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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1908
Page
2
J J Aalfs of Akron Iowa offers handling of public sales with guaranteed best results. Requests for business are solicited with reasonable terms. For dates contact Akron Savings Bank phone 52 on line 34.
November 13 Herman Mohlmann seven miles northeast of Akron. December 22 Chas Christianson six miles southeast of Akron. January 26 1909 Joseph Hackett four miles west of Akron, Dick Dirks six miles northeast of Akron, Chas Willer three miles northeast of Akron, Fred Dirks four miles northeast of Akron, etc Youngquist five miles north of Akron. Ever Johnson at Ruble Iowa. Mrs Nall five miles east of Chatsworth Delaware Waterbury in Akron. Sam Buchter three miles east of Westfield six miles south of Akron. E B Taylor three miles east and six miles south of Akron. John McBride sixteen miles northwest of Akron six miles southwest of Alcester. P A Peterson forty-three miles north of Akron.
Reports from the region highlight defeats and gains in recent races. South Dakota voters defeated the proposed county option law by about 4,000 votes, while a new divorce residency requirement may slow divorce mills. Iowa shows Taft leading by 65,000 to 70,000, with mixed Republican harmony and Cummins' primary victory seen as decisive. Missouri remains solidly Republican and Nebraska shows a 6,000 majority. The piece discusses factional tensions between progressive and standpat factions in Iowa.
Auction notices list sales on November 18 19 and 24 at farms near Akron Chatsworth and Portland township including horses cattle hogs corn hay and farm implements with twelve month terms free lunch and clerks. Also a theater ad for Ak rob opera house November 19 announcing an original musical comedy with Bernard Riggs leading a three comedian cast and popular songs.
To the neighbors and friends who gave their assistance and sympathy during illness and after the death of our loved one we extend our sincere thanks Mr and Mrs Montagne and children. Also note Hawarden High School football team defeated Sioux City 17 to 0 last Saturday marking a second win this season.
The diary of Mannasse Cutler recounts a Mount Vernon breakfast two years after Washingtons death with Mrs Washington hosting. A lavish table offered ham, cold corned beef, cold fowl, cold mutton and chicken, with tea and coffee, reflecting on generous early American hospitality versus modern simple breakfasts.
A Cincinnati drummer recalls one time he felt real fear after a hotel bump led to an impulsive punch that knocked out a middleweight champion. He fled across the river within ten minutes and feared arrest as crowds urged him to run, telling how the knowledge of the fighter's identity unmoored him.
A seven year old girl named Bessie Green amuses relatives with quirky word use. An aunt’s hospital note arrives saying she is converiescent, followed by Bessie’s reply claiming she is convulsive. The exchange, published in Lippincott's, captures playful mispronunciations and affectionate humor.
Moges returns to the clubhouse as Wilson asks about the day. Moges boasts he faced a sharp opponent who missed nothing and never missed a putt yet declares he was not beaten and asserts winning the match. Perirrson's Weekly notes the lively golf exchange.
A quirky quotation frames a character mocked for calling businesses corporations as if they lack soles. Weary Walker questions the term and jokes about shoes and tatters, implying wordplay on a surname or nickname. The piece reads as a light ad lib style exchange.
In a London Telegraph reader voice, a crowd remark expresses resilience and defies bribery implications with a wary yet hopeful tone, suggesting luck may yet improve for the speaker.
Chatsworth Opera House hosts Mr Bowman with a program of costumed impersonations and dramatic readings. Critics note he has arrived in the Lyceum and aims to uplift audiences beyond laughter, offering witty, poignant, life-like character studies.
A list of hematite, bloodstone, and other gems linked to healing effects. Hematite treats eye disease, carbuncle cures headaches, chalcedony heals wounds, diamond supposedly cures intermittent fevers, amethyst eases headaches and abstemiousness, jasper eases head inflammation and wards epilepsy, topaz drank or worn allegedly restores sanity.
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