21 Oct 1909
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1909
Page
1
Munyon presents free medical examinations by eminent doctors in Philadelphia at 63d and Jefferson streets. Postal requests for a diagnosis promise careful evaluation with honest outcomes. No obligation to follow advice, and the service is free of charge.
Irene and Rupert Carroll face loss and memory as Irene leaves her home amid auctioned possessions and sorrow. Rupert inherits a haunting voice and memory gap guiding a perilous journey to Chatswell, while Agatha Dale weighs loyalty and love long after romance with Lord Netherville.
Frank I Cheney declares he is a senior partner of F J Cheney & Co in Toledo Ohio and offers one hundred dollars for any case of catarrh not cured by Ball's Catarrh Cure. The oath is sworn and signed December 6 in Toledo by a notary, with witnesses from a drug firm.
Actor Sugieh argues for male liberty over suffrage in a quixotic dialogue. William Hawtrey mocks women’s freedoms while claiming men require greater autonomy, using households hats and dress as examples of gendered control and imagined daily consequences.
A letter from an Ulster woman describes her husband recovering from persistent stomach troubles after starting Grape Nuts. He improved steadily, gaining appetite and energy, and has not missed work for years. The testimonial also references The Road to Wellville and notes such letters appear periodically as genuine human-interest items.
Canse and Enoch recount a humorous milliner scene as a lady explains she wants to swap a hat she admired last week. The milliner notes the hat suits her as she wears it, but the lady reveals it is on upside down and not flattering.
A mistress admires Jane for her work and linen as she notes the items are all Jane’s own. Jane agrees she would complete the mistress’s tasks similarly if she had time.
A humorous exchange features Mrs Newlywed claiming the baby resembles a man she calls Fred while Jack Bachelor and the infant’s father dismiss all likenesses. The witty banter centers on who the baby favors, with sharp, lighthearted barbs.
A playful exchange on a ship leads Captain Beck to explain that departures begin only when he gives the word. The passenger, joking about timings and the engineer pulling a lever, reveals a humorous misunderstanding about sailing schedules.
The Baltimore American quips about humor and gender jokes while noting annual British coastal losses of cargoes valued at sixty million dollars. The fragmentary text mixes satire with a grim statistic on shipping losses.
A poem in praise of Juliet with a lover’s bouquet of roses and aching devotion. The speaker vows the rose is for her, its beauty and fragrance embodying love and longing, while the beloved’s name is woven through the verse with sentimental restraint.
Marion and George, a stenographer and comptroller clerk, plan a wedding amid poverty and political strain. A birthday bracelet purchase for Marion triggers jealousy and a revelation as Comptroller O'Brien learns the emerald bracelet was delivered to his wife and signed for by his clerk George Monroe.
George discovers a bracelet mixup causes a tense misunderstanding with Miss Seymour and Mrs O'Brien. The comptroller's desk bracelet matches Marion's, revealing a clerical error in shipment. Mrs. O'Brien retrieves Marion's bracelet and scolds the fiancé before resolving the confusion.
Ines office chatter unfolds as Mrs O'Brien presents a large bonnet ornament and Marion shows a gold cirelet to George at the mayor's dinner. The items prompt talk of a birthday delayed, and a wedding present, as friends discuss fashion and gifts amid city events.
Western Kansas farmers increasingly take motorcars on leisure trips, sometimes hundreds of miles, as the Cheyenne County towns of Colby Pratt and St Francis see travelers like W. Warner and his wife. The article contrasts old ox teams and horse travel with modern cars, noting farmers from modest means join the car fever and travel long distances for enjoyment rather than necessity.
A Washington Herald report notes interest in spider silk from Madagascar spiders for weaving and possible textile use. It cites a Paris exposition 1900 display of a long silk cloth spun from spider web, requiring vast numbers of spiders and yarn, with methods to extract silk without harming the insects.
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