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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1907
Page
6
A historical ad extols Perfect Womanhood linking female happiness to suffering from feminine disorders and urges building health with a tonic claiming special powers. It targets women with symptoms like fatigue and backache and warns of danger to life if untreated.
A historical health note explains how the intestines absorb nutrients and warns against laxatives like castor oil and strong cathartics. It promotes gentle, natural bowel muscle exercise and cescarets as the suitable remedy to avoid wasting digestive juice for tomorrow's digestion.
A satirical exchange shows a wealthy politician rejecting funding a journalism school and quipping about endowing a school for the suppression of journalism. The confidant presses the idea, highlighting class and press tensions in Chicago.
London correspondent Paul Villars of the Journal deg Debats visits Limerick for a nationalist gathering. A hotel room mix up leads him to a dim back room with a courtyard view, prompting his quip that it is the back of the front.
A parent describes eczema appearing at three months, trying several doctors with no relief before using Cuticle Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. Within days improvement was seen and the baby, now six months old, is cured using one cake of Cuticura Soap and two boxes of Cuticura Ointment costing $2.25. The notice is dated March 30, 1906, from C. Wr. Karn of 948 East Goth Street, New York.
Fragmentary OCR text shows critics discussing a young singer with a good voice yet poor stage use. A manager jokes about listening to a late payment affecting a box office. The passage references Mia Winslow’s soothing syrup and a garbled remark about Boozer as a prominent man of 50.
The act repeals prior primary election laws and governs party nominations for all offices elected by direct vote in cities over 15 000 population with nonpartisan plans where adopted. It assigns duties to city auditors and councils, sets municipal primary timing as last Monday in February, and details ballot printing and expenses. Approved April 4, 1907.
Benjamin Jenkins recounts his failed plan to expel neighbors’ chickens from his yard by force after a garden loss. He admits killing a hen he believed was trespassing, only to discover it was their Sunday dinner purchase. His wife confirms the fateful misidentification.
A frog asks if expanding his air could match a cow's size by inflating inside a mill pond scene. The cow doubts, the frog breathes, and after a long stretch the frog bursts with a loud pop. Moral: even small brains are prone to storms.
A collection of wry observations on work politics families and manners. The piece quips that being kind or confident rarely wins influence while vanity and ambition invite scrutiny. It notes human folly gossip restraint and the uneven treatment of men and women in society.
In Dr Kerr Memories a Scottish magistrate called Bailie Craigs parades a stout son and boasts two alsters for each child. Strangers tease with a mathematical joke about twelve daughters, but the bailie replies he only has two alsters for every one of his many sons.
Profit by the Experience of Gue Who Has Found relief. James R. Keeler, retired farmer, of Tenner St. Cazenovia N.Y., says he suffered back and kidney trouble for years until using Donn's Kidney Pills. He reports relief from the first box and full recovery after two, with wife and friends also benefiting. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y. Mexican Herald notes centenarian mentions not common.
One hundred dollars reward offered for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Endorsements from J J Cheney and Toledo wholesalers claim honesty and solvency. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and marketed nationwide with testimonials and 5 and 10 cent prices. The Corunna lighthouse in Spain is believed oldest still in use, dating to Trajan's reign and rebuilt in 1034.
Railway carriages in Bavaria are reportedly infected at the end of each journey. Authorities caution passengers about potential contamination and advise washing hands and following safety measures.
A playful exchange features Gnele Zeb warning his city nephew about the finger bowl. Garfield Tea is advertised as a pure herbal remedy claiming to cure constipation, regulate the liver and kidneys, purify the blood, and clear the complexion.
In a West Virginia farm bound shipment the content appears labeled farm implements but authorities determine the items are dynamite. The incident involves a freight conductor confirming the dangerous load and raising questions about the label accuracy.
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