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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1920
Page
4
Three-Finger Sam taunts the ex-bar tender about his reputation as the prize grouch. He admits enjoying a long holiday as the crowd misunderstands him. An unrelated ad touts Garfield Tea as a natural laxative that improves health by easing constipation.
A historical overview of medieval European warfare notes that tournaments involved noble competitors with blunt lances, while jousts resembled deadly duels. It contrasts rules, outcomes, and gear revealing knightly pageantry and danger. It also includes a quip about chiropodists and a riddle about a bend of water.
A proverb emphasizes three enduring powers youth health and brains as a guiding life trio.
The Bayer Company explains in package directions that one or two glasses of water should be drunk after taking tablets. Genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin bear the Bayer Cross. Aspirin is marketed for colds headaches toothaches and other pains. handy tins of twelve cost a few cents with larger packages sold by druggists.
Residents of Yuma awaken to a rare January shower as rain falls for the first time in 45 years. People of all ages gaze in awe at the gray curtain and water from the sky, with children wading in puddles and adults shedding coats to enjoy the moment.
Charles M Schwab spoke at a Pittsburgh lunch about a young banker who eloped to South America with his cashier's wife. He noted the banker’s rapid rise and subsequent downfall and added that many people reach the top only to become giddy and fall off.
The excerpt presents a humor gap about eating fish for brain benefit and a curt reply asking if the fish is weak. The brief exchange echoes playful wordplay and a dining quip typical of period humor columns.
A fashion note describes tea gowns evolving from dinner dresses to daily wear. Oriental color schemes, rich velvets and silks, and elaborate embroidery distinguish these gowns. Long kimono sleeves, draped lines, hand dyeing, and bold color contrasts define current styles, including pajama negligees and matching caps.
A reader questions medical ethics about physicians ending life when cure is impossible. The remark implies longstanding debate on doctor assisted actions and moral boundaries in care.
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a leading remedy for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It touts mild immediate effects and gentle vegetable composition, urging test samples for ten cents from Kilmer Co and noting purchase in drug stores. Also includes a brief aside on married men and urban crowding.
An advertisement touts a product described as a blood cleanser with 50 years of tested merit and mineral free. It urges readers to try Swift Specific Co. 5 5 S and invites doubt cases to write to Medical Advisor in Atlanta for guidance.
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