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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1916
Page
6
A toastmaster lists potential speakers and a playful “crazy airman” act. The secretary suggests options like the Flying Pretzel while debating what constitutes a day’s work and the duties of a bustling daily routine.
Richard Cockburn Maclaurin, born 1870 in Worcester New Zealand, educated at Cambridge, then New Zealand University and Columbia, becomes head of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He served as professor, dean, and law lecturer before being appointed president on November 23, 1908.
Shaffroth, a Colorado candidate, stirs suffrage support by attacking male supremacy and defending the Susan B Anthony amendment. He argues all men are created equal and questions who defines a woman’s sphere, urging equal rights for women within the republic.
Miss Caroline Appleton Dawes Appleton founder of the International Society of the Friends of Childhood spoke in Washington urging aid for European war impoverishment. The campaign seeks permanent Washington headquarters to help children and families, with Appleton noted for multilingual travel and humanitarian efforts including publishing Serbian folk songs.
In a 19th century episode near Guerrero and Madison Square Garden, Captain Dodd of the Third U.S. Cavalry led Troop F to a public reception arranged with General Miles approving, amid protests citing state law and calls for a military escort. The event showcased the era’s ceremonial military displays and political tensions around public observances.
A set of reader letters from North Crandom Wisconsin Oklahoma and Massachusetts describe relief from a range of female ailments through Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Testimonials claim improved health after using the product, with notes of displacement, backache, irregular cycles, headaches, and general vitality returning.
Fragmentary OCR notes reveal a remark about bone women with a fixation on collecting marriage certificates, reflecting a curious cultural stereotype or descriptor in a historical item.
An old medical advertisement touts a pill named Anurig as a breakthrough for swollen hands ankles and feet tied to digestive or blood disorders. It promises rapid relief through a dissolving tablet taken with hot water and claims superiority over competing cures.
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