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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1918
Page
6
Mrs Elizabeth Reeves of Des Moines says Tantac eased six years of rheumatism restoring her health and use of limbs. The tonic, made from barks and berries, is sold by leading druggists and can be obtained through wholesale drug firms in Iowa.
A Tennessee congressman recounts a railway wreck tale about Mike who sits beside the track with a head in one hand and a leg in the other. When offered sympathy and talk of damages, Mike replies that he has had enough and seeks repairs instead. The humor draws on rural dialect and a misframe of payoffs after an accident.
Senator Sorghum replies that human understanding failing to grasp the issue would have made the fight unnecessary, reflecting on the European situation and suggestive of wartime complexity.
Itching burning skins for eczemas rashes and irritations promoted. Cuticura Soap and Ointment claimed supremely effective with free samples offered at Cuticura Dept X Boston. Soap 25 cents Ointment 25 or 50 cents by druggists or mail line.
A Kansas soldier writes home about his bed crowded with blankets and needing a bookmark to find his way. The note touches on domestic dining and the comic belief that wives can cook, reflecting wartime home front humor and worries.
A vintage health advertisement urges readers to cleanse the system and energize the body for spring. It promotes Blood root Golden Seal Stone and Queen's root cherry bark tablets, Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, and Pleasant Pellets as cures for fatigue biliousness chilliness and loss of appetite.
An American transport Ramapo battles endless Atlantic storms and submarine danger while carrying thousands of troops. The narrative highlights the unseen toil of the transport service, the relentless watch for periscopes, and the arrival of British and American destroyers that protect and escort the convoy into a French port.
Ad claims a tiny bottle of freezone instantly stops corn pain and lifts it away without soreness. It costs only a few cents at any drug store and works on hard or soft corns and corn between the toes, removing callouses.
In a Boy's Life item Sambo wonders why his chickens wander into George's garden. George says they never come back, implying a missing return. The dialogue captures a rural dispute over poultry in a light tone.
Green's August Flower advertised as a gentle laxative that regulates digestion, cleanses the stomach and alimentary canal, and stimulates bile flow to purify the blood. Claims to treat headaches, constipation, sour stomach, nervous indigestion, and gas-related palpitations. Sold worldwide. urges readers to give it a trial.
A doctor explains he makes a patient wait two hours daily in the anteroom to ensure rest. The exchange highlights medical discipline and patient care practices. The dialogue mirrors historical hospital routines from the era.
An old advertisement promises a $100 reward for curing catarrh with Hall's Catarrh Medicine. It claims internal action through the blood on mucous surfaces, strengthens health, and offers testimonials free. The note ends with marketing details and a quirky line about marriage as a blotter for the past.
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