18 May 1922
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1922
Page
1
The Birmingham Age-Herald quotes a foreign visitor praising the United States and asks to see Congress. A citizen replies with earnest humor that the visitor should tour Niagara Falls Yellowstone Grand Canyon and industrial marvels, but avoid Congress to keep faith in the country.
A collage of vintage ad snippets promotes Bayer Tablets of Aspirin with the Bayer Cross stamp as genuine relief, interspersed with a Western style exchange about Crimson Bulch’s population, a Cuticura hand care plug, and a country cook joke, all in period newspaper tone.
A fragment of a home cook guide lists old fashioned dishes and improvised vegetarian options. Recipes cover California scrapples and mock duck using steak, eggs Southern style with onion and white sauce, chili sandwich with tomato paste and peanut butter, cottage cheese with chives and cherries, ending with a Shakespeare couplet. The tone mirrors a midcentury domestic page with practical kitchen advice.
A collection of everyday kitchen tips including using canned pineapple in fruit butters and prune pit meats for fillings, easy prep of small potatoes, sharpening grinders with soap, cleaning with paper towels, saving batter for croquettes, window cleaning with powder, painting rugs with diluted paint, decorating frosted cakes with colored corn, and quick bread and baking ideas such as butter fried croutons and biscuit rounds.
The piece surveys demure taffeta frocks for summer wear in black and navy with light trimmings, plus new lingerie ideas. It highlights silk, crepe de chine, and batiste materials, simple necklines, ribbon rosettes, and self trim details. It notes trends such as net bodices, sleeveless gowns, and colored undergarments, with care instructions for laundering colored fabrics.
In a testimonial from Meadville Nebraska a man says he was bedridden for weeks with liver and kidney issues and back pains before taking Tanlac. He reports quick improvement and renewed strength, noting the medicine made him feel like a new man and that the benefits continue. Tanlac is advertised as sold by all druggists.
An unnamed narrator describes an after dark plan to remove a wounded chicken with neighbor help. They misstep by searching for the bird across a fence and nearly get caught in an awkward exchange. The hen eventually returns home and they abandon the attempt.
They sat close and he kissed her, she cried out that he was no gentleman and begged her to leave. She vowed never to see him again, but he asked one last favor for old times’ sake. She relented slightly, finally asking him to remove her arms from his neck before he departed.
A Pennsylvania railroad dining car waiter John J. Jones requested brass buttons to replace his worn set. His existing buttons dated to 1892 issued by Maj. J. F. Trout. Jones remarks he has worn them for about twenty nine years while the front buttons show wear through. The Birmingham Age-Herald report blends anecdote with humor.
Sir Philip Gibbs spoke to Chicagoans about a village editor who had a carpenter enlarge a sign to reveal a scandal. He praised the show after it ended, and the publisher quipped that they saved a bit for the second coming of the Lord.
A right guard asks a voice officer of the day to explain what he is doing out at night. The officer advances and replies. The text notes a Scout’s commitment to discipline and hints that happiness comes from simple resources.
A Philadelphia Ledger snippet recalls Alice attending Sunday school and declaring that inner truth comes from conscience. Her six year old interrupts, joking that what she hears is only wind in the stomach, highlighting a playful exchange about belief and feeling.
The fragment presents a playful exchange about water composition and a pun on infamy and wetness. It pairs a science joke from a student and a remark about bankruptcy and automobile tracks. The text is fragmented and lacks clear news context or events.
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