22 Oct 1908
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1908
Page
1
An OCR fragment mix includes an Allen's Foot Ease offer promising relief for tired feet and bunions, plus stray quotes from a Chicago Tribune traveler and a London Tit-Bits gag. The ad copy cites free samples through Allen 8 Olmsted, Le Hoy, N. and mentions shoe stores.
A folktale framed anecdote relates a great uncle and his gold buried under a pear tree in a garden. Neighbors observe, a second stash of 1000 louis appears, and the uncle contemplates another hiding place but returns the money to the original site. The tale ends with the first 1000 louis safely retraced under the tree.
A son asks about the Spanish war and Uncle George recalls fighting nearly all the time. He mentions mosquitoes in Florida and a few small skirmishes in Cuba, insisting the tale is about real war rather than bloodshed.
Mrs. Lapsling laments a small slip accompanying a letter, claiming she must go to the bank and repudiate the check to obtain the money. She distrusts the misdirected posting and fears financial trouble stemming from the mysterious order.
The visiting team collapsed in the first inning and our boys triumphed 27 to 0 in a decisive victory. The report notes strong batting and pitching and captures the hometown pride of the crowd and writers.
An elderly reader recounts severe spells from coffee causing fainting and heart weakness. After trying Postum years ago, spells diminished, sleep improved, and health steadily rose. Booster letters from Creel Michigan urge others to switch to Postum for relief.
In the Adelphi lobby a Morning Post reporter chases rumors around Prince del Pino’s imminent departure as trunks vanish and a four wheeler carries the royal party away. Sarto the chauffeur contemplates the Waring diamonds while distrustful detectives tail the prince aboard a liner, unaware of a near miss and a mirror-image spy confrontation.
A detective, with back turned, momentarily grants the breachless chanteur a chance to grasp the ominous threat implied by the ominous alimation. The scene hints at a pivotal, tense moment where danger looms as one side recognizes the danger.
The text recounts how royal edicts lost independent power to ministers and a Victorian moment of refusing to sign a pauper’s petition, then notes Sir Nicholas O Connor’s ambassadorial horses auctioned in Constantinople. Censor removed horse names Pasha Selim from the list, deemed offensive. A quip about treachery rounds off the fragment.
A London Sketch item discusses a Dickens era bonnet revival influencing fashion and manners. It notes the return of the cottage bonnet style, influences from Yvette Guilbert, and a shift toward more formal feminine comportment, with men and women adjusting to new social expectations.
In a tale from IL N Casson's The Romance of the Reaper, William N. Whiteley, famed as the Charlemagne of the harvest, famed for strength and skill, once single handedly pulled a reaper across a field after unyoking a horse. His feat at Jamestown Ohio in 1807 sparked a pivotal shift in the harvester trade. The rival Warder proposed collaboration, but Whiteley refused, sparking a lasting consolidation in the harvester business.
Fragmentary report describes an unsigned courier seeking Mr. Morgan with a confidential package. The courier, misdirected by repeated orders, finally confronted Morgan’s staff and identified the sender as Kalin, Lovd & Company of New York, prompting a tense exchange at the office.
A collage of miscellaneous observations covers population shifts in the German empire and Kobe, a Japanese city. a London to Millbank regatta in 1773. a new railway bridge in Washington State. poultry lifespans and egg yields. electric lines in Yukon mines. a St Chads clock pendulum. and British and American figures in politics, science, and culture. The piece also notes tea imports to Germany, European university attendance, and social commentary on law and suffrage.
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