18 Sep 1930
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1930
Page
1
William A. Radford outlines a popular five room Dutch Colonial style home 26 by 22 feet. It features a wide dormered irregular roof, entrance directly to the living room, open fireplace, rear stair hall, two large bedrooms, a walled or glazed sun porch option, concrete foundation and basement, and a practical layout for a small family with easy home upkeep.
When a house shows its age painting can modernize more affordably than full remodeling. Repaint dark tan walls to pale buff to brighten rooms and soften proportions by extending color to trim. Use floor paint to hide flaws, and varnish to protect finished floors. Exterior gingerbread details can blend with a neutral scheme to preserve lines without costly removal.
Choose wall paper first from its hues to set the general color scheme and harmonizing materials for drapery and upholstery. Manufacturers employ skilled artists to design colors, making wallpaper a guide for the inexperienced in planning a cohesive room.
Des Maines Clown builder erected two small houses identical in design. The face brick house cost $84.80 more than the frame house. Total costs were $2,001.30 for the face brick and $28,168 for the frame.
Ernestine Briceland, from a wealthy family, defies her sister Lillian and father by eloping with newspaper artist Will Todd. They marry in secrecy and begin life in a modest room. Legal friend Loring Hamilton secures Lillian’s consent for his own marriage. A birthday party at Ruby Pastano's resort strains the couple as Will insists on bringing along his drunken friend Pools, triggering their first major quarrel.
Ernestine and Will grapple with trust and control after a heated night. He asserts boundaries and vows, while she faces family obligations and the cost of motherhood. The pair question love, duty, and the path to genuine partnership as they move toward lasting commitment.
Kansas City Star Science Service reports that the Chuquicamata copper deposits in northern Chile show signs of prehistoric Inca mining. Primitive tools, mining ruins, and beaded copper artifacts indicate long-term activity before European contact, with Pucará ruins nearby and Inca conquest around 1448.
Glasgow Republic quotes claim Japan lacks swear words and never leaves the bath to hear a wrong number alert. The remark frames cultural linguistic cautions and stereotypes without sourcing.
A Times correspondent reports in Rhodesia that a young lion, trapped by a wire noose set for wild pigs in maize, climbed 15 feet into a tree in panic. The noose tightened as it ran, leaving claw marks on branches. the lion was found dead suspended in mid air next morning. In the same district a farm manager’s son killed a dog under the bed where the manager slept.
Panama Canal handled 6,008,000 long tons of east bound traffic and 2,989,000 long tons of west bound cargo in the previous year, reflecting the canal’s busy freight volumes and balanced trade flow through the waterway.
A melancholy man quotes Shakespeare saying all the world is a stage while Mr. Stormington Barnes remarks that the average lifetime is too short for a solid rehearsal or a first class performance, suggesting a grim view of existence.
Mrs. Dee-John boasts thriftiness after a downtown trip costing ten dollars yet yielding a mere quarter in return. Mr. Dee-Then remarks no shopping occurred, while she claims a bridge prize win and candy for Tusior in a Brooklyn Eagle column style note.
In Kensington Gardens London children will be startled by a fairy oak figure. An agm erontok was hauled into the park and artist Ivor Innes transformed the root into a gnome like imp. His idea sprang from a found root during a casual economy moment.
Basil R. Bayne of Gerrard's Cross England has invented a process to fuse stained glass of different colors into a single picture. The method, hailed as the greatest advance in stained glass since its early days, eliminates leadwork and enamels and promises cheaper production than traditional glass pictures.
A Hulbert Oklahoma farmer touts a sensational result claiming he killed 172 rats in a single night using K R O kills Rats Onsty a product based on squll. The ad-style note defends the formula as government recommended and harmless to livestock, promising money back if unsatisfied and noting widespread druggist availability.
The piece promotes Phillips Mill of Magnesia as a safe quick neutralizer of excess stomach acid. It claims soda worsens acidity and that one spoonful relieves gas sourness and discomfort, with instant, noticeable relief for all ages.
A Montana woman shares how Kruschen Salts helped her drop 19 pounds in 27 days in October. She credits a daily half teaspoon in hot water before breakfast for banishing fat, boosting energy, and improving health, urging readers to try with money back guarantee.
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