He Came Close to Repairing Irish Mall Wheel
A neighbor trying to fix a broken wheel found no nut for the axle. He sent Joe home for one. Joe returned with a cut pick and asked if it was what was needed.
11 Nov 1920
Page 1
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1920
Page
1
A neighbor trying to fix a broken wheel found no nut for the axle. He sent Joe home for one. Joe returned with a cut pick and asked if it was what was needed.
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a rallying tonic for women’s health issues and general nerves. It promotes relief from backaches headaches and spells while claiming to fortify the nervous system and support young girls entering womanhood through a fortifying tonic.
A advertisement promises youth and health via Bulgarian Blood Tea made from herbs. It claims to rejuvenate, improve digestion and energy, and offers a money back guarantee if no health improvement within three weeks. Distributors are authorized to refunds. Marvel Products Co. oversee the claim.
In a subterranean escape, Levington March and Con evade miners in a dark cavern. Arab allies discuss oppression of captive workers and the plan for revolution. A torchlit patrol discovers a serpent mounted on a rope, passing by the wary fugitives without notice.
Con and Levington emerge from a cavern hiding place and glimpse Helen at the ravine gate near the distant city. Con seeks a word with her while guarded by desert heat and watchful sentinels, recalling their first meeting as she speaks of her mother Eithna and the lost garden at the palace.
A dialogue fragment shows Making Terma and Miss Hardfax negotiating a marriage, with Littleneck-Kathryn professing love and Kathryn accepting as husband. The exchange hints at an intended union rather than a formal engagement.
To grow a house plant from a slip, cut a half-ripe branch into a three inch slip, remove all leaves except the top two, and plant in wet sand with half exposed. Keep the sand moist until roots form, then transplant into a pot with soil. Also notes that oleander and ivy root in water. Cole's Carboltalny e quickly relieves burns and skin diseases and can be obtained by sending 3 cents or via drugstore.
A discussion traces the vulgar expression to a Cowper poem Love of the World Reproved, based on an Arabian tale. Mohammed’s followers avoid the pig and divide its parts among themselves to avoid sin, leading to the full hog being eaten.
A Birmingham Age-Herald quip notes a railroad flagman resigning over declining friendliness, while traffic policemen are deemed sterner. The exchange highlights quirky workplace loyalty contrasts and social mood in a light, humorous anecdote.
A report notes Germany sent eight large Zeppelins to France and one to Britain. Herr Collmann, head of Zeppelin Interests, returns from the United States after talks on transatlantic air traffic. Negotiations extend to Holland, Sweden, and the United States for international airship construction amid rumors of a 60 ton load Zeppeli n with 500 passenger capacity and triple Atlantic range.
Part of It He Didn't Like shows Francis at a Greg party where coconut cake surprises him. He picks out the shreds with a puzzled plan to avoid the coco nut while the hostess wonders about his dislike and his comic reply about getting the silvers from it.
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