times as the year moves on, evoking seasonal change. The line suggests a nostalgic mood without naming places or people.
Practical advice for planning daily chores to avoid waste of time. Readers learn how to finish bread dough, steam brown bread, and bake by noon. Tips include organizing utensils, keeping baking powder covered, and washing up to halve cleaning time.
A poetic fragment imagines pansies gaining speech to teach humans lessons about life. The verses compare their voices to tinkling dewdrops and velvet bells, urging listeners to forget earthly trials and seek light in the darkest days.
The article compares meat prices across markets with Liver at twenty five cents per pound regarded as high and notes cheaper options like flank chuck neck and round. It gives recipes for beef loaf and Hamburg steak with macaroni and highlights use of brisket hock shank for stews. A Dublin Ireland bullock ran amuck, entering a home, destroying a bed, dragging a window frame into the street, then swimming before capture by boats.
A home-skincare note stresses clean smooth skin as the base for a white throat. It advises regular gentle washing, avoidance of harsh bleaches, and using lemon juice or tomato for discoloration, with cold cream to counteract drying from any treatment. A homemade whitening solution using hydrogen peroxide, witch hazel, and lactic acid is described with careful application guidance.
White and colored linen parasols feature hand embroidery with ivory or bone handles and brass-tipped ends. Designs include satin stitch and eyelet work across eight panels, with edges finished in fringe or embroidered scallops. Department stores assemble embroidered panels into parasols with sticks and frames for sale.
The article notes women once avoided flowers with their gowns but now florists and gardeners supply blooms to complement outfits several times daily. Evenings feature a single exquisite blossom crafted by hand, with giant roses and orchids among popular choices and fantasies in material like fur tipped Luca flowers or mousseline imitations.
A space saving wardrobe box fits under the bed and hangs from two metal arms. The suspended box can be drawn in and out without trouble and does not touch the floor to avoid dust. Hinged covers close the various sized boxes designed for different uses.
A college girl, aiming to cut laundry costs, describes initial difficulty with cotton crepe waists. Starched waists wrinkled unevenly and fit poorly. She found a solution by washing in thin starch and hanging to drain without wringing, achieving proper wearability.
A dairy expert argues buyers should favor strict dairy type cows bred for milk production and long-term herd value. He warns against quick flips for beef or price swings in butterfat, noting dual purpose stock can work only in certain areas and emphasizes permanent, well housed, well fed dairy herds driven by butter-fat output rather than initial price.
A Poultry Journal writer notes several scratching materials for hens. Dry leaves are common but turn to dust with scratching. straw lasts longer. buckwheat is fattening and should be used sparingly. corn husks and shredded corn fodder work well. meadow grass and swale are discouraged due to flattening when cut.
A Fruit Grower writer notes dropping salt on the heart of each planted cabbage after setting out. As rain dissolves the salt it should be renewed to deter cabbage worms. The treated cabbages grow larger and their heads remain solid with fewer wormholes.
Good seed corn is essential for strong stands and productive fields. Wet fall of 1911 left much doubtful ecorn nationwide. Testing cannot be skipped, as planting without testing risks poor yields. The single car method of testing seed corn remains the only practical approach.
A Rural Life discussion warns that improper spacing between tree rows and intercrop rows in orchards can cut yields by up to ten percent. It argues for wider gaps, recommends at least four feet for two year old trees, and emphasizes room for cultivation without snagging branches, noting tree lean affects clearance.
A brief note describes a simple, thrifty seed starting tool made from stiff paper. Cut a doughnut shape with outer radius six inches and inner radius three, then divide the round into three equal arcs. The method yields a reusable, low cost planter suitable for bringing up seedlings.
Instructions describe making a small paper pot from a single sheet by folding and inserting a slit to form a fastening. The pot holds soil and a seed or cutting, and can be transplanted without disturbing the plant. The method aids delicate plants sensitive to root disturbance.
A compendium of old farm notes on raising chickens emphasizes preparedness and sanitary care. It warns against sick birds and poor housing, urges consistent feeding, cautions about crossbreeding, and stresses proper handling of hatchings, heating, disinfection, and water treatments for better poultry outcomes.
Gov Hodges faced a petition to revive the dormant warning out law from the 1870s to address a grasshopper and locust invasion threatening central Kansas crops. The 1870s statute was designed for pest outbreaks and has not been used for over a century.
The Rev. Heslop of Wigton Pa claimed relief after a year of illness from kidney and back pain using Dodds Kidney Pills. He reported swelling disappeared and strength returned, noting he has not doubted the remedy. Advertisements urge correspondence with Rev Heslop and provide product pricing. Additional notes discuss breakfast foods and Dutch eating habits in Amsterdam.
Mrs Mullenoore of Munford Alabama writes that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieved her back ache and abdominal fullness after nervous distress passing through life. She praises the product as safe and dependable and urges other women to try it with confidential advice from the Lydia Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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