24 Sep 1908
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1908
Page
1
A garbled column surveys global politics and culture. It touches on American politics with mentions of views on leadership and labor, British relations with Germany, and cultural figures like Zangwill, Ward, and Thackeray, plus notes on travel, education, and social topics of the time.
A long critique laments fiction as art and predicts its decline while weighing modern novels from Shaw to Wells against tradition. It cites critics, publishers, and readers in a debate over what defines art in literature and whether contemporary fiction sustains cultural value. In lighter prose, a village tale follows Little Dick catching frogs as a teasing girl questions cruelty.
A jumble of misspelled lines from various papers presents bizarre dialogue and garbled names. The excerpt reads like garbled quotes about styles, critics, and romantic lines, with unlikely attributions and stray phrases.
Annie A Peck reaches 35,000 feet on an engineering ascent amid extreme conditions. She previously climbed Matterhorn and Mount Savala, facing funding barriers and hostile expeditions while pursuing scientific observations for lectures. Peers describe her as persistent, with Swiss guides aiding a pioneering climb in the Andes region south of Peru.
Gentienan's Magazine summarizes a centuries old Scottish May rite from Volumes of Hat Egret. In Callender Perthshire a gathering on the moors formed a circular trench to bake cakes and share custard. A boy drawn to receive the last piece would be sacrificed, a ritual now seen as a degenerated pasture for boys though once implying human offering to ensure a fruitful summer.
Potts Weekly describes Mra Clive as a current London stage actress famed for blazing excellence and dramatic vigor. She is portrayed as coarse rude and violent tempered, sparing nobody. During Garrick's King Lear she provoked the crowd with savage heckling and, moved by the tragedy, finally conceded the stage with a violent exasperated line about his acting skills.
A fragmentary passage presents Miss Goodle and Miss Chollng debating youth and secrecy in a playful exchange. Another line, “Introduce wisdom into a love affair and you will break it up,” contrasts sly advice with romantic implications.
Secretary James Wilson laments the erosion of farm labor as factories forests railroads and rail lines draw workers away with higher wages. He notes immigration and migration reshaping labor supply, urging that American farmers need help more than ever this year amid millions idle yet unavailable for farm work.
The writer argues for prompt judicial decisions in first instance courts to avoid delays. He contrasts English practice of immediate opinions with delays in our courts, noting speed aids fair outcomes. He cites Philippine use of monthly stipends tied to certifying disposal of business within sixty days.
A damaged passage argues against child labor and federal interference. It condemns long hours for youth and praises protecting childhood, urging alternative family relief methods rather than exploiting children for economic gain. The piece rails at greed and calls for humane policies to safeguard young workers.
Fragmented OCR reads like a critique on court procedure and the role of judges and lawyers. It mentions dispositions, the absence of key figures, and the impact on stays, implying concerns over persuasive force and fairness in the legal process.
Seth Low, president of Corenthia, voices support for restricting Chinese immigration. The piece argues the exclusionists’ aim to remove Chinese and other Asiatic populations, labeling the policy a public priority and opposing any compassionate exceptions.
A fragment of verse by Thomas Bailey Aldrich revels in barberries along a gray wall and September’s blush. The speaker laments plebeian beauty, invokes autumnal imagery, and imagines bards praising distant towns with rustic, lyrical lines.
A four year old boy Bobby wanders with his father near a southern forest in Adiabene. He is later found with a squaw abducting him. Months pass with no clue until an Indian woman returns or disappears. Mrs Joiner seeks help, while the boy is cared for by others, and a final, unclear ending leaves the boy’s fate uncertain.
A garbled report recalls King Edward’s prize haul at the Birmingham Bingley Hall show. It notes the farm Sandringham near 180 acres and mentions breeding history, judges, and the animal stock’s high regard, with claims of notable wins and lineage across decades.
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