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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1925
Page
2
Evolution is presented as an inescapable conclusion of scientific study across biology and related fields. The piece notes that while scientists accept and communicate findings on disease, chemistry, heredity, and agriculture, many resist acknowledging evolution even when proven by the same rigorous methods. The conclusion: the scientist can only state that there is evolution.
The article traces historical food preservation, from salting and smoking to modern methods like canning and cold storage, highlighting dehydration as the newest promising technique. It explains vacuum drying preserves cellular structure and can turn a bushel of potatoes into ten to twelve pounds of chips, with rehydration restoring freshness.
The article argues the Sherman Act should not inhibit intelligent business conduct or the sharing of price, production, and cost information. It notes that trade associations that gather and discuss such data without agreeing on prices or restraining competition do not commit unlawful restraints of commerce.
President Coolidge appointed a seven member U S delegation to attend the Pan American Road Congress in Buenos Aires next October. The group aims to assist South American nations in highway planning by applying lessons from the United States road program to avoid wasted time and money.
A critique argues the sex complex is not the universal key to life mysteries. It notes Freud’s influence in America sparked diverse interpretations and asserts sex complex offers only limited, two-way explanatory power rather than a single overarching solution.
United States Department of Agriculture notes motor trucks boost farm efficiency and market reach without replacing rail service. Milk and hog shipments show clear gains from direct truck movement, with 90 percent of milk in most cities moved by truck in key markets.
Confusion in replacing spark plug leads may be avoided by two simple methods illustrated in Popular Mechanics. One method ties cords around each wire before disconnection to identify every plug. the cords stay attached to ease replacement. The other method cuts notches in terminals to designate wires by cylinder number.
The article explains tire wear patterns across a car, noting that right side tires wear faster due to road pitch and weight distribution. It states the right rear typically wears first, driven by slope causing more load, while left rear gains wear from driving pull, leaving left front as last under average conditions.
The article notes a typical six year life for cars with annual depreciation of 40 percent first year, 20 percent second year, 15 percent third, 10 percent fourth, 10 percent fifth, and 5 percent sixth. It adds first year depreciation can range from 60 percent to 20 percent across models.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer article surveys cabbage origins, noting wild cabbage in England as the source for cabbage, kale, cauliflower, and sprouts. It recounts Roman cultivation, sudden variety emergence, and transformation to forms like cauli sprout and sprout. The piece praises cabbage as a lime and potash rich staple, aiding animal and human nutrition, with regional notes on kale brose and cooking methods.
London faces a revolt against traditional white and red brick facades as buff and brown hues join red and white. Architect George Topham Forrest of the London County Council, after studying abroad, backs using colored materials. On the Becontres estate in Essex about 3 000 houses will feature mixed colorings inspired by the American approach.
The Pennsylvania health department launches a mobile health and dental clinic program to survey school age children in Bedford, Somerset, Tioga, Potter, and Wyoming counties. Experts will screen children this summer and notify parents when examinations occur. Diagnosed defects will be referred to local physicians for treatment.
The United States public health service reports average life expectancy now stands at fifty six years, up fifteen years since 1870. The note adds that in the sixteenth century life expectancy ranged only from eighteen to twenty years.
After sunrise Surf Avenue bustles with crowds as diners fill restaurants and beach areas. Those not dressed for the day head to bathhouses to secure rooms for the daytime.
The Presbyterian Standard notes that 40 percent of millionaires in the U S and Canada are sons of preachers. It argues the sons of the manse accumulate wealth at a rate far surpassing other professions, citing Babson and figures on population and millionaire share.
University of Michigan chemist Prof. bh. C. Case reports a bakelite varnish that can preserve fragile bones from dinosaurs to human skulls in a near indestructible state. Shellac had been the standard treatment, but the new method reportedly withstands drops from table height without damage.
An Armenian pageant featured biblical scenes including the nativity set in a manger. A distant car horn outside prompted an amused observer to praise the production for using a cow moo offstage to create manger atmosphere.
German agriculture officials fight a caterpillar outbreak threatening forests. Low flying planes spray arsenic free potash on treetops while ground teams use sprays and gases. The campaign aims to destroy thousands of pounds of pests and plans to widen nationwide.
The article notes rising wolf populations over years, driven by high skin prices in the past and current lower values. It highlights border-crossing Canada wolves entering the United States, harming cattle and sheep, with the gray timber wolf as the most common species.
An anecdote recalls an Irish worker at an early oil refinery who survived a massive tank explosion. Amid flames, debris, and a distant roar, the man sat calmly on wreckage, lit his pipe, and quipped that the blast had frightened him.
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