16 Sep 1909
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1909
Page
1
A long collage of humorous notes and reflections on suffrage, travel, aviation prizes, politics, and technology. It delves into early 20th century curiosities from a Philadelphian death joke to baron Takahira’s U.S. return and a Georgia bill on women riding astride. It notes a dawn mower double as a music box and traces ancient taxicab ideas to Chinese carts counting revolutions.
Washington officials discuss Nagel's order requiring bureaus to assess clerk efficiency. The revelation that about ten percent fail to meet standards prompts debate on civil service reform and the potential for civil pensions. Salaries range from 750 to 2400 dollars, with many earning over 1200, while hours run 9 to 445 PM.
Substin tutes used in parts of Italy Austria and Romania show bread is scarce in several regions. In Oberstermark near Vienna stern or heiden replaces bread, polenta and mamaliga serve as staple dishes, with mamaliga in Romania resembling polenta but keeping grains distinct rather than forming a solid mass.
A 1886 Mississippi law proclaims the town of Sturgis in Oktibbeha County incorporated with corporate limits described as a twelve hundred yard square, effectively declaring the circle squared by legislative decree. The passage presents a mathematical paradox within a legal text.
A June bride recalls a failed meal and a husband’s outburst as a humorous domestic moment. The Detroit Free Press quotes a wife noting her spouse swore at the table after dinner. It hints at a broader complaint about shifting blame and the decline of old fashioned motherhood.
Kaiser and Count Zeppelin back an Arctic airship expedition to Cross Bay Spitzbergen in 1910 aiming to reach the pole. Prof von Hergesell joins, wind and sun create challenges, with scientific aims amid strong odds and reliance on ground guidance.
A Chicago heiress Mira Patterson marries Count Gizycki of Russian Poland amid wealth and social prominence. The marriage collapses amid gambling and extravagance, leading to a brutal separation and a protracted international custody battle over their daughter Felicia. Authorities and family power converge in Paris London Vienna and Cherbourg before the count loses custody and the family reassembles in Chicago.
The piece highlights prominent American women funders led by Mrs Leland Stanford and Mrs Russell Sage. It notes Stanford University endowment of 30 million, Sage's 65 million fortune and 10 million endowment, along with gifts from Helen Gould, Mrs Belmont, Consuelo Vanderbilt, and others. It emphasizes motives to eradicate poverty and ignorance through generous philanthropy rather than mere relief.
A Bayonne Bayonne report claims Standard Oil chemists developed a by product that yields giltedge butter from crude petroleum. Plans reportedly include a large buttermaking plant in Constable Holl, Bayonne, with surveys suggesting petroleum butter could dominate U S and foreign markets within a year. Reports say Rockefeller interests push a cheap process to extract cream from kerosene derived milk, creating butter fat rich milk and pasteurized byproducts.
Antoine, a humble peasant who left Vierzon for South Africa, probes a Vaal River claim on shares. He and a boy labor amid repeated discouragement before spotting a 288 carat rough diamond that becomes a legend. The gem, cut to 12 carats, sells for hundreds of thousands.
A dealer explains the high value of Thomas Lynch Jr autograph letters as a signer of the Declaration. The piece traces ownership from Jared Sparks to Thomas Addison Emmet, then Daly, then Emmet, and finally to the Lenox Library in New York. The record notes prior sale prices up to $6,250.
An article asserts the foundation of national success lies in farming and dairies. A Danish observer notes children educated in farming and Danish sagas shape sturdy citizens who become good farmers. The piece contrasts arbitration with inevitable social enforcement and ends with a rural warning about neighborly expectations.
In Canton China the copper jar water clock known as the copper jar dropping water is over 3,000 years old with a weather vane. Four copper jars form a stair like device where water drips from jar to jar and a bamboo float marks time. Morning and evening it indicates time by dipping water between jars.
A column rails at marital woes and fashion foibles while noting the steamer Douglas crew’s bid to recover the sunken Wable at Thunder Bay Island. Divers seek $1,000,000 worth of refined copper and bullion lying 100 feet down in Lake Huron with new methods after eight years of trials.
A quaint comparison notes that matrimonial progress mirrors making a call. You approach, ring a belle, and give your name, then seek a response. The playful line suggests courtship unfolds like dialing in, with emphasis on first impressions and acceptance.
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