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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1916
Page
3
An advertisement extols Resinol Ointment to stop itching instantly and heal eruptions, noting physicians have prescribed it for over 20 years and that it is easy and economical to use. It is sold by all druggists and accompanies other ads for Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets and a quip about love and funerals.
An advertisement extols daily morning drinks of hot water with limestone phosphate to cleanse the stomach and bowels. It claims improved skin tone, energy, and health, urging both men and women to adopt the habit to combat headaches, biliousness, bad breath, and constipation. The copy emphasizes internal cleanliness over external beauty and notes the product costs a small price.
A French silencer fitted to rifles prevents the usual explosive gas escape. When fired a small shutter opens and directs gases through two channels, reducing the blast to the point where no sound is heard beyond about 100 yards. The gases cannot be fully contained due to extreme pressures.
Reverend John A Gray an instructor in sociology at the University of Minnesota extension division says hoboism is a disease not a habit after two weeks living among Cleveland homelessness. He based his claim on his immersion in the city’s cheap lodging houses with hobos and tramps. A Belgian sentry near Calais fired on an approaching man and killed M Victor Fasquel a 57 year old worker after the unidentified man failed to respond. The bullet also wounded a British soldier in the adjacent camp.
A woman testifies that by serving Postum instead of coffee she cured her nervous invalid condition and won friends. Her tale notes two forms of Postum, Postum Cereal and Instant Postum, with pricing and the motto There’s a Reason.
The article explains market timing for ducks with green ducks fetching higher spring prices and details on dressing methods including dry picking scalding and steaming. It covers feather removal costs and byproducts then shifts to disbudding and summer pruning of fruit trees emphasizing careful timing and technique for better shape and fruiting.
Raising corn, roots, and green crops cuts feed costs. A small garden of clover or alfalfa plus bedded beets, turnips, cabbage, potatoes, and onions provides varied poultry feed. These crops can be tended in leisure time and improve breeding costs.
A simple method uses meat liquor boiled with butter and browned flour. Melt a tablespoon of butter, stir in a tablespoon of flour until brown, add the meat liquor, and boil a few minutes. Flavor to taste.
The Progress is highlighted as one of the best autumn bearing strawberries, praised as possibly the very best for autumn harvests.
A Saskatchewan Farmer letter recounts long tenure near Briercrest since 1912 with 1680 acres of land and 100 acres of wheat yielding 40 bushels per acre in 1914 sold at $1.50. He praises local taxes, laws, schools, and independence, and notes seven children active in community life. An inset reprints Saskatchewan Farmer on emigration myths and tax myths around war taxes.
An advertisement claims meat causes kidney distress by increasing uric acid and urges taking Jad Salts to flush kidneys. It presents back pain, rheumatic twinges, and bladder irritation as signs and markets Jad Salts as a safe, effervescent kidney cleanser used by millions.
Elderly women in Durand Wisconsin and Blackstone Massachusetts report relief from menopause symptoms after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Advert suggests warning signs such as hot flashes suffocation headaches and dizziness and claims the remedy helps women through the change of life.
The article explains the heart kidney link and how kidney disease causes high arterial tension and uric poisoning. It warns that death often labeled as heart or brain or lung disease may stem from kidney trouble and promotes Dr. Pierces Anuric as a remedy.
In this period of illness awareness the copy notes a seasonal drop in appetite and a feeling of weakness as the body fights a common cold. It urges readers to take action to “clean house” and manage symptoms during springtime illness.
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