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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1921
Page
6
Mrs W Benz of Altoona Pennsylvania reports relief after using E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound during pregnancy. She says after twelve bottles her baby, now four months old, is healthy and strong and she shares a photo to prove the remedy's success. The letter urges other women with menstrual or related ailments to try the remedy.
A schoolboy named Taany stumbles spelling Popocatapetl as a volcano threatens to erupt. The Boston Transcript notes the humorous moment as the mountain looms in the news.
A Louisville Courier Journal item notes a quip about married life with the line I gave my husband no cause for fault finding. That's a mistake. A little fault finding keeps em occupied. The brief reflects social humor on marriage.
Agricultural specialists say home gardens will stabilize early 20th century food supply in cities. A tenth of an acre can supply most vegetables for a family with seed and fertilizer under 18 dollars. 100 hours total effort spread over 20 weeks yields meals and health through outdoor activity.
Marketing experts from the United States Department of Agriculture say parcel post deals should yield modest price gains for producers while delivering higher quality products or lower prices for consumers. The goal is a fair, balanced agreement based on stable market quotations, though broad parcel post marketing of eggs is unlikely soon.
Consumers and producers should arrange long term contracts for weekly egg supply via parcel post. Agreements may be writing or verbal, specify weekly quantities, and allow cash in advance at first. Replacements or rebates for eggs broken in transit are required to protect mutual trust.
Beginners in spring often rush to plant many vegetables from catalogs. The USDA advises selecting 15 to 20 kinds for a home garden and stresses the importance of preparing seed beds by deeply pulverizing soil and avoiding coarse lumps. Small air spaces aid growth, while large ones hinder it.
Market buyers favor quality eggs from standard bred flocks. A case of uniform, two ounce eggs that are clean and fresh is valued higher than mixed size, odd quality eggs from scrub flocks.
A reader suggests planting evergreens for windbreaks with Black Hill spruce or White spruce as solid choices. Quick growers like Willow Norway poplar and Box elder are noted, though some may shed leaves.
A fashion writer notes sashes have moved from mere trim to a core dressing tool. Wide ribbons and panels by designers like Callot redefine gowns with color effects, cascade sides, and foldable ends. Lace and crepe de chine pair for simple elegant looks as black and white remains popular.
An advertisement extols Bayer Aspirin tablets with the Bayer Cross as safe for colds headaches neuralgia rheumatism earache toothache lumbago and pain. It notes genuine Bayer tablets require no substitutes and mentions cost of small tins and larger packages sold by druggists. It also includes a personal anecdote about hair styling mishap with phrase stuffings and a stray rat incident in a crowded street car as a humorous aside.
Druggists report many people suffer kidney trouble without realizing it. Dr Kilmer Swamp Root is praised for its healing effects and high success. An insurer's physician notes many applications are rejected due to undetected kidney issues. Sample bottle available for ten cents by mail with paper mention.
A humorous exchange reveals a husband’s witty reply about his father seeking a typewriter. The spouse asks for the best kind, and the man quips he favors ones about twenty with soft brown eyes.
Important reminder to mothers to inspect every bottle of Castoria, the well known infant remedy, for safety and proper usage, ensuring no tampering or mislabeling before giving to children.
An American Forestry Magazine description highlights a Western Australia Acacia species known as raspberry jam wood for its powerful and almost overpowering scent when freshly cut.
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