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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1908
Page
3
A collage of wry sayings and observational humor touching marriage, finance, travel, and social quirks. It riffs on taxation, romance, cannibals, postal stamps, and a Nevada statue, mixing light satire with cultural snapshots from an era. The piece nods to professors, inventors, and civic life without heavy narrative.
The essay advocates that beyond voting a citizen should speak freely yet thoughtfully on public measures and leaders. It argues quiet praise or harsh criticism weakens influence, while prudent, fearless expression can shape policy, with public sentiment as the state’s ultimate force. It emphasizes moderation and responsible speech.
A humorous verse sketch on relationships and marriage life loaded with wry observations. It lampoons gender roles and the quirks of courting, marriage, and family dynamics with a sharp, playful tone. The piece riffs on women, men, kissing, and domestic life with satirical edge.
In Bud to Stories In Dr. uwara suvererr Hele’s youth a parish upheaval unfolds. A stern old lady warns the church’s ruin as Judge Hale props up a successor, claiming the incoming preacher will be fine. She mourns continual changes, saying she cannot get used to them after six prior shifts.
A writer describes Moscow as inseparable from its 50,000 beggars who haunt its streets. He notes the beggars are part of the city, likening them to rats in the drains, and claims removing them would destroy a vital element. Some are so aged they rival the Kremlin in venerability.
A New York Sun note recalls a commercial traveler insured for a string of mishaps. Incidents include burns from acid, pin injuries, eye trauma, and a monkey bite, with varying weeks of disability and sums. A closing parable about civic improvements contrasts optimism with a German tale of a wife’s death from improvements.
A humorous note on population imbalances cites about 15,000,000 more men than women worldwide. It says Earth’s population is around 1.5 billion with about half counted. Europe is noted as the only continent with more women than men.
A pony owned by a boy on Idaby bolted when spooked by a wolf, threw its rider, and leaped a hundred foot precipice. Believed dead, the pony returned two weeks later with only scratches after sinking into a snowbank that kept it fed. The tale ends with praise for the hardy pony as a boy’s investment. New York Horse Cars Withdrawn from Fulton Street mark a long-cherished but aging transit era ending. The crosstown lines were derided as unprogressive yet remained until the unfeeling receivers pulled them for nonpayment.
A quirky fragment blends phonetic bits with a playful line about chairs in three colors and a stray office scene. The text hints at a song cue for red white and blue and a muddled office procedure, leaving readers with a curious, unfinished impression.
In a storm lit night a man prowls behind a bewildered woman as a brutal strike ends her life. The murder reveals brutal resolve and a villager family gathers, planning escape by train while pondering Africa business. Two strangers arrive at Waterloo station with a tense, ominous air.
Tom Dimsdale, Major Tobias Glutterbuck, Von Baumser, and two socialist allies pursue Kate Girdlestone's warding at Redsworth. After a delayed train and grim weather they hire a carriage to the Priory. Tom scales the wall as watchers below strain for signals, while uncertainty and danger loom.
The leap year girl proposes marriage, but the cautious young man objects to earning enough to support a wife. She offers bread and kisses, yet he dismisses the plan citing bread baking, cheese, and microbes in klexes as insurmountable obstacles, ending with good night.
A humorous exchange shows women urging husbands to buy extravagant hats and cars. The men protest, citing cost and social opinions, while a father resists an automobile, noting game line cars’ bad odor and electric ones’ shocking appeal.
A fragment shows a conversation about a tan cloth with old rose trim being worn by Misa Chellas and a question about its suitability. The exchange mentions belief in its appropriateness and hints at a lighthearted social setting. The text captures era style dialogue with unclear context and exchanges between individuals.
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