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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1920
Page
10
Mrs E Shanks of 1219 Fifth Avenue reports Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription cured her lifelong woman’s ailments. She says the tonic rebuilt her health and strength after periods of backaches nervousness and pain, praising its effectiveness and age as proof of value.
Mrs. Dora Williams recalls a yearlong illness from stomach trouble and credits Batonie with restoring her health. The ad claims Batonie reduces excess acidity and relieves indigestion heartburn sour stomach and related distress after meals with a low price and druggist guarantee.
In Detroit Free Press style hometown vignette, a family discusses a son’s return from college. The father notes how much more the college teaches boys now, while the son asserts he knows more than his father did at his age, reflecting generation gap and educational progress.
An advertisement stresses mothers examine each CASTORIA bottle for the signature, toutting it as trusted for over 30 years. It notes the remedy is for infants and children and ends with the familiar line Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
A humorous exchange features Capable speaking about her husband and a ball game. Gladys references a desire for his talk to reach the cook as it did the umpire, with Mue Yee sighing and a judge noting the moment.
A vintage advertisement promotes Cutloura Scothea Itching Scalp ointment for retiring gently rubbing itchy spots then washing with Quthcura Soap and hot water. It asks readers to make these products daily toilet preparations for clear skin and soft hands. A separate fragment mentions a man feeling like kicking himself when a homely woman tries to flirt with him.
Swedes and Finns clash over the Aland Islands amid Europe's upheaval. The archipelago, a strategic hinge in the Gulf of Bothnia, has shifted hands since 1808, with fortifications and naval passages shaping Sweden's control. The islands host 25,000 residents on 800 islets, economy centered on cattle, fishing, and light cereals.
Londonderry known as the Maiden City features a bustling harbor where ships from France, Australia, Brazil, the United States and India dock, and local linen goods are produced. The piece recounts Columba’s 9th century abbey founding, Viking and Danish raids, and the town’s enduring independence until 1609.
Derry was granted to London and walled by the Irish society, the massive fortifications still stand as a belt around the city. Seven gates pierce the wall, a relic from James I era, with Roaring Meg on a bastion and a central graveyard cathedral. The old castle site vanished, but the two foot door remains the lone entrance to a fortified interior.
The article outlines a documentary claim that fifteenth century Jewish networks extended from the Sahara to the Atlantic, with traders like Antonio Malfante visiting Timbuktu and Touat. It notes Catalan atlas references, Spain's expulsion of Jews, and RoI of Henry Rohlfli’s rediscovery of Malfante's routes, including caravans, oases, and harmonious Jewish Arab communities.
The account describes a wealthy woman named Malfaste learning of a flourishing North African resort area near Tegharen. It highlights a sultimine market and distinctive architecture where houses are carved from rock salt. Malfante observed that it never rains there or the houses would melt away.
A graphic account cites Ralph Graves on post Black Death England 1348 1349 with labor shortages and peasant wage demands. Laws sought to restrain workers while landowners faced rising costs. Parallel famines in 997 998 and Cairo and grain price controls are noted with state seizing mills and dealers.
The article surveys Minsk as a hub of early Bolshevik ideas and labor movement activity. It details the Union for Struggle, the 1899 Minsk convention with the Jewish Bund, and the formation of the Social Democratic Working Men's party, noting Minsk's Jewish population and its role in the broader Russian revolutionary milieu.
An advertisement touts Bayer Aspirin tablets as safe trusted by physicians for over two decades with packaging guidelines and dosage for headaches toothaches and more. A Kirkcudbright shire anecdote follows where a squire questions a peasant about a boy at the morass and the boy quips that the bottom is still far away, provoking the horse to sink.
A tax collector asks for property at a farm door and is answered by a buxom woman in gingham. She mentions a small jot two miles down the road and jokes about her husband buried there, implying a grim backstory without explicit details.
An old advertisement touts Cole's Carboline for quick pain relief without scars. It promises free samples through W. W. Cola Co. in Rockford Illinois. The copy also mentions symbols of peace and renewal like the olive branch and orange blossom.
An old advertisement claims rheumatism stems from tiny bloodborne germs and touts a "greatest blood purifier" as the sole effective treatment. It promotes this remedy as cleansing the blood to remove disease germs and offers free literature from Chief Medical Adviser at Swift Laboratory in Atlanta, Georgia.
A party worker questions a propagandist’s approach to influencing a woman’s vote while a practical politician quips about silent campaigning. The dialogue turns to reform, sarcasm, and the reluctance to fund a campaign. A Boston Transcript quote notes cynicism in political life and the value of self-satisfaction over effort.
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