21 Nov 1907
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1907
Page
1
The article surveys society chatter from The Register-Tribune, noting jokes about marriage, celebrities, and public figures. It satirizes talk of long marriages, astronomy jokes, and dynasty rumors while commenting on athletic drills in schools and business overcapitalization.
Acolumn argues the overcapitalization of individuals harms progress and praises archaeological pursuit. It highlights Dr Schlemann’s findings driving renewed public interest, and lauds Prof George Olcott for urging rich young men to fund discoveries in Southern Europe and Asia Minor. It frames exploration as thrilling, career rich, and a path to shared scholarly glory.
The New York Commercial reports Senor Bartolome Bonet’s claim that the algarroba or carob tree, found along the Spanish coast and on Majorca and Ibiza, yields beans used to fatten and strengthen horses. Production, soil needs, and grafting methods are outlined, noting frost as the tree’s main danger and limited lumber value.
A distorted report from a Methodist Conference session in New York includes a lurid illustration about deathbed scenes. The preacher, Bishop Joseph W. Berry, narrates a grim anecdote about a dying man confessing, then asks if life’s struggles are worth it. The tale shifts to a cynical punchline about hotel staff, implying unsafe or blunt judgments.
The article cites Prof. Wiegend of the University of Bors arguing that agriculture began in the south and east of Europe and spread north and west. It notes neolithic crops in Europe and the Americas, domesticated animals, and claims deserts offered early benefits for travel and settlement, shaping hunter and herder migrations.
Nicholas reviews spider habits, arguing spiders sleep at times but remain alert for prey. He notes orb weavers drop to strings at dusk, spin a web, and may nap briefly without missing prey. Some species hunt mainly at night while others hunt in daylight, but many work around the clock.
A former Berlin resident recalls a neighbor who named a mongrel dog Schultz to mock him. A magistrate orders the dog’s name changed or a fine. The column also guffaws at a telephone prank where Mrs Gaddie asks to speak to a wife about shopping in bad weather.
A Wit and Style vignette from London Tit-Bits humor pages reflects social chatter about measles among children of various social groups. The brief dialog mocks status and propriety, noting how rumors spread when illness touches families.
Banker A E Ingalls argues public talk mislabels corporations as inherently corrupt and demands Sherman Act change. He claims railroads operate lawfully and warns against reformers seeking neighbors' property while condemning overzealous state laws that criminalize simple price agreements between two butchers.
Frederick Treyes argues that reliance on medicines will fade as diet, sun, and air improve, noting vast declines in deaths from tuberculosis and other diseases. He cites 1665 plague and 1861 5 mortality trends to underscore a shift toward prevention over treatment.
Fragmentary verse argues that leprosy and plague would be unknown in Ireland and that the Black Death has no place in Irish lands, claiming that an Irishman sees England as unfit to dwell. The lines imply national pride and a distancing from English plague fears.
In a denunciation by Rev. Dr. Charles Locke, the article condemns money obsession and argues wealth can fund philanthropy yet corrupts character. It cites rabid desire for riches, skyrocketing corporate power, crushing small dealers, and reckless extravagance including the brutal rise of automobile wealth dangers.
The piece argues college and professional women gain independence reducing marriage as a necessity. It asserts happiness comes from wise choice and love, not obligation, and that independence allows women to select partners or remain single, reshaping traditional views of matrimony.
Cyrus Hamlin, Bowdoin student turned educator and president of Robert College, built a steam engine for the college and later pioneered steam flour milling in Constantinople. His bread improved from sour to edible as he refined the process, leading to the fame of Hamlin's Bread among soldiers and civilians alike. He visited a military hospital at Sentari amid the Crimean War, tending to ill and wounded.
In a tense scene a chief physician asks if the Amer ican Reverend Hamlin is Tintulin the baker. Hamlin explains he is both missionary and baker. The conference ends with Bogish obtaining good bread at half the prior price, replacing sour bread that soldiers found hard to eat.
The piece argues the public mislabels mushrooms and toadstools, noting many fungi are polyonious and unsafe if misidentified. It stresses that education should cover the vast varieties and cautions against assuming safety by avoiding one known type. The author critiques how experts and laypeople alike conflate edible with non-edible forms.
At a worship service a colored minister jokes about a mislaid collection as he notes a brother failed to lock his fowlhouse door. He hints at suspicions of a token thief in a parable aimed at finances, while the grand collection proceeds without interruption.
A Washington Star excerpt mocks the idea of an active presidential nomination bid. It notes the risk of courting attention as a rival and the potential to be sidelined early. The piece also quips a man should mind his wife socially to avoid dangerous credit.
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