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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1909
Page
7
Advertises a large Akron shop assortment of sweet perfumes and toilet waters with sealed bottles and strong scents. Claims satisfaction for discerning ladies and promises a fine line of glass cosmetics and elegant articles.
Druggist BF Cobb issues a formal retraction dated August 21, 109 about false statements he made concerning August Erikson Theresa Hilligon and Angust Anderson. He apologizes and warns of animal health benefits from Wormite, promoting the product as a remedy for worms and parasites.
The Ernest Fisher Players will headline The Three of Us at Akron's New Opera House on Friday night September 10. The company, once Fisher Stock Co., is rebuilt with seven holdovers plus new stars from the Metropolitan Stock Co. and Seattle theater, including Mollie O'Rielly and Myrtle Gayetty. Fisher's past credits with Nat C. Goodwin and Chas. Frohman circles are noted as the troupe debuts promise a strong, well-acted engagement for Akron audiences.
Merchants' Association pamphlets outline rules to curb the fly nuisance in September urging sanitation, proper waste handling, screened foods, sealed garbage, updated sewage, and safe use of kerosene or formaldehyde. The London Lancet notes a weak formaldehyde solution as effective fly-killer. Opening Akron opera house season features Grace Hayes Lambert in The Girl and the Stampede with a strong company.
Local mentions include visits from Mrs. Lindholm and Mrs. Wintersteer families, travel by Hutt and others to Akron area, and land sales by John and Elmer Haltgern in Union county. Also town council notice offers seven year installment option for sanitary sewer assessments on Reed Main and Dakota streets with deadlines in September 1909.
A widow extends thanks for sympathy during illness and after the death of D I Scanlon. She commends Undertaker A G Johnson for his careful, complete handling and preparations for shipment of the remains to Chicago. Very respectfully JB Mrs D L Soanson.
Fragmented readable text from a historic page mentions barbers and a garbled phrase. No clear event, date, or names to anchor a full summary. The record captures partial OCR with reference to barber services and undefined terms.
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