12 May 1927
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1927
Page
1
The Mississippi level near Poy drag was used to relieve food pressure and save New Orleans from inundation. War Department approval triggered actions that flooded St. Bernard and Plaquemines parishes, which had been evacuated.
A playful tale in a large aquarium where new arrivals include pipe fish, spider crabs, and lobsters. Louis and Leon Lobster recount a comic misunderstanding about colored lobsters in pictures, remarking on human ignorance of these creatures and ending with a chorus as fish sing in the aquarium.
In a reflection on medical origins, the essay traces the title and dignity of the doctor to a past rooted in slavery and servitude. It notes how physicians once served households without direct fees, accepting gifts, and how professional prestige evolved from these humble beginnings.
A reminiscence of life at twenty one detailing a clerkship in a Michigan general store owned by the narrator’s uncle. The speaker moves to Denver, finds varied work, travels the Rocky Mountain region, and reflects on marriage, fame, and mining prominence through his son Ryan, a noted figure in American mining. The piece cites a McClures Newspaper Syndicate attribution.
Fragmented meditation on sorrow and endurance linking poets and composers to suffering. It reflects on how sorrow shapes art from Bach to Schubert and Matheson, arguing the answer is purpose not escape, with scattered allusions and nameless editor notes.
Fragmentary text discusses women, age, beauty, and social judgment with scattered phrases about happiness, value, and admiration. It includes garbled lines about relationships, labor, and moral commentary, ending with a note on copyright.
A writer cites Boswell’s appraisal of Dr Johnson noting his habit of peering over backs of books in a drary. The piece recalls Johnson’s method of sourcing knowledge, the ideal of a dictionary, and a joke about his pursuit of information. The column touches on fashion and a trend in birthstones.
A garbled report claims a Prussian figure named Aschytkonwalt from a wing village in Prussia is aged 145 years, with a second name Med Maleriscit and a Rosai reference noting 131 years old. The text reads as OCR noise but preserves the core assertion of extreme age and fringe identifiers.
A Dubuque, Iowa couple credits Tanlac with restoring the health of Mrs. Charles Hillary of 32 South Locust Street who suffered a year with nervous indigestion, headaches, dizziness, and fatigue. The husband says Tanlac brought back her color, strength, and energy, noting she could again enjoy reading, sewing, shopping, and riding. He claims over 52 million bottles have been sold.
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