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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1920
Page
3
A woman in a new car swiftly backed into a grocery doorway after starting in reverse, smashing the shop window. The grocer quips that she proved herself a woman of her word, but the mishap will cost the cost of a new show window.
The cathedral near completion in Liverpool will house the world's largest organ. It will feature at least 10,587 pipes and 215 stops, each controlled by a separate draw-stop knob, with a vast array of musical instruments accounted for in the installation.
A humorous fragment chronicles a boy named Tommy Brown stalling at a grocer to fetch honey. He forgets the request, one article after another is named to jog memory, and his wife jokes about the cup not holding the desired item. The piece shifts to Mrs Corntessel mocking a political speaker on lying and cost.
Rumors say Marie Christine dowager queen of Spain travels in the French capital to meet ex emperor Charles of Austria in Prengine. They discuss a possible restoration of the Hungarian throne and using Alfonso as negotiator with Hungarians and allies. The Paris circles note Marie Christine wields influence over her son in political matters.
D C now has Miss Mabel T Boardman named by the president as district commissioner. A Republican and longtime Red Cross leader, she directed relief during Messina, Mississippi floods, and other disasters, and led Women’s Volunteer Aid in wartime. She is honored internationally and received an honorary MA from Yale in 1911.
Col. W. B. Greeley of the forest service reports Alaska’s Tongass forests hold pulp timber to support 1,500,000 tons of annual paper production in perpetuity. A 100,000,000 foot pulp timber sale is complete and another 1,500,000 foot sale is being arranged to sustain a large plant for 30 years.
General Lord Rawlinson, previously in command at Aldershot, is appointed head of British forces in India with over 800 million residents. The post carries a salary of 60 000 dollars annually plus substantial allowances. Known as Rawley, he is a famed staff college figure and author, elevated to the house of lords after armistice rewards.
The article notes that four years after the federal aid road program began, total road operations initiated by the program aggregate in length nine times the distance from New York to San Francisco. Thomas H. MacDonald, head of the Bureau of Public Roads, details the scale and states the federal share exceeds the cost of the Panama Canal project.
The federal aid program marks a shift from old policy with 50-50 cooperation and strengthened state supervision. About 60 percent of funds fund durable road materials, expanding miles and boosting total federal allocations to 286 million across 48 states. State highway departments gain authority, with 80 percent of future road spending under their oversight, while overall road construction funding rises toward 833 million. Farmers urged to work for better roads as trucks reduce freight congestion. Corn into silo promptly after harvest. prepare plow by removing varnish from shares with hot water.
The bride explains that if she rejected George she did not expect his cruel reaction, while a friend recalls that George sent a silver cellarette as a wedding gift, signaling a tense social fallout.
A fragmentary advertisement page lists Cascarets promises for digestion and energy with prices, plus product tips for liver and bowels. Additional notices promote talcum powder, scented face powder, a trio of Butlera products, and light household humor quotes.
A fragment shows a playful exchange about visiting the Newcombes and its antique furniture. The lines imply a light social scene with a rustic or domestic setting and a bid for a tick or fancy. The readable text suggests a quaint, intimate moment from a past era.
An old Bayer aspirin advertisement touts genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin as safe for millions, prescribed by physicians for over twenty years. It urges accepting only an unbroken Bayer package with proper instructions to relieve headaches and various pains, noting 12 tablet tins and larger packages sold by druggists. It mentions the product as monocetic ester of salicylic acid and hints at trademark details.
Pape's Diapepsin is advertised as the quickest relief for indigestion gas heartburn and stomach distress with immediate relief and corrected stomach function allowing enjoyment of foods. The ad touts safety and pleasant taste, claiming the remedy is harmless and effective for immediate stomach relief.
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