Ten Years Ago From the Akron Tribune
Ten years ago in Akron notes record corn planting near finish by June 1. Gilbert Bennett of Lagunta Colorado visits. Mrs Waterbury ill with stomach trouble. Noah Harris and family new Akron residents. Eri Farria and Dan Melcher building new homes in southwest Akron. Horses rising $20 per head. Base house relocated behind Winterstaen’s store. Small hailstorms seen with little crop damage. Leon Ogden loses $56 pocketbook. Bert Port recovers it. Local landlord J P Kendall and wife retire. B C Waler and wife from Sioux Falls lease Kendall House. May 25 1898 marriage of Nd Goodroad and Myrtle Gardner at Gardner home west of Akron. Public drinking fountain bought by Good Templars placed at Savings Bank corner, aqua pura from city mains. Runaway near Tucker school injures H A Fields and Chas H Hall. Hall sustains broken rib and back injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Bennett
Lagunta
Colorado
A. Waterbury
Noah Harris
Sioux City
Akron
Eri Farria
Dan Melcher
B.kf
Winterstaen
Leon Ogden
Bert Port
J. P. Kendall
B.C. Waler
Sioux Falls
Kendall
Nd. Goodroad
Myrtle Gardner
Jos. Gardner
Union County
Good Templars Lodge
Savings Bank
LeMars
H. A. Fields
Chas
H. Hall
Tucker School
Mr. Fields
Mr. Hall
Nine Water Cures Hiccoughs and Thirteenth Century Drinks
A concise note cites scientific hiccough cures via pressing the pneumogastric nerve to numbness, with patient seated and neck muscle relaxed. It also surveys medieval drinking habits as described by Holinshed and the London Chronicle, noting mead and methegrin as beverages of the era and a claim that methegrin was far stronger than modern intoxicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State Journal
Africa
Fitzstephen
John
Holinshed
London Chronicle
To Save the Tablecloth from Gravy Spatter
A homemaking tip advises using a large napkin and white oilcloth cut slightly smaller to shield the table. Place the oilcloth under the meat dish and cover with the napkin to prevent gravy stains. This prevents stains and reduces washing.
Old Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Trusts in Iowa
A 1909 Iowa State Register piece defends the Farmers Mutual Hail insurance company known as the Rutledge company. It highlights its sixteen years of claim payments, full settlements, audits, and solid reputation among farmers, bankers, and state officials. The appeal urges readers to trust this well established mutual and to purchase policies now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State Register and Farmer
State Mutual Insurance Association
Iaws
Insurance Department
Iowa
Mutual
Farmers’ Mutual
M. A. Agnes
Akron
Hitzemann Brogs Barbers You're Next
A brief item noting Hitzemann Brogs Barbers as the next business in line on a local street segment. Seal, R. Goodwin is the nearby reference in the note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitzemann Brogs
Barbers
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A. W. Peterson
Osteopathist
Adams
G. H. wooTon
Aitics Phony
Olive
Glark-Vlllay
N. J. Brown
Srediaitius
Conger
Baker Building
1St National Tank
Otte
Sam
Bradley
Sammis & Bradley Attorneys AT Law
F. A. Seemann
Jackson Sts
W.O.W
W. Meredith Frank Bonney
N. J. Williams
Akyon
S. E. Douglass
Free Homestead
Wilson Land Ofice
Edward F. Crow
Haynes
N. D
Cobb
Druggist
Akron Tribune
Brotherhood of Hotel Clerka
Ervin & Styles
March
Business Directory OF Akron
Meredith & CO
Robertson
Law Office
Connections
Seomo
New Kendall Hotel
Elaula-Swanson
Jenkins
Old Reliable City
Hanford Produce CO
Artur d'Arville
Wintersteen
Pioneer Merchant
Redmond Bros
Real Hatate
Inewrance
Loana
M. W. Redmond
Notary Public
J. G. Bulton
Baldwin
Williams’ Dining Hall
CG. M. Rasmussen
General Merchandise
Shad Music and Music Supplies
W. H. Morse
Andrew Paulson
General Cement Contractor
Union County Treatment Co
G. Kirstein
Power Hammer
Monarch
Akron Milling CO
Wt. L. Burnight
J.&. Hays
Fullerton Lambsr CO
J. O. Douglass & Son
Dealbhs LN
Biddlecome's
Cobe
Wade
the Grocer
Denell Brocks
Martin
Gilmore & Son
A. H. Smith
Waterbury
Real Estate
Insurance
Calleetlona
W. C. Anderson
Smytur
Larned and
Ora Gooita
Manson & Whith
New Nendall Hotel
Hidliker & Son
Bhece & Burkill
Men's and Boys' Outfitters
Wendt's Corner Store
Bell
Jacol Johnson General
Ene Frank
HH. Rohrer
Douglas
Whitney
H. D. Mor
Anderson Bros
New Century
Gale
A. P. Neilson
Miller
Freak Bread and Bakery
Goode
the Register-Tribune
Register-Tripone
J. F. Kennedy
Veness Smith
Anne Tillotson
H. B. Palm
Varmillion
America
Linus
L. J. Conger
Akron Lumber CO
Akron and Chateworth
Teva
Lys
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