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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1913
Page
3
Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap advertised to ease eczema ringworm itching and skin eruptions. The ad asserts rapid relief from pimples blackheads and facial blotchiness and lists prices 25c 50c and 1. Sent by parcel post from Resinol Chem Co Baltimore Maryland with a sample offer.
Des Moines Iowa Speaker Cunningham appoints Huff of Hardin as chairman of a new sitting committee to screen all bills except appropriations and special orders. The panel includes Newcomb Barry Bernbrock Halgrims Scholz and Koontz with adjournment eyed by April 15 if possible. Public utilities and other governor proposals remain in play amid debate end.
A jokey exchange describes a sneaky thief stealing a parlor car pet and the narrator calling a policeman who responded with a beating. The anecdote leverages wordplay on beat and theft in a historical humor tone.
A brief dialogue notes a tentative plan to sleep outdoors. One person asks if a tent is available, signaling a test of sleeping under the sky before committing to camping gear.
Omaha reports 140 dead and 403 injured from Easter Sunday tornadoes. About 2,500 are homeless as six relief stations in the storm zone provide supplies and aid. Nebraska lawmakers consider a Douglas County bill to issue 1 million dollars in bonds for relief.
Fire officials report repeated incendiary attempts to burn the Y M C A building in Council Bluffs. In three separate incidents within a week, soaked towels were found stuffed between radiators and woodwork, with smoke triggering alarms and damage to the gym floor.
Robbers entered the post office, removed a safe weighing nearly half a ton, blew it open with explosives behind a shed, and fled with $100 in cash, $50 in stamps, valuable papers, and the postmaster’s property. They then stole a handcar and escaped.
Clarinda police search for business men as new suspects in a death. Winnie Johnson jailed for examination has implicated others. Three white girls from a party are expected to provide light on the tragedy.
Sioux City reports a new wage scale for painters began the month with an increase from 37.5 to 40 cents an hour after employers accepted union demands except for the closed shop. Fear remains that the open shop dispute could trigger a strike.
Grinnell Girls Glee club departed April 2 for a ten day spring tour visiting Marengo Davenport Wyoming Maquoketa Independence Cresco Leroy Charles City and Cedar Falls aboard their private car Saskatchewan.
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