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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1923
Page
9
The Detroit News recounts harpies as monsters with a woman's head and bird features that haunted Grecian shores. They allegedly swooped on a Roman expedition after landing on Grecian Islands to seize food and taunt Aeneas, escaping human attempts to slay them.
Two farmers on a country road discuss treating a distempered mule. One jokes he gave turpentine to his mule, then admits the remedy killed it. The other reports the same fate for his animal, highlighting a deadly misconception in rural folk medicine.
A New York World note explains aging of eggs by specific gravity using a kitchen salt solution. Fresh eggs sink, one day old touch bottom, three days old swim, older eggs float. Preserved eggs float lower due to airtight coating, and cracking in hot water stems from gas buildup not spoilage.
A fragment notes a wife speaking of an afternoon conversation and asks who was listening, hinting at secrecy or intrigue around the Hub. The text centers on a domestic dialogue and a curious listener in a era dialogue.
An advertisement touts Cuticura for sore hands advising to soak hands in hot suds with Cuticura Soap, dry, rub in Cuticura Ointment, and remove excess with tissue. It claims Soap Ointment and Talcum cover all toilet uses.
The article explains the dodo of Mauritius, a twice‑turkey sized bird with ash colored plumage and yellow legs, vanished by 1681 with uncertain extinction causes, noting Dutch explorers named it walghvogel meaning nauseous rather than hunted to extinction.
A quoted line from Harper's Magazine recalls a claim that the sea runs in the speaker’s blood. The speaker notes their grandfather served as vice-president of a marine insurance firm, framing a family legacy tied to seafaring and risk.
A fashion authority notes a shift from white to vivid colors in summer clothes. Crepe de chine frocks with bright jackets, white and pastel silks with bold embroidery, and extensive cotton prints like India prints drive the season. Novel fabrics, organdie, voiles, and hand embroidery shape standout dresses and topcoats for sport wear.
The Chevrolet 5-Passenger Sedan suits families with year round comfort weather protection and home atmosphere for five yet can run economically with one or two passengers. It attracts men with power and reliability and women with stylish lines upholstery windows and finish. It offers value at 860 dollars f o b Flint Michigan.
The Humble Worm claims beauty in transformation while the Early Bird dismisses delays, noting the worm will become a butterfly and outshine the current spectacle.
An advertisement stresses that genuine Bayer Aspirin carries Bayer on the package or tablets. It touts proven safety over twenty two years for colds headaches toothaches lumbago earache rheumatism neuralgia and pain. It mentions packages of twelve cost a few cents and druggists offer bottles of 24 and 100.
Farmer Corntessel urges his son Josh to leave home while claiming to teach hard work and economy. Josh scrutinizes the mortgage and his father, casting doubt on the lesson and his role as a bad example.
For years druggists note Swamp-Root's record as a kidney liver and bladder medicine. It is a physician’s prescription strengthening medicine helping organs do nature’s work. Sold by all druggists on its merit. Send ten cents for a sample bottle to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY.
The saying observes a paradox in honesty arguing that people best apply candor to others while shielding their own matters. It suggests a bias toward self preservation in truth telling and critiques universal frankness as inconsistent.
Old fashioned Uncle Bill returns from Australia and hands his nephew a dollar on the Fourth. The boy replies with pride that he has joined the Boy Scouts to render first aid, expressing eagerness to help others.
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